Just so you know, this is what I believe to be the Timeline, up to Ocarina of Time of course. IF I GET EVEN A SINGLE REVIEW THAT IS MORE CONCERNCED WITH MY TIMELINE THAN THE STORY, YOU SHALL FIND YOURSELF ON MY WALL OF SHAME!


Chapter 3: Legend of Hyrule

In the time before Hyrule, three golden goddesses descended upon the chaos that was the earth.

Din, with her strong flaming arms, brought together the land and created the red Earth.

Nayru, with her vast wisdom, gave the spirit of law unto the world.

Farore, with her foresight, cultivated the land and created the creatures that would uphold the law.

Thus was Hyrule created.

The goddesses, their labors completed, departed for their realm. At the spot where they vanished, a golden relic remained. Three Triangles arranged to form one triangle, the Triforce.

Any who touched it would have their wishes granted.

Thus was it too powerful for the common people.

A terrible and bloody war began soon after. Monsters, created from the forces of darkness, invaded the uncivilized land. The Picori, a race of tiny elvish creatures, gave the gift of the Sword of the Picori to a young man named Gustaf. It was then that the brave young man gathered many of the tribes of people together and created the nation of Hyrule. Together, they drove away the monsters. The grateful people named Gustaf their king and established the Royal Family.

It was a time where Hyrule flourished.

Then, when all was light, a shadow, born from one of the Picori, invaded. The sorceror, Vaati, attempted to gain ultimate power from the Princess of Hyrule, Zelda. A young man took up the Picori Blade, which had been reforged to include the power of the four elements, now called the Four Sword, and sealed Vaati away within the blade. But all was not done.

The monsters Vaati summoned began to invade once again. The people were desperate.

Then, a young man of the Sheikah Tribe discovered a portal in Death Mountain. It led to a golden land. In this golden land, he discovered the Triforce. With it's power he ended the monster invasion.

But there came those who wanted to control the Triforce for their own ends. Using an unknown magic, a group of dark interlopers attempted to dominate the Sacred Realm. It was then that the goddesses ordered the four light spirits, Ordona, Eldin, Faron, and Lanayru to seal them away.

The terrible conflict was not resolved there.

The Royal Family was entrusted with the Triforces of Power and Wisdom. The Prince, Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, believed that his sister Zelda knew where the location of the Triforce of Courage was hidden. He tried to convince her to entrust the knowledge to him, but he could not. When he began to despair, he went to the shrine that the Four Sword had been placed to speak to Vaati.

If Vaati were to coerce Zelda into telling them the location, he would allow Vaati to extract the Light Force from Zelda. Vaati, however, believed that the Light Force was more powerful than the Triforce.

Both intended to doublecross the other, so they agreed.

Vaati attempted to play his part convincingly by trying to coerce Zelda, but she knew nothing. Vaati, when he believed that he couldn't get it out of her, put her in a deep sleep to extract the Light Force from her. Daphnes by now had realized his folly. He attacked Vaati and imprisoned him in the Four Sword again. Contrite because of his actions, he set Zelda in the Sacred North Palace and decreed that all firstborn females in the Royal Family were to be given the name Zelda to remind him of his folly.

The goddesses cursed him as well. He was doomed to live to see the end of Hyrule and his family.

Now Daphnes sits on the throne of Hyrule. He succeeded in uniting Hyrule once again. This time, he succeeded where Gustaf failed and fully united the land. He even signed a formal armistice with the Gerudo of the Desert, the Gorons of Death Mountain, and the Zora of Lake Hylia.

The Triforce has been guarded by the Royal Family in full ever since the mistake Daphnes made.

"That is thine quest." he said.

He had recited the same story for Link, but with one interruption.

When the Deku Tree mentioned the goddesses, Link interjected, "Were they hot?"

The tree answered, "No, they actually looked like Oscar awards, but that isn't the point."

"So I've got to go find the Triforce?"

"Yes and no. Thou must find it but only to protect it from the man from the desert."

"What man from the desert?" asked Navi.

"He visited me in secret and demanded the Spiritual Stone of Forest. Of course, I sensed his malevolent intent and denied him the jewel. He cursed me with the creature thou hast fought, Link."

"But what does that mean I have to do to protect it?"

"Thine efforts against the curse were valiant, but it was far too late. I have not long to live. My twilight is upon me. Therefore, I will give thou the Spiritual Stone of Forest, The Kokiri's Emerald, to take to the Princess of Hyrule. She will know what to do."

There was a glow from within the tree's branches and a spherical emerald wrapped in gold shaped like the Kokiri symbol fell to him.

"Thou must go to Hyrule Castle. There, thou wilt surely meet the Princess of Destiny, Zelda."

"But-" started Navi.

"Navi, go now. I en-"

He began to falter.

"I en... treat... thee... Good... bye..."

The tree began to turn black.

"No! Great Deku Tree!" shouted Navi.

Link watched in horrified fascination as the tree turned from a soft brown with vivid green leaves to black with a grey trunk.

The tree was dead.

Link turned away slowly and walked away.

Navi stared at the tree for a long moment before following him.

As they emerged, Mido saw him.

"What just happened? What was all that groaning?" he wondered.

"The Great Deku Tree is dead." said Navi.

"WHAT!"

Everyone's heads turned in their direction.

"He died. A gohma was inside of him-"

"I bet Link killed him!" Mido shouted.

"Nonsense Mido! How would he do it?" came a call from Fado.

"Yeah, seriously. It's not like he's fifty feet tall." came Saria's argument.

Link felt satisfied that Mido turned pale.

"Whatever. The Deku Tree Sprout will soon start growing. Whenever he dies, the Great Deku Tree always plants a seed nearby which grows into a new Deku Tree." said Saria.

"How do you know?" asked Mido.

"He told me once."

Link edged away from the group of Kokiri and started walking toward the exit of the Forest. He entered the wooden log that was the path and walked along a bridge, then stopped as he heard a voice.

"So you're just going to leave without saying goodbye?"

It was Saria and it was very accusing.

"No. I have to do this. The Deku Tree told me before he died that I have to go to Hyrule and find the Princess." he said.

Saris looked at him for a long moment.

"Here. I want you to have this."

She held out a carved wooden ocarina. It was a light brown in color.

"I carved it today. Somehow, I had this feeling that you were going to leave the forest today, so I made it."

Link took it, then put it in his backpack.

"Remember me whenever you play it, okay?" she asked.

Link nodded.

Then he turned and exited the Kokiri Forest to enter the strange and unknown lands beyond the forest.


R&R.