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The '''Palace of Twilight''' is the eighth and penultimate [[dungeon]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]''. It is the only dungeon in the game located in the [[Twilight Realm]], and features [[Zant]] as its [[Boss]]. The dungeon item is the [[Light Sword]], which is an upgrade of the [[Master Sword]] that enables [[Link]] to cut through the darkness that is abundant in the dungeon.{{Ref|TP|159|In-Game Description}} It is one of the few dungeons in the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] where the dungeon item is merely an upgrade of another item.

The first task Link faces in this dungeon is to return the two [[Sol]]s to the entrance of the Palace. To do this, he must first fight [[Phantom Zant]] and then carry the Sol out of the dungeon while being chased by [[Zant's Hand]], which act a little bit like [[Wallmaster]]s. He must do this twice, on each side of the dungeon to get both Sols. Link can now use their power to upgrade his sword to the Light Sword, allowing him to go further into the dungeon. He can use the Light Sword to quickly get to the Boss Chamber of the dungeon, where Zant is there, waiting. Zant tells Link and [[Midna]] the story behind his power, how he found his so-called God,{{Ref|TP|1741|[[Zant]]}} and how he has been using [[Ganon]]'s power in an attempt to merge shadow and light, to make darkness.{{Ref|TP|1745|[[Zant]]}} After story-time is over, Link and Zant fight to the death, Light vs. Twilight. After Link has defeated Zant, he can re-acquire the [[Fused Shadow]]s and head over to [[Hyrule Castle]].

The boss of the Palace of Twilight is known as the Usurper King: Zant. Being one of the final bosses of the game, Zant puts up a pretty good fight against Link. Up to this point, Link has only ever seen Zant in person twice; the first time would be directly after Link defeats [[Morpheel]] for the final Fused Shadow, where he takes away the recently-gained Fused Shadow and curses both Midna and Link. The second time was right before Link defeated [[Stallord]], where Zant revived Stallord in hope it would kill Link. This is the third, and last, time Link will meet up with Zant. Upon entrance to the Boss Chamber, which looks a lot like a throne room, Zant will tell Link his story; how he overthrew Midna for the crown with his borrowed [[Triforce of Power]], how he plans to merge the light and shadow to create a world of darkness,{{Ref|TP|1745|[[Zant]]}} which he will rule. After he is done, they ingage in a battle, one that is unlike any Link has been involved in. There are six different phases in this battle and each one takes place in a previous Boss or Mini-Boss room. The only exception is the final phase, which takes place in the [[Hyrule Field#South of Castle Town|Hyrule Field south of Castle Town]]. After Zant has been defeated, he will call Link and Midna traitors,{{Ref|TP|1750|[[Zant]]}} and tell Midna she will never be able to return to her true form.{{Ref|TP|1752|[[Zant]]}} Midna erupts with anger, and finishes off Zant once and for all with the power she holds as the Twilight Princess. After seing what she can do with only a shard of her ancestors powers, she is completely shocked.{{Ref|TP|1756|[[Midna]]}} Link and Midna proceed to take the Fused Shadows, and agree that they must go find Ganondorf, whom Zant told has been reborn in the Light World.{{Ref|TP|1754|[[Zant]]}} They leave, having ridding them of Zant for good.