Skyward Sword Story: Difference between revisions

''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' begins in a village called [[Skyloft]] atop an island floating in the clouds. The people of this village fly on large colorful birds called [[Loftwing]]s and worship a single [[goddess]], a statue of whom is located at the top of the island. All that the people of Skyloft know is the sky; the world above the clouds and their birds are their entire life. All that the people of skyloft know of the land below the clouds is from ancient texts that Gaepora keep, which tell of a place called the surface, but does not describe what lies down there.

[[Link]] is a seemingly normal boy living in Skyloft. He and [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] have grown up together and are very close friends. Zelda is the daughter of the headmaster of Skyloft, [[Gaepora]]. The game starts out with Link having a dream of a [[The Imprisoned|large, black monster]] in a forest area. In this dream, he hears a voice telling him it will soon be time to realize his destiny. A screech from Zelda's bird wakes him up to find a letter from Zelda telling him to come to see her in her new ceremony dress for the festival that is about to take place. Later there is a bird riders' competition (as part of the festival), the prize of which is given by Zelda herself. Link enters the competition with his recently rescued bird (after another competitor kidnapped it) and at the ceremony Zelda delivers a small statue that is then carried off by a bird. Link must then prove his skills as a birdrider by taking this statue from the bird. He and several other competitors chase after the lead bird, but as Link gets close to winning the other two riders attempt to stop him. Still, he eventually passes the test and is excited to tell Zelda.