The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures/Prologue

Here is shown the official prologue for The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, taken verbatim from the beginning of the game

Prologue
Long ago, in the kingdom of Hyrule, a wind sorcerer named Vaati appeared.

Vaati terrorized the people of Hyrule and kidnapped many beautiful girls from their homes.

When all hope seemed lost, a young boy carrying little more than a sword appeared.

According to the legends, when the boy drew his sword, he split into four, the four-who are-one worked together to vanquish Vaati.

The hero used his sword to bind Vaati in a remote areaof Hyrule. The people christened the blade the Four Sword and built a shrine around it. There it remained undisturbed for many years.

Ages flowed by...

The wind sorcerer Vaati broke free of his prison and kidnapped Zelda, the princess of Hyrule.

Princess Zelda's childhood friend Link used the power of the Four Sword to defeat Vaati and seal him away once again.

And, for a time, the people of Hyrule believed that their land was safe.

Until...