08-08-2007, 02:11 PM
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Re: [Altamira] Mer's Training
Oy! I totally didn't notice that! I'll get to it as soon as I can. Thanks, Altamira! Ok, here's my revised version. Sorry it took me so long to repost it! Work's been murder! *_*
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 bloodstains 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 had decided that I would start with the area of Lake Hylia, since I believed it to be the latest attack from the Twilight Demons. I closed my rucksack and strapped it to my belt, signifying the completion of my preparation. I walked to the land closest to the water and stared into the liquid blue. I gathered a handful of sparkling water into my cupped hands. I looked at the water and thought of how Hyrule is such a beautiful land. I slowly drank the water and sighed with satisfaction.
Since I know these waters well, I decided to jump in and swim to the Light Spirit’s cave across the way. I climbed up onto dry land and entered the sacred cave. I walked up to the raised land just above the water.
“O Great Light Spirit Lanayru...” I began. A great circle of light appeared from the center of the water and it opened up into Lanayru. “I have begun a great quest to slay all the creatures of the Twilight.” I bowed before his presence and paused. “Please guide me with your wisdom: what should I do first in my quest?” I bowed again, waiting for the spirit to reply.
“Go... to... the... Dome... It... is... a... great... school... of... learning... You... will... learn... much... about... what... you... will... need... to... do... ”
That said Lanayru disappeared into a large flash of light. Suddenly, a door appeared in the center of the water. I wondered how I could get to the door and where it led to. Without even thinking of questioning Lanayru’s wisdom, I began walking on the surface of water to the door. I noticed there was no handle on the door, but there was a picture of the Triforce in a circle in the center of the door. I touched it, and the door opened. A great flash of light burst forth, and I found myself in a room filled with many people in it. I looked for a chair and sat down. At the front of the room, a sign said “The Dome”.
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