Before Hyrule…
Before the three goddesses created the mythical land of Hyrule, an evil of immense power ruled the void where it would be. The three battled against him, and though they didn't have the power to destroy him, they imprisoned him in the center of the world. Exactly one thousand years later, he broke free, and allied himself with the lost race of Hyrule, the dwarves. The Gorons retaliated, and fought against the Dwarves on the mortal plain, while the goddesses fought him on the immortal plain. Only barely did they manage to imprison him once again, and this time sent the Dwarves into exile, in a cavern deep beneath the surface, since they did not have the heart to destroy one of their creations. Time passed, and the three goddesses felt that the threat of this evil had passed, and left the land of Hyrule, creating the Triforce, the Sacred Realm, and the six temples to protect the other two. Time passed, and the Dwarves were forgotten, but the three goddesses were not, for the legends they had left. Time continued, and the races prospered, and came together for major threats… and separated for petty differences. The original purpose of the temples was forgotten, and eventually all but three were forgotten. And life on Hyrule continued…
Princess Zelda sat on her throne on the platform that had been erected just for this special event in the center of town. It was the crowning of the new queen, Zelda. Her father, the king, had passed away several days ago, leaving the town and the country in a state of bitter turmoil. He had left no sons, so the rightful heir to the throne would be the Princess. Not all agreed with this. Some said she was still too young, even at the ripe age of twenty-three. Others said she was not fit to be the queen, that beauty alone is not needed to run the country. Only a small handful knew of her role as the seventh sage, and those that knew supported her every step of the way, though they were few in number. Link, leader of the gorons, did not aspire to Princess Zelda being one of his fellow leaders, and opposed her. Queen Ruto, of the Zoras, who had just recently taken command of the Zoras after her fathers untimely, and mysterious death, supported Zelda, for she knew of Zelda's role in saving Hyrule. The Kokiri were neutral in all matters, but it was said that the "great" Mido opposed the throne being taken by the Princess. The Gerudos, who had proven a priceless ally under Nabooru, were opposing her take over the throne, for their new leader, Tanya, who said that someone with leadership qualities should lead Hyrule. Imposing herself, of course.
Link stood by her side at the crowning ceremony. All the world knew of the feats he had undertaken as the hero of time, and all supported him. Some said he should be crowned as King, but Link would not hear of it. His loyalties remained, as they would always remain, to Princess Zelda. His presence at the ceremony was the only reason a rebellion had not broken out right then and there. The night after the Ceremony, Link walked Zelda into her royal chamber. The chamber of her late father, the king. Zelda thanked him, and told him to get a good night sleep himself, he shouldn't worry about her any longer. He'd done enough of that recently, and that she can take care of herself. Link went to his room, which was right next to her room, for precautions. He laid himself on the bed, closed his eyes, but did not sleep. Or attempted not to sleep. Sleep slowly crept up on him and ran away with him. He awoke a little past midnight, to Zelda's screams. He grabbed his sword, a sword that had been forged by a mountain smithy, in an attempt to recreate the master blade. He barged into her room, and found her, hunched up on the bed, sobbing.
"Zelda… What's the matter?" He asked, and placed his hand on Zelda's shoulder. She looked up at him, an expression that one would not usually find on a newly crowned queen.
"Go! Hurry! Find Impa!" She shouted at him, and he charged off to look for the now old woman. Zelda continued sobbing quietly on her bed, unstoppably, until Impa, being led in by Link, came.
"Your highness… What's the matter?"
Impa sat down on the bed, next to Zelda, and Zelda put her head on Impa's shoulder, her long blonde hair an untidy mess that resembled a birds nest.
"Im… Impa… I sensed something in my dream… an evil form, so powerful, so immense, that not even the great goddess Farore could defeat it… and it has… returned to Hyrule…"
"Could it be Ganondorf?" asked the aging Impa.
"No… His power is thwarted by this evil… and… I sensed that he opened the Sacred Realm, without the use of spiritual stones, in an attempt to locate the Triforce. Ganondorf fought him in order to keep the Triforce of power… and… his power, even with the Triforce, was as nothing before this evil…"
Suddenly, a guard charged into the room. He carried a scroll that had runes written all along its length, and each seemed to glow with a different light.
"Your highness! A huge dragon has landed in the courtyard! He demands to speak to you immediately, and after you read this scroll!" The guard handed over the scroll, and nearly dropped it. Zelda grabbed the scroll, and instantly felt the same evil from her dream within the scroll. Each of the runes had lost their color as she had grabbed it, and each regained the color as soon as she handed it over to Impa. The magic burned her hand, and Impa dropped it. Link bent down and picked up the scroll, and the light seemed to battle against him, until finally it slowly dimmed out. "Your highness… may I open it?" he asked Zelda.
"Yes… go ahead…"
Link, with unsteady hands opened the scroll case. Inside was an ordinary piece of paper, which seemed to be as normal as any piece of paper. Link unrolled it, and the message inside was written in some kind of red ink. Link read the message aloud so that Zelda and Impa could hear.
"To the newly crowned "Queen" Of Hyrule:
I know you have sensed me in the past. Your prophetic dreams have never been proven wrong. I know you hold the Triforce of Wisdom. I know you are the seventh sage. There is nothing that I do not know about you. And yet, being the seventh sage, you know nothing, nothing about me. I hold the Triforce of Power… That pitiful fool who held it before me was a lost soul, and the evil of the Sacred Realm he created was an attempt to redeem himself. Now, my power is what holds back that evil that lived within him, and now in the Sacred Realm. I demand that you hand over the Triforce, and you and your world will be spared. My dragon is ready to carry you to me." Link finished, his voice trembling with anger.
Zelda's eyes were wide with fear. Choose between her life, and the land she loved, Hyrule. Before she could say anything, Impa bent down and picked up the scroll case, examining the runes that were etched upon its side. They no longer shined with the different colors, but now were a dull gray. Others were black, a void that never seemed to end.
"These… look familiar…"
Link looked closely at the case, and realized where he had seen these runes before.
"The runes! I've seen them before! In the Shadow Temple!"
"Yes! Your right! Quick, Link! Run to my room, and bring back the large book I have. The one on Hyrules past. Hurry!" Link was off running threw the castle. Impa stood and walked back to the window, and saw the large dragon. Only one before in Hyrules past, Volvagia, had ever been seen. Volvagia had hunted down and eaten Gorons, until the hero of the Gorons, BOOM, defeated him. Then, about twenty years ago, Ganondorf resurrected the dragon and Link, the Hero of Time, had defeated him using the same hammer that BOOM had used, The Megaton Hammer. Now, a large green dragon of immense green proportions, unlike any other before it, was at the front of the castle. The guards swarmed around its huge reptilian body, but the dragon looked down at them as insolent bugs, a necessary evil. Impa saw the dragon getting impatient. If they didn't hurry, then the dragon might come looking for the new Queen. Searching deep inside herself for a magic she hadn't used since the day the Sacred Realm had been sealed, a magic that had evil origins, but was used to serve good. She found it, the power of the long dead that had served the royal family. Raising her fragile arms, her body began to glow in a deep purple light. She pointed her arms at the dragon, and the purple light shot forth from her fingertips. The dragon turned his massive head, and was immediately hit by the Shadow Magic that belonged to the Shadow Sage. It spread around his body, sending pains shooting along his great body. It felt as though each of his limbs was being wrenched from its socket, as if his wings were simply pieces of paper being stabbed with a great sword. The dragon opened his mouth as if to unleash a blast of fire, but the purple light descended into his mouth, and down his throat, making it feel as though his organs were on fire. He roared one, final roar, before his massive head dropped, and hit the ground, sending guards running everywhere. The purple light continued to pass over his body for a few seconds afterwards, until it slowly diminished, and the body lay still on the ground.
Zelda came to stand by Impa's side. She touched Impa's arms as she put them down, and the purple light on Impa's body dimmed out. Link suddenly came dashing back into the room, holding a large, faded book, with a green covering. The binding was falling apart, and the paper was yellow with age. Impa flipped page to page, until she found the special chapter she'd been looking for. It was titled "The writing's of the Temples," The first section was on the forest temple, the second on the fire temple, and so on. She found the section on the Shadow Temple, and began to decode what the runes said.
"Ootah, glainah tu Wisdom de troisfurce. Shadowpluex de shirak… I can't read the rest, it's scratched up." Impa said.
Link asked, "Ok, now, in English, what does that say?"
"It's in an old tongue, that was taught to me by Darunia. I believe it's known as Dwarven. To the Gorons, that is. The rest of the world has forgotten it. I'm not positive, but I believe it says… Triforce true of Wisdom, open the binding with the true force of shadow that… That's all I can read."
"Triforce true Of Wisdom… open the binding? What binding?" asked Link.
"I believe it's talking of the seal on the scroll case." Said Zelda, suddenly making herself known.
"Yes… the Prin… er… Queen is right. It was meant for only the holder of the Triforce Of Wisdom to be able to open it. That's why it burned me when she gave it to me. The Shadow magic reacted with my power, and…"
Before she could finish, Link interrupted. "Then why was I able to open it? I don't have the Triforce Of Wisdom."
"You have the Triforce Of Courage, which has magic closely tied to that of the Triforce Of Wisdom. I believe that might be why the magic of the runes struggled against your magic, before giving out."
"Yes, that might be it. But enough for tonight. Impa, post three guards at my door, and Link, please get some sleep. Now, good night." Zelda walked them to the door, and pushed them out. Before they could say anything, she closed the door. She turned to the window, and made an owl call. She sat at her desk, pulled out parchment and Quill, and begun to write a letter.
"Hoot hoot! How may I be of service, my Queen?" said a large brown tawny owl that had landed at the window. Zelda finished her letter, folded it, and gave it to the Owl. The owl took it in it's beak, and awaited order's.
"Take this message to the remaining sages… all but Impa, I'll tell her tomorrow Now go!"
The owl was off, flying through the air to deliver its message. Zelda crawled back into her bed, and fell asleep, thoughts of evil overlords in her head.