Prologue
"Throughout history, the legend of the Sealing Power twisted through myth and truth. The origin name was the Triforce, a balance of legendary power between the three components: Power, Wisdom, and Courage. It can grant one wish to the first soul who touched it. Many generations, from all races have attempted to find this power, yet the one person who managed to find it nearly brought the world to ruin under his rule: Ganon. Fearful of this power, the race of the Sheikah created marvels called the Divine Beasts in hopes of sealing away the power in case a situation ever arose again. Bards of the times would sing about these magnificent beasts, and pass on the legends of the Triforce through their song."
A small Hylian child raised their hand. "Sir?" The elder Rito lowered their head to regard the small child.
"Yes?"
"Can you sing what they did?" A few kids snickered at the thought of hearing the elderly Rito sing; not out of disrespect for the storyteller but rather just the thought of hearing him sing. Knowing that he could catch them in their trick, the elder laughed at the question and cleared his throat.
"Beasts of burden, beasts of power,
Seal the darkness and bring the sealing light,
Drivers of machine to pilot each,
Train to stop the unending fight."
The storyteller smiled at the expressions of awe on the children. He never lost being on point with his vocals. Taking the lack of response from the children, the Rito continued with his story.
"Be careful what you ask for," He winked at them, "Back to the story. The Sheikah did not realize the effects of the unending cycle of reincarnation, unlike the being Ganon. They created these awe-inspiring beings, and the generations of the wielders of the 'Sealing Power' – the Triforce of Wisdom - used it to seal away Ganon." He took a breath, "Which brings us to the start of our story. When the latest generation of such wielders realized too late the cunning of Ganon, they paid the price of their entire civilization and could not avoid ruin to their fate: the brave knight, gravely wounded, the sealer barely knowledgeable about their own power, and the beast nearly free to destroy everything." He paused before reaching for a glass of water and continued, noticing the children listening with rapt attention.
"Do not rest your mind,
Do not ease your pain,
For Ganon will rise again,
And test your will and might."
"That was the second verse if I'm not mistaken. Carrying on, the wielder of the 'Sealing Power' found their power too late to save the kingdom, yet they tried to keep Ganon at bay until the knight could recover enough to once again combat him. Yet when he first awoke," He paused and smirked to himself, waiting for the listeners to say something.
One of the children couldn't wait any longer and spoke, "What?" While the others didn't say anything, the elder Rito could see the same question barely masked on their expressions.
"He forgot everything. His memories were gone." A pregnant pause eclipsed the children, shocked at the turn of events. "Yet, despite that, he carried on. Kept working towards sealing Ganon away once again. Quite courageous, that one. But Ganon was still cunning. He knew the hero would be coming, and with the Sealing Power so close to him, he was prepared for his arrival."
"Did he seal the knight away?" One of the children asked. The Rito chuckled at the question.
"No, but he did something quite… unexpected, even for him. But that is enough for today, we can continue this story tomorrow." The children groaned as they stood, chatting amongst themselves as they slowly filtered out of the room.
