The End of a Legend

Chapter 1: Twisting Time

"I'll send you back to just before the invasion. You must warn my father of Ganondorf's intentions, or history will repeat itself."

He gave the Ocarina to the Princess of Hyrule, and she played the notes that would send him back to his own time. The Master Sword was once again hidden in the Temple of Time. There was only one task left to him—he must warn the Royal Family before it was too late. If he failed, the King would die again, Hyrule would once again turn into an evil, broken land awaiting a hero.

If he succeeded, he would open a rift in time, and the world that Ganondorf had corrupted would exist only in his own memories and, perhaps, in the memories of the seven Sages.


Zelda was in the courtyard with Impa when Link arrived. Something was amiss—Navi the fairy was not with the young hero, and his eyes bore signs that he had seen things no boy his age should ever experience.

"Princess!" Link paused to catch his breath, then continued. "Ganondorf is coming. He's going to destroy everything unless we hurry!"

"I was afraid of this," responded the young princess. "My dreams have grown far more vivid of late—I saw Hyrule destroyed, my father dead—I was forced into hiding for years…"

Impa gave a thin smile. "So, the dream I had of shadow overtaking this land was the ill omen it seemed to be. It seems, Your Highness, that your gift of prophecy is spreading."

"Impa, you must rally the guards. I will warn Father. Link, come with me."


Everything happened rapidly after that. Ganondorf's forces were routed, and the evil wizard himself was banished to the Dark Realm. Though many of the King's soldiers gave their lives in battle, it was nothing to the wholesale slaughter that had taken place in the other timeline. The land of Hyrule was safe, and for now at least, the Triforce was safe in the Temple of Time.

When Link's role in recent events was revealed to the King of Hyrule, the young Hero of Time was knighted on the spot. Link would be trained as the first in a line of elite bodyguards for the king himself.

Hyrule was at peace, and looked to remain so for a long time. Perhaps now, Link thought, he could find out what had become of Navi…