Only Time Can Tell
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  • Reads 34
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  • Parts 1
  • Time <5 mins
Complete, First published Dec 29, 2020
[Credits to Masked Nintendo Bandit for developing the theory. Check out his YouTube channel if you think he might be right- he does a lot of good content.]

The Hero's Shade was the spectral form of the Hero of Time, who deceased for an unconfirmed reason. In this story, I stem off of a theory to explain why.

[People who read my stories know I enjoy making the bad guys good, so how much I support this theory should show.]
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The Legend of Zelda: A Hero's Return (Book 1)

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The Hero of Time is needed once again! After battling Majora in an alternate Hyrule, Link awakens to find himself in a mysterious forest and his memory gone. Returning home to Kokiri forest, he finds that nothing has happened. It's as if he had never left. Seven years pass and Link has grown. Though the forest had yet to be touched, the rest of Hyrule was in a state of decay. Learning that the Goddesses left much of their power in three rings, he sets out on his journey. But this time he will be aided by many friends along the way. The foe that threatens the lands this time is no pushover; an unknown enemy locked within a crack in space and time. Can Link obtain these rings and stop him from escaping his prison? Along the way, he will come across new and old foes and gain memories of another timeline. Notice: All Characters and locations linked to the Zelda games are owned by Nintendo and I claim no ownership except for my own characters and locations I myself create. Series: The Rings of the Goddesses