The Legend of Zelda: Union of Evil Powers

by Martian Tempest

One year after the events of Majora's Mask, Link makes a safe return to Hyrule and is reunited with his friends. However, two of the villains which Link has slain have formed an alliance through the power of one and are ready to take their revenge. Can Link and his friends stop them before it's too late?

61. Author's Notes

Whew. After a long time I can safely say that his fanfic is completely finished. I've been working on this for weeks and only uploaded it after it was finished.

With that out of the way, I am here now to answer whatever questions you may have regarding this, or point out potential mistakes that I have made, so I can improve on it, or, by all means, tell me what you liked/loved the most on the story and what were things that you didn't see coming, shocked you, made you laugh/cry etc. All in the matter of constructive criticism.

Anyway, first off a massive disclaimer: I do NOT own the Legend of Zelda franchise in any form or fashion. The Legend of Zelda franchise and its characters and races etc., save for a few locations mentioned below, are property of Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo. This story was written purely as a labor of love for the franchise, so all I own is the story itself as well as the named Gerudo 'OCs' whom helped out the main heroes.

Now, in regards to the story itself:

- There have been three Zelda games that I have personally played and have been the primary source of inspiration in regards to the known environments, characters and enemies, being:
A. Ocarina of Time
B. Majora's Mask
C. A Link To The Past

- However, there are references to other Zelda games present in regards to specific enemies, events and items. These include references to:
A. Twilight Princess
B. Minish Cap
C. Spirit Tracks
D. Wind Waker
E. A Link Between Worlds
F. Skyward Sword
G. Ocarina of Time Master Quest (placement of a few enemies mentioned)
H. Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask Manga

I won't be spoiling what those references are in consideration of those who may not have played those games, or in case you wish to find out yourself. Otherwise, PM me and I'll tell you about it if you are curious.

Lastly, there are certain environments that have been based on/inspired by levels/events from other games, primarily Rayman games that I have played:

- The unknown land between the Woods of Mystery and Ikana Canyon is inspired from The Land of the Livid Dead from Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
- The Stalfos Forest Outpost is based on the Clearleaf Forest from Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc.
- The Lava Outpost is based on The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire from Rayman 2: The Great Escape/Rayman Revolution
- The Chapters from where the Heroes travel from the unknown Temple all the way towards the final tower of their nemeses are based on the latter half of the Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc game, being The Longest Shortcut, The Summit Beyond The Clouds, Hoodlum Headquarters and finally the Tower of the Leptys.
- The Final Battle itself was inspired from both Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc as well as Asura's Wrath.

The reason why did I chose for those is that those levels, in my opinion, could be very fitting for a Zelda-type setting, with some adaptations here and there of course. Besides, I wanted to make the final lair of Ganondorf and Majora more grotesque than Ganon's Castle/Tower from Ocarina of Time and the Stone Tower from Majora's Mask combined.

Any further notes will be added here in case specific reasons in regards to the storyline's progression or portrayal of characters have to be made clear.

Above all, I sincerely hope you have enjoyed the story as I've been working on this for weeks.

All the best,

Martian Tempest.