There are legends telling of a hero who takes down Ganon and saves the royal family. That the hero can weld a very powerful sword, known for taking down evil. He is said to be strong enough to lift up rocks three times his size. He is said to fly without wings. It is said he will save us.

But... That hero, does not exist. If he did exist, we would have never seen this despair or felt this pain. We would have never seen kingdoms fall around us.

Ganon took over hundreds of years ago. He put the royal family in a deep sleep, never to wake. Ganon was also stopped by this though. The slumbering royal family made a wall that he can not pass but he can still give commands through. I heard it was made by Princess Zelda.

In fear of Ganon, everyone ran and left the kingdom behind. Little tribes formed where they believe they could not be found by the monsters. Some were killed, some made it all of these years. That where you will find us.

My name is Link. The guy, who is always beside me, is my big brother. His name is Koma. He is the one telling me about the legends. Our tribe is called Payaki. We are just north of the Zora kingdom and way east of the castle, or what is left of it anyways.

Koma trains to be a swordsman as I work on the farm with Fro and Tink. Most tribe members frown down on me for being a female working on the farm but that is that. Koma ends whatever happens after frowns and no one else would like to work on the farm with those two.

Sometimes, Koma trains me at night. I found that holding a sword felt natural for me. The shield was perfect and useful also. I feel like someone else as I hold that sword and shield in the dead of night. Koma would be so happy of me at those times.

In our tribe, once a male reaches the age seventeen, they must go out into the woods and look for a weapon. After finding the weapon, I was told, they must try to free it and use it. This has been carried on throughout the ages and yet nothing has happened. No one has ever came back with that weapon.

Another age to worry about is eighteen. We send everyone out at that age to go see Ganon and to understand the world. It is a nightmare to think about but everyone has to go and do it. Everyone… Koma turned eighteen today and he still isn't back yet.

He promised next week to bring me to the forest for my seventeen birthday. I want to see the sword myself and have him there to mess around with. I truly wanted to try and pull the sword out for fun.

He promised me, he would be back before night fell. Now the sun is coming up over the Zora's water and the cuccos are calling for their morning feed