Chapter 2

Finding the First Shard

When Impa and I reached the town of Rauru, the sun was setting, painting the sky orange and purple. I decided to speak with the town elder first, as it was more important than buying a new sword at the moment. "The elder lives in that house." Impa pointed to the tallest house in town, "I will wait."

I knocked on the door; the sound of my fist against the wooden door seemed to echo. An old man opened the door moments later; he was wearing a long blue robe, and had a long white beard. "Can I help you?" He asked in a deep, raspy, voice. "I'm here because I heard you knew about a shard of the Triforce."

The old man shrank back behind the door. "Did Impa send you?" He whispered. I nodded, "Come inside, quickly." I stepped in, and he rushed to close the door. "I'm sorry, Gannon's minions are everywhere and I have to make sure no one else is listening. The first Triforce piece is protected by a dragon named Aquamentus, hidden deep inside a temple filled with monsters." He said, as he ran to close and cover all the windows. The room was very dusty and there were tomes everywhere, and there was a table next to a staircase. I couldn't help but noticed there was a black case on the floor nearby that table, for some reason I was drawn to open it, but I decided not to. "Where is the temple?"

He finally slowed down, "The temple, called Eagle, is north of here. I have a map I can show you, excuse me." He went to the set of stairs going down, and a minute later he came back with his map. The elder set it on the table and I stepped closer to see where he was pointing. "Here's Rauru, and here's Eagle." The temple was set close to the sea and it looked like there was a long bridge leading to it.

I thanked him and I made my way to leave when he called me. "Wait! It's dangerous to go alone, take this." I turned around and saw he was opening the dusty, black case. He took out a beautiful sword, it looked brand new, and it looked really sharp. "This is a magical sword; I had it for many years. It can sometimes shoot beams at opponents. I think it can be of help to you." I gently took it from him, and I slid it into the sheath he gave me. "Thank you, this helps a lot."

I went back outside and saw Impa waiting for me. "Oh-ho, I see he gave you his magical sword! He must really trust you." She laughed, "Are you going?" I nodded, "Yes, but I think I will head home for tonight and set out tomorrow."

"Sounds like a good plan, I better get back to the castle and see if everyone is all right." She looked up at the castle towers in the distance. I didn't like the thought of Impa walking to the castle alone. "Oh, that can be dangerous, you are already being hunted! I should go with you." But she fixed her eyes back on me and just smiled. "No, your quest is far more important. I will see if anyone else can take me there. I'll be safe, don't worry. You go home and get some sleep, and may you have luck on your journey."

I didn't want to leave her behind, but I smiled and told her goodbye.

Before I knew it, I was following the same dirt road that led me to this quest. It only happened a few hours ago, but it felt so long. I walked by some houses, and there were a few people still outside.

I came to a house that was about the same size as a lot of the houses here and made of fine wood unlike the others that were made from bricks, and there was a wooden dummy next to the side of it. This was my house, it wasn't much, but it was home. I took a step to the entrance and went inside; the living room had a table in the center and a chair at one end of it. The rug underneath the table had a subtle shade of blue, and was big enough to cover most of the room. There was an unlit hearth where I would prepare food. The ceiling was high, and there were shelves with trinkets on them.

I removed my equipment and walked to another room that was to the side of the hearth, and I put everything leaning against my dresser. I didn't realize how tired I was until I went to bed, and soon I was fast asleep.

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When I woke up next morning it took me a while to remember what happened the day before. I got up and had eggs for breakfast, and then I took my equipment and left home… I knew I wouldn't return for a while.

I was walking north when I thought to go to a shop and buy supplies. On the way to the shop, Impa crossed my mind, I wonder if she has left already, and if so, did she get to the castle safely? My concern for her distracted me so I didn't even hear the shopkeeper's greeting to me as I walked into the store. I tried to pull my thoughts together and think about what I needed for this journey.

"I will buy some dried meat, some bread and a flask of water." I decided, "All right, that will be twenty-nine rupees." I handed him one red rupee, one blue, and four green.

I still couldn't believe I was leaving, or if I would ever return… But soon enough, the town was moving behind me. It was still early in the morning, with light pinks and blues above me. I took out my map to make sure I was still heading in the right direction; I was approaching a pond when I heard something call. I looked up and saw a guay coming straight towards me, but it was easily taken down with my new sword. It's going to take me longer to get to the temple with monsters in the way!

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I must have been walking for an hour and a half, but it felt like five hours. Monsters have been attacking nonstop, and I was beginning to lose hope, when suddenly I found the bridge on the ocean that was on the map! I was careless and made a dash for it.

I was nearly blown away by a zora's fireball.

I took out my shield just in time when another bolt came rushing to me, but it sent me rolling back. Those bolts were too powerful! I tried to avoid the hits and run to the bridge. Zora, also known as Zola was a monster that was mainly fish, with dark blue scales and red fins on the side of their heads. They lived in rivers and were pretty territorial. I only relaxed once the wooden surface of the bridge was beneath me.

I looked up and was surprised to see the temple right in front of me. Eagle was tall and dark, with dying trees surrounding it. Just by looking at it, one could tell it wasn't a safe place, and it was really old. My heart was pounding in my ears, so I took a moment to steady my breathing and then I forced a step down the stairs and inside the dangerous box-shaped temple.