In the throne room of Hyrule Castle, a heavily robed figure sat in place of the king, a number of shadowed figures stood before him. He spoke with a dark tone, a bellowing and demanding voice, an intimidating reverb echoed from every word.
"Children Of The Dark World... The Hour Of Reckoning Is Nigh. As Proven, I Have The Means And Power To Conquer Any Obstacle Before Us By Taking Hyrule Castle, And At It's Most Powerful Mind You. Now T-"
He coughed. Wheezing and choking as he pounded on his chest. A few of the figures turned to each other before the robed man spoke again. A nasal sniveling voice, cowardly even, yet at the same time full of confidence.
"Okay, hold on! Lemme start that back over, had to wrestle with the big victory I got, gets to your head like you wouldn't believe!~"
With a final cough and adjusting himself in his prized trophy of a throne, the man threw his hands in the air with a cackle.
"Gyehehe!~ Fellow lords over the Dark World! I've taken this opportunity to grant us this chance of fate! To gain what is rightfully ours and do what was deigned by nature itself to be! We will unite the two worlds and rule over them as supreme!"
The condescending voice of a woman spoke from the shadows.
"Agahnim, you clown, we get that you have the so called means. What, I, care for is what's in it for me. And the others too, I guess."
A feral growl shook the air in the room.
"ME. WANT. LAND. TO RULE. ME. WANT. FIGHT COUNTRY. COUNTRY FULL OF WAR!"
A calm sigh breezed into the air with a regal declare.
"Such unsightly luck you have. Why should I brush my shoulders with these, mediocre commoners, eh Agahnim?"
A loud and boisterous laugh followed by a voice fit for a live theater popped right out.
"Now, now! We all must work together, a house that stands against itself cannot stand at all, no? Aganhim, tell us next of your plot!"
The wizard grumbled under his breath.
"If you'd actually let me, I would... As for what you asked for, Veran, it's simple. I have what I wanted and by extension took out all the hard work for you to gain what you want! You want land, Volvagia? Go take it! Burn asunder any in your path! You want a kingdom greater than Hyrule, Vaati? Well go blow the world away with your fantastical powers! This world is our playground, so do with it as you please! Just remember that you all do have one last obstacle even I can't face alone!"
All the voices answered in Unison.
"THE SAGES."
"Yesss~ Once we take care of all Seven, after finding them of course, then the real plot begins. Without their heralds, the gods above will have no choice but to intervene, and that's when we take the Sacred Realm for ourselves! We all still in the clear with this?"
Veran narrowed her eyes at Aganhim.
"How would you, of all beings, come up with this? It's far too big for the likes you."
Vaati snickered.
"She's not wrong, but I can't say I'm intrigued by this, so I'll play along for now."
Volvagia stomped the ground and swung his spear in the air.
"I MAKE. MANY WARS. BURN. EVERY GREEN FIELD!"
Veran shook her head and made her exit with the others following. All left Aganhim, except the final member.
Aganhim raised a brow behind his mask of robes.
"Valmisémo. What is it? You got what you wanted with the fall of the Royal Family!"
The figure fell back and vanished. Aganhim sighed before jumping with a shriek as a sudden hand gripped his shoulder tightly.
"Ahahaha!~ Good friend of evil, you seem to be one with the sin of sloth, there are still two of Royal Blood that remains."
A tall man thin as bones leaned from behind the throne. A Venetian mask with a cruel smile carved neatly on it. He wore a strange hat over his eyes, a black hat with the symbol of Shadow on it. A torn yet regal scarf hung from the neck, long enough to act as a cape. Various line patterns, like branches without leaves, stretched all over the body. Almost like hands that reached all over. The man's hands were adorned with ebony clawed accessories at the fingertips. Aganhim groaned.
"D-Don't you think I already kn- Two? I thought Princess Zelda was the only one to escape my spell over the the Castle and Castle Town! Who else is there, Valmisémo!?"
Aganhim only blinked and the man vanished. He heard the voice behind him.
"There's also a matter of the Sages!~ Dear boy, you haven't already forgotten who made you lot this way before, have you? I didn't aid you to get locked up again!"
"And I didn't mean to let you keep that smart mouth of yours when I brought you back from the dead!"
Aganhim turned with a snarl only to glare at the empty air. He turned his head all over but found nothing. Valmisémo then poked his head into view from above, upsidedown and his face inches away from Aganhim's, yet there was no breathing from behind the mask.
"Foolish child! I've never died, you and all of Hyrule would know if I did!~ However sweet revenge I have wrought with your aid. I have done my part! I bid you and your minions, adieu ~"
With a ghastly chuckle, Valmisémo leaned out of Aganhim's sight and vanished. The wizard grew anxious and pulled out a crystal ball from beneath his robes.
"Show me the last remaining blood of the Royal Family..."
An ethereal gas poured into the ball as an image of Zelda appeared.
"I knew it. She's the only one who... What?"
The image moved, like a camera panning out, and revealed Link who sat on Ganondorf's shoulders...
Zelda pointed ahead to a large mountain with the top surrounded by a thick smoke ring.
"There it is, Death Mountain!"
Ganondorf and Link marveled at the sight.
"Au~"
"Yeah... Talk about atmosphere."
Impa looked to the base of the mountain, a closed village gate down the road laid before them.
"Home of the mighty Gorons. Right there is Kakiriko Village, our first destination, and resting place of the Royal Family. Boy, you asked about a plan, and Zelda gave you one, but I'll tell you what we do right now before anymore interruptions occur."
Cia waved her hand in front of Impa's face as she hopped up and down.
"Quick interruption, what about me?! I don't even know your names and it's almost sunrise!"
Impa scowled at the witch as Ganondorf snatched the girl off the ground by the scruff of her neck. Ganondorf shook her violently in the air.
"We didn't ask for you to come, you just started to follow us, we're not babysitters."
Cia blew a watery raspberry in his face while she wrestled and flailed in the air.
"Says you! You're only a few years older than me, don't boss me around cause you're an overgrown monkey!"
"I'm going to chuck you into that volcano from here you little plague..."
Zelda whined as she watched everyone argue.
"Please, let's not fight... Cia used magic to heal, erm... Actually, I don't know your names."
Impa opened her mouth to answer, then closed it for a moment.
"That is peculiar... What are your names?"
Ganondorf groaned as he thumbed to Link on his shoulder, the fairy boy poked Cia's mask and expected it to caw at him.
"Ganondorf, and this is Link, can we get going now?"
Impa simply shook her head.
"I'll continue at a resting place in Kakiriko. Come."
Ganondorf and Zelda followed Impa as Cia and Link began to poke each other. Ganondorf conked their heads together to get them to cease. Zelda looked behind her and felt the eyes of am observer. A watcher from far away.