(From a multiverse RP from a different forum)

Link looked back at the destruction his explosion had caused, but the sheer amount of blood forced him to turn back. "Can i confess something?" Link said. "Be prepared, it'll probably take awhile.

"All my life, rather, every life i had lived, all that i have killed has been unintelligent- whether it be a plant monster, or a giant dinosaur, most of what i had killed could not comprehend the words i said to them. They only had one purpose: To kill and eat. 

"I only ever killed intelligent life as a final resort. Looking back, even taking Ganondorf's life- albeit just and necessary- repulsed me when i saw the final product. That is why at the end of every journey throughout all of my lives, i returned the Master Sword back to its place once my job was complete. Once i had accomplished what needed to be, i put down my sword as a symbol to never again take a life. 

"To kill this many as i have just did, it fills my heart with a gaping hole. Who's to say they weren't only working for a paycheck? They are only a villain to us. What about to their family, and friends? They don't know them as the obstacle we see them as. We see something that doesn't agree with us and obstructs our path- and we kill it, without a second thought. Though it may be necessary, i will never be proud of our accomplishments if we end so many lives. That is why i didn't partake in the sabotage of the ship. Hundreds would fall, and unnecessarily die because they were simply trying to feed their families, whilst inadvertently obstructing our path.

"Call it what you may- cowardice, or philosophy, it is my moral standard. And i will never stray from it."