Hylia knew that she would be powerless to stop the forces for a second time, so she required the use of the Triforce to defeat them again. However, the humans remained in Skyloft, as Hylia knew that the seal on the evil would not hold forever. Hylia eventually sealed the evil forces away, restoring peace to the Surface. With the humans safe, Hylia joined the land dwellers and fought the evil forces in a war of unmatched scale and ferocity.

This piece of land came to be known as Skyloft. Hylia gathered the Triforce and the remaining survivors onto a piece of earth and sent it skyward beyond the clouds. This power, passed down by the Golden Goddesses, was guarded by Hylia, the goddess of the land. They did this in search of the Triforce, the ultimate power capable of granting any wishes of its holder. These forces attacked the people of the earth, slaughtering them and destroying their land.

Long before the events of Skyward Sword, the earth cracked and evil forces rushed out of the fissure. Story Prologue Main article: Ancient Battle

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