PROLOGUE.
"In a time before time, there existed nothing. Not a soul. Not a single spec of land. When three beautiful goddess' of gold named Din, Nayru, and Farore emerged to create a new world. Hyrule."
Flying over the rolling green fields of an untouched and unnamed land, lush with greenery, are three shining goddesses, and because of their beauty and luminescent skin, they were blinding to the human eye. It was as if they didn't want to be seen, and if they wanted to be, they would become more of a bareable sight for the mortal souls they created. If they're seen, it's a highly regarded honour. And because of their almost indescribable appearance, they remained a mystery amongst the legends retold amist the people they created. Instead, they were identified by the colours they left hot on their trails – Din trailing a royal purple and representing power; Nayru trailing an earthly green and representing wisdom; and Farore a calming blue and representing courage. These three goddesses come from the sacred realm, a heavenly place those of only the most pure of heart would go to when their time came. Many had imagined what this place would look like through text or artwork but in regards to the artwork, temples were decorated with stained glass windows and paintings in which these temples would be used by the Hylians to pray to their creators.
As Din, Fayroye, and Nayru, sweep across the lush green fields accompanied by flowing rivers of a newfound land they would name Hyrule and would become the ruling capital of newly created world, they begin to create lands to complement this lavish green centre. Along with these lands they created, they fashioned five different people's to occupy them.
To the west they create a volcanic mountains spurting magma that flows down its treacherous heights – a rough terrain where at its core and almost suffocating. The people of this disruptive terrain, beast like men powerful in stature and strength, would produce the most beautiful rubies that would become the emblem of their society. These heavily muscled beast creatures are named Gorons and they continue to mine their precious stones, bottle magical spring waters from deep inside the mountain, and sell them at the Hyrule Village market. These magical spring waters were rumoured to cure the deadliest of ailments.
At the base of these mountainous platform is a small village, where its inhabitants, the Kakariko, a few and peaceful. It was said that these peaceful Kakariko folk felt the world very truly, only those who had been honed in their skills were magically inclined, and were very susceptible to sensing spirits in others as well as conjuring those of a distant memory.
Far to the north, the next place of travel for the golden goddesses, lay two forests – Ordon and Faron – that's connected to the central Hyrule Field. Ordon Forest is a common trading and festivity grounds for its peaceful fairy people. The forest is lush with ponds and creeks flowing between the large oak trees and paths that lead the way for travels so they don't become lost. One of these paths in the Ordonian Forest leads to the Great Deku Tree, and ancient oak tree larger than the others and guardian of the forests. As the trio of golden goddesses create this forest, three small children with elf like ears and dressed in green tunics, run up to the Great Deku Tree. These elf like Ordoanians lived in the heart of the forest, protected from the world by this great oak tree.
However, amongst the forest, is a small impish scarecrow-like creature, his unblinking eyes watching on with sadness. A curved witches hat covers most of his face so only his purple eyes can be seen. A glowing fairy bounces near him, a deep purple with white wings. Not too far away from this impish creature, shivering in fear. There's a glimpse of knowing in the impish creatures eyes with a flash of three golden triangles upon his hand, the right triangle amongst its collection of three. It was legend that those who strayed from the path are forever lost. One boy did and he takes those who wander, never to be seen again.
A small bridge connects Ordon and Faron over a dangerous crack in the earth in which a rough torrent of water would undercurrent it. This swift river lead to a lake district in the east that's full of waterfalls that spill across the landscape, feeding through the river feeding into Lake Hylia before travelling into a beautifully unexplored ocean that has always had disastrous consequences for those who traversed its waters, even those who were one with the water. After a certain point, that was clearly marked by those inclined to navigate the water, the currents of the ocean would pull unsuspecting victims into its voids.
These safer water like domains were aptly named after the creatures who lived there – Zora's Domain. Those that inhabited these flowing domains were fish-like creatures called Zora's that hold some kind of human resembalcnes save for their pointed elf-like features, blue pallour, a set of three gills on each side of their body alongside their ribcages, and fins extending from their forearms. Their eyes are entirely black and without eyelids. Depending on their rank, and often this feature was of their warrior clan, these Zora's had an elongated cone skull that extended behind them and acted as a guide for their movements in the water.
Despite however perfect these conditions may have been, a desert land to the south so distant from anything else and devoid of any life, was a place to e feared. The Gerudo Desert, a barren wasteland is filled with dunes and mountainous caverns filling the void and possibly the only decoration. These strange and often dangerous Gerudo inhabit the stretches of the deserts that almost no one could make a home of. These Gerudo are very different from their co-inhabitants in regards to their culture and society, likely from their societies evolving very independently from one another. They're very much like the Amazonians in which they're a powerfully trained race of women with a man only being born every hundred years. In the middle of the desert lies an impregnable fortress filled with blockhouse made of stone with smaller fortresses, more often than not filled with tents rather than these blockhouses, built throughout their land to protect themselves from outsiders. They're suspicious of everyone, especially that of the Hylians as they consider their gender roles between men and women profane, and should never be crossed. If done so, it's to be expected that one would never see the light of day again.
Amongst the dunes of the desert is a blonde haired Hylian man and pointed ears like that of an elf dressed in a brown tunic and white tights. He kneels before Nabooru, a beautiful woman of dark tanned skin, golden eyes, and flowing red hair – all common features of their proud race – dressed in a pink silk fitted crop top and pink silk harem pants combined with leather bound boots. Upon her forearms glisten silver vambraces and attached to her back are two crisscrossed scimitars. Women like Nabooru stand about her, save for their clothing pink and their vambraces worn. They wield glaive like weapons, holding them proudly as they watch Nabooru remove one of her scimitars from its sheath to kill the man before her.
Hidden amongst these women is a tall dark haired man named Ganondorf with dark tanned skin, strong features, and intense green eyes. He can be seen to be lean underneath his loose dark blue sleeveless top. His harem pants like the women he's surrounded by but is a dark blue instead. It's tied at the waist by a red scarf. His features are encased in a white. He's out of place and it's not because of his gender. He's surrounded by darkness and many of the women who frame him have put a fair distance between themselves and this darkened man. Ganondorf turns away from the beheading of the man, grimacing and his lips pursing. As he turns, and like that of the impish creature in Ordon Forest, a trio of triangles appears on his hand except the left triangle reveals itself to be brighter and more powerful than others.
The last race the goddess created were the ruling race of the Hylian's that lived within the walls of Hyrule Village in the central plains of Hyrule Field, building a castle of beauty and markets of wonder. Within the walls of the well-guarded village in the foreground of a proud white castle tipped with glistening gold roves, is the thriving village. It's market day and people are selling their goods in exchange for a variety of different coloured currency called rupees. Green being the smallest amount of currency that could be exchanged followed by blue at five, red at twenty, and purple at fifty with the rarer currencies exchanged being that of orange at a hundred, silver at two-hundred, and gold at three hundred. These high currencies could be seen exchanged at the blacksmiths for pieces of armour and weapons at the higher end clothing boutiques.
Amongst these villagers is Princess Zelda, a blonde woman of striking features and sapphire blue eyes. Although she doesn't look regal, some of her movements including how she holds herself, shows so. A long black cloak covers her silk dress of white, pink, and lavender, embellished with the Royal Family's crest and long styled hair covered by the hood of her cloak. The ornate earrings that dangle from her earlobes have been replaced with small pearl studs. She watches her world around her with a keen eye, taking in a world she hardly interacts with with interest.
Following Princess Zelda is an African woman with platinum blonde hair tied into a braid named Impa. She's dressed in golden silver armour with purple skin-tight yet breathable material stretching over her well-toned body. Her leather boots don't make a sound on the stone beneath feet. She represents the last of her race, the Sheik, who were killed in the civil war helping defend the Hylian a long time before this unsteady peace. Even though she looked no older than forty, her age extended way beyond that. The singular eye embellished on the front of her uniform with a sole tear symbolized the lost her people had suffered. Impa watches Princess Zelda move for one of the fruit stalls where she picks up an apple from amongst those displayed. In doing so, she reveals the trio of triangles upon her hand that shines with the last remaining triangle to be highlighted at the top, one of great wisdom. Paying for the apple, she continues amongst the villages.
Before vacating their creation, Din, Farore, and Nayru, create the Temple of Time in a well-hidden location in the forest. The Temple of Time is a shining temple with stained glass windows and behind the heavy stone doors with an engraving of a sun with its rays extending to the edges of the doors, is a sword embedded in a stone upon a small platform. A stream of light comes from a stained glass window above accentuates the sword. Its hilt is a royal purple and beautifully made. Imprinted in the hilt are three triangles designed into a larger triangle as seen on Princess Zelda, Ganondorf, and the impish creature in the Ordon Forest. This is the Triforce, representing each quality of the goddesses – power, the triangle on the top; wisdom, the triangle on the left; and courage, the triangle on the far right. Whoever is able to draw this sword would have the power of the goddesses, and slay the evil it's set against but if the sword is touched without perfect balance the Triforce splits into three. The one who touches it is left with the one that strongly represents them and to obtain its true power, the two missing pieces must be acquired.
Stepping into this chamber of the temple is a young man, named Link, of no more than seventeen with mousy blonde short hair, sparkling blue eyes, and of a medium build. His pointed elf ears poke out from his floppy green witches hat that covers the majority of his hair without his fringe protruding out from underneath. He wears a green tunic, a belt around his waist, and white breeches finished off with well-worn brown boots. He comes to a halt at the bottom of the platform, his eyes flashing purple in the flicker of his fairy accompaniment – Navi. The sword mesmerises Link, its true power revealing itself to him from the sacred realm.
This is when his eyes refocus to an ancient sonnet inscribed on the wall beyond the sword, a sonnet that predicted the downfall of the land. Blocking part of this sonnet is Ganondorf, except now he looks completely changed. He's now a powerfully built man, standing at seven and a half feet tall, with flaming red hair and skin that appears to be olive green when he moves closer to the light. Also highlighted in the small amount of light filling the room in his now entirely red eyes that bore into Link's soul. Black shoulder armour decorates his powerfully built shoulders and falling from his shoulders is a red flowing cape. He wears dark green cargo pants with red and black lining, with grey shin armour and boots lined with white fur. His chest is covered with dark grey armour with white-gold lining, his dark gauntlets encompass his forearms and fingerless leather gloves. His head brooch is stylised with lines reaching to the back of his head, resembling a crown, and his flaming red hair pushed back underneath this crown. Link stiffens at the sight of his opponent, whose cackling laugh echo's throughout the chamber.