They say that there is an entity known as the Great Fairy of Hyrule, known as Creina to the ancient peoples of the land. She embodies beauty and wisdom, but only the very select few have been able to seek her guidance. The truest warriors must strive to achieve greatness in her eyes. She is rumored to live in the unexplored Gerudo desert, in a deep cave having fifty levels. She holds dominion over Hyrule and is the divine deity that the people pray to every day. Her tears are said to cure any wound, even bring back the dead.
Only one hero had made this journey to find her. He was Link, the hero of Hyrule. He managed to conquer her 'Cave of Ordeals' on his way to striking down the dark lord Ganon to save Hyrule and the Twili. The Twili realm was now inaccessible due to Midna, the Twili Princess, destroying the mirror that bridged the two realms.
This account of history brings to light a figure that had never been revealed to the scholars of Hyrule. Link's older brother, Dimitri. He had been a simple knight of Hyrule after separating from his younger brother, keeping his distance for reasons known only to himself. After single-handedly thwarting an assassination attempt on Princess Zelda's life, only 16 at the time, he rose to the position of personal bodyguard and advisor to the princess. He was appointed by the king after showing his heroism and valor.
During this time, Dimitri quickly became the strongest, fastest, and most ruthless knight in Hyrule, even earning the title of 'First Knight.' This meant that every knight and soldier answered to him and followed his order. Dimitri only took orders from the royal family. He held this position for several years and guided Princess Zelda through the demands of being royalty.
Dimitri and Princess Zelda became lovers after The King passed away due to natural causes. They were inseperable and truly loved each other. After a couple years of this, Dimitri began to have nightmares of Zelda's death at his hands. No matter how much he tried to shake these thoughts and nightmares, they wouldn't leave his mind.
Dimitri's love for Zelda caused him to start distancing himself from her, afraid that these dreams were premonitions of the future. He decided to fake his death and live the rest of his life in solitude, locking his dangerous abilities away from the world. On a routine visit to Lake Hylia with his Lieutenant Azaan, Dimitri purposefully fell over the edge of the massive falls in the northern part of Lake Hylia.
Azaan and crews of hundreds of soldiers searched the lake and rivers leading into it, but never finding any trace of him besides his cloak adorned with the triforce and Hylian crest. Princess Zelda even came to the lake when she heard of Dimitri's disappearance. She stayed for two weeks until Azaan declared Dimitri permanently missing, likely dead, and reluctantly ended the search.
Zelda locked herself in her tower chambers for almost a whole month while the whole kingdom mourned the loss of a national hero. Parades and funeral ceremonies were held in his honor. His empty casket was buried in the Kakariko Graveyard where other knights and kings had been buried throughout the thousands of years.
Zelda was forced to go back to her ruling duties soon after and tried to keep herself distracted. Three years after Dimitri faked his death, the Twili made their move into Hyrule led by Zant. Zelda believed that had Dimitri still been alive, the Twili would have paid dearly. But due to his absence, she was forced to surrender her kingdom to spare the lives of all of her subjects.
Zelda, Link, and Midna all joined forces to defeat Zant, who was really only being possessed by Ganon. Once Ganon was defeated, everything returned to normalcy. Or so everyone thought.
Dimitri inherited the triforce of power and all of the memories of Ganon when he was defeated. He had no idea why, but it was his burden to bear. He was already strong enough as it was to begin with, the triforce made him possibly the most powerful being in existence. This is the historic retelling of the 'Twili Resurgence.'
