Meridian burns, Hades broadcasts, Aloy fights, and during it all, a King just tries to keep his people- and himself- together. A retelling of the Battle of Meridian and it's immediate aftermath, from Avad's perspective. Sequel to What If: Responsibility or Calling.
Before he was Nil, he was the Sundom's Arrow. A weapon to be fired. A tool devoid of humanity. Devoid of anything but deadly purpose. But what does a weapon do when the world changes? When being a tool for another's crusade is no longer enough? When battle itself cannot mask the nothingness inside? (Aloy/Nil Slow Burn)
The world being dominated by machines. Humans live in scattered tribes across the globe with some having more tech development than others. Naruto Uzumaki is born into the Nora tribe as he goes all over the world trying to save it with the help of the red head that dragged him into this the first place.
Fauks just wants to get home, but the bloody body in front of him changes everything.
After the Battle against the Zeniths, Aloy has continued her work of trying to save the world from Nemesis and helping others. But, Aloy decides it's time to finally take a well-deserved rest. Invited by Erend to spend the week in Hidden Ember, Aloy ponders the growing feelings in her heart for her ally and what it means for them both and their mission. Crossposted from AO3.
The Night ended, but the Hunt continued. The scourge of beasts was eradicated, but no matter the form a beast is still a beast, even when made of metal. Time passed and the Hunt continues. Even now, in a new era, the Hunt doesn't end. More beasts of metal, more beasts of men, and the Hunter. The Hunt never ends, and the Hunter must Hunt.
A collection of ficlets. Ch1: Aloy has a stop to make before following the warparty.
An old world war draftee's final minutes.
Cast adrift by the liberation of Meridian, Bea has spent the years since struggling to find her place in the world. When a trio of travelling showmen offer her the chance to build a new life in their fledgling settlement, Hidden Ember, she doesn't hesitate for long before agreeing to join them. She wasn't expecting to come face to face with one of the Sundoms best known heroes...
What if... Avad helped confront Helis? A novel-style retelling of how the Terror of the Sun was finally felled.
In 2064 the last remnants of humanity escaped to the stars and found a new home. A thousand years later, their decedents returned to reclaim their former home where giant machines roamed the earth and humans found themselves back in the stone age: But with the help of a certain redhead, one old descendent might be able to save it and find love in the process.
Le Capitaine Balahn est en charge du commandement du Rempart, qui marque la frontière entre les Terres Noras et le territoire de l'Héliaume. Il a été choisi par le Roi-Soleil pour ce poste. Mais ce n'est pas par hasard. C'est parce qu'il connaît les Noras… [Capitaine Balahn x OC] [Rating M car certains éléments évoqués peuvent être assez sensibles]
Kiara met Aloy when they were eight and six years old, they fell into the Ruins in Mother's Embrace together after crashing into one another. They both found Focus's and were able to connect them so they could contact one another. They were fast friends and stayed in touch after departing. After her parent's deaths, Kiara went to live with her great aunt, Teersa, in the Embrace.
Aloy had done it. Uncovered the secrets to humanities continued existence. Defeated HADES, who sought to threaten the world. Now Aloy returns to the AI CYAN to get answers, ending up with more questions. Machines are becoming more dangerous, the environment more hostile. Her goal to rebuild GAIA seems impossible. Especially when her path leads to the Forbidden West…
Aloy reaches for the wrong metal flower out in the wastelands and it all comes crumbling down as she's captured and forced to begin a long march to her eventual enslavement and doom. WARNING: Mature Themes Abound!
The U.F. heroes led by Zoro and Maya are sent to find Aloy and Erend. They later visit into this world, where humanity regressed into hunter-gatherer societies of tribes, and Machines now rule this post-post-apocalyptic world. To do so, the UF must aid the tribes of this world against an unforeseen threat, while trying to uncover the state of this world, and how it became a ruin.
From the moment he was born, Jast was an outcast - all for the simple fact that he was motherless. Shunned and insulted his entire life, Jast had only one goal - to find out who his mother was. But when his and Aloy's pursuit of personal riddles uncovers ancient secrets that have lain buried for nearly a thousand years, the fate of the world may depend on his and Aloy's hands.
Getting dropped in an unfamiliar world was not Giyu's plan but he will get back home to Nippon. Altough the machines running around will make that a tadd dificult.
Aloy has had a rough day. Avad decides to pamper her. *Contains some spoilers for the end of Forbidden West as well as mature/sexual themes*
Horizon Zero Dawn/Mass Effect/Overwatch crossover. The world ended and there was nothing we could do to stop it. Not by the Omnics we fought against, but by the very weapon we made to combat them. It was only the vision of Dr. Sobeck that humanity now has a chance to rebuild out of the ashes of our extinction. But now we're not alone, on our planet or the galaxy at large.
Aloy isn't so lucky as to escape the ruins of the Old Ones she fell into without injury. Follow the adventures of her nude savior as they compete in the Proving and learn more about life and the world outside the Embrace while searching for the truth of Aloy's origins.
Another Wedding Story with Aloy! Only, it's in the modern-day! Aloy lives a normal life in a semi-advanced world with only a few robots in the world helping people. Her sister is also getting married and now she has to spend 5 days with the world's most annoying and rich people on earth. What can go wrong? Nil x Aloy rated M for cursing and deep dark depression moments.
Aloy returns to the Base hoping to get some well-deserved rest, but constant nightmares lurk in her mind. Will she continue to struggle alone against them or let a certain Oseram past her armor to bring her comfort? Basically, Aloy has nightmares about her past and Erend just wants to help her however he can. Eventual Ereloy. Cross-posted from AO3. Part 1 of Shelter.
After defeating Hades, Aloy's quest is far from done. She has to learn enough about the old world's technology to restart GAIA, so that the machines can go back to their terra-forming purpose. During her quest for answers, she meets a girl, that knows more about the past and about the Work of Elisabet Sobek, than possible. Who is she, and why does she follow Aloy?
She is everywhere he turns; in the twang of bowstrings under the young warriors' fingers as he passes by their archery training; in the cry of a Sunwing above; in the flickering flames by which he rests at night, a cup of bitter northern spirits in his hand. After the fall of Far Zenith, Kotallo returns to the Memorial Grove. He is unprepared for how much he misses Aloy.
Erend doesn't think very highly about himself, but he's doing his best to honor his sister's memory, and fill her shoes. The trouble is, he can't seem to stop thinking about the Nora Huntress with the red hair, freckles, and a smile like the sun. And the king certainly isn't doing him any favors by sending him on a wild goose chase through the wilderness to find her.
There are rituals learned, and rituals made. Rituals set in stone and rituals washed away. Once a ritual for one, now by two people claimed. Set after the mission: The Cradle of Echoes & The Kulrut. *SPOILERS FOR MAIN MISSIONS UP TO 'THE CRADLE OF ECHOES'* Aloy/Kotallo
What do you do when the woman you love is more in touch with others feelings than her own. A story about chasing your path. *FORBIDDEN WEST SPOILERS* Aloy/Kotallo *Formatted & Beta'd 18.03.22*
As if there wasn't enough trouble with Nemesis on the way, Aloy has discovered that something crawled out of the ruins of Thebes. The reincarnation of Elisabet Sobeck must deal with this nightmare once and for all! Rated T for violence.
Just a little one-shot about Aloys hopes for life, when her mission is over. Minor spoilers for early parts (maybe first quarter of the game) of Horizon: Forbidden West. Hope you'll enjoy!