In the throes of war, Calamity Ganon pierced Link, striking him down. The Princess swiftly sealed Link away, but unbeknownst to them, he had been infected with Malice. For 100 years it festered inside him, transforming him into something less than Hylian. Though on the outside a monster, a hero lies within, and in spite of his trials, he will rise to right the wrongs of Hyrule.

When the beams struck, everything turned red. The messiah had awoken and flames shall threaten the world. In which Lysandre was successful in controlling Ash and Greninja, not too canon divergent.

One does not simply put on the fierce deity mask... Things are never that simple...

If Link obtaining the Fierce Deity's Mask was a ploy of Majora's.