EPISODE 108: XCALIBUR AOP 2! UNION OF THE WORLDS! THE FOURTH SESSION! THEMOUNTAIN OF OLYMPUS! THE ASCENT! THE SEAL OF IDENTITY PART XXVI: THE TERRANEANBLOODLINE LIMIT! THE BLADES OF HOPE PART III: EARTH: THE RECEPTOR OF LIFE!EARTH ELEMENT USERS: CARETAKERS OF DREAM KNIGHTS AND THEIR SIGILS PART II:RESTORING A DAMAGED SIGIL!
After exploring the Hall Of Earth which was very beautiful and filled with Life, we returned to our relatives, the Dream Knights.
"It looks like you're ready to begin" Aileen I said.
"As I said before, one part of a Terranean Dream Knight's Role is to prevent conflict by increasing the productive capabilities of the Earth. Throughout history, most Wars have been fought to acquire lands that are more fertile, to expand territory in order to support a growing population or to acquire resources. It is seldom that Wars are fought purely out of malice. That is why people tend to support them and we later find ourselves asking why so many people would support such a senseless cause. Even Wars fought purely out of malice usually have some resources as their immediate cause, remote causes usually arise as a means to justify the War. In short, by increasing the productivity of the Earth and ensuring that everyone has enough to support their livelihood, even Wars can be eliminated or at worst, drastically reduced in Scale. That is one role of a Terranean Dream Knight. This role is expressed in the production of resources related to the basic needs of every Human Being" Face explained.
"I see" I realized what he was getting at.
"Then there is a second role. Terranean Dream Knights are also the Caretakers Of Dream Knights and their Sigils" Face said.
"Caretakers...how?" Ciella asked curiously.
"You've heard about how sigils are developed and grow into Living Sigils right?" Face asked.
Ciella nodded. She began to feel slightly uneasy. She still hadn't come to terms with the fact that a sigil could potentially transform into a cursed weapon.
"You could liken the development of a Sigil to that of raising a Child. Both require feeding" Face said.
"A Sigil eats?!" Ciella exclaimed in awe.
"Yes, yes...it devours the Soul Of The Dream Knight" my Mom said with a smirk.
"It does what?!" Ciella exclaimed in horror.
"Not in a horror movie kind of way Ciella. Face said developing a Sigil is quite similar to raising a Child. To raise a Child, you have to feed, clothe and shelter them and to do these you need...what?" Victoria asked.
"Resources?" Ciella wondered.
"True, and to find those resources, you need creativity which is a mental ability predominantly associated with the Soul. In other words, you indirectly feed the Child, or Sigil with a piece of your own Soul" Victoria explained.
Ciella sighed in relief.
"If the Sigil or Child is healthy, you spend less and your expenditure is limited to feeding, clothing and shelter...as well as things like education which raises the child's knowledge. However...if the Child or Sigil is unhealthy...you spend extra on Medical Bills. This expenditure goes into what you can call 'Recovery Costs'. In other words, it takes a lot more effort to restore a damaged sigil than it does to develop a sigil. The damage may not necessarily be permanent however that depends on the Dream Knight to whom the Sigil belongs" Face said.
"The damage may not be permanent? So a cursed sigil can be restored?" Ciella seemed hopeful.
"Yes, it can. That's because people can change, they can grow and they can adapt. In a sense, a Sigil is also like a mirror that can reflect a Dream Knight's joys, pains, victories and frustrations. Any change in a Dream Knight's attitude or character traits can be reflected in a Sigil. If positive traits are focused into a Sigil after it is cursed and these positive traits grow in strength, the 'curse' can eventually be nullified. It's similar to the concept of pathogens versus antibodies. For the nullification to work, the positive traits must be directly antithetical to the negative and match the negative in strength and magnitude" Face explained.
"But from what you're saying, all of this can be achieved by the Dream Knight. How then do Earth Element Users play a role?" Ciella asked curiously.
"You've heard the saying 'No man is an island' right?" my Mom asked.
"Yes, it connotes interdependence" Ciella said.
My Mom smiled.
"Well, a person can be influenced by those around them for worse...or for better. Most of our perceptions are shaped by how we are treated by others, and as a Dream Knight, our reaction to how others treat us as well as the feelings evoked by that treatment can be channeled or manifest in a Sigil. Since a Sigil is the embodiment of a Dream Knight's identity, it's also a form of expression. If after reaching the point a Dream Knight's sigil transforms into a Cursed Weapon, they are treated with Kindness, the Kindness or Enhancing Atmosphere it evokes will exert influence on the Dream Knight which will in turn be channeled into their Sigil and might eventually restore it" my Mom explained.
"This ability of Terranenan Dream Knights is predominantly expressed through Craftsmanship through which we develop Augmentation Devices and Materials for the enhancement of a Dream Knight's Sigil. Keep in mind that a Dream Knight's sigil cannot be developed by anyone aside the Dream Knight to whom the Sigil belongs...however the Sigil can be enhanced by allies" Face explained.
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