The Final Confrontation

Upon entering Ganondorf's location, Link breaks the barrier around the castle with the help of the six awakened Sages (who themselves were also captured and must be rescued). Storming the keep, he confronts Ganondorf, and a fierce and climactic battle unfolds over the fate of Hyrule and the Triforce. The castle soon collapses and the villain even becomes the Demon King Ganon, his actual form, in the procedure. Eventually, Link and Princess Zelda are victorious. <br><br> Without a strong and righteous mind, Ganondorf cannot control the power of the gods, and is ultimately defeated by Link's hand. With their power now fully restored, the seven Sages cast the evil incarnation of darkness into the void of the Evil Realm that had been the Sacred Realm before being stained by Ganondorf's evil. Zelda then seals the gateway, ultimately imprisoning Ganondorf within the Sacred Realm. Before he is sealed away, the villain angrily warns Link and Zelda that he will return to exterminate their descendants when the seal is broken, as he still has the Triforce of Power in his hand. <br><br> While saying goodbye, Princess Zelda instructs Link to place the Master Sword back in its Pedestal and close the Door of Time, closing the road between the two timelines, and she sends him to his original time to regain his lost childhood. This unintentionally creates a split time line.