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XIV. The Tale of Power, Wisdom and Courage
Time for rest and relaxation for the battle-weary Link III was not to be had. Princess Zelda IV, responsible for managing the four seasons of the Land of Hyrule, and the Triforce of Power, have both been taken by Ganon and his minions. Link learned of this and set out to save the Princess once again.
Ganon, however, learned of Link's quest and split the Triforce
into eight pieces (as Zelda had before with the Triforce of
Wisdom in Link's original quest), and scattered them throughout
the land of Hyrule. In addition, the Rod of the Four Seasons (a
device that controls the seasons), along with its hiding place in
Hyrule Castle, were promptly whisked off to another dimension. As
a result of this calamity, Hyrule's four seasons were thrown into
chaos and the order of the seasons became jumbled. In order to
save Princess Zelda and find the "Rod of the Four Seasons,"
Link knew he must travel back and forth between Hyrule and this
alternate dimension, while receiving help from the spirits
residing in the "Tree of Mystery" and also the strange
"Uura Tribe" found in this other dimension.
Two beings that helped Link on his quest were soon introduced.
The first was a kangaroo named Ricky. When Link climbed into
Ricky's pouch, he was able to jump and, using a pair of boxing
gloves, was able to punch out enemies. The other being was Maple,
a woman who suddenly appeared flying on a broomstick and crashed
into Link, bringing about various events in his quest.
Along with using various mystical acorns, the new item, the Rod
of the Four Seasons, would be proven pivotal in solving a number
of riddles along the way. Link rightly guessed the winter snow
covered a secret entrance to a dungeon or two for which he'd need
to alter the seasons to uncover it, to name just one example.
Throughout his quest to gather the shards of the Triforce of
Power, Link found he was embarking on a journey that would
require him to challenge mother nature and champion the laws of
physics, wielding the four seasons of the year, understanding the
significance of the infinite colors in the world of Hyrule and
manipulating them, and even using time itself as a tool for the
completion of his mission. He had to have Power, Wisdom, and
Courage.
When Link III, having mastered then the four Seasons, Colors, and
Time, reached the end of his long quest and once again stood face
to face with the Prince of Darkness, Ganon couldn't stand against
him. Slaying Ganon once again, Link rescued Princess Zelda and
retrieved the entirety of the Triforce of Power.
Unless it truly ended here, no further tale is told on how either
Ganon or Link III was conquered. Perhaps the two never ended
their struggle, and Ganon survived to terrorize the next
descendant of the Hero of Time in Link's bloodline. Until that
tale is told, we may never know the ultimate fate of Hyrule...