The old stories said the Royal family was bestowed the Triforce by the Goddesses that was passed down through the blood line over the ages. It was the family's symbolic right to rule. Zelda thought it was a bunch of bullshit to keep people from questioning the royal's dark past and keep them in power. Same for the horrific stories of evil demons who nearly brought Hyrule to its knees tens of thousands of years ago only to be saved by the current bearer of the Triforce and a hero with the Sword of Evil’s Bane. But no one knew where the sword was and Zelda certainly didn’t feel any ‘divine kinship’ with the Goddesses. It was nothing more than a ruse.

Then Zelda met Link and fell head over heels for his roguish smile and his reckless affection. Then she started having strange dreams of what she could only guess were past lives. Then monsters started showing up and then showing up more and more frequently. Then she started having visions in the waking world, except-- Link saw them too. Then the unthinkable happens and she can’t help but call into question her stance on those ‘stories’ her father and mother had told her as she was growing up.

The old stories said the Royal family was bestowed the Triforce by the Goddesses that was passed down through the blood line over the ages. It was the family's symbolic right to rule. Zelda thought it was a bunch of bullshit to keep people from questioning the royal's dark past and keep them in power. Same for the horrific stories of evil demons who nearly brought Hyrule to its knees tens of thousands of years ago only to be saved by the current bearer of the Triforce and a hero with the Sword of Evil’s Bane. But no one knew where the sword was and Zelda certainly didn’t feel any ‘divine kinship’ with the Goddesses. It was nothing more than a ruse.

Then Zelda met Link and fell head over heels for his roguish smile and his reckless affection. Then she started having strange dreams of what she could only guess were past lives. Then monsters started showing up and then showing up more and more frequently. Then she started having visions in the waking world, except-- Link saw them too. Then the unthinkable happens and she can’t help but call into question her stance on those ‘stories’ her father and mother had told her as she was growing up.

Summary: The old stories said the Royal family was bestowed the Triforce by the Goddesses that was passed down through the blood line over the ages. It was the family's symbolic right to rule. Zelda thought it was a bunch of bullshit to keep people from questioning the royal's dark past and keep them in power. Same for the horrific stories of evil demons who nearly brought Hyrule to its knees tens of thousands of years ago only to be saved by the current bearer of the Triforce and a hero with the Sword of Evil’s Bane. But no one knew where the sword was and Zelda certainly didn’t feel any ‘divine kinship’ with the Goddesses. It was nothing more than a ruse.

Then Zelda met Link and fell head over heels for his roguish smile and his reckless affection. Then she started having strange dreams of what she could only guess were past lives. Then monsters started showing up and then showing up more and more frequently. Then she started having visions in the waking world, except-- Link saw them too. Then the unthinkable happens and she can’t help but call into question her stance on those ‘stories’ her father and mother had told her as she was growing up.