Assignment 1:
Landed: My Arrival at the Dome
I remember the day I found out about my mother’s horrific death. After completing my Sorcerer’s Training at the Tower of Fangs, I returned to my family’s small cabin near Lake Hylia. When I arrived, however, total chaos was the first to greet me. My house was completely destroyed; all that remained were the bittersweet memories of my childhood before I left for the Tower of Fangs. My mother was nowhere in sight (my father had already died when I was five, so I only had to look for my mother), but there were extraordinary blood stains in small puddles throughout the grass. I walked toward the pile of rubble that was once my house. The Goddesses are laughing at me, I thought. All of a sudden, I heard a strange sound coming from the sky. I hadn’t noticed it before, but the land around me had grown dark, casting shadows that blanketed Lake Hylia in darkness. I looked up into the sky and noticed there was a rather large dark hole, almost as if some child had torn a piece of the sky off. I then realized that this destruction was the work of those darned Twilight demons. With Din as my witness, I vowed then and there that I would slay every last creature of the Twilight even if it killed me.

Today is the day that I leave for my travels throughout Hyrule. It will be a long journey, but my training will help me to complete my task. I have decided that I will start with the area of Lake Hylia, since I believe it to be the latest attack from the Twilight Demons. I close my rucksack and strap it to my belt, signifying the completion of my preparation. I walk to the land closest to the water and stare into the water. I gather a handful of blue, sparkling water into my cupped hands. I look at the water and think of how Hyrule is such a beautiful land. I slowly drink the water and sigh with satisfaction.

Since I know these waters well, I decide to jump in and swim to the Light Spirit’s cave across the way. I climb up onto dry land and enter the sacred cave. I walk up to the raised land just above the water. “O Great Light Spirit Lanayru...” I begin. A great circle of light appears from the center of the water and it opens up into Lanayru. “I have began a great quest to slay all the creatures of the Twilight.” I bow before his presence and pause. “Please guide me with your wisdom: what should I do first in my quest?” I bow again, waiting for the spirit to reply.

“Go.....to.......the.......Dome........It........i s...........a.............great.........school.... ....of............learning.............You........ ...will.............learn.............much........ ..about...........what...........you..........will .............need................to.............do ...................”
With that said, Lanayru disappears after a big flash of light emerges. Suddenly, a door appears in the center of the water where Lanayru was. I wonder how I should get to the door and where it leads to. Without even thinking of questioning Lanayru’s wisdom, I begin walking on the surface of water to do the door. I notice there is no handle on the door, but there is a picture of the Triforce in a circle in the center of the door. I touch it, and the door opens. A great flash of light bursts, and I find myself in a room filled with many people in it. I look for a chair and sit down. At the front of the room, a sign says “Altamira’s Homeroom”.

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