The Armies of Ruin

"" is the first of the arc of in .
==Overview==
"" is the first that is unlocked and is the start of the . "" takes place in .
"" begins with having a dream of playing the in a grassy field. Suddenly, the sky turns from light blue to dark purple and the ground begins to shake, followed by an unknown dark substance that starts chasing after . drops her and runs, the sinking into the dark substance. The substance catches up with and overwhelms her, then she wakes from her dream. tells the alarmed about the recurring nightmare, to which states that it could be a dark omen for states that they must find the reborn spirit of the hero, , to help protect . Heading outside, and look down at the , to which states that they will find no hero there and should look elsewhere. notices one in training with more skill than the rest, . Before she can think further, a runs up to and reports that a horde of is marching towards . orders to prepare the armies for battle and leaves.
When the begin their siege upon , the intercept them in . As a , defies his orders to stay out of the confrontation and runs into battle. Fighting breaks out throughout , with large amounts of worrying . searches for , but finds that she is separated by a wall of . appears and quickly fells many of the lesser with ease, surprising . Afterwards, encounters a , who hides within 's body and introduces herself as . enthusiastically attempts to maintain a conversation with , only to conclude that though he speaks little. and search for a way to rid of the and rescue . After defeating enough , the opens revealing the , .
 and fight with to keep him back from . accepts their challenge with a claim that he will win. As 's health reaches the halfway point during the battle, he will stop the fight and attempt to destroy and with a blast of fire. becomes shocked after learning that the two were protected by 's and decides to flee from the fight. Annoyed, the opens the and sends out another wave of . A pleads for assistance as he is attacked by a and a legion of . Once rescues the , the will open and the thanks and recommends that he takes the treasured within it. After the are obtained, will seal the with , which must be destroyed using the newly-obtained explosives. Just outside the , a smaller can be destroyed with the to reveal a containing 375 . The are also necessary to destroy the blocking the , which leads to the area that is defending. After captures the , the two areas will reconnect so and can reunite. When joins with , she recognizes him as the promising trainee that she observed in prior to the assault on .
Suddenly, more appear and the and the open. After reuniting, commands her troops to capture the and and to close their respective gates. A will declare that his forces can capture the on their own and requests that someone else captures the in his place. The orders his troops to kill and the and advance towards the . Once the two are captured, their gates to the north will become sealed off preventing travel in both directions. Before they are closed, the may make their way northward and capture the to the north, including the , where the is situated. If he is attacked, he will retreat, saying that he has other matters to take care of. A side mission will also start when a appears and moves to the , to which orders to defeat the and take the .
After the and have been captured, will travel to the to call upon the for help. However, the entrance to the is blocked by a cracked wall, which must also be destroyed with the . During this time, the may break through the barriers from the northwest and east, requiring the Hyrulean Forces to divert their attention to stop them. Once the wall is destroyed, and may pray to the together by using the newly-charged . The enhances the ' and detonates them across the battlefield to greatly weaken the . Afterwards, the receive a boost and leaves the battlefield.
In response to this, the will summon in the . will begin his rampage south towards and so must be defeated quickly. After is defeated compliments the army. A informs that the has taken and merely used as a distraction. With under the control of the , disappears, prompting to employ 's help in locating her, granting him the as a symbol of his worthiness.
Upon completing "" for the first time, becomes a playable and her , the , becomes available for use. Along with , , , and the unlock.
===Combatants===
Hyrulean Forces	Dark Forces
 	
 	
 	
 	
Commanders 	Commanders
 	
 	
 	
===Collectibles===
Item 	Location 	Condition
 	Outside the southern side of the 	Defeat 1000 enemies
(Hard Mode)	Hyrule Castle Checkpoint 	Follow 's plan and use any variant of the other than the .
 	 	Play as
 	Beneath a rock near the northwesternmost	Play as
==Trivia==
*If any are on the northern side of when both the and are captured, one gate will not close until the returns.
==Nomenclature==