It all began with the forging of a new continent. The world was covered thick with clouds, and the lightless continents were nothing but barren wastelands on near extinction. The only ones that strived to live in this world were called "the eternal ones", beings that neither lived nor died, but wandered the earth endlessly, searching for harmony in their perilous existence.
From the heavens however, came three shining goddesses, to breathe new life into the world. The goddess of fire and creation, Din, assembled the lost fragments of earth scattered in the oceans and forged them into one large piece of land to form as a new continent for a new beginning. The goddess of water and purity, Nayru, swept away the aura that kept the light of the sun from touching the earth and gave the order of time to the world. The third goddess, Farore, whose beauty and magical powers were unparalleled, planted the seeds of creation throughout the world to create new life.
Their duties were not finished, however. The three goddesses were needed elsewhere in the world to govern the other continents, and keep the peace within them. Knowing that one of the seeds Farore planted would give birth to the Chosen One who would be the heir to their powers, they combined their powers to create the holiest of stones in the world, three sacred golden triangles containing the powers of the heavens, the Triforce. Whosoever simply touches this relic gains the powers of the gods, whether the soul of the possessor is good or evil. However, the Triforce can also simply choose its own master.
After hiding the Triforce in a sealed cavern deep within the mountain ranges of the new continent, the goddesses continued their goal of creation. Din went toward the west, where a continent called Holodrum was trapped in an eternal winter that would end all life there. Nayru continued to Lybranna, a land that was locked within time itself. Farore, however, drifted between the islands and afterward mysteriously vanished. Some say she is still within the new continent, awaiting the arrival of the Chosen One. Others say she departed back to the heavens. Only time will tell, when the creation is at its peak.
Chapter 1
"Hey, Link! Wake up, sleepyhead!"
Link opened his eyes questioningly as he heard a familiar female voice calling out to him from outside his tree-house. "Saria?..I'll be right there! I must have overslept.." Link was a young 11-year old boy living in the eastern forests, called the Lost Woods. Cheerful and optimistic, he takes on any challenge head-on with sheer confidence that he'll win any confrontation. Though, his friends think his recklessness may end up being his own downfall. Adjusting his tunic and leaving his favorite hat aside, Link ran out of his house to see Saria down below, waving to him.
"I see you're finally awake, you lazy bum! Who would've thought the festival last night would've worn you out so much?" Saria giggled as Link couldn't help but yawn again, afterward stretching and making his away down the ladder leading to his house. "Give me a break..I didn't think we'd end up actually getting lost in the Lost Woods for 3 hours. Where'd you go anyway right at the start, we were getting worried that a Wolfos got you."
She hated feeling like she always had to have someone watch out for her, but she knew that there were plenty of dangers in those woods outside of the village. "I was just at my favorite place again..you know, with the shrine and all.." Saria slipped her ocarina out of her pocket and waved it, giggling as Link still looked questioningly at her. "You know that only you actually know the path to your spot, we can't get there unless we follow you practically! In any case, me and the others were getting worried. Especially Mido, he was furious about it and was gonna complain to the Great Deku Tree."
Saria wanted to shriek. "I hope he didn't, I want to stay on the Great Deku Tree's good side! Who knows what powers he is really capable of.." Saria was in somewhat of a frantic daydream as Link was still half-asleep. He wanted to keep on with his day, but he felt like he'd be standing there all day, or at least till if he collapsed. "Saria..you feel like visiting the Great Deku Tree with me instead?" She snapped out of her internal conversation and quickly glanced over toward Link's direction. "Oh..yeah! Let's go!" Feeling triumphant, Link and Saria ran to the Great Deku Tree's meadow beyond the shop.
"Darned Link and Saria..why do they have to be the favorites of the Great Deku Tree?" Mido sulked inside of his hut as he watched Link and Saria run by his house, skipping over the stones on the pond. "I should be the true leader of this village..I won't let them stand in my way!" Mido stood from his platform and snarled in their direction. Mido was a person that hated feeling second-best, and this was one of the incidents that irritated him the most. "The Great Deku Tree should allow me to be the leader if I ask him politely, if only he didn't seem so sick lately.."
"Aiiee! Link, look out!" Saria scurried behind Link as a Deku Baba shot out of the ground. This strange beast was somewhat of an "evil seed" that the Deku Tree dropped through the woods, that oozes with acid from its mouth. However, it was hardly a threat in Link's eyes. "Let me handle this, Saria!" Link looked around his surroundings, and picked up a large stick from the ground. "Haiyah!" He charged toward the beast, and before it could clamp its jaws on Link's arm, he managed to shove the stick into its torso and make it fall quickly. As the life in the evil plant faded, Link spotted something in the bushes aside from the trail. Saria noticed as well, and ran toward it to see what it was.
"Link, it's a Deku Shield! Someone must have dropped it here..better hang onto it, since one from the shop costs a lot of money!" She helped him strap the shield to the back of his carrier belt strapped around his body, which can easily be reached for dangerous situations. "Awesome, let's keep moving!" They continued running until they reached the meadow where the Great Deku Tree lived. To the Kokiri, the people of the forest, seeing the Great Deku Tree had always felt like an honor each time they visited. His roots were said to touch the core of the earth, and he's ment to have the will of no other.
"Link, Saria..what brings you to my meadow?" His booming voice filled the air, somewhat sending a chill down their backs. He had a very noble voice, but that's one of the things that made him seem so powerful. Saria spoke out first. "Great Deku Tree..I have a question..why must we all stay within the forest? Is it that dangerous outside?" He groaned softly, and took a deep breath. "Saria, why do you insist on seeing the outside of the forest? It is filled with evil out there, plus your body cannot handle the change from the forests to the fields outside. You will die in a matter of minutes" Saria lowered her head and stepped back, feeling disappointed after hearing this speech again from him.
"Link..I have a matter right now that concerns you as well. It seems as though I have fallen ill lately, and something in my roots is sucking the very existence from my veins. Because your courage and battle abilities go beyond that of the others, I would like to request that you go within my body to find the cause of this matter." Link's eyes widened and he felt sick to his stomach, in a way. "But, Great Deku Tree..I don't even wield a proper weapon.." The great tree closed himself to his thoughts for a few moments, and opened his mind again. "There is a weapon for you deep within the Training Center on the other side of the forest..I opened my branches so you can be able to reach it. Now go, retrieve your birthright and come back to this meadow immediatly! I'm not sure how much time I have left.."
Saria shrieked and ran toward the Great Deku Tree. "Don't say that, you must live! The forest may die with you if you don't!" She started crying as she clung to his roots, the will to live inside of the Great Deku Tree slowly fading as his power was being sapped. "I won't die yet..but I won't last for much longer if this continues.." Link still felt stunned, but he managed to at least give a nod toward the great tree and make his way back to the forest through the forest tunnels. However, Mido was standing at the entrance, blocking it from Link. "Hey, what do you think you're doing! Telling lies to the Great Deku Tree with Saria again? We'll see who becomes the guardian of this forest.." Mido groaned and walked away with Link staring in his direction, confused and still stunned. "..Weirdo."