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The old man appears after he descends the tower. A splash of blue liquid, so similar to what he’d woken up in, and suddenly, the Slate has part of a map. The Sheikah Slate activates it, and a tower rises under his feet. He finds another pedestal, near-hidden under some large rocks. The act of fighting is so intimately familiar he doesn’t even need to think about it. The tree branches break, so he takes their weapons, stronger and more durable, and fights his way through. The ease with which he ends them ought to feel confusing, but somehow, only feels right. He has a few tree branches that he’s picked off of the ground, by then. They are cruel, malicious creatures, armed with wooden clubs, brittle swords, and bows and arrows. There are creatures, monsters, on the way. The Sheikah Slate provides him a place to go to. He’s unfamiliar, but he looks at Link with something a bit too intense to be curiosity. Not too far down is a fire, and a large, old man with a lantern and a cloak. The ground slopes downwards and to the right, from the entrance to the cave he’d emerged from. It’s a fact, one that he is as sure of as his own name. The word cements itself in his mind as he sees it. There is a strange, dark, pink swirl surrounding it, and just looking at it brings a chill to everything that is good and right. A castle is also present, but it stands in stark contrast to the beauty of the world around it. Outside is a picturesque view, lush green land, mountains in the distance, snowy peaks and an angry volcano both. “ You are the light -our light- that must shine upon Hyrule once again. He does so, of course, and the door opens. Better than the undergarments he had been wearing, but not by much.Īnother pedestal at the end of the next room, and the voice directs him to hold the Sheikah Slate up to it. Two stone chests, and he finds a few tattered, threadbare clothes.

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He cannot remember ever having seen it before, but it takes only a moment before he’s able to activate it.Ī series of columns shift, and rise into the ceiling. It will help guide you after your long slumber.” The voice directs, and Link does so shortly. Lines of orange light pulse their way across it. As he approaches, the pedestal shifts, and offers up to him a strange, rectangular device, also glowing with blue light. It glows with blue light, and Link moves over to it. He stands, and he sees not too far away a pedestal. There is light, and it comes from the stone, pulsing with shining blue. The room is sealed, and appears to be fashioned entirely from black and brown stone. He wakes, lying in a strange bed, blue liquid draining away from his body. He knows, in these early moments, very little, and it is only thanks to the voice that he regains his name so quickly. “ Wake up, Link.”, says the voice, and so the Hero does. It is a tale with an unfortunate beginning, but also a happy ending. It is a tale of a Hero, awoken, without memory or identity, in a strange, ancient cave, with naught but a voice to guide him. These are the words that begin a lengthy tale. Since we're up to, like, thirty thousand words now, this probably does deserve a thread of its own.

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