I came across a bundle of ancient-looking papers in the halls of Everlast Tower, penned by a researcher as the Temple of Earth was being rebuilt into the tower that stands now.
"Observations of the Crystal"
Submitted by Victor S. Court
There among its pages I found a familiar name.
"The energy within the crystals may be categorized by their names, namely, fire, water, wind, and earth. The amplification effect of a crystal only extends to its corresponding element. For instance, the efficacy of this crystal extends to soil, land, mud, rock, and the like. It is for that reason the Orthodoxy names this the Earth Crystal."
"As for the method of extracting the energy it holds within..."
He must have been young when he wrote this report. Even then, he had a passion for the crystals. Obsession, really. Strong enough to cause even Agnès, Vestal of Wind, to entertain the possibility that desecration of the crystal might indeed serve some good.
A second research report. It's missing a considerable number of pages, but appears to be a continuation of the other.
"The Healing Waves Emanating from the Crystal"
Submitted by Victor S. Court
Healing Wave Research, pt.1
Two kinds of waves have been observed emanating from the Earth Crystal. The waves that amplify white magic efficacy were likely used by the Orthodoxy for benediction, healing, and exorcism. The waves that amplify black magic efficacy were likely used for retribution and attacks upon enemies of the faith.
Healing Wave Research, pt.2
The Lord Marshal ordered that only those waves that amplify white magic are to be extracted and utilized. A new technique wherein an extraction cable is attached to the surface of the crystal without doing it harm has greatly advanced our work.
If this report is to be believed, it was never the duchy's (or perhaps I should say the templar's) intention to utilize these energies for military purposes, but rather to exercise the utmost care in preserving the crystal while putting it to use combating disease and easing the people's suffering.
The third still-legible research document in the stack looks to have been written around the same time as the others, but the handwriting is different. More mature.
"Interim Report on Alchemical Life Research"
Submitted by Vincent S. Court
Alchemical Life Research, pt.1
A tome entitled "Alchemical Life" was found among a trove of forbidden volumes seized from the Orthodoxy. But rather than some book of the occult dealing in miracles and manifestations, it is an ancient book of medicine. It claims the crystal's white waves can stimulate an individual's cells, and the black waves can link cells between individuals.
Alchemical Life Research, pt.2
This so-called alchemical life is unstable, and keeping the resulting subjects alive comes at great difficulty.
This willingness to cast aside his research only furthers my amazement at the sincerity and zeal shown by the templar and all the duchy's researchers in the pursuit of medical science.
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Tales of Luxendarc: Where the airy lies
RandomWelcome to the world of Luxendarc, where chaos has begun to reign. How can it be stopped, and by whom? *Disclaimer: This work is completely inspired through the "bravely default" games by square Enix. All characters used from said titles are not my...
