Mysticals: The Crimson Chaos

30: Tracking Chaos

September 9, 545
6:31 PM

Vianne has arrived in the nearly destroyed grand theater arena. Arbulet can be seen sitting in a corner, wearing the ninja suit that was given to him as a parting gift from Ylhaya Protocol. The same goes for Liam, Vesper, and Maia. Rennard is already wearing his mobility gear before the concert started because Rennard loves to fly with his mobility gear and he occasionally goes to the forest to train his flying skills. Arbulet is equipped with Katana, Vesper is equipped with Dual Blades, Maia is equipped with Lash, and Rennard is equipped with various firearms.

Vianne greets them and inquires about their current situation. Liam informed Vianne that they were attempting to locate Adrian Lynch and Aria. So far, Adrian Lynch has not attempted to absorb Aria's powers, leaving the team to speculate about Adrian's likely future actions.

Armon has returned to the grand theater arena. Armon's meditation is complete, and he has successfully recast the silver seal on his blood. If Armon had continued to use the Crimson Chaos magic, the effect would have corrupted him.

Vianne notifies the team that The Epidemic has escaped, but they are unable to determine its direction or current location. According to Vianne, the Epidemic must have realized that utilizing the Haunele bacteria would reveal its location.

Armon can perceive Aria's presence but can't pinpoint where it is. Vianne recognizes Armon's judgment. Vianne informs Armon that his wind powers can reach Aria. If it can reach Aria, then Aria is within the territory of Dark Island. Armon becomes aware of the situation. Armon uses his wind abilities to communicate with the wind in order to locate Aria.

Armon has talked with the wind. The wind whispered to Armon that the winds could also feel the presence of Aria but surprisingly, the winds couldn't reach Aria. The destination of the wind ends at the wild region of Dark Island.

Vianne analyzes the situation and immediately came up with the answer. Vianne explains to everyone that the Dark Island consists of four regions. The City, The Rural, The Wild, and The Unstable. They are currently in the city region and the closest region to the city is the rural region. In order to access the wild region, the rural region must be crossed. The unstable region lies within the depths of the wild region. The unstable region is a hazardous and dangerous region. The elemental energy of that environment is lethally unstable. 

Everyone understood Vianne's message which implies that Adrian Lynch and Aria might be in the unstable region of the Dark Island. Rennard has become worried for Aria. He asks Vianne why would Adrian Lynch go to the unstable region of Dark Island.

Vianne suspects Adrian Lynch is in the Temple of Leech Dragon. The temple is located in the depths of unstable regions, making it exceedingly isolated. Vianne tells that the ancient civilization utilized the Temple of Leech Dragon to worship the Leech Dragon, one of the mystical eight beasts. However, because the Leech Dragon had no concern about its people, it consumed them all and used their souls to increase its energy and might.

With this theory, Vianne also came up with another theory that Adrian Lynch must have control over the Leech Dragon which explains his survival in a very unstable environment. If Adrian can control the Leech Dragon, he might be able to use it to absorb Aria's crimson chaos power.

Rennard and Armon have become worried for Aria. They insist on going to the unstable region immediately to save Aria. Vianne forbids them because the location of the temple is hidden. If they start searching in the unstable region, it won't be long before the unstable elemental energy in the environment kills them.

Everyone feels desperate for solutions to save Aria. Vianne proposes an idea for them to enter the unstable region safely. Vianne knows a potion that protects the user from the harm of elemental energy in the environment. However, the formula for the potion is very outdated and the environment today has already changed.

Maia wants to know the formula of the potion because she might find a way to tweak its formula for it to be usable in the current environment. Vianne agrees and calls Agent Minion to deliver a copy of the potion to Dark Island.

After a few minutes, Agent Minion arrived thanks to the speedy vehicle of Ylhaya Protocol. Agent Minion hands the copy of the formula to Vianne and Vianne hands the copy of the formula to Maia.

Maia analyzes the formula and noticed some irregularities in the ingredients and mix. Maia noticed that the ingredient used for the formula is not a high-quality material for creating a potion against elemental energy. Vianne leaves Maia to tweak the formula and create a new recipe for the formula in their home.

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Arbulet: So, have you tracked him yet?

Liam: Not yet. This modified device is scanning the entire island non-stop. It doesn't detect any traces of Crimson Chaos Energy from the past hour. 

Rennard: I am curious about that device. How come it can detect the crimson chaos energy?

Liam: This device is powered by Mystic Light. It's a concentration of light waves that is enclosed like a battery. It serves as the battery for this device. The device is then programmed to use the energy of mystic light as a signal wave across the island to scan the island. So basically, The device consumes a portion of mystic light to perform a scan.

Rennard: Wow. I didn't understand anything of it but it sounds cool.

Arbulet: Mystic Light? Is that the ultimate power source of this continent?

Liam: Yep. The Mystic Light is harvested from the light emitted by the Mystic Crystal. The Mystic Crystal is located at the center of Main Island. You can see a tall tower there that glows brightly at its peak. That glow comes from the Mystic Light of Mystic Crystal.

Arbulet: I see. How is the Mystic Light harvested from the Mystic Crystal?

Liam: I am not entirely sure... But from what I have learned so far, the Mystic Crystal is enclosed in a powerful and heavy machine. The machine is built to convert the light waves coming from the Mystic Crystal into a solid grain. The grain is compressed together with other grains and turns into a battery-like object.

Arbulet: What happens to the mystic light battery if it's destroyed?

Liam: When the battery is exposed to high pressure, the battery will explode. The grains will magically turn back into light waves and scatter in the air.

Rennard: You've been using that tracking device for so long now. How come the battery is not drained yet?

Liam: Just like what Arbulet said, it's an ultimate power source. A small battery contains a vast amount of energy. It could even power up an entire city for a few days.

Rennard: Woah... The Mystic Light of Mystic Crystal is indeed powerful... I wonder what's the power of the Mystic Crystal itself...

Liam: In the continent of Herule, each kingdom has a temple for its respective crystal. Their crystal represents their country's element. A single crystal can change the landscape of the land, summon creatures, and create life. The crystals are equivalent to the power of gods. So I think it applies the same to our Mystic Crystal.

Rennard: Wait, so you're saying that there are other powerful crystals out there in the world?!

Liam: Yes. It's very important to safekeep these crystals because if they fell into the wrong hands, the world could face a threat.

Rennard: I see... 

//After 30 minutes, Vesper and Maia have returned with a new recipe for the potion against unstable elemental energy//

Vesper: We're back! The creation of the potion's updated recipe is a success, thanks to Maia's talent.

Vianne: Great. Can you give me the potion so I could analyze it?

Maia: Sure. Here you go.

//Maia hands Vianne a sample of the potion with the updated formula//

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