It was in these seemingly peaceful days of present that the Black Eye, one of the sacred crystals, was found by a great and powerful priestess. But what no one realized was Valvanion's curse still lived within that one crystal. It was his curse that had killed the dragon and now lay dormant in that very crystal.
It was this curse that corrupted the priestess. The curse didn't stop there. It reached out to other priestesses, turning them into Mistresses of Darkness.
One of the priestesses, however, remained safe in Kakariko Village. Her sister, who had been touched by the curse, had kept a small part of herself and that part put a spell over the village to protect them. Thus, the circle of Mistresses was incomplete and they could not fully unleash the power with the Black Eye; they sought out the other Eyes across the land of Hyrule.
Warriors in Hyrule, hearing of the dangers approaching, began their own quests for the Eyes and soon they fought again the Mistresses of Darkness. Mayura was the one who seemingly led the Mistresses and the warriors turned their attention to her. But all attempts were in vain
They soon found that even Findabhair, the original priestess who had discovered the Black Eye, was controlling her. Even she was not in control though. Findabhair had been corrupted and manipulated by Valvanion's curse and had no control over her own actions. The Mistresses of Darkness turned out to be nothing but puppets for Valvanion, who hid in the shadows while controlling them.
The truth was told to our heroes when Findabhair's hold over Mayura was destroyed and the young woman reclaimed her soul. Mayura, once again a Mistress of Light, could still remember all that happened though and explained everything she knew about Valvanion and his wicked curse. She also told them his plans to use the Eyes to gain the ancient dragon's power and resurrect himself. That way, not only would be rule again, but the ancient dragon's power would be his and lost forever.
Knowing this, our heroes fought valiantly; no longer hindered by Mayura's dark power, she aided them to defeat her old companions and they claimed the Black Eye as their own. With all the Eyes in their possession, they used them to summon the ancient dragon's power for themselves. The crystals were too old and the dragon's soul had been dormant for too long, they found it was no longer possible to resurrect him. But they were able to use his powers as their own.
They would not hinder Valvanion though. With his curse still upon Findabhair and Xia, he used their souls to resurrect himself even more powerful than ever. A great battle ensued in a dark realm between the warriors and priestesses who had once been Valvanion's pawns against the Dark Lord.
For many days and nights, the battle wagged on deep in the darkest realms of shadow where Valvanion ruled. One last desperate attack by the heroes as one and with the sacrifice of Findabhair and Xia, who wishes to atone for their sins, finally destroyed the dark lord once and for all.
The ancient dragon we now remember as Sayipher, named after a great warrior who was once manipulated by Valvanion's curse many centuries ago and redeemed himself at the cost of his life. Although his powers are now lost, the memory is not and this land bares the ancient scars of all the battles that ensued due to Valvanion's evil curse and reminds us of all the lives sacrificed to destroy his evil for eternity…
