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=== Quest for the [[Mirror of Twilight]] ===
=== Quest for the [[Mirror of Twilight]] ===
After Link and Midna collect the Fused Shadows they are confronted by Zant, who heavily injures [[Midna]] and causes Link to be stuck in his wolf form. After meeting up with Zelda, Midna is brought back from the brink of death when Zelda transfers her soul and powers to Midna's body.<ref name=ZeldaRescuesMidna>{{Cite|Despite your mortal injuries, you act in our stead... These dark times are the result of our deeds, yet it is you who have reaped the penalty. Accept this now, Midna. I pass it to you...|Princess Zelda|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|quote=Once Princess Zelda's spirit, which remained inside Midna, was returned to her body, she defended Link using the Light Arrows.|book={{HH}}|page=117|publisher=Dark Horse Books}}</ref> Zelda does this at her own expense, and disappears as a result. With a newly restored Midna, Link travels to the Sacred Grove to retrieve the [[Master Sword]], breaking Zant's curse,<ref>{{Cite|The sword accepted you as its master...|Midna|TP}}</ref> and allowing him to transform between his Hylian and wolf forms at will.<ref>{{Cite|But on the other hand...if we kept it, you'd be able to transform into a beast anytime you wanted...Yes, since Zant was kind enough to give this to us, we should be thankful and use it all we can! If you need it, just call me. I want to keep a low profile, so I'll hide in your shadow when you're human, but I can change you whenever. You can be a wolf anytime you like! Also, thanks to this thing, you can warp whenever you want by switching into wolf form...|Midna|TP}}</ref>
After Link and Midna collect the Fused Shadows they are confronted by [[Zant]], who heavily injures [[Midna]] and causes Link to be stuck in his wolf form. After meeting up with Zelda, Midna is brought back from the brink of death when Zelda transfers her soul and powers to Midna's body.<ref name=ZeldaRescuesMidna>{{Cite|Despite your mortal injuries, you act in our stead... These dark times are the result of our deeds, yet it is you who have reaped the penalty. Accept this now, Midna. I pass it to you...|Princess Zelda|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|quote=Once Princess Zelda's spirit, which remained inside Midna, was returned to her body, she defended Link using the Light Arrows.|book={{HH}}|page=117|publisher=Dark Horse Books}}</ref> Zelda does this at her own expense, and disappears as a result. With a newly restored Midna, Link travels to the Sacred Grove to retrieve the [[Master Sword]], breaking Zant's curse,<ref>{{Cite|The sword accepted you as its master...|Midna|TP}}</ref> and allowing him to transform between his Hylian and wolf forms at will.<ref>{{Cite|But on the other hand...if we kept it, you'd be able to transform into a beast anytime you wanted...Yes, since Zant was kind enough to give this to us, we should be thankful and use it all we can! If you need it, just call me. I want to keep a low profile, so I'll hide in your shadow when you're human, but I can change you whenever. You can be a wolf anytime you like! Also, thanks to this thing, you can warp whenever you want by switching into wolf form...|Midna|TP}}</ref>


After acquiring the Master Sword, Link and Midna venture to [[Gerudo Desert]] in search of the [[Mirror of Twilight]], an item required to travel to the [[Twilight Realm]] where Zant resides.<ref>{{Cite|Would you mind coming with me to find something called the Mirror of Twilight? It's hidden somewhere in Hyrule...Yes, the Mirror of Twilight... Our last potential link to Zant!|Midna|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|...But there's another tale told by my people. Though the goddesses forbade us to return to the world of light, they left one link between the light and the darkness. Something called the Mirror of Twilight was passed to the protectors of Hyrule... It's our only path to the Twilight Realm...and we must get there!|Midna|TP}}</ref> After fighting through [[Arbiter's Grounds (Twilight Princess)|Arbiter's Grounds]], Link and Midna discover the mirror. However, they realize that Zant had broken it into four shards, with only one shard on the Grounds.<ref>{{Cite|Only the true leader of the Twili can utterly destroy the Mirror of Twilight...so Zant could merely break it into pieces. Once broken by magic, the Mirror of Twilight became fragments, which even now lie hidden across the land of Hyrule. One is in the snowy mountain heights...One is in an ancient grove... And one is in the heavens...You who have been sent by the goddesses... You should be able to gather the three pieces...|Sages|TP}}</ref> In addition to this, the [[Sage]]s in the [[Mirror Chamber]] reveal that they had sentenced [[Ganondorf]] to death, impaling him through the chest with the [[Sword of the Sages]]. However, he had previously received the Triforce of Power, which allowed him to survive the execution.<ref>{{Cite|Yet...By some divine prank, he, too, had been blessed with the chosen power of the gods.|Sages|TP}}</ref>
After acquiring the Master Sword, Link and Midna venture to [[Gerudo Desert]] in search of the [[Mirror of Twilight]], an item required to travel to the [[Twilight Realm]] where Zant resides.<ref>{{Cite|Would you mind coming with me to find something called the Mirror of Twilight? It's hidden somewhere in Hyrule...Yes, the Mirror of Twilight... Our last potential link to Zant!|Midna|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|...But there's another tale told by my people. Though the goddesses forbade us to return to the world of light, they left one link between the light and the darkness. Something called the Mirror of Twilight was passed to the protectors of Hyrule... It's our only path to the Twilight Realm...and we must get there!|Midna|TP}}</ref> After fighting through [[Arbiter's Grounds (Twilight Princess)|Arbiter's Grounds]], Link and Midna discover the mirror. However, they realize that Zant had broken it into four shards, with only one shard on the Grounds.<ref>{{Cite|Only the true leader of the Twili can utterly destroy the Mirror of Twilight...so Zant could merely break it into pieces. Once broken by magic, the Mirror of Twilight became fragments, which even now lie hidden across the land of Hyrule. One is in the snowy mountain heights...One is in an ancient grove... And one is in the heavens...You who have been sent by the goddesses... You should be able to gather the three pieces...|Sages|TP}}</ref> In addition to this, the [[Sage]]s in the [[Mirror Chamber]] reveal that they had sentenced [[Ganondorf]] to death, impaling him through the chest with the [[Sword of the Sages]]. However, he had previously received the Triforce of Power, which allowed him to survive the execution.<ref>{{Cite|Yet...By some divine prank, he, too, had been blessed with the chosen power of the gods.|Sages|TP}}</ref>
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{{Youtube|wc93K0jFGtg|150|right|The end credits of the game}}
{{Youtube|wc93K0jFGtg|150|right|The end credits of the game}}
With the last of their power, the Sages activated the [[Mirror of Twilight]] and banished Ganondorf into the [[Twilight Realm]], leaving him to wait for a way out. He soon found his chance of escape in [[Zant]], acting as a "god", and influencing him to become an assistant for his evil desires.<ref>{{Cite|It was then, in the thrall of hatred and despair, that I turned my eyes to the heavens...and found a god. My god had only one wish...To merge shadow and light...and make darkness!|Zant|TP}}</ref>
With the last of their power, the Sages activated the [[Mirror of Twilight]] and banished Ganondorf into the [[Twilight Realm]], leaving him to wait for a way out. He soon found his chance of escape in Zant, acting as a "god", and influencing him to become an assistant for his evil desires.<ref>{{Cite|It was then, in the thrall of hatred and despair, that I turned my eyes to the heavens...and found a god. My god had only one wish...To merge shadow and light...and make darkness!|Zant|TP}}</ref>
Using a misguided Zant, Ganondorf found a way to seek his revenge on [[Hyrule]]. The Sages task Link and Midna with the duty of repairing the [[Mirror of Twilight]] and defeating Ganondorf.<ref>{{Cite|You who have been sent by the goddesses... You should be able to gather the three pieces...But you must be prepared, for a dangerous power resides in those fragments...|Sages|TP}}</ref> The duo then travels across [[Snowpeak|unexplored]] [[Temple of Time|areas]] [[City_in_the_Sky|of Hyrule]] in search of the missing fragments.
Using a misguided Zant, Ganondorf found a way to seek his revenge on [[Hyrule]]. The Sages task Link and Midna with the duty of repairing the [[Mirror of Twilight]] and defeating Ganondorf.<ref>{{Cite|You who have been sent by the goddesses... You should be able to gather the three pieces...But you must be prepared, for a dangerous power resides in those fragments...|Sages|TP}}</ref> The duo then travels across [[Snowpeak|unexplored]] [[Temple of Time|areas]] [[City_in_the_Sky|of Hyrule]] in search of the missing fragments.