Dark Rites

"The Flames of Sorrow and Destruction burn brightly! Only the Flame of Despair remains! Eee hee hee hee! When the three flames are lit, we will offer the sacrifice and complete the Dark Rites. Then the Evil King shall return!"

- Twinrova

The Dark Rites are an evil method of reincarnation featured in the Oracle Series. The basic concept is that when the three sinister flames (despair, destruction, and sorrow) are lit, and the blood of the holy sacrifice is sprinkled over the ashes of one who is deceased, the deceased one will be revived. The dark rites are, in effect, the flames themselves. The flames are lit only by causing the events they depict. When great death and tragedy grips the land, the flame of sorrow will ignite. When evil wreaks havoc on the land, the flame of destruction will light. When god has struck the hour, and death is inevitable, the flame of despair will burn. Koume and Kotake (Twinrova) use this method to revive Ganon.

Flame of Sorrow
The Flame of Sorrow is lit in by Veran, sorceress of shadows, when she used Nayru's powers to turn people to stone, change history and even kill people.

Flame of Destruction
The Flame of Destruction is lit in when Onox throws the seasons of Holodrum into chaos by kidnapping Din and sinking the Temple of Seasons into Subrosia.

Flame of Despair
The final flame, the Flame of Despair, is lit when Twinrova capture Princess Zelda. At the loss of the princess, the voice of hope of the land, the people of Labrynna and Holodrum are stricken with despair, causing the Flame of Despair to light.