Spirit Tracks (Object): Difference between revisions

The {{Term/Store|Spirit Track|Spirit Tracks|Series, ST|plural}} are objects in {{ST}}.<ref>{{Cite Book|quote= |book= E |publisher= |page= 286}}</ref> They are a series of special train tracks that span in four directions across the land of [[Hyrule]] that also serve as the titular object featured in the game of the same name, {{ST}}.<ref name=disappear>{{Cite|I have to ask a favor of you, Link. 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> Not only do the rails of the Spirit Tracks provide a means of transportation for Hyrule's people,<ref name=transport>{{Cite|So I hear your graduation is today. You know, I've always had a lot of respect for engineers. Thanks to them, we can go anywhere we want in the kingdom. Plus, they even transport our goods to different places for us.|Man in Castle Town|ST}}</ref> they also serve an even larger purpose as the chains that bind the evil Demon King, [[Malladus]], in his prison, as the [[Spirits of Good]] were not able to destroy him.<Ref name=shackles>{{Cite|With their remaining power, they buried the Demon King's spirit in the ground. They built shackles to imprison him, and a tower that acted as a lock. These shackles cover the land to this day.|N/A|ST}}</ref> They carry through their rails the energy that sustains their existence and powers the [[Tower of Spirits]] at the center of Hyrule that is generated from four special temples located all across the land.<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> The Spirit Tracks go all over the land, across [[Forest Realm|fields]], [[Snow Realm|through snow]], [[Ocean Floor|under the ocean waves]], over mountains, and even into the [[Dark Realm]].