Rain had fallen, the winds blew cold and at the outskirts of Hyrule, two beautiful carriages rode on the road leading toward the outlands. "Link?" Zelda spoke to him. Link gazed out the window of the carrige that he was in with Zelda, then after a moment of silence he looked at her.

"Yes?" He quietly responded.

"You look tense, what's wrong?"

Link closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "I'm just worried about home." Yet he again looked out the window.

"I know how you feel, Link." Zelda replied, "We will do all in our power to protect Hyrule and the rest of the kingdoms. You must be on the positive side." Link felt encouraged of the words she said and Link nodded in acknowledgement.

As they traveled through the outlands, Zelda noticed Link had new friends, "You two fairies are new to Hyrule?" she asked politely to them.

"Yes we are your majesty." Ren replied, "I'm Ren and this is my little sister Kari."

"Hi!" Kari waved, "It's nice to meet you, your highness."

"Pleasure!" Zelda smiled.

"Ugh how is this Nostow Kingdom, your highness?" Kari asked excitably.

"We'll arrive to the destination by nightfall."

"Oh great!" Kari thought in boredom, "One more question. What are we suppose to do there?"

"My father will tell the Imperial Senate about the terrible incident. Tomorrow morning, all the royal families from over the great land will gather over the Grand Halls and all shall know about the upsetting situation. Then, the supreme chancellor will decide what we have to do about the devastation." Zelda explained clearly.

"Oh I see." Kari sighed. "I can't wait to get there."

"You always say that." Ren interrupted the conversation, "To be honest it's getting annoying, Kari."

"You know how this suspense kills me, brother!" Kari yelled to Ren and Zelda giggled to their sibling problems.

"Alright that does it!" Ren shouted and he ran closer to Kari and he roughly tickled her. Kari screamed and laughed.

"O-okay! Ah! Stop it!" Kari laughed, "Okay I give! I give!"

"That's better." Ren chuckled.

"We finally reached the regions of Nostow." Zelda applied.

"Wow! Really?" Kari got excited and gazed out the window, "Hey! It finally stopped raining!"

"Oh that's great! I hate rain!" Ren replied and Kari flew up and down in excitement. They have passed many farms, lively villages and long green fields. After they have reached a grey city, filled with people working hard and with great teamwork. The carriages went up a hill leading to an enormous gray castle, finally the carriages had arrived to the destination and Ren shouted. "Great! We're finally here!" Zelda smiled at Ren, after the guards opened the carriages.

"My lady." A guard spoke to Zelda and she reached out her hand to the guard and the guard gently pulled her out of the carriage. Zelda gazed upon the castle and remembered the past she cherished.

"So many memories." Zelda thought. They have passed the bridge and entered into the castle. They went through the hallways filled beautiful armors and fantastic portrait paintings of the past royal families side by side. The group had stopped in front of a doorway guarded with doorkeepers.

"Welcome to Grey Castle, your majesty." The doorkeepers both greeted, "The Chancellor has expected your arrival." Without hesitation, they opened the doorway and they all entered into the chamber. One doorkeeper went forward and announced their arrival to the chancellor. "Chancellor Morlord, the Royal Family of Hyrule has arrived. King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule and Princess Zelda!"

The chancellor stood up from his throne and came down the stairs. "Daphnes, my old friend." He greeted, "It's good to see you again." He gave his friend a welcome hug and Daphnes hugged back.

"Its certainly is, Morlord." Daphnes replied.

"This must be the lovely princess Zelda." Morlord smiled, he gently took Zelda's hand and gave a kiss upon her hand like a gentleman. Then, he noticed Link. "And this must be the heroic man. It's an honor to finally meet you in person, Link." He took out his hand to him and Link shook his hand. "You must be dreadful tired of your long journey to get here." He added.

"Yes," Daphnes answered, "My family and my loyal soldiers are tired and they need to rest."

"Then my maidens will lead them to their chambers."

"Thank you for your hospitality." Zelda replied.

"As always."

"Morlord, I have to talk to you in private." Daphnes demanded.

"Of course. This way." Morlord pointed out to the halls and they went for a walk. Zelda watched them as they slowly walked away from her.

"Miss?" a voice called out and Zelda turned around and she spot a kind old lady who wore a blue dress and a white apron.

"Yes?"

"I'm Mina. I'll be your maiden for tonight." The maiden offered, "Please follow me, I'll lead you to your room." Zelda nodded and followed. They walked passed the hallway, went up to the stairs and the maiden opened the doors to where Zelda can stay.

"This will be your room for tonight." The maiden checked around the room. She closed the curtains and began to lid some wood on the fireplace to begin a roaring fire. After she prepared a warm bath and she finished, she came to Zelda. "Will you be requiring anything else?" she asked.

"I'll call you when I need you." Zelda answered, "Thank you, Mina."

"Yes, your highness." The maiden went to the door, "Have a nice evening." She added before she left and closed the doors quietly. Zelda took the warm bath and relaxed in the comfortable warm water, after the relaxation bath, she sat in front of a mirror and took a brush and she slowly brushed her golden hair. She wanted to wear her hair in braids and went to see Mina for help.

"Mina?" She called out and she spotted her talking to another maiden. The maiden heard her call and came over.

"Yes, your highness?" Mina replied.

"I need your help with something."

"Yes anything!" She came into the room and Zelda sat back onto the chair.

"Would you oblige me by interweave my hair into a braid?"

"Of course." The maiden replied and began to interwoven her hair and Zelda opened a beautiful music box to listen. After long minutes, the maiden finished her hair and Zelda was grateful.

"I'm very grateful to you for your help." Zelda smiled.

"You're welcome, your highness." The maiden smiled back. "Well it's getting late. Time for you to rest." Zelda stood up and the maiden helped her to settle in bed. "There you go. You're going to have a big busy day tomorrow, I'm sure." She comforted her.

"I believe so." Zelda felt settled.

"Good night, your majesty." She finished and left the room quietly. Zelda took a deep breath and slowly she fell asleep.

During the quiet sleepy night, Zelda had a dream, she dreamt that she was in a middle of a wasteland and she began to recognize that it was Hyrule in ruins. There were flames, black ashes covered the ground and smoke shrouded the sky in darkness. She was appalled to see it, tears dropped down from her eyes and suddenly she heard a sound of a crack of a twig. She turned around and she gasped in fear, dark shadows charged to her and the darkness swallowed her and then her vision turned black and Zelda knew nothing more.

Zelda opened her eyes, she sat up and she noticed it was already morning and the sunlight shone the room brightly. She got off from the bed and went outside to the balcony. She placed her hands upon the railings and she was concerned about nightmare. "I wonder what that dream meant." She thought. Zelda gazed above the beautiful clear sky and its spectacular view made her calm. Moments after, she heard someone knocking on the door. Zelda went back inside and responded. "Yes?" The doors opened and it was Mina the maiden.

"Good you're awake." Mina smiled and brought a nutritious meal for Zelda and she placed it on the table near the fireplace. Mina went over the fireplace and check it was still lid. "That's good. The ashes are still burning." She placed more firewood upon the fireplace and she used a blower to make the dim flames to much stronger. "There's much better." Mina stood up from her knees and Zelda took a seat. The maiden cleaned her hands first, she took a seat next to her and then she started to serve Zelda. "Would you like some tea?"

"Yes please." Mina took the teapot and gently poured the tea into a white cup. She gave the cup to Zelda. "Thank you." She replied and Mina kindly enough joined her to drink. After the meal, Mina immediately cleaned the table and Zelda thanked her. "Thank you for the kind meal."

"You're welcome, princess Zelda." Mina bowed and left the room. Zelda stood up and went out to the balcony once more. She gazed upon the beautiful landscape of Nostow, and then suddenly she spotted a large group of people rode on their noble steeds, dashing towards the Grey City.

"Hmm," She thought, "the others are starting to arrive." She looked down at the city and spotted a familiar face. It was a friend of Zelda's, Princess Melartis with Melartis's beautiful mother Queen Naruteen and they entered into the castle.

"Princess Zelda?" A manly voice called out her name.

"I'm over the balcony." The person came out and it was Link with the fairies. "Good morning." She greeted.

"Good morning." Link replied and they came over the rail.

"The others are arriving."

"We have noticed." Link looked down and he also spotted a face in the past. "Hey, look!" Link pointed his finger to someone and Zelda took a look at the person. "It's Prince Neo from the Lorain Kingdom. He hasn't changed one bit." Zelda smiled at Link.

"Those long journeys you had him. Over the Dark Mountains, the Twilight Sea and some other lands I can't remember." Zelda replied and Link chuckled. "What are you doing here, Link?" She asked.

"Oh yeah, your father asked to come and get you." Link answered quickly. "The meeting will begin soon."

"Oh I see." Zelda turned around, "Let's go then." Link went forward and she followed him. They went down to the stairs and through a large hallway and went inside into a chamber. There Zelda saw his father talking to Morlord, "Hello, father."

"Good morning, Princess Zelda!" Morlord grinned.

"Good morning, Chancellor." Zelda bowed and King Daphnes came forward.

"Zelda we best go into the Grand Halls now. The meeting is about to begin." King Daphnes demanded.

"Yes, father." Zelda obeyed and she walked passed through a beautiful red curtain and went inside. In the Grand Halls, there were many balconies with three chairs for all the royal family members to be seated, which they can all listen to the chancellor and it is where they can discuss important matters. Zelda took the seat on right and she saw the other royal family members already seated, waiting patiently for the meeting to begin.

"Link," Daphnes spoke to him, "You have to come with us." Link nodded and they went into the balcony and took their seats. At the center of the court, Chancellor Morlord with two wise men walked at the center.

"Welcome all Royal Family Members from the western kingdom, to the far the eastern sea, to the radiant south, and finally from the high northern." Chancellor Morlord shouted with nobility. "We're here today at the request of King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule from the north." All the members fixed their attention at Daphnes and he stood up from his seat to speak.

"First of all, I would like to thank all of you who have come." The King nodded, "I have terrible news of what happened yesterday at Hyrule." The members were quiet and listened carefully. "Our worst fears had been answered. Hyrule has been shrouded in darkness and a mysterious black fog had appeared in the vast forest. It is indeed true that Emperor Necrosis from the legends had returned." When they finally heard the tragedy, they all have spoken in concern and fear at once.

"Silence!" Morlord yelled and the room went quiet. "Our ancestors have dealt this great evil and now it's our turn to defeat the evil emperor."

"Impossible!" A strong Zora interrupted and it was a king from the south. "According to the legends, the emperor was invincible and the hero wasn't able to defeat him."

"True, King Voleran." A woman replied and it was Queen Naruteen who had spoken. "The hero from the legends made a grave mistake in the past, he had to first vanish the emperor's immortality."

"How's that so?" King Voleran asked.

"I can answer that question." The King from the West answered, "According to the ancient inscriptions that I have found. The emperor used six mysterious orbs to keep his immortality intact and he hid the orbs at the ends of the earth. Where no man can ever reach."

"Where are these orbs, King Toranus?" King Manorin of the Rito tribe questioned his answer.

"The inscriptions say he hid one within deepest vast forest, one inside the heart of volcano, one under the ocean, one inside depths of the earth, one on top of the highest mountain and the last one is somewhere above the skies." Toranus answered and the whole court muttered in confusion, then suddenly Daphnes remembered something important.

"The forsaken castle…" He whispered, Zelda noticed what he said and King Daphnes then looked at her.

"The forsaken castle?" Zelda spoke to him. "You don't mean about the Forgotten Legend of Natora?"

"Yes." He whispered, and then he spoken to the court. "I know exactly where the orbs are located." Everyone looked at Daphnes and listened. "Do you all know about the forgotten legend of Natora?" Everyone responded positively. "So the legend tells where the orbs are located across the great land. In Hyrule, the Forsaken Castle." Daphnes explained.

"In Lorain, in Fire Mountain." Toranus replied.

"Deep below the grounds of Thera, the Cavern of the Lost." Naruteen added.

"Beneath the waves of Wyther, the ruins city of Anzuli." Voleran admitted.

"Over highlands of Ishchi, Yudin Mountain." Manorin remembered.

"And above the skies of Nostow, the Sky Temple." Morlord finished. "So our first priority is finding these orbs across the great land. Now it's time to choose your heroes of salvation."