Zelda's Long Sleep

Some time after, Zelda and Impa appear in the past. Zelda is now aware of her memories as Hylia. <br><br> Link arrives bearing the Master Sword. He reunites with Zelda, who explains the truth about herself and Link's mission as the chosen hero. Since Link has gained wisdom, power, and courage in his trials, he has proven himself worthy of his task, and she awakens in him the ability to obtain the Triforce, making the symbol on the back of his hand glow. She blesses the Master Sword, turning it into the True Master Sword. <br><br> Hylia apologizes to Link. Only one with an unbreakable spirit can wield the Triforce's power, so she admits that she used him, sending him through trials that would awaken the hero within him, in order to achieve her goal of winning the war against Demise. <br><br> Then Zelda seals herself in a crystal to sleep for thousands of years while maintaining the seal on the Imprisoned. <br><br> Link disappears through the Gate of Time, but he returns soon after with the seedling from the Tree of Life. He plants it in the past, then goes back through the Gate of Time.