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Hero by Heart
TheBookOfSnow
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TheBookOfSnow
Complete, First published Dec 15, 2019
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Zelda and Link have defeated Calamity Ganon and are now free to go their own way. However, it is hard to get to grips with their past, which can get in the way of their present. 
And as if that isn't hard enough, there seems to be a new threat that they will need to face.

**This story takes place directly after Breath of the Wild and has no link to Tears of the Kingdom.
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Triforce Within

  • Season 1
    78 parts
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