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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Background Story=== | ===Background Story=== | ||
[[File:ST Intro 4.png|thumb|left|256px|Malladus is locked away deep underground by the hands of the Spirits of Good by means of the Spirit Tracks and the Tower of Spirits]] | [[File:ST Intro 4.png|thumb|left|256px|Malladus is locked away deep underground by the hands of the Spirits of Good by means of the Spirit Tracks and the Tower of Spirits]] | ||
The Tower of Spirits has a long history dating back to the days prior to the re-establishment of the kingdom of [[Hyrule]]. It is said that in this land's early days, its first settlers lived in peace and prosperity under the protection of the great Spirits of Good that watched over the entire realm.<ref>{{Cite|This is a tale from long ago. It's the tale of the first settlers of this land. In the beginning, the people followed the spirits of good, and all was peaceful. But that era of peace soon came to an end.|N/A|ST}}</ref> However, about a century before the events of {{ST|-}}, there came a day that this peace was shattered by the coming of a great evil, the Demon King known as [[Malladus]]. He was engaged by the Spirits of Good in a long and bloody | The Tower of Spirits has a long history dating back to the days prior to the re-establishment of the kingdom of [[Hyrule]]. It is said that in this land's early days, its first settlers lived in peace and prosperity under the protection of the great Spirits of Good that watched over the entire realm.<ref>{{Cite|This is a tale from long ago. It's the tale of the first settlers of this land. In the beginning, the people followed the spirits of good, and all was peaceful. But that era of peace soon came to an end.|N/A|ST}}</ref> However, about a century before the events of {{ST|-}}, there came a day that this peace was shattered by the coming of a great evil, the Demon King known as [[Malladus]]. He was engaged by the Spirits of Good in a long and bloody conflict that resulted in much carnage and loss and seemed to have no end in sight as they attempted to use all of their might to slay the Demon King and save the world from his reign of terror.<ref>{{Cite|The evil Demon King rose to power, destroying everything in his path. The spirits of good had no choice but to face him in battle.The war that ensued seemed to last an eternity, and much blood was shed.|N/A|ST}}</ref> However, they soon realized they did not possess the strength to truly kill him, thus necessitating a different means of halting his invasion of the land. | ||
The spirits decided that all they could do would be to lock him away where he could do no further harm to the world, and to this end they drove his spirit deep into an underground prison.<ref name=prison/><ref>{{Cite|Finally, the spirits subdued the Demon King, though they could not destroy him. Their powers were greatly depleted.|N/A|ST}}</ref> To seal this prison, they constructed an elaborate set of shackles that spanned in four directions all across the land that would come to be known in time as the {{ST|Object}}, as well as a great tower that would act as the lock on his prison, a tower that would eventually come to be known as the Tower of Spirits.<ref name=prison/> This tower, residing at the very heart of the land, is powered by magical energy flowing into it from four special temples across the land by means of the Spirit Tracks. As long as the tracks and the tower remained untainted, Malladus could not re-emerge from his prison and attack the land again.<ref name=energy>{{Cite|It's not chains or bars that keep him imprisoned, but an energy that flows between the tower and the four temples that surround it. [...] Correct, my dear. The Spirit Tracks carry that energy. If the tracks are lost, the tower's energy will fade, and so will the Demon King's prison. And that's just what the evil ones are after! They aim to resurrect Malladus, the Demon King. Right now, my strength maintains his shackles, but it's only a matter of time until they're broken.|Anjean|ST}}</ref> Though this great effort exhausted the spirits' powers, they were able to bring the bloody conflict to a successful end and restore peace to the land. With their power depleted, the spirits decided to return to the heavens, giving the land over to the Hyrulean settlers led by the [[Link|Hero of Winds]] and [[Tetra]], who christened it as the reborn kingdom of Hyrule, and leaving their servants, the [[Lokomo]], to protect the land and the Tower of Spirits in their stead to prevent the return of the Demon King.<ref>{{Cite|With their power drained, the spirits of good returned to the heavens. Suddenly bereft of both demons and spirits, this land was entrusted to us.|N/A|ST}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Indeed. We are called the Lokomos. We are servants of the spirits. They have entrusted us with protecting the temples and the Spirit Tracks.|Anjean|ST}}</ref> | The spirits decided that all they could do would be to lock him away where he could do no further harm to the world, and to this end they drove his spirit deep into an underground prison.<ref name=prison/><ref>{{Cite|Finally, the spirits subdued the Demon King, though they could not destroy him. Their powers were greatly depleted.|N/A|ST}}</ref> To seal this prison, they constructed an elaborate set of shackles that spanned in four directions all across the land that would come to be known in time as the {{ST|Object}}, as well as a great tower that would act as the lock on his prison, a tower that would eventually come to be known as the Tower of Spirits.<ref name=prison/> This tower, residing at the very heart of the land, is powered by magical energy flowing into it from four special temples across the land by means of the Spirit Tracks. As long as the tracks and the tower remained untainted, Malladus could not re-emerge from his prison and attack the land again.<ref name=energy>{{Cite|It's not chains or bars that keep him imprisoned, but an energy that flows between the tower and the four temples that surround it. [...] Correct, my dear. The Spirit Tracks carry that energy. If the tracks are lost, the tower's energy will fade, and so will the Demon King's prison. And that's just what the evil ones are after! They aim to resurrect Malladus, the Demon King. Right now, my strength maintains his shackles, but it's only a matter of time until they're broken.|Anjean|ST}}</ref> Though this great effort exhausted the spirits' powers, they were able to bring the bloody conflict to a successful end and restore peace to the land. With their power depleted, the spirits decided to return to the heavens, giving the land over to the Hyrulean settlers led by the [[Link|Hero of Winds]] and [[Tetra]], who christened it as the reborn kingdom of Hyrule, and leaving their servants, the [[Lokomo]], to protect the land and the Tower of Spirits in their stead to prevent the return of the Demon King.<ref>{{Cite|With their power drained, the spirits of good returned to the heavens. Suddenly bereft of both demons and spirits, this land was entrusted to us.|N/A|ST}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|Indeed. We are called the Lokomos. We are servants of the spirits. They have entrusted us with protecting the temples and the Spirit Tracks.|Anjean|ST}}</ref> | ||
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===Chancellor Cole's plans=== | ===Chancellor Cole's plans=== | ||
[[File:TowerST.jpg|thumb|right|The Tower of Spirits is fragmented by Cole]] | [[File:TowerST.jpg|thumb|right|The Tower of Spirits is fragmented by Cole]] | ||
Roughly a century after the kingdom of Hyrule was reinstated in the land of the Spirits of Good following the end of the | Roughly a century after the kingdom of Hyrule was reinstated in the land of the Spirits of Good following the end of the {{Term|ST|War|link}} that happened between {{Term|ST|Malladus|link}} and the {{Plural|ST|Spirit of Good|link}}, the events of the game begin. The Spirit Tracks have begun to vanish all across the land of Hyrule, causing the seal on the Demon King's prison to weaken since the tracks are not providing the energy necessary to the Tower of Spirits.<ref name=energy/><ref name=visit>{{Cite|As you know, the Tower of Spirits has protected our kingdom for ages. The tower connects all the Spirit Tracks that crisscross the land. However, for some reason, they seem to be vanishing from everywhere. Something must have happened at the tower to cause all this. I must go there to investigate.|Princess Zelda|ST}}</ref> This does not go unnoticed by [[Princess Zelda]], who suspects that one of her subordinates, the kingdom's chancellor known as [[Chancellor Cole|Cole]], is somehow connected to the disappearance of the tracks due to his dubious demeanor.<ref name=forbid>{{Cite|Chancellor Cole forbids me from leaving the castle to "safety concerns." I think he just doesn't want me going to the tower, though. But why? It's clear he's hiding something... I have the feeling that something terrible is about to happen!|Princess Zelda|ST}}</ref> Eventually, Zelda obtains Link's and [[Alfonzo|Alfonzo's]] help to head over to the Tower of Spirits, but then witness the tower is suddenly fragmented into five sections, four of which float in a vertical line, reducing the tower to pieces. It is at this moment that Chancellor Cole appears, alongside his henchman [[Byrne]], and reveals his true nature as a monster masquerading as a human as well as his evil plan to revive Malladus. The duo then steal the princess's body and take it to the Tower of Spirits to use as a vessel for Malladus's revival. | ||
===Entrance to the Tower=== | ===Entrance to the Tower=== | ||
