I went ahead and rated this T for the violence. I plan on using no language, though that might change depending on how the story develops. I was working on this story in anticipation of Twilight Princess and have used various characters and enemies from the Zelda franchise while at the same time incorporating my own. This particular story will attempt to break the common notion in the Zelda universe, and I hope to tell it well and I also hope that you enjoy this. If I get a certain character wrong or it isn't canon, please correct me and I will make changes accordingly. There is a lot of detail, so any minor ones might slip through. Thank you for reading this and please enjoy the story.

The Legend of Zelda: The Lost Legend

Prologue: The Nightmare of Destiny

Heroes are born and made; villains are rejected by their ideals. Both are closer by the uneasy fate of the gods. A hero is a villain and a villain is a hero, both fighting for what is right in the eyes of chaos and order. When the gods left this edict: Order our chaotic remains into a whole and control our very power. If it's in the hands of purity, light never sleeps. If greed holds it, then the world will be his. If left in the hands of another, then the gods decide the fate of the world. This is a forgotten legend only remembered by those who were there to bear witness to the fate of Hyrule.

Lightning flashes and water pour from the heavens. A young lad, dressed in green on his knees in despair. A young girl lied on the ground, not moving. In front of the boy, a man in black with the hair of blood and fire. Skin of the impure green fields of hyrule covered the man. Holding a long broad sword, he swings at the boy…