When Link and princess Zelda investigate Zonai ruins in a cave beneath the castle, they witness the awakening of a mummified Ganondorf, whose powers then corrupt Link's arm, after which Hyrule Castle is sent floating upward into the sky.
As a malady known as the Blight ravages the land of Valisthea and its realms plunge into war, Clive Rosfield, the firstborn son of the Archduke of Rosaria, sets out on a dark, dangerous journey to revenge following a tragedy.
Set 300 years in the future, the player will assume the role of a customisable character who is a member of Constellation, an organization of space explorers.