Legend tells of a green hero who rose above the darkness devouring Hyrule and saved the Sacred Realm from an evil monster, freeing the land from its terrible grip.
But what if those legends are lies put in place by a tyrant, a monster so terrible Ganondorf himself quaked to gaze upon him? What if a shadow saved Hyrule…but green vengeance took the Dark King's life? What if a shadow fought for the people…even when they knew nothing of their enemy?
For seventeen years, Chain battled for life, life that was denied to him by one he worshiped. For seventeen years, he refused to give up-and he won. But when the time came to save the Princess and destroy the Monster, the one who tried to keep him from living took his place. Now, after being sent back in time so that his enemy could 'relive his childhood', he finds himself free, but fighting against the very forces he once saved.
And so the people look to the darkness to find light.
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