AN~Oh look! Another distraction for myself! Yay! But seriously folks, I recently got my hands on Hyrule Warriors and I absolutely adore it so much, especially its story. However, since it's such a gameplay-heavy campaign, I realized that the story doesn't get as much importance or detail as it should, and so hooray for the wonders of fanfiction to fix that! I figured that writing a novelization of Hyrule Warriors would most likely be easier than my earlier attempts at novelizing a Zelda game (I've tried both Wind Waker and Majora's Mask, both with less than satisfying results), since HW is chock full of characters to flesh out and a plotline that is just BEGGING for more detail/emotion/drama/ect. And, so I present to you this, my humble (most likely very lengthy) novelization of Hyrule Warriors! Now of course, I do plan on fleshing things out quite a bit, adding more dialogue, backstories, details, scenes ad even diverting from the plot quite a bit in some places cause like I said, it can be kinda basic otherwise. And so be aware of that. I don't plan on dropping any characters from the plot (not even Proxi, who I thought was a useless waste of space to the plot anyway, but whatever, she'll be our Navi of the game I suppose), however I do plan on adding a few… ;) And yes, I am not going to hold tightly to Zelda canon, since the game doesn't do that anyway. And so, before we begin, allow me t give you the basic rundown of ideas!

Genres: Action (of course), Drama, Angst (again, of course considering my writing), Romance (Link/Zelda shipping quite HEAVILY later on, so be aware; plus there's also some light one-sided Link/Cia (and Lana) in here so yeah…), Adventure, ect.

Characters: Link, Zelda, Impa, Lana, Cia, Sheik, Ganondorf, Zant, Ghirahim, Volga, Wizzro, Midna, Agitha, Darunia, Ruto, Fi, Great Fairy, Proxi, and others…. ;)

Rating: T or whatever the equivalent is, for violence (and LOTS of it! This is HW after all!), some suggestiveness (cause Cia, you know), but other than that, it will be along the same lines of tone and style as my other fics, so don't be too wary!

Anyway, that's all I really have to say before we begin! I hope you all enjoy! (Oh, and obvious spoilers ahead for anyone who has not played/finished HW, amongst other Zelda games)

MiniJen Presents

Hyrule Warriors

The Novelization

Prologue: The Balance of the Triforce

Before time began, the world was void and empty, completely without form, order, or life. That is, until the three golden goddesses descended upon this chaotic plane, and cultivated their creation upon it.

Din, the goddess of power, formed the solid red earth with her strong flaming arms. Nayru, the goddess of wisdom, brought order to the chaos and established the laws of this world. And Farore, the goddess of courage, breathed life into all creatures that lived there, who would dwell upon the solid earth and uphold the order and laws of the land.

Upon the completion of their great work, the goddesses departed from their new creation, but not before leaving behind a symbol of their divine power and providence.

The Triforce.

Most who live in the land of Hyrule know this ancient tale. They have passed it down through countless generations, so that it will never be forgotten.

However, like all great legends, there is much that is unknown to the people of each and every age. Secrets that are well kept, and well-guarded.

Most do not know just how important the Triforce is to maintaining balance within the world, and how many times that balance had almost been shattered entirely.

This is one of those tales…

It has been said that the Triforce is the harmonious union of Power, Wisdom, and Courage. These three virtues are what bind all souls of the land together, and each is of equal importance. Because of the strength that this balance poses, the sacred relic has been the object of countless battles between the forces of light and darkness.

The promise of the Triforce's power brought out the deepest greed in the hearts of many men, and yet few had the strength to even try to claim it as their own. That is, until one great evil came into the world, its mind filled with wicked desires to conquer the land of Hyrule using the omnipotent power of the Triforce. Time and time again, this same evil rose up, often times in different forms, and laid its claim upon the golden relic. Each time the Triforce fell into the clutches of this evil, Hyrule was plunged into misery.

And yet, not all hope was lost. For in every age, whenever Hyrule was threatened by this darkness and destruction assaulted the helpless people of the kingdom, a hero clad in green would restore peace to the land.

The first of these instances occurred countless centuries ago, in an era when the sky and surface were worlds apart and the land was devoid of most human life. The people had taken to the isle above the clouds for refuge, as did the Triforce, but even that did not stop the dark desires of the evil one. In its lust for power, it sought to destroy and conquer all, but before its wicked intentions could be realizes, it was stopped by the Chosen Hero of the Goddess Hylia. The hero sealed the evil one away, where its dark soul remained… for a time.

Many years later, the evil one was born anew and its strong ambitions for Hyrule and the Triforce were rekindled. However, the evil one was only able to obtain a fragment of the Triforce, the essence of Power. The essences of Wisdom and Courage were given to those who were most worthy of wielding them, the wizened princess of the land, and the legendary Hero of Time. Together, they thwarted the evil one's plans once more, and saved Hyrule before it fell into eternal darkness.

And yet, the evil one was persistent, and even its Twilit prison could not contain it for too long. It broke free once again and sought to wreak havoc upon Hyrule, mounting a devastating assault upon the unprepared kingdom. And yet, when it seemed as though all light had faded from the land and shadows covered all, the Hero of Twilight appeared, aided on his journey by the Princess of the Twilight Realm herself. With the princess of Hyrule, they managed to stop the evil once more and drive its influence back into the depths of darkness where it belonged.

However, it was during another one of these dark times that it became quite apparent that this cycle could no longer continue, lest Hyrule be destroyed from the continuous sieges laid upon it. And so it was that when the evil one was defeated yet again, the legendary hero split the spirit its spirit into four fragments, finally breaking the constant cycle of destruction. Each fragment was sealed away securely, so that they could not reunite and be reborn.

Three of the fragments were scattered across time and space: one in the era of the sky, one in the era of the Hero of Time, and one in the era of Twilight. The final fragment was sealed away in a sacred temple built upon holy ground, imprisoned by the blade of evil's bane, the very sword that the hero had used to strike down the evil one in every age.

With the spirit of evil tightly locked away, it seemed as though Hyrule would finally see peace…

For generations, Hyruleans have told the tale of the War Across the Ages. This is how it begins…

In order to maintain the all-important balance of the Triforce, the golden goddesses devised a plan that they hoped would ensure peace for all who lived in Hyrule. They decided to appoint a great sorceress to watch over the Triforce, a young woman born of a clan of powerful, yet benevolent magic users. Upon being called by the goddesses, this young woman accepted her new role dutifully, and so she would not be interrupted in her incredibly important task, she isolated herself away from the rest of the world, living alone in quiet solitude for countless years.

She lived deep in the forest, far from mortal eyes, constantly watching over the balance of the Triforce day in and day out. As payment for her great work, the goddesses granted the sorceress the incredible gift to see through time and space itself, glimpsing at each and every era of mortal history. Through her magic, she could see across the ages, able to read the fates of all who ever lived, but, as she had been instructed by the goddesses, never interfering.

That is, until a unique soul caught her attention.

The soul of the hero of legend, eternally reborn whenever Hyrule's need was greatest. With immense interest, the sorceress watched each of the hero's many lives and incarnations, observing each daring feat and brave escapade that he accomplished in his missions to save the land from the forces of darkness. Never before had the sorceress seen a soul that shined so brightly, one that was so pure and full of light and courage. She felt herself drawn to it, captivated by its unbreakable, uncontainable strength and goodness. And as time went on, that interest grew to admiration, and that admiration soon turned to affection.

And yet, through her powers, the sorceress should have seen that the hero was bound to another: the soul of the princess of the land, the reincarnated goddess Hylia herself. Instead, she saw only a soul that was unlike any she had ever known.

However, the sorceress was not entirely ignorant to the princess' presence in the heroes' lives. In each and every age, she was always there, always beside him; and, in almost every era, it was the princess whom the hero developed deep affections for, affections that were always returned in full. Upon seeing this, the sorceress grieved deeply, for she knew that, because of the heavy burden upon her shoulders, she could never be with the soul of the hero she had grown to love so dearly. Not only was time, space and responsibility keeping them apart; so too was the princess.

And, while the sorceress was preoccupied, a fragment of darkness, locked in its prison, saw an opportunity.

The darkness, cunning and perceptive, took notice of the sorceress's sorrow and envy, and it knew just how to utilize those bitter feelings to its advantage. The whispering darkness soon began to worm its way into her heart, its soft, deceptive voice promising her everything that she desired: "Do as I say…" the darkness vowed to the unknowing sorceress. "And you shall finally be with your beloved hero… forever…"

This promise drew the sorceress in, and the thought that she could finally have the hero all to herself enticed her immensely. She willingly allowed the darkness into her soul, and once it was there, it pushed the light away and warped her affection and curiosity into a perverse lust and a desperate desire to possess the legendary hero's soul.

Of course, what the sorceress could not have known was that this evil had desires of its own… To use the Triforce to resurrect itself and conquer Hyrule once again, as well as taking revenge upon the soul of the hero who had locked it away.

Having pushed the light away from her heart, the darkness compelled the sorceress to open the Gate of Souls, a pathway that connected each era of Hyrule's history together, the doorway of time itself. Monsters from across the ages poured through the gate, bringing ruin to the land of Hyrule once more. And the sorceress, corrupted by both the encroaching darkness as well as the twisted lust of her own heart, began to plot her conquest of both Hyrule and its hero…

Yay! So we're getting the ball rolling with all this lore aren't we? :D Sorry if this was a little lore intensive though, I just wanted to get the overall prologue out of the way so we'll know what to expect going in. Next chapter and all of the ones after it, we'll have actual characters, dialogue, plot and everything else (including the smashing action that HW is known for). But anyway, if you enjoyed this and would like to see more follow/favorite and don't forget to REVIEW please! (BTW, this does by NO means mean that I am putting my Bound Destinies Trilogy on hold! This is just a fun little side project that I felt like doing so yeah!) Anyway, until next time! :D