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A long time ago...
Before life began, before the Earth had form, three Golden
Goddesses descended upon the chaotic land of Hyrule. They were:
Din, the Goddess of Power...
Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom...
And Farore, the Goddess of Courage.
Din, with her strong flaming arms, cultivated the land to create
the Earth.
Nayru poured her wisdom on to the Earth to give the spirit of law
to the world.
Farore's rich soul created all life forms that would uphold this
law.
Their work done, these three great Goddesses departed for the
heavens, leaving behind the golden sacred Triforce. Since then,
the Triforce has become the basis for Hyrule's providence. Where
the Triforce stood became sacred land.
In the vast, deep forest of Hyrule, the Great Deku Tree served as
the guardian spirit. The children of the forest, the Kokiri, lived
with the Great Deku Tree. Each Kokiri had his or her own guardian
fairy. Except for one...
His name was Link.
Early one morning, Link was having a nightmare. It was the same
nightmare he had every night. During a storm, Link would find
himself standing outside a mysterious castle. A rider on
horseback, carrying a girl, would race by. The girl would look at
Link as if to say something. Then, another rider would appear.
This big man clad in black would look down at Link menacingly.
Then Link would awaken.
"Link! Hey, get up Link! The Great Deku Tree wants to talk to
you."
As Link opened his eyes, he saw a fairy floating in front of him.
This fairy's name was Navi. Navi had been sent to summon Link to
the Deku Tree.
"Oh, Navi, thou has returned," said the Deku Tree,
"Thank you Link for coming. Thy slumber these past moons must
have been restless, and full of nightmares. A vile climate
pervades this world. Verily, thou hast felt it. The time has come
to test thy courage. I have been cursed. I need you to dispel the
curse with thy wisdom and courage. Art thou prepared?"
Link entered the Deku Tree and broke the curse.
"Well done Link! I knew that ye were worthy of carrying out
my wishes. A wicked man of the desert cast this dreadful curse on
me. Employing his vile, sorcerous energies, the evil one is
searching for the Sacred Realm connected to Hyrule, for it is
there that he will find the divine relic, the Triforce, that
contains the essence of the Gods. Whoever holds the Triforce can
make their wishes come true. Thou must never suffer that man to
enter the Sacred Realm of legend. Link, go now to Hyrule castle.
There, ye will surely meet the princess of destiny. Present this
stone to the princess. I have foreseen that she will understand
everything."
The Great Deku Tree gave Link the Spiritual Stone of the Forest.
Before dying, the Deku tree's last words were, "The future
depends upon thee Link. Thou... art... courageous..." |
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