Ganon has resurrected and invaded Hyrule, fetching the triforce of Power and kidnapping princess Zelda in order to obtain the triforce of Wisdom and thus gain maximum authority over the world; he takes her prisoner into his stronghold on the Death Mountain, south of western Hyrule, hoping to persuade her into giving up. Instead she fractions it into 8 PIECES and scatters them on the caves surrounding the mountain, calling forth for an hero to save the land.
Slashie's Journal 