-1The Legend of Zelda: The Dark Trinity
In the beginning, when the very earth that we now stand on was but barren dirt, the three goddesses arrived. Three divine figures that took to the task of molding the beauty that you see today.
Din, the goddess of fire and power used her strong flaming arms to sculpt and create the red earth. Nayru, the goddess of wisdom and water used her knowledge to give the spirit of law into the world, and finally Farore, the goddess of courage and air used her rich soul to create all life forms who would uphold the spirit of the law.
Once they had finished their holy task, they each left behind a golden piece of energy to watch over their creation. The Almighty Triforce was created as a shining light over Hyrule, meant to keep the balance of peace and harmony.
But unbeknownst to the Goddesses, by creating light, they in turn created shadows. As the golden power was forged, its shadow slowly materialized into a much lesser known yet equally powerful relic, the dark Triforce. It is the very mirror image of the light Triforce, containing reversed versions of all its power. This cursed object was broken into three pieces and hidden in far-off regions of the world, never meant to see the light of day again.
Since then, thousands of years have passed……
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Towering forks of lightning streaked across the sky, briefly outlining the image of a young man riding atop a dark brown sorrel mare with flaxen mane and tail.
Several messy locks of blonde hair peeked out from underneath a long green cap that flapped violently in the rain, threatening to fly off into the sky at any moment. His clear blue eyes were brimming full of concentration as he strained to make out the distant shapes through the thick downpour of water and ice.
Strapped to his back was an ancient scabbard that housed a dimly glowing blade that bore the royal family's crest. Atop of that was a large blue shield baring the same crest.
He gently bounced up and down with the rhythm of his horse as they glided along the flooded path. As the horses hoofs skimmed across the deep puddles, they sent small sails of water streaming behind them.
Without warning, a brilliant flash of lightning struck the ground inches away from them, provoking the horse to rear up on its back legs. Its shriek pierced the night air like assassins dagger, and receded into the deepest trees of the woods.
The rider was roughly thrown from the saddle and fell backwards into the soggy muck of the overly-hydrated ground.
"Damn it!" he shrieked, barely audible over the constant roar of the rain
His face was completely covered in thick black mud, as was the rest of him. The rain wasted no time in revealing scattered spots of dark emerald green from underneath the dirt.
Unable to see through the mud, he cupped his hands to his mouth and calls out to the darkness "Epona!!"
No response.
"Epona!!!" he cried a second time.
The darkness did not reply.
He stood there for several minutes before staggering forward to what he could only hope was the correct direction toward his only mode of transportation through the spiteful weather.
His mind raced with horrible scenarios of him stranded in the middle of nowhere without Epona to get him out. He could feel his heart pump with adrenalin, and panic swept through his body. The thousands of tiny ice crystals constantly buffeting him suddenly felt stones being driven against him by some unseen force.
Just as he was about to succumb to the fear within him, a strange thing happened. Suddenly, the rain ceased to attack his body. He stood there dripping wet, listening to the rain but not feeling it. He stuck his hand out behind him and instantly felt the sting of the tempest once more, but quickly drew it back and was immediately greeted by the dry air.
Before he could solve the mystery, the loud whinny of a horse blindsided him from behind.
"Epona! There you are!" he yelled joyfully
He blindly groped through the darkness until he felt the soft wet fur of his beloved horse.
He unclipped a small lantern from his cow-hide belt and repeatedly flickered with its small metallic knob until a weak flame emerged from the nozzle.
Instantly, the area was bathed in a warm orange glow.
He looked up to see a thick canopy of trees, holding back the downwards torrent.
Upon seeing the trees he suddenly realized were he was. He excitedly raced forward and saw the familiar forest path of the Faron woods.
"I'm home." he whispered softly to himself.
"Epona we're home! We're finally home!" all panic instantly left his body, and was replaced with a brilliant sense of relief.
He was the happiest he'd been since Midna left.
Link was home
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