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==A Fateful Meeting== | ==A Fateful Meeting== | ||
One day, shortly after the proclamation of Princess Midna as the Twilight Princess, Zant fled out onto one of the high balconies of the [[Palace of Twilight]], greatly saddened and frustrated that he had been rejected by his people. Pounding his fists into the ground and groaning over his loss, Zant turned his head toward the heavens in search of an answer to his woes and was stunned by what he saw: a great, all-consuming orb of dark energy was hovering over the balcony on which he stood. This orb then descended upon the balcony, engulfing Zant in the process. Inside, he saw a manifestation of a fiery head, the head of [[Ganondorf]], the King of Evil that had been banished to the Twilight Realm a century in the past after his failed execution at the hands of the [[Sage]]s. Ganondorf posed as a god to Zant, offering to house his power in Zant and give him the strength and power to take the Throne of the Twilight Realm by force, in exchange for release from the Twilight Realm once Zant had secured himself as ruler. He also promised Zant that he would revive him if he should ever be killed or die, leading Zant to believe he was being promised immortality. Blinded by his shock and lust, Zant agreed to this proposition and was endowed with a fraction of the magic of the [[Triforce of Power]] which Ganondorf possessed. What Ganondorf did not reveal to Zant however was that he was merely using Zant to escape the confines of the Twilight Realm back into Hyrule, and that in reality he had no intention of reviving Zant in the event of his death once he had fulfilled his purpose in releasing Ganondorf back into Hyrule. Zant did not stop to question Ganondorf's motives however and moved to enact the first phase of the pair's plan: the usurping of the Throne of the Twilight Realm. | One day, shortly after the proclamation of Princess Midna as the Twilight Princess, Zant fled out onto one of the high balconies of the [[Palace of Twilight]], greatly saddened and frustrated that he had been rejected by his people. Pounding his fists into the ground and groaning over his loss, Zant turned his head toward the heavens in search of an answer to his woes and was stunned by what he saw: a great, all-consuming orb of dark energy was hovering over the balcony on which he stood. This orb then descended upon the balcony, engulfing Zant in the process. Inside, he saw a manifestation of a fiery head, the head of [[Ganondorf]], the King of Evil that had been banished to the Twilight Realm a century in the past after his failed execution at the hands of the [[Sage]]s. Ganondorf posed as a god to Zant, offering to house his power in Zant and give him the strength and power to take the Throne of the Twilight Realm by force, in exchange for release from the Twilight Realm once Zant had secured himself as ruler. He also promised Zant that he would revive him if he should ever be killed or die, leading Zant to believe he was being promised immortality. Blinded by his shock and lust, Zant agreed to this proposition and was endowed with a fraction of the magic of the [[Triforce of Power]] which Ganondorf possessed. What Ganondorf did not reveal to Zant however was that he was merely using Zant to escape the confines of the Twilight Realm back into Hyrule, and that in reality he had no intention of reviving Zant in the event of his death once he had fulfilled his purpose in releasing Ganondorf back into Hyrule. Zant did not stop to question Ganondorf's motives however and moved to enact the first phase of the pair's plan: the usurping of the Throne of the Twilight Realm. | ||
==Overthrow of the Twilight Princess== | |||
Zant donned his fearsome mask and attacked the Palace of Twilight head on, using his power to transform the Twili into Shadow Beasts that were forced to answer solely to his command. Using some of these reinforcements, he easily conquered the Palace of Twilight and faced the Twilight Princess herself on one of the palace balconies. As Midna backed away in fear while Zant approached her, Zant waved his hand and struck Midna to the ground. However, when she recovered, she realized that not only had Zant knocked her off her feet, but he had also transformed her into a small, impish creature that bore not even a passing resemblance to her original stunning beauty. Horrified by her new appearance, Midna fled the Palace of Twilight for Hyrule in search of her ancestors' dark magic, the [[Fused Shadow]], in the hope that it would give her the power to battle and defeat Zant and restore peace to the Twilight Realm. Meanwhile, Zant usurped the Throne of the Twilight Realm, proclaiming himself the King of Twilight and taking over the Palace of Twilight as his own. He took the two sacred orbs, the [[Sol]]s that were the sole source of light in the Twilight Realm akin to the Sun in Hyrule, from their resting place in the Sol Shrine in the plaza of the Palace of Twilight and sealed them within the eastern and western wings of the palace, guarded by [[Zant's Hand]]s. This action left the Twilight Realm susceptible to darkness and brought much sorrow and misery amongst the transformed Twili as they were forced into submission to Zant. While the Twilight Realm suffered beneath Zant's wicked rule, Midna was able to successfully use her power as the true ruler of the Twilight Realm to escape the realm to Hyrule, hoping to form a plan that could dethrone Zant and save her people. | |||