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XIII. Darkness Reborne


Link III defeated his own Shadow and awoke the original Princess Zelda I from her seemingly eternal sleep. But it would seem that evil was not entirely banished from Hyrule for suddenly, without warning, Ganon, the Prince of Darkness, returned to Hyrule.

Previously it was thought that only the blood of the hero who killed Ganon could revive him. It became known, however, that Ganon can revive himself and any other of his monster minions from the "Evil Jar" (the otherworldly place where all the dead monsters go) if he isn't slain by a silver arrow. It seems that one of Ganon's minions discovered this after Link III's quest to awaken the original Princess Zelda from her enchanted slumber and recover the Triforce of Courage, and helped Ganon revive himself.

Although he was not restored to all of his original power, Ganon got his hands on the Triforce of Power again, which had been bestowed to the people of Hyrule as a sign of goodwill. Link III and Zelda IV, the same Zelda he rescued from the clutches of Ganon on his original quest, knew that Hyrule would not be at peace with Ganon still alive, for Ganon still yearned for the dominion of the land of Hyrule.

Soon Ganon would throw clever plan after clever plan at Link and Zelda, but the hero and the Princess never gave in. Link and Zelda foiled every plot at dangerous lengths to defeat Ganon. However, they were helped along the way. The faerie princess, Spryte (also known as "Miff"); the mysterious Sing, with her pet unicorn; Bagu, Hyrule's strongest man; Impa, Zelda's ever-loyal, yet aging nursemaid, just to name a few of the illustrious people who helped Link, Zelda, and Zelda's father, King Harkinian. Throughout their various adventures, Zelda trained under Link, becoming somewhat skilled in the ways of battle.

At every chance he got, Ganon tried to capture the Triforce of Wisdom. Link and Zelda, at every chance they got, tried to reclaim the Triforce of Power. The Triforce of Courage dwelt in Link's heart since his last journey, and was the secret of his greatest power. At one point, Link was even tempted over the edge of corruption by Ganon and the temptation of the Triforce of Power, causing him to turn against Zelda until he could break the hold the corruption had over his psyche.

 

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