A/N: Quite a long-ish chapter. Link will soon appear, don't worry. I'm establishing the history as Oot kind of lacks one… If you're clever, though, you may find a reference to Link and Zelda in this chapter….
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Koume's and Kotake's reason for taking in Ganondorf Dragmire was one that only the most corrupt at heart could guess. This babe king was the one they had been waiting for eons. The Gerudo King, born in this century, to uphold the prophecy of the Gerudo, was this future Gerudo King. The King that would lead them into unimaginable riches and fortune. Yes, this was him. That sleeping child with curly tufts of hair over his bald head. He would rule them all. And not just the Gerudos… Being the only race not gifted with pointy ears gave them a certain right, no?
By age five, Ganondorf was well instructed in the lores of Hyrule. He read with religious interest every book and parchment concerning the sacred Triforce which embodied the power of the three Goddesses of creation. But that was not enough. The witches stoked his greed, giving him nothing but a hungering lust for power. At age 12, he was already being taught how to wield powers and magic akin to that of Koume and Kotake's. They didn't love Ganondorf and he had been shown not to love either. It was a weakness, a sickness, they had said. And if he showed any ounce of pity when battling the hags, he was severely punished. Be tough, be ruthless, be merciless, they had said. And Ganondorf, living alone in a cold empty temple with no-one but two power-starved old twins, obeyed. Why not? Surely these two powerful beings with ancient knowledge were supreme. Surely they were right. But that didn't stop young Ganondorf from despising them. They'd look at him as if he were some inanimate object they could use for their own pleasure. And that was what they saw and how they treated him. An evil King foretold. Nothing more, nothing less.
"What do you intend on doing, Dragmire? You cannot expect to live with us forever," said one of the twins, to a 15 year old Ganondorf, one day. He looked up lazily from a book he had been reading and said coldly, "I should have hoped not. As for your question…that is none of your business."
Koume bristled angrily but said nothing and left Ganondorf alone. The young King looked back down at the book with detached interest. This bit was about the prophecies of three mortal people. The Triforce would be split into three parts and bury themselves within the hearts of these three people if one of evil heart…
Nothing but a fool's story, thought Ganondorf bitterly. He was tired of being imprisoned within the Spirit Temple. What did the hag's want him for? With this in mind, Ganondorf made up his mind to leave and fulfil his own wishes, not the twin's. He was about to leave the vast Temple when Koume and Kotake flashed angrily before him.
"Where in Gerudo do you think you're doing??" they squawked together. Ganondorf sighed frustrated.
"What do you think? I'm leaving. I've learnt enough," he said.
"Oh no you haven't! You'll never survive the Desert Colossus! You'll die before even reaching Gerudo Valley! You're a pathetic weakling!" they screeched. Ganondorf was visibly trying to control his rage.
"What- do- you- care-" he began. But the twin's cackled before him and flew into the air, circling around him.
"What do we CARE? We don't care about you, Dragmire, but we've brought you up to be just like this. Headstrong and cold. We've got what we wanted. You will be just the King the Gerudos need and you will destroy the Hylians and every other race until we are all but left! The perfect tyrant. Our dear, Ganondorf!"
"I care nothing for the Gerudos! You blundering hags, I will do what I please. I care only for the Triforce. I will obtain it and rule over all the lands in Hyrule. Everyone will do as I say, including you, because I will be unstoppable. I will become the King of Evil."
The twin's swapped glances and, strangely enough, nodded. "Dragmire! If you can defeat us, we will allow you to leave! Otherwise we would have wasted 15 years of our lives if you go and kill yourself."
"I would kill myself if it meant your displeasure. But I will beat you, Twinrova."
Koume and Kotake each touched the crystals on their forehead and shrieked, announcing the commencement of the fight. They swooped down on Ganondorf who was unprepared and knocked him over with a combined ice and fire attack. Ganondorf painfully got up in time to dodge Kotake's ice blast and rolled out of the way of Koume's fire. Once out of harm's way he shot purple energy from both his hands at the two twins. He spotted Koume defenceless before him and was about to attack her when he was shot from behind by Kotake. Cunning witch! Numbing the pain down to a minimum, Ganondorf continued dodging attacks and firing his own until the twin's landed on the ground exhausted, seemingly defeated. Ganondorf shakily stood up and was about to turn around when Kotake and Koume called his attention.
"We're not finished yet, boy. Kotake and Koume's Double Dynamite Attack!" They merged into one huge hideous being resembling a crude female Gerudo. Twinrova hurled fire and ice at him at a fevered pitch making Ganondorf switch his strategy. He formed a force field around each hand in which he absorbed the sorceresses' fire. After a few hits of absorbing fire on his left hand and ice on his right, Ganondorf unleashed the accumulated energy onto Twinrova causing her to crumple to the floor. Sparing only a minute to recompose himself, Ganondorf Dragmire left the Spirit Temple at last.