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Zonai Siblings is the family ship between Rauru and Mineru from The Legend of Zelda fandom.
Canon[]
A long time ago, the Zonai have descended from the heavens and onto the surface with Mineru and Rauru being amongst them, and they bore special treasures called Secret Stones that amplify the powers of their users. Eventually the Zonai would eventually die out, leaving only Rauru and Mineru left in the world.
After Rauru discovered Princess Zelda, who had traveled from the future and is at a loss on how to get back, Rauru brings her to Mineru in hopes that she would be able to assist her. Mineru confirms that the Purah Pad that Zelda brought with her was not from their era and wanted to reinstate the warping abilities for it to work in this era but asks Zelda for permission to borrow the device which Zelda allows her to. Rauru then asks Mineru how Zelda can get back to her own time, which Mineru replies with an explanation that Secret Stones amplify the abilities of their users, with herself being able to separate her soul from her body, Rauru having the power to of light that can destroy evil, and Sonia having power over time itself, and Zelda happens to have both light and time powers and judging from the color and symbol on Zelda's Secret Stone it can only amplify her time power. Without Zelda's mastery over the power of time, as Secret Stones do not automatically grant them full experience over it, she won't get home that easily. Mineru brings up another alternative in the forbidden method called draconification, which involves the individual swallowing their Secret Stones to become an immortal dragon blessed with eternal life. Rauru comments that it is another way, though it is not a fast way to get back, which Mineru agrees, but she adds that there are more to the stories and becoming a dragon has always resulted in the draconified person losing themselves and become mindless thus the reason why it is disallowed. Rauru is disappointed that they ended back to square one, though he decides to go through the first method and help Zelda improve on her time powers.
After Ganondorf assassinates Sonia to steal her Secret Stone and become the Demon King, Rauru, Zelda, Mineru and the Sages congregate at the Forgotten Temple where the Zora Sage of Water informs Rauru that the last free Gerudo Village has fallen. As Rauru declares that Hyrule's only hope is for him to defeat the Demon King, but Mineru objects and tells him that the Demon King isn't someone that he would be able to stop all by himself, but he has the support of the Gerudo, Goron, Zora, and Rito leaders, and Princess Zelda, while she adds that he can also always count on her as well. Rauru then brings them to another chamber where the Zora, Goron, Rito, and Gerudo Sages accept their Secret Stones before they make their vows to serve Rauru and save Hyrule. During the battle, Rauru and the Sages fought intensely, though the Demon King's power overwhelmed them and Mineru ended up suffering the most as she collapses completely while Rauru managed to successfully seal Ganondorf away and ends up perishing, while Mineru eventually lost her life, though she still wants to make up for her own failures and enters the Purah Pad and given to the Construct Stalwart by Zelda, before she turns into the Light Dragon to heal the damaged Master Sword.
During the epilogue, Mineru will promise the now human Princess Zelda that she will let Rauru and Sonia know that they care before she leaves the world.
Fanon[]
Zonai Siblings is a rareship within the Zelda community although it does have its followers. Due to their somewhat limited interactions in the cutscenes, their relationship was not given much depth aside from Rauru asking Mineru for help on how to return Zelda home and their brief interaction during The Sages Vow cutscene. Other than that, fans do appreciate their relationship and those who believed that they could have given their relationship more exposure in their fanfics by having them have sibling rivalries with each other in their youth or they would get along just fine in an effort to make them more interesting.
Fandom[]
FAN FICTION
- Mineru & Rauru tag on AO3
