The Mothercrystals/Plot Details

Ancient Flames Beckon (pt.1) - Spire of Holla, Spire of Dem, Spire of Mea

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Ancient Flames Beckon (pt.2) - Spire of Holla, Spire of Dem, Spire of Mea

???: You shouldn't move any closer...

Nag'molada: Amazing.
I don't know who you are, but I commend you on your ability to make it this far.

Nag'molada: There she is. The mothercrystal.
Well, what do you think?

Nag'molada: Can't you feel her power? Can't you feel her marvelous light streaming through your body? Can't you feel the endless joy she brings?

Nag'molada: The light from this crystal feeds our souls and keeps us alive... It keeps the whole world alive.

Nag'molada: And that is why we cannot forgive any who attempt to harm the crystal.

Nag'molada: !?
Who are...
What are you doing here!?

Nag'molada: That... That darkness...!

???: The end of Vana'diel...
The world stands on the brink of oblivion.

???: The final battle betwixt the Twilight God and the Dawn Goddess is at hand.

???: And not a single soul shall escape its devastation...

The Mothercrystals - La Theine Plateau, Konschtat Highlands, Tahrongi Canyon

Ayame: Hm...? Someone seems to have arrived here before us.

Ayame: Player name, state your reason for coming here.

Cid: Calm down, Ayame. He's/She's an adventurer. It's his/her job to go adventuring.

Cid: We're here to investigate something. It could get pretty dangerous, so I suggest taking a few steps back if you know what's good for you.

Wolfgang: Why, Cid. What business do you have here today?

Cid: Well, if it isn't little Wolfgang. How have you been?

Cid: We're here to check out the Crystal Line. Recently I've been receiving some very strange readings from this area.

Cid: According to the data retrieved by a Republican party that visited here last month, the once stable energy flow has begun to fluctuate.

Cid: I've never seen such high readings...

Cid: The flow of energy is so overwhelming that the Telepoint you see over there was shattered to pieces! And now there are reports that a giant beast appeared over the sea, just to the north of Delkfutt's Tower.

Cid: I have a bad feeling that these two events are connected, and that they're warning us of something worse to come.

Wolfgang: ...
I understand that research inclines you to pursue these matters. However, I ask that you leave the investigation to the duchy.

Cid: Eh?
So the duchy knows the cause of all these strange phenomena?

Wolfgang: Not exactly.
We have numerous parties investigating the situation. However, many of those sent into the field have...vanished.

Wolfgang: We cannot allow anymore accidents. The damage to Vana'diel would be great if we were to lose such an important engineer as you, Cid.

Cid: Hah!
Let me guess... The scientists back in Jeuno told you to get rid of all those who got in their way.

Cid: Who do they think they are!?
Come to think of it, I have good reason to believe that it's those lunatics that are causing all this trouble!

Ayame: Wh-what is going on!?

Ancient Flames Beckon (pt.3) - Spire of Holla, Spire of Dem, Spire of Mea

???: .........
...can...feel it...
.........

???: ......
...This dream......
......Whose...can it...be...?
......

The Mothercrystal - Hall of Transference

Nag'molada: Hah, so you've finally arrived.
I heard that you were poking your nose into matters at the second crag, so I naturally assumed that this would be the next place you'd visit.

Nag'molada: Hm? Alone, are we?
Well, I see you are not as foolish as I thought. You may think you have the upper hand now, but I, too, have a few tricks up my sleeve.

Nag'molada: The only thing I care about is that boy. One less adventurer in my way would only be a benefit to me.

Nag'molada: Wolfgang. Kill him/her.

Wolfgang: But sir...
While he/she was seen with the boy, our research on him/her has turned up no evidence of any other connections. I do not feel that Player name's crimes warrant his/her death.

Nag'molada: Wolfgang, you asked what the purpose behind this place was, and I'm certain I explained matters clearly.

Nag'molada: It is a citadel, built to protect the mother of all life on Vana'diel--the crystal.

Nag'molada: Only we know that secret--and as the secret's keepers, we are eternally bound to this place as her protectors.

Nag'molada: However, darkness has already befallen the crystals within two of the crags. The boy was present at both, and it was Player name who led him.

Wolfgang: B-but...what of proof?

Nag'molada: Proof? What more proof do we need? Where Player name is, the boy is sure to follow.

Nag'molada: And here he is now.

Nag'molada: You, boy without a name, you know the darkness of which I speak.
The darkness that the Dawnmaidens have feared for thousands of years.

Nag'molada: The darkness that eats away at the very soul of Vana'diel.
The darkness known as the "Emptiness."

Nag'molada: And you.
You were born with the Emptiness. You brought it with you into our world.
From where did you bring it?

???: ...

Nag'molada: Not going to answer, are we?
Wolfgang, do you need any more proof?

Nag'molada: Do not forget your duty as the captain of the Ducal Guard. Any more hesitation in your decision-making and you'll end up like your father...

Nag'molada: You. Does the specimen need to be alive for us to collect sufficient data?

???: Of course not, sir.

Wolfgang: He... He didn't fight back?
Why...?

Nag'molada: !?

Ancient Flames Beckon (pt.4) - Spire of Holla, Spire of Dem, Spire of Mea

Nag'molada: That evil boy has released the darkness!

Nag'molada: The Emptiness is destruction that knows not of its destructive force.
Even the Dawnmaidens, who fear neither man nor god, tremble in the presence of this hideous darkness.

Nag'molada: The Emptiness is...?

Nag'molada: How...!

Nag'molada: Why can he touch the crystal!?

???: You...
You will never betray me.

???: The will of the crystal is aligned with the will of this world.

???: Yes... That which was broken into five parts...

???: There will be no salvation.

???: It exists within the soul of every living person.
We are all "vessels."

???: Let us pray.
To the goddess... To all the gods...