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==Reconstruction==

After the Hero of Time defeated Ganon and returned to his own time, as seen in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]],'' the land of Hyrule began the long process of healing in the wake of Ganondorf's reign of terror. [[Hyrule Castle]] was rebuilt near the center of Hyrule on an island in the center of a large lake. For unknown reasons, the Master Sword and the Pedestal of Time were moved to a special chamber in the basement of Hyrule Castle (protected by a giant statue of the [[Hero of Time]] himself, which is shown holding the [[Master Sword#The Wind Waker|Master Sword]] and [[Mirror Shield#The Wind Waker|Mirror Shield]]), where stained glass windows depicted the [[Sage|Seven Sages]] and the sealing away of [[Ganon]]. The Master Sword is surrounded by several large statues of Hylian knights extending their swords upward, crossing each other's. At times the statues may lower or rise their blades.

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==Return of the Dark Lord==

Many years after the departure of the Hero of Time, the seal of the Seven Sages began to weaken for an unknown reason, and the Dark Lord [[Ganon|Ganondorf]] saw his chance to escape his imprisonment. Using the might of the Triforce of Power, he was able to successfully shatter the seal, reopening the gateway between the worlds and returning to Hyrule. Ganondorf intended to make good on his final threat to the Hero of Time and the Seven Sages that he would return one day to make their descendants pay for his imprisonment.<ref name=quote2>{{cite|After his defeat at the hands of the Hero of Time, Ganondorf was sealed away...but not for all time. He was revived, and he returned to Hyrule in a red wrath. He attacked this temple and stole my soul, knowing that he had to remove the power contained in that enchanted blade.|Laruto|The Wind Waker}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Once, long ago, this land of Hyrule was turned into a world of shadows by Ganon, who sought to obtain the power of the gods for his own evil ends.|Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule|The Wind Waker}}</ref><ref name=quote3>{{cite|Someday...When this seal is broken....That is when I will exterminate your descendants!!|Ganondorf|Ocarina of Time}}</ref> Ganondorf reconstructed his [[Ganon's Tower|tower headquarters]] not far away from the new site of Hyrule Castle and attacked Hyrule with his army of dark creatures. The Dark Lord knew the only threat to him lay within the very weapon that defeated him previously, the [[Master Sword]]. He sought to render the blade powerless against him and discovered its power was protected by Sages, the Sage of Earth and the Sage of Wind.