Inside Hyrule Castle

Inside Hyrule Castle is a dungeon in. Link must access the top half of Hyrule Castle in order to chase Yuga who plans to capture Zelda. The first portal to Lorule is located at the top of the castle.

Plot
Yuga goes into Hyrule Castle to capture Zelda and take her to Lorule to revive Ganon. Link finds that the upper part of the castle has been overrun with monsters summoned by Yuga, and he fights his way to reach Yuga and Zelda. However, upon entering the room where Zelda is held captive, he realises he is too late to save her as Yuga turns her into a painting. Yuga then heads to the top of the castle where Link battles him. But after Link is victorious once again, Yuga retreats to Zelda's room with seemingly nowhere to go. As Link enters, he finds that Yuga has escaped Hyrule through a strange crack in a wall, which is actually a portal to Lorule. This is the first time Link enters the parallel world.

Themes and Navigation
The Inside of Hyrule Castle is full of monsters summoned by Yuga. Link must battle through the hordes of monsters to unlock doors in each room. The main aim is to reach the 6th floor where Zelda is trapped by Yuga.