Guidance from Ages Past

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==Overview==
Behind a mysterious door on in the , found a mysterious Zonai relic on a pedestal. When he activated the relic behind a Zonai gate, a door below him opened up and the relic fired a beam of light down to the surface. Link then heard a mysterious female voice, who told him to follow the light.
Link followed the light down the ground while carrying the relic with him and ended up on a giant owl-like statue at . With the relic, it opened up a path underground. He found another pedestal and placed the relic. The pedestal's platform moved and transported Link down into the . Link then heard the woman's voice, urgently told him that she and he "must meet."
Arriving somewhere down in the depths, Link, found a ruin ahead of him. Upon closer inspection, he found a hollowed pedestal that resembles a humanoid construct. He placed the carried relic that appeared to look like the head. The same voice echoes, who then introduces herself as . Expected to meet Link, Mineru instructs him that she must have a body before they can finally meet. She points out to four nearby storehouses in the area that contain the parts to build Mineru a construct to allow them to take physical form.
Link headed towards these storehouses, each containing a part needed to construct Mineru's body, locked behind a gauntlet of ruins in disrepair. Eventually, Link managed to assemble all the four remaining parts of the construct and Mineru finally takes form in the body of the construct.
Expressed her gratitude, Mineru discloses that she must find the Secret Stone to be complete. She marked the location on the map and then the duo arrived at the location: the . As they delve under, they are ambushed by a construct possessed by Gloom. Together, Link and Mineru defeat the corrupted construct and were able to claim the Secret Stone.
Link then found himself in an apparitional realm and meets Mineru in person: A Female {{|Zonai}}, the . She told she was sent to guide him and help him in any way in his quest. Mineru granted Link her vow and gave her the blessing of the Sage of Spirit.
To help in Link's quest, Mineru first explained the history of Hyrule. The first king, her young Zonai brother Rauru, and the first queen, the Hyrulean . Together they founded the first Kingdom of Hyrule and forged alliances with various races. However, the High Cheiftain, , betrayed the kingdom and stole Sonia's secret stone after he took her life. He used the stone to become the Demon King and unleashed monstrous apparitions to rule the world in darkness. Rauru and the five sages, including , fought against the Demon King but were overpowered. As a final measure, Rauru used his body to seal the Demon King's heart and put him into centuries-long stasis.
Mineru was grievously wounded from the battle and had a few days to live. Consulted by Zelda, she planned to use herself as a conduct of sacred light to restore the 's strength into the soon-to-be present time. Despite Mineru's objection, she understood Zelda's decision and vowed to take responsibility for the Demon King's awakening, by helping her swordsman entourage in the distant present-future.
Mineru pointed out that the Master Sword is the only hope of defeating the Demon King. Mineru instructed him to find the sacred tree, to which he knows as the , where Zelda intended to meet with him when Link is ready to reclaim the Master Sword from Zelda. Mineru stayed behind at the temple to make preparations, but assured that Link may call on her anytime using her Sage's vow.
==Objectives==
==Notes==
* This quest can be initiated without completing , but the obscuring dense cloud and thunderstorms will make navigation very difficult.
==Trivia==
* This main quest is the only "" in the game where it takes place mostly in the overworld, particularly in .
==Nomenclature==