Divine Beast Vah Ruta (Quest)

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==Overview==
After follows to , the prince will welcome him and invite him to meet in the . Once he arrives, will congratulate him for reaching the and introduce himself. When he notices the that carries, he finally recognizes him as the . However, he notices that does not seem to know who he is.
Upon hearing this, realizes that is why 's name was familiar to him, calling their meeting a fateful coincidence. is in awe that has returned, reminding him that they have met many times before. He starts to become nostalgic for the past, and since he heard a rumor of 's demise, he is relieved to see that he survived the . Whether says so or not, realizes that has lost his memory.
Despite 's amnesia, asks if he remembers , the princess of the . He is saddened to hear that he has no memories of her, as the two of them were close before the . The encourages to look out at , as seeing her face may cause him to remember. With no result, resigns himself to letting 's memory return with time. notices 's confusion and asks his father to stop his discussion of . While agrees, he expresses his humor in the fact that brought to without knowing.
After all the trials has faced , still has a request to make of him. is threatened to be washed away by the of , and the are unable to stop it on their own. As such, he asks for 's help in taming the . This shocks enough to finally speak up, where he expresses his repulsion to the idea of seeking assistance from a . His reaction disappoints , though admonishes him for speaking so rudely to both the and a gust. They have already decided that they must rely on a to help save , and believes is capable. supports his son's claim, citing 's status as a .
Currently, both and all of are endangered by 's , and so argues that the and must work together to avert the threat. protests again, blaming the ' abuse of the for the state of . He continues to condemn them, faulting 's death to the .
Despite 's complaints, explains 's power to generate . Recently, it has begun spouting this into the air, which has caused heavy through the . Though this does not seem like an issue for an aquatic race such as the , but if the continues to fill, the dam could burst, which would flood both and the downstream. The meeting is interrupted by a call from , and a view is shown of it emerging from the .
 explains that studied the before the . From her research, the have deduced that the orbs on 's shoulders control its generation, and they require to work. Since there is no flowing through them, however, the orbs have lost control. , a who is relatively resitant to , managed to shoot one of the orbs with a , which slowed the . Since they were only able to shoot it once, the eventually sped back up. As the are weak to , began to search for a who would be able to help.
 asks to use on the orbs so that they can begin to regulate the again. Pledging his aid, begs to help stop 's rampage. is shocked when explains he was already planning on doing so per 's instruction, as that means she is still alive. When he hears that she is trapped in , he expresses his surprise that both of them have been alive all this time. Though what happened a century ago can not be changed, believes that reclaiming the will help in the battle against .
Impressed by 's ambitions, promises to help. He believes it will be easy to climb inside once it has been calmed, and so he cheers on to join him. When agrees to work with , thanks him. He likens their meeting to destiny,. and so he offers a gift to demonstrate his faith in him. grants him the , which will help him climb like a does.
 is angered by him giving the to an outsider, as they are traditionally crafted by princesses for the future husbands. He asserts that, since it was made by herself, it is too important to be given to a . As he does not know of any relationship between and , sees no reason that he should be able to wear such . In his frustration, storms out of the . Once he is gone, remarks that does not change his mind easily. He excuses 's behavior, revealing that he was the one who taught when she was young, and so the two of them were very close. Since the , he has begun to hate , though asks to forgive his poor behavior.
Now that has left, however, remembers that he tasked him with locating the that they need. tells not to take 's anger to heart, before he leaves to work things out with him. Realizing that is going to reveal the truth to , sends to speak with himself. After this, the will begin.
In , will find and speaking in front of . When approaches, refuses to talk to him. reveals that there is something he needs to tell , which is that was the one had feelings for. Though he was a child at the time, grew up hearing stories from his father about 's love for . is shocked, but he quickly regains his composure and accuses of lying. He does not see how could be in love with a , especially . brings up the fact that has no memories, even when he looks at . However, argues him claim, saying that loved even if did not know. turns to look upon the , which triggers the "" .
After the concludes, notices that appears unwell. Even expresses concern, though he does not believe that simply remembered when it was convenient. He demands proof of 's feelings for , or else he will not reveal the location of the .
When equips the , will point out that it out to . Though he is at first skeptical, realizes that the fits perfectly. At 's confusion, explains that this is proof that crafted the for . He reveals that never told due to his hatred for .
 asks to share the location of the . Still surprised, turns to silently look up at . Even though he does not approve, acquiesces and agrees to help. He apologizes to for his rude behavior and decides to finally reveal the location of the .
On top of is , upon which is a monster that shoots . realizes that he is referring to the and reasons that taking its would be a good way to gather them quickly. Though it is a violent creature, is certain that is capable. estimates that will need to gather at least 20 . has no doubt in 's abilities. He informs that the fastest way to the would be to swim up the to the east of , which his will be helpful for. In the meantime, will be waiting at the , and he invites to join him after he has collected his . When agrees, is excited that they will be able to stop together.
 can reach by climbing the in and . Once there, can either sneak past the to collect its spent or defeat it for free reign of the area. After gathering 20 , can jump from to meet with below.
At , will be glad to see that is prepared. He ensures that has his and ready. When says he is ready, will express his excitement and jump into the . He points out the orbs on 's back, reminding that he must shoot them with his . plans on taking right up to water flow, which he can then swim up to shoot at the orbs. He expresses his confidence in and tells him to get on his back. When agrees, the pair will head out to face the .
As they approach , it will begin to respond to them, so decides to circle it until they have an opening. As will be focused on swimming, it will be 's responsibility to deflect any attacks. He anticipates will be using its powers against them,
After has shot all of the orbs, will point out that has stopped spouting . The raises up in the , so takes the opportunity to bring to an entrance. As they approach, remarks that this is where the real work starts and wishes luck. He compliments for cutting off flow of . When steps onto the platform, encourages him to show no fear. He bids farewell just as begins to rise. As he swims away, wishes for to finish what they have started.
When activates the , the 's will be registered. He will then hear the voice of , who is happy that he has finally arrived. With 's help, can be freed from the control of . instructs to retrieve a from the . Once the authenticates the , it will distill a for . This also grants a small amount of control over .
Now that has the , points out the five glowing markers that represent the locations of . The only way to reclaim the is to activate all of them, though warns to be careful.
When activated, each will authenticate the . After activating the first , will encourage not to give up. Once a second has been activated, will cheer on. will tell he is almost there after activating three . When there is only one left, expresses her faith in him. Once has activated the final , will direct him to start the . Once again, she reminds not to let his guard down.
When attempts to activate the , though, will begin to swarm around it. takes form behind him in the center of the room. warns to be careful, as this is a creation of . Though she tried her best, it ended up defeating her a century ago. However, she believes is ready to challenge .
Once has been defeated, the surrounding the will disappear and a will drop. After finally activating the , will appear to thank for freeing both her spirit and . As a spirit, decides that she no longer has need of her power, so she decides to gift to . A blue orb appears in front of her, which then makes its way and settles into 's chest.
Just a day before, cried and almost gave up hope on being freed. Now that is here, reveals that she has spent the last 100 years hoping to see him again. She makes him promise to use whenever he needs it. If does so, will be able to rest in peace. As begins to be teleported away, decides that she and must now fill their own roles. She expresses how honored they are to be able to support and promises to help destroy . She bids farewell, only asking that he save as he finally disappears.
With back under her control, pilots it out of the . They pass under , where they make their way through and up to a lake in the . sets its aim on . is relieved that they are able to be of use to and the rest of the . She explains that their purpose is to help 's fight against , specifically with ability to drawn power. As she looks over , reminds the that this is their last hope. By sealing , they will bring peace to the land once more. Running a hand over , claims that this will fulfill both of their duties.
Seeing , wonders if her father has been well. She wants him to know that she has followed her heart, though she apologizes for how she has made him worry. wishes she could see him again, just one more time.
 is returned to the entrance of , where he officially obtains . When he enters the , all of the will gather to celebrate his heroism. congratulates him on surviving his ordeal within . With the behind them, thanks for averting the flood. apologizes to for his poor behavior, and he now recognizes that was only thinking of saving . He and the rest of the council are thankful for all that he has done, admiting that they were wrong about . If would be able to forgive him one day, would be overjoyed.
As a reward, offers the contents of a nearby . He explains that it was a cherished belonging of , and he wants to keep it as a token of their friendship. Inside, will recover the .
 once again thanks for all that he has done, this time acknowledging 's role in helping . He notes how much his son has grown as of late, and when it is time, he believes will prove himself a worthy heir to the throne. is humbled by such praise. then remarks how wonderful it is to have back on their side.
Agreeing with his father, takes the opportunity to shake 's hand and thank him himself. To express his gratitude, will do a cheer for . The rest of the cheer for , after which the will be completed.
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File:BotW Zora Handshake.png| shaking 's hand
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