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November 23, 1998
December 11, 1998
November 21, 1998Story:
In the beginning,
three goddesses descended from the heavens and created the world as
we know it. Din, the goddesses of power, Nayru, the goddesses of wisdom,
and Farore, the goddesses of courage. Din, with her strong flaming
arms, cultivated the land and created the red earth. Nayru poured
her wisdom into the land and gave the spirit of law to the world.
And Farore created life in the world that would live on the land and
uphold the law. When the three goddesses left the world, they left
a special relic to represent their power. It was called the Triforce.
It was made up of three triangles, each representing one of the goddesses,
Power, Wisdom, and Courage.
Children
received a guardian fairy from birth in the Kokiri Forest. All children
there never grow up, and they are all watched over by The Great Deku
Tree. One day a wounded mother wandered into the forest and entrusted
the Great Deku Tree with Link, her young boy. The Great Deku Tree
senses something different in Link, so he took care of Link for many
years. His mother disappeared into the forest with Link's sister,
with whom she entrusted to the Royal Family.
Link, after
living for years in the Kokiri Forest, did not have a fairy of his
own, and was treated differently not only because of that, but because
he was not a native Kokirian boy. One day a fairy named Navi arrived
at Link's house and told him that the Great Deku Tree wanted to see
him. Link was not allowed to leave to go see the Great Deku Tree without
a sword and shield. So Link gathered the Deku shield and Kokiri sword
and went to see the Great Deku Tree.
Meanwhile,
Princess Zelda had a prophetic dream, in which a dark cloud came from
the desert and covered all of Hyrule. It threw the whole land into
chaos. But then a boy with a fairy emerged as a light from the forest
and defeated the dark cloud and saved Hyrule. That boy's name was
Link.
Link arrived
at the Great Deku Tree and was told about the creation of Hyrule and
was also told that a curse had been put on the Great Deku Tree by
a thief named Ganondorf. The Great Deku Tree had refused to give Ganondorf
the Forest Emerald, one of the keys to the Golden Land. Link entered
the Great Deku Tree and lifted the curse that was upon him. But Link
was too late. Bt before the Great Deku Tree passed away, he gave Link
the Kokiri's Emerald and told him to go see Princess Zelda in Hyrule
Castle. Link left the Kokiri Forest and started towards Hyrule Castle.
Link stopped
at the Lon Lon Ranch on the way over to Hyrule Castle. He made an
acquaintance with horse named Epona and a girl name Malon. Link then
went from there to Hyrule Market and purchased the Hyrulian Shield,
but it was too big for him now, so he saved it for later. Link traveled
up to Hyrule Castle where Princess Zelda resided. Link snuck pass
the guards and went to talk to Princess Zelda.
When he got
there he showed Princess Zelda the Forest Emerald and the princess
told Link about the new man that came from the desert. His name was
Ganondorf Dragmire. He acted liked he loved the royal family, but
Zelda said she had spied on him and she knew that all he wanted was
the Triforce so he could control the land of Hyrule. She told him
to go collect the other two Spiritual Stones and come back to see
her. Before he left, he was taught Zelda's Lullaby, the Royal Family's
song, by Impa, Zelda's maidservant and caretaker.
Link defeated
monsters and learned new moves and got new items. Link got the second
Spiritual Stone, the Goron's Ruby, from the Goron leader, King Darunia,
after he defeated the monsters in the Dodongo's Cavern and making
it possible for the Gorons to feed on the delicious rocks once again.
And Link got the third Spiritual Stone, the Zora's Sapphire, from
the Zora princess, Princess Ruto, after rescuing her from the belly
of their deity, Lord Jabu-Jabu, and defeating all the monsters inside
Lord Jabu-Jabu to make him a happier god. Link then headed back to
Hyrule Castle to talk with Princess Zelda.
When he got
there, it was raining and just turning dark. When he came closer he
saw the drawbridge lowering as Princess Zelda and Impa race past on
a horse. Then Zelda throws an object to Link , but it lands in the
moat. Before Link could retrieve it, a dark cloaked figure comes out
and curses under his breath because he lost them. He then questions
Link about where they went, and because Link would not tell him anything,
Ganondorf hits Link with a spell and then rides off.
When Link
woke up he dove in the moat and got the Ocarina of Time, and through
it, he learned the Song of Time. Which he played at the alter in the
Temple of Time in front of the Door of Time. When Link played the
song the three Spiritual Stones took their places and the Door of
Time opened. Inside was the Master Sword inside the Pedestal of Time,
which could only be pulled out by the Hero of Time. Link went forward
and pulled the sword out. But because he was not old enough to be
the Hero of Time, he was stored in the Temple of Time for seven years.
But when Link entered the Temple of Time, Ganondorf followed him,
and when Link pulled the Master Sword from the Pedestal of Time, he
opened the gate to the Sacred Realm, and allowed Ganondorf entry to
the Sacred Realm.
Seven years
later, Link woke up in the Temple of Time and was face to face with
the one remaining sage of the seven sages, Rauru, who was the sage
of light. Rauru told Link that the sages were assigned to protect
the Master Sword and the Sacred Realm, but Ganondorf had locked up
the other six sages in temples filled with monsters and had sealed
off their powers. So Rauru assigned Link the job of going into the
temples and awakening the sages so they could seal away Ganondorf
in the Dark World. (The Dark World was the Sacred Realm before Ganondorf
touched the Triforce and wished it become full of evil.)
Link emerged
from the Temple of Time into a world of darkness. Link found out that
when he pulled the Master Sword from the Pedestal of Time, he allowed
Ganondorf entry to the Sacred Realm. Ganondorf had touched the Triforce,
but since the three forces were not in balance, the Triforce had split
into three parts and traveled to the ones chosen by destiny. Ganondorf
had gotten the Triforce of Power, and had used it to turn Hyrule and
the Sacred Realm into a living hell.
Link then
felt inclined to return to his home in the Kokiri Forest to see how
his home has changed over the seven years he was asleep. When he got
there, there were ferocious plants everywhere and everyone was confined
to their houses. Link stopped by his house first, and, when he got
reacquainted with his house. he went and talked to some his old friends
and one of them told him that Saria was looking for him. When Link
found Saria in the Lost Woods and she told him about her secret place
and about the old temple. Link went in the Forest Temple and awakened
Saria of the Kokiri as the Sage of the Forest. Link traveled to the
Fire Temple and awakened King Darunia of the Gorons as the Sage
of Fire. Link went to the Water Temple and awakened Princess Ruto
of the Zora as the Sage of Water. Link then ran to the Shadow
Temple and awakened Impa as the Sage of Shadow. Link went to the Spirit
Temple and awakened Nabooru as the Sage of Spirit. Each one of the
sages, when awakened, gave Link a part of their power in the form
of a medallion.
Now it was time
for Link's final battle with Ganondorf, the sages helped Link get
to Gaonodorf's Castle, but not before the seventh sage, Zelda, met
with Link in the Temple of Time. Once Link got through all the puzzles
and mazes in Ganondorf's Castle, he faces Ganondorf. It was an epic
battle between good and evil, and, according to the ancient scrolls,
their swords clashing were like thunder and shook the very gates of
heaven. But it was Link who emerged the victor over the two. But as
Link came out of the battle room, the castle started to shake and
crumble. Link led Zelda out of the castle, but when they reached the
end of the castle, the entire castle collapsed. And out of the ashes
and dust, came a bigger, tougher, and more powerful enemy. Ganon.
(Out of the frying pan and into the fire!)
Ganon formed
a wall of fire around the two fighters and blocked Zelda out of the
fight. Ganon then cast Link's Master Sword out of the arena and attacked
Link. Link pulled out the Biggoron's Sword and the Megaton Hammer
and went at Ganon with all of the strength left in his body. Link
fought for a while and became tired, but then Zelda, with her magic,
was able to throw Link back his Master Sword, which gave him a newfound
strength. link defeated Ganon with the Master Sword and Zelda, with
the other six sages, sealed Ganon away in the Dark World, never to
terrorize Hyrule again. Or so they thought.
Link met with Princess Zelda in the holy halls of the Temple of Time.
They rejoiced together, but then Zelda revealed Link's true destiny,
which was to return as a child to the Kokiri Forest so he could relive
the seven years he wasted asleep and fighting evil. He would be sent
back with nothing but a memory of being the Hero of Time. Zelda congratulated
Link about his victory and then sent him back.
Link awoke
in his house at the Kokiri Forest. He was home again.
