The Legend of Zelda: Legacies

by The Writer with No Name

Post Oot. After the defeat of Ganondorf, Link must deal with a new threat to his home and his beloved Zelda. Please read Author's Note first. Rated T to be safe.

2. The Story Thus Far

THE STORY THUS FAR...

The kingdom of Hyrule had need of a hero.

Ganondorf, the evil King of the Gerudo, had begun seeking the legendary Triforce, the Golden Power of the gods, to claim it, and use its power to rule the world. He entered the Temple of Time and captured the Triforce of Power, one-third of the whole, using it to conquer Hyrule and begin a seven-year reign of terror, becoming the King of Evil.

But a ray of hope shone from the past.

Before Ganondorf obtained the sacred relic, a young boy of 10, Link, of the Kokiri Forest, began a journey to protect the Triforce from Ganondorf's vile grasp. Aided by the young Crown Princess of Hyrule, Zelda, Link obtained the Sacred Stones of Forest, Fire, and Water, and opened the Door of Time in the Temple of Time with the Royal Family's Ocarina of Time, a gift from Zelda. Past the Door, Link found the legendary Master Sword, the very Blade of Evil's-Bane, the weapon of the Hero of Time. He drew it, entering a 7-year period of enchanted slumber...and inadvertently leaving the gate to the Triforce open to Ganondorf.

Seven years later, Link, now a young man of 17, awoke as the Hero of Time, with a new mission: awaken the six Sages of Hyrule, and drive Ganondorf into the void of the Evil Realm. Link traveled Hyrule, finding new weapons to defeat Ganondorf's forces, mastering his newfound powers of magic, and awakening each Sage in the Temples of Hyrule.

Once all Sages had awoken, Link learned that he carried the Triforce of Courage...and was reunited with Princess Zelda, the bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom, and now a 17-year-old beauty. Link and Zelda then confessed their love for each other...and then Zelda was kidnapped by Ganondorf, who sought to claim the rest of the Triforce. Link stormed Ganondorf's Castle and slew the King of Evil, both saving his beloved Zelda and restoring peace to Hyrule.

A month has passed. Zelda's father, the King of Hyrule, freed from Ganondorf's dungeon, has been optimistically leading the reconstruction of Hyrule. Link has been honing his skills as the Hero of Time, and protecting the people of Hyrule from raiders, remnants of Ganondorf's army.

And Link and Zelda's love is in full bloom; they are closer to each other than ever.

But, though Ganondorf is gone, evil still lurks in Hyrule's shadows. A nameless darkness stalks Hyrule's Royal Family, and a dark conspiracy threatens what Link and Zelda hold so dearly.

The Hero of Time will be needed again...