Shadow Era: Difference between revisions

| when      = After [[Twilight Era]]  

| characters = [[Link]]<br/>[[Zelda|Princess Zelda]]<br/>[[Vaati]]<br/>[[Ganon]]dorf  

| related    = [[Child Timeline]]  

Centuries after the initial death of Ganondorf in the Twilight Era,{{Ref|pg. 119| Hundreds of years passed since Ganondorf’s defeat.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} peace had once again returned to the Kingdom.{{Ref|pg. 119|Hyrule Kingdom was restored and peace returned.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} The relationship between the [[Gerudo]] tribe and the rest of Hyrule grew strong,{{Ref|pg. 119|The relationship between the Gerudo tribe|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} in contrast to previous conflicts. However, a new male was to be born among the race, as was the hundred year tradition within the tribe.{{Ref|pg. 119|However, a new Ganondorf was born.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} This was the second coming of Ganondorf, and he deified the new ways of the tribe.{{Ref|pg. 119|Ganondorf defied the laws of the Gerudo village|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} The Evil King sought after a powerful relic known as the [[Trident]]. This sacred power was hidden within the [[Ancient Pyramid]], in which Ganondorf gained entry to. After gaining the Trident, Ganondorf obtained the [[Dark Mirror]] from the [[Temple of Darkness]] and proceeded to bring darkness to Hyrule.{{Ref|pg. 119|Then, to bring darkness over Hyrule, he stole the Mirror of Darkness from the temple in the forest.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} Within his devilish plot, Ganondorf attempted to revive the Wind Mage [[Vaati]],{{Ref|pg. 119|First, he set his eyes on reviving the sealed Wind Sorcerer Vaati of the Force Era.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} and create a dark version of [[Link]], known as [[Shadow Link]].{{Ref|pg. 119|Then, he created a Shadow Link with the power of the Mirror of Darkness and threw Hyrule into chaos.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}}  

One day in the Kingdom of Hyrule, [[Zelda|Princess Zelda]] grew wary of the seal on the evil sorcerer Vaati.{{Ref|pg. 119|In Hyrule, which was clouded by darkness, the Princess Zelda of this era felt uneasy|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}}  In a moment of panic, Zelda called upon the six [[Shrine Maidens]] and Link to watch over the Sanctuary.{{Ref|pg. 199|so she brought the six maidens and Link to the sanctuary to make sure the seal on Vaati wasn’t weakening.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} The moment they opened the gates to the Sanctuary, Shadow Link appeared and he trapped the Six Maidens within separate crystals.{{Ref|pg. 119|However, the moment they opened the gate to the sanctuary, Shadow Link appeared and sent the maidens somewhere in Hyrule with the power of darkness.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}} The dark persona of Link then fled into the portal in which lead to the [[Dark World]], while Link followed in pursuit. The young hero then drew the [[Four Sword]] from the Sanctuary and in the process released Vaati.{{Ref|pg. 120|The remaining Link drew the Four Sword from the Four Sword Shrine in order to save Princess Zelda.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]''}}