I'm sort of on a writing spree, since it's the weekend :). Anyway...on to the beginning of Ganon's seven year reign...

August 3rd

Dear Diary,

You might notice that I didn't date the the page with the normal "31st year in the reign of King Hyrule II." Well, that's because, I don't think it is anymore.

The entire country's in absolute uproar. Hyrule is, well, let me start at the beginning.

Yesterday started out fairly normally. I was still a little freaked out by the dream I had two nights ago, but I just tried to get on with my normal routine. My dad and Ingo had left to go to Kakariko Village to sell milk and cheese and stuff like that, and left me to tend to all the animals. Usually that's not a problem, but for some reason, the animals were all acting a little skitish.

Around noon, clouds started coming in to the area. It seemed strange to me, because one moment the sky was clear, and the next, the sky was already beginning to darken. For a second I thought my dream was coming true, but don't worry, Death Mountain isn't on fire.

I decided to put all the animals into the barn, because I thought a storm front was coming through. All of the animals were fairly compliant, but Epona didn't seem to want to go inside. It took awhile for her settle down even after she was in the barn. After I had finished, I went inside the house to wait for my dad and Ingo to return. Everything was pretty quiet (Well, except for the occasional "moo"). But then I heard something. At first I didn't pay much attention to it, I thought it would go away in a minute or two. Then I noticed it was getting louder.

I ran outside into the pasture to try and figure out where that sound was coming from. Nothing, nothing, and then I saw it. Or rather them. From the west, I saw a mass of soldiers marching to the north, toward Hyrule City. Aside from one, they were all women, dark skinned with red hair and rounded ears. They wore dark armor, and had duel curved swords. The one, their leader I gather, was the only man in the group. He rode on a dark horse in front of the army. There was something about that man, I don't know how to explain it, just something...evil about him. When you look at him, there's just some sort of sense of dread that comes over you.

I wanted to run back in the house, to wait for my dad to get back. But there was something inside me that made me stay out in the pasture, and not give in to whatever was going to come. I couldn't figure out why anyone would want to fight with Hyrule. Everyone in the city, while I admit are a little weird, are really nice people. Anyway, about that time, I heard a trumpet from Hyrule City, a signal that the army had been spotted. From the ranch, I was able to make out several soldiers bringing the drawbridge up. I looked back when I heard a call from the western army. They all started to run, and they seemed to move faster than anything I've ever seen before in my life. In no time at all, they reached Hyrule City, but not in time to reach the drawbridge before it was brought up.

I thought to myself "Ha! Now what will you do? You can't get in."

I was wrong.

One by one, they brought out ropes with weights on one end, threw them over, and scaled the wall. Only their leader stayed outside. I guess the warriors were able to defeat the Hylian guards, because it took only a few minutes for the drawbridge to be lowered and the man to cross into Hyrule City. What happened after that, I've only heard by word of mouth.

My father and Ingo returned earlier the next morning. Appearently, it was a good thing that they had been in Kakariko Village. During the night, several of the Hylians that lived in Hyrule City had fled to Kakariko Village, and needed food to eat. My dad and Ingo were able to help them out, and they told my dad the rest of what had happened.

Appearently the people who had marched aginst the city were Gerudo's, people from the western desert. Their leader's name was Ganondorf, one of King Hyrule's royal advisors. From what I hear, after getting inside of Hyrule City, the Gerudo army completely wiped out the remaining Hylian guards, and took King Hyrule captive.

This is where things get really weird. After taking the King captive, their leader went into the Temple of Time, and entered the Sacred Realm. When my father first told me this, I laughed. I thought that the Sacred Realm was only in fairy tales. But my dad was serious. He told me that Ganondorf really entered the Sacred Realm, and after doing so, entered the King's Palace. He then proceeded to tell the villagers that King Hyrule was not at all fit for a king, and that he was making himself King instead. And that anyone who wished to challenge his opinion would (in more tasteful terms) meet a very unpleasant end.

And so starts the 1st year in the reign of King Ganondorf I.

Malon Astiar

Well, what did you think? I've never really heard or read anything about how exactly Ganon came to become ruler of Hyrule, but this was kind of how I envisioned it happening. So I hope you liked, please review and tell me what you think :)