After the devastating battle with Ganon, Link finally felt like he could rest. As he and Zelda walked away from the destroyed castle, Link was stricken with a massive blast by Ganon, which sent him to a world full of eternal nothingness. "You bastard!", cried Zelda, as she casted Din's Fire to finish off Ganon. As she sank to her knees, she couldn't help but cry at the loss of Link. As she sits there, a faint image of Link appears. "Zelda, don't cry.", says the image. "I will return in three years. So please, keep the Tri-force safe from evil. Ganon is dead, so I want you to live without worry until my return. Do you understand Zelda?" "Yes Link," replied Zelda "I promise to keep the Tri-force safe from those who threaten it." " Good," replied the image, "I promise, I will return to you and fight by your side. So I leave everything in your hands Zelda, my dear friend...Goodbye." "Goodbye Link." said Zelda as the image drifted to the heavens.
As Link drifts into eternal nothiness, he thinks to himself. About what he has been doing and what he plans to do, after these "Three Long Years."