Prologue
Hello, my name is Link. Now, I can already hear you wondering, "Which Link are you? The Hero of Time? The Hero of Twilight? Or the Hero of Winds?" Well, you see, the strange thing about this is that, in reality, I'm all the Links simultaneously. That's right; all those Links you ever knew, they're all me. Hold on, hold on, I'll bet you're already jumping ahead to the next question, "How could that be?" The answer is very quite simple, I think (Nayru and Zelda would know more about that), but I'm afraid I can't yet explain those details. I have a much more important story to begin today, so listen very carefully…
Do you know the story of the three goddesses of Hyrule? I mean, do you really know it? There is a lot more to it than what you know currently, that I'm sure of. But for the sake of those who know nothing of the great sisters, I will repeat the legend that all children learn as a bedtime story. Ahem! Are you ready? Here we go:
"Before time began, before spirits and life existed... Three golden goddesses descended upon the raging chaos that was Hyrule... Din, the goddess of power; Nayru, the goddess of wisdom; and Farore, the goddess of courage...
Din, with her great flaming arms, forged the land and created the red earth, with all its deep valleys and towering peaks. Nayru poured her infinite wisdom into the earth and gave the spirit of supreme law to the world. Farore, with her rich and lively soul, produced all the numerous life forms who would uphold that law.
The three great goddesses, their individual labors completed, departed for the heavens, where they remain to this very day, watching over our land. And golden sacred triangles remained at the point where the goddesses left our world to return to their own. Since then, these sacred triangles, also called collectively the Triforce, have become the basis of our world's providence. And, the resting place of the triangles has become the Sacred Realm."
This is the story that everyone knows. In fact, this is all that most denizens of Hyrule understand about the three goddesses. The goddesses chose me to write this book due to my, ahem, unique perspective. This book will at last explain to all beings the true story of Din, Nayru, and Farore, as well as the many gods and goddesses under their rule. A personal journey for the goddesses and myself…