*DISCLAIMER! Most of the characters as described or named are works of art by the respected Shigeru Miyamoto.
The names that are given to characters that are not named in the series is my attempt of being original. I apologize in advance for any stupidity.*

*Second Disclaimer! Any originality besides my line of story. I got inspired big time by a brilliant author called Vortexia.
The time and effort for details she puts into her work is unmatched (at least by me that is). Read her story!

That said... let us set off!

Prologue

In the lands of Hyrule, many legends have shaped the cultures that live in and around the great planes.
None however have had a greater impact than the one of the Hero of Time. All the races knew of this legend.
The Hylians, the Sheikah, the Humans, the Zora's, the Kokiri, the Gorons and even the Gerudo knew of it.
The legend that tells of how Hyrule was once plunged into darkness.
A darkness that would last over seven years. A darkness brought to the people by the servant of Demise.
Demise was the God of Destruction. They also knew that the goddesses had foreseen this.
They had left their blessings behind to defeat this evil.
It did not take away the fact that Hyrule had been a dark place for more than seven years.

What many people did not know were the details of this legend. They knew that they were saved by a hero called the Hero of Time. Only a few select knew that this hero's name was Link. They knew that their evil emperor was called Ganondorf and that he hailed from the Gerudo Desert. What they did not know was that Ganondorf was just a mask for Ganon, the king of Demons and chosen servant of Demise the God of Destruction. People were happy to finally be saved by a sudden hero but they did not know that Link had been working hard to save the people when he was ten years of age. Plotting together with Princess Zelda who would later become Queen to Hyrule. Their schemes however were thwarted by Ganondorf who had been anticipating their moves and took the opportune moment to strike. He killed the King of Hyrule and drove Zelda from the castle. When Link took up the evil destroying Master Sword from it's resting place he had unknowingly opened a portal to the Sacred Realm where the Triforce of Power resided. The symbol of Power, Wisdom and Courage left behind by the three goddesses. The Triforce broke into three parts and each part found its way to their worthy carrier. The force of power went to Ganondorf who desired and wielded it as no other. The force of Wisdom found its way to Zelda who even in her young age was wiser than most who were much older than her. The force of courage however, had to be earned and it remained in the Sacred Realm. More than seven years later when Link faced Ganondorf for his final battle. The force of courage was released and it empowered Link as he had more than proven himself to the challenge.

When Ganondorf was defeated, Zelda offered Link to restore him to his youthful self and all he had to do was return the Master Sword to its resting place. A voice however told him not to do so just yet. The sacred realm was opened but the Triforce had not been restored yet. Zelda had not doubted his decision which made Link even more sure of his cause.

'When the Triforce of the Goddesses is been made whole again, I swear to close the Sacred Realm again.'

Link had said and Zelda had never doubted his intentions to do so. Peace and quiet returned to Hyrule and evil, though not completely vanished, hid itself in darkness again. The Hero of Time was renowned for his work and kept doing his work as banisher of evil by hunting the remaining dark forces. All had been peaceful and all had been quiet.

But evil never rests.

Even without a true Dark Lord or Demon King, those who are dark of soul will seek to throw life in chaos. It had almost been a full year ever since Ganon was defeated when a dark cloaked figure appeared in Kakariko Village. No one knew who he was, what he was doing in their village or why he had walked amongst the graves in the cemetery for six days before disappearing again. The same had happened a week later on Death Mountain. Another week later the figure appeared at Zora Domain. When Zelda heard of this she send her soldiers to investigate. But the mysterious figure was never seen again after that.

However, he had done his work.

For dark dreams came to two of Hyrule's inhabitants.