Prologue

~~~Din, Farore, Nayru. Three goddesses in the beginning went forth to create a land for their chosen people. Din carved the earth from shadow and brought form to it. Nayru cultivated the earth and brought order from chaos. Farore brought life to the world. After they had finished, they left this world, leaving behind the essence of their power, the Triforce.

It is said that the goddesses chose the bloodline of the Hero and the bloodline of the Royal Family to seal the Triforce within. Only by the rite of their bloodshed can the Triforce be found. Knowing this, an ambitious sorcerer took captive the Princess of Hyrule. He attempted to take the power of the goddesses by the shedding of her blood. Using the Blessed Sword, the Hero arose to destroy the sorcerer. In honor of the weapon the Hero used, the people of Hyrule built a Temple to keep safe the blade for the Hero or the future...

Squinting, Link could see nothing but darkness. Slowly, the scenery of a chapel appeared into existence. Link looked around, bewildered at where he was. There was a towering stained-glass window with a design depicting the images of the three goddesses cradling the Triforce. The Triforce's light shone in the darkness below it. The light revealed the Hero's Sword, the Master Sword. Looking around, he saw that he was in a temple. The very center of the clearing held a pedestal with a silver blade stuck in it. A set of steps led to the sword. Link began walking slowly to the center of the room. He stopped in front of the pedestal. He noticed the symbol of the Triforce engraved on the blade. Link grabbed the handle and pulled it from its place, almost instantly. When he looked at his reflection on the blade, he saw a darkened image of himself. It appeared that he was wearing a green cap and hat that he had never seen before.

Suddenly, Link heard the sound of footsteps. He turned to see three shadow figures approaching him. All of them had horns of a beast, and wide, all-seeing, eyes. The one on the right raised its hand and shot a black ball of energy from its hand. Link dodged to the side. The ball dissipated on the wall. The figure in the middle quickly approached Link and used its mighty claws to slash Link. Link blocked the blow with his sword and deflected its claws, then slashed the creature. It stumbled away from Link, holding its wound. Just the, one of the others appeared behind Link and hit him with a force that sent Link flying to the other end of the room. He lost his sword where he was hit. The figure that hit him picked up the sword. It suddenly dropped it clutching its hand. Link felt himself lift from the floor and then he was thrown in place above the pedestal. The sword lifted in the air also and pointed at him. The sword zoomed at Link, piercing his heart. A light flashed, and then, all was dark.