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0,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_000","Ever a sight for sore eyes, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. By now it's no secret, but we can't well continue our work without you."
1,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_001","As always, let us begin by taking stock of the situation. Through our previous investigation, we learned that the founders had sealed away the primal Eureka on this isle."
2,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_002","However, Ejika then came along and, acting at Eureka's behest, sabotaged the proto-aetheryte─what may be considered the beating heart of the ward. On account of which the ward has ceased to function."
3,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_003","For a blessing, we discovered a way to restore it: by infusing magicite with copious amounts of aether to create a new focal point. It took considerable time and effort, but the preparations are now ready. All that remains is to reach the primal and seal it away once more."
4,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_004","In order to do that, as per our original objective, we must gain entry to the Students' headquarters. However, this has been rendered complicated owing to a number of factors."
5,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_005","Aside from lying beyond impassable terrain, the structure is protected by a ward of its own─did you ever doubt it? Ordinarily, members of the Students are able to teleport inside, but the high concentration of aether we've measured makes doing so extremely dangerous. We must ascertain the conditions first, or we risk not emerging from the Lifestream."
6,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_006","So I've a mind to enter via the “back door,” as it were. Yet this method of ingress, too, isn't without its problems, but it's better to explain it out in the field."
7,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_007","...And that's where we stand. Now, before we set out, there's one last matter I'd like to attend to."
8,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_008","You see, I had tasked the expedition scholar with researching legends pertaining to Eureka. Call it a scholar's hunch, but I thought that a hint might be scrounged from amongst the tales. But come, let us see what the good scholar has dug up for us."
9,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_010","Greetings, Mistress Krile, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Mistress<Else/>Master</If> <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! May I assume you have come about the legends?"
10,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_011","Indeed we have. Did your efforts bear fruit?"
11,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_012","They did, I'm pleased to say. First of all, it must be noted that there are several legends describing the forbidden land, Eureka."
12,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_013","Despite their many divergences, however, all are united in one detail: that Eureka was a repository for transcendent weapons hidden beneath the Crystal Tower."
13,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_014","Combining this fact with your account of Eureka's avatar forging a blade for Master Ejika, I'm led to conclude that the primal possesses the ability to create weapons."
14,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_015","Weapons forged by a primal, put in the hands of mortals... What could possibly go wrong?"
15,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_016","In <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> visions, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Mistress<Else/>Master</If> <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> heard the words “exposure places the bearer's very soul at hazard,” did <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> not? I take that to mean that those who wield such weapons are at risk of becoming the primal's vessel."
16,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_020","This calls to mind Urianger's report on the Dark Divinity, Odin, and his sword Zantetsuken. The primal was not the rider, but the weapon."
17,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_021","Odin is said to have appeared during the age of the Allagan Empire. It may well be that Zantetsuken was forged by Eureka."
18,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_030","Recognizing the danger, the Allagans sealed Eureka's weapons beneath the Crystal Tower. And this gave rise to the myriad legends of a “forbidden land”..."
19,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_031","Curious, though... Assuming Eureka was born of prayers, one would expect a deity the likes of Byregot to manifest. A brawny smithy working the forge."
20,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_032","Yet what we have is a primal possessed of an autonomous avatar, which goes around promising power and glory. Not the kind of entity that would arise from homespun legends. No, it feels all too purposeful. Calculated."
21,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_033","But such musings are for another time. I have some few things to prepare in order to make use of the aforementioned back door. In the meantime, would you go and pay Gerolt a visit?"
22,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_034","I understand he's devised yet more ways to ease your labors. Come and find me when you're done speaking with him."
23,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_035","A moment, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Mistress<Else/>Master</If> <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. There is one more matter I wish to speak with you about."
24,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_036","It pertains to the members of the Students believed trapped inside the headquarters. We've been speaking of rescue, but based on what we know, that may be an overly optimistic view."
25,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_037","The concentration of aether we've measured inside the tower is, to be blunt, not conducive to life. Certainly not over long periods. And all this time, there's been no observable movement from within."
26,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_038","Of course, the Students are knowledgeable and skilled folk, and they may have found some way to survive. But even as we cling to this hope, we should prepare ourselves for the worst."
27,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_039","Forgive me for bothering you with gloomy talk. I won't keep you any longer; pray go and seek out Master Gerolt!"
28,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_040","I'm sorry, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, but my preparations will take a while. Have you spoken with Gerolt yet?"
29,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_050","Everything sorted with Gerolt? Excellent. Let us set out at once!"
30,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_051","...Is what I'd like to say, but I'm afraid I need more time to complete my tasks."
31,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_052","Rather than standing idle at camp, though, may I suggest you acquaint yourself with the area outside? I should be able to complete my tasks meanwhile."
32,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_053","You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 51."
33,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_060","I'm sorry, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, but I need more time to complete my tasks. May I suggest you acquaint yourself with the area outside?"
34,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_061","You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 51."
35,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_070","Apologies for the wait! We now have everything we need to make use of the back door. To be sure, there's still a couple of things that require doing out there."
36,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_071","First, let us head to the Central Columns. It's due south of here, at the Val River Source. I'll explain everything once we arrive."
37,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_072","Oh, and I should mention that, from this point on, I'll be delegating the bulk of my duties to the good scholar. If you ever want for guidance, she's the first person you should seek out. Without further ado, then!"
38,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_080","<pant> Once again, I'm reminded of this isle's dangers... <pant> And how much of a boon you are to our efforts."
39,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_081","Without the lessons of your field investigations to draw upon, I don't think I would've made it here in one piece."
40,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_082","So, the back door. It's an aetherbridge that conveys you to the tower's entrance, built for those who lack the ability to teleport."
41,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_083","It's usable only by those with special permission, and right now it's not usable at all due to the obstruction in the Lifestream."
42,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_084","In order to restore operation, we must repair the three sets of columns of the aetherbridge."
43,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_085","This requires that we seek out spots of pooled aether..."
44,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_086","...And deploy these regulators to restore the flow. I would be grateful if you could assist with this task."
45,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_087","According to my readings of the nearby area, the aether has pooled in two locations along the river source, one in the north and another in the south."
46,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_088","I will search in the north, if you would do likewise in the south. You should have luck looking east of the Aetherbridge Foundation."
47,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_090","Leave this area to me and see to the south, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. You should have luck looking east of the Aetherbridge Foundation."
48,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_100","By my readings, I presume you've found and rectified the pooled aether. Excellent. With some minor adjustments, these columns will be in good order again."
49,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_101","This may take a little time, though, so sit tight for now. Or go and smite the local wildlife if you prefer. I'd certainly welcome fewer of them snapping at my heels."
50,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_102","You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 54."
51,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_110","I'm still working on the adjustments. Be patient just a little longer."
52,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_111","You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 54."
53,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_120","The adjustments are complete, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Let's put our handiwork to the proof, shall we?"
54,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_121","Yes, everything appears to be in order. Hopefully the remaining two sets of columns will prove no more difficult."
55,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_122","With that, let us make for the Western Columns. It's just south and east of Unverified Research. Right, silent as a mouse, silent as a mouse..."
56,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_130","B-By the gods, but that was close... I literally saw into its gullet. Ugh, cannot unsee... <shudder>"
57,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_131","...Forgive me, I'm all right now. So, it appears there are two spots of pooled aether in this area as well."
58,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_132","Both are located in the northern reaches of the west bank. Let us split up and find them."
59,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_140","<pant> Of all places for it to be... <pant> You may want to keep an eye up..."
60,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_150","There you are, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, and I see you managed to locate the other spot of pooled aether. I'll begin making my adjustments at once. As before, it may take a bit of time."
61,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_151","You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 57."
62,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_160","Apologies, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, but I'm still working on the adjustments. Feel free to wander about and cull the beasts."
63,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_161","You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 57."
64,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_170","Sorry for keeping you waiting! I've finished with my adjustments─let us see if they did the trick."
65,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_171","Good, no dramas here either. That leaves us with just the Eastern Columns."
66,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_172","As the name suggests, they're located on the eastern bank of the river. Off we go, then─and no more harrowing encounters!"
67,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_180","After all this sneaking about, I've gotten somewhat used to it. Still, I'm a long way off strolling around this island as if it were a flower garden like you do."
68,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_181","But on to business. Again, we have two spots of pooled aether to account for. One is due east of here, while the other appears to lie at the northern edge of the river bank area."
69,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_182","I'll head east if you wouldn't mind taking your search north. See you back here afterwards, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
70,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_190","I appreciate your zeal, but one person's quite enough for this area. See to the other spot to the north, would you?"
71,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_200","The regulator is in place? Excellent. As before, I'll need to carry out some adjustments. Pray bear with me a while."
72,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_201","You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 60."
73,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_210","I'm not done yet, I'm afraid. This being the last set of columns, I'm taking extra care to ensure nothing is amiss."
74,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_211","You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 60."
75,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_220","Apologies for making you wait repeatedly. I'm pleased to say I've completed my adjustments, and with even greater care than usual. I don't even need to try to know that this will work."
76,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_221","See, what did I tell you? With all three sets of columns thus repaired, the aetherbridge should be operational again. At long last, we may enter the tower."
77,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_222","I've taken the liberty of granting you permission to use the bridge, so we may make the crossing at any time. Come, let us make our way thither."
78,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_230","This is it, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. The path to the tower lies wide open."
79,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_231","Within, we are like to encounter both Ejika and Eureka's avatar. They won't allow us to simply walk in and restore the ward, yet that is precisely what we must do. After all of our toils to reach this point, we cannot stop now. Let us go!"
80,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_240","Eureka..."
81,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_241","Well, I don't think any of us expected it to be right by the entrance. I know for a fact that it wasn't here before. One can only assume it was moved from its hiding place."
82,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_242","At any rate, this saves us the trouble of a search, so I shan't complain. Now, as much as I would like to restore the ward at once, that restraint will interfere with its effects."
83,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_243","It's a safety measure that prevents Eureka from escaping, but by the same token it prevents us from acting against it."
84,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_244","I'll wager that Ejika is searching for a way to deactivate the restraint and release Eureka. Which means that we must find it first."
85,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_245","Grandfather's office adjoins this hall. If there is any information to be had, I daresay it will be there."
86,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_250","Apart from the mess, it's pretty much as it was. I can almost see Grandfather sitting at his desk."
87,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_251","Hmmm, if Ejika had been here, he is long gone. What could that boy possibly be up to...?"
88,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_252","Well, never mind him for now. Come, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, help me look for information on the restraint."
89,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_260","Hardly surprising, but there's no “Eureka” section. We must dig a little deeper."
90,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_270","Found something, did you? Excellent, so did I. A wealth of information inside an unassuming tome."
91,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_271","Grandfather describes the ward the founders raised, the contrivances they employed to keep Eureka hidden, and─most pertinently─instructions on deactivating the restraint."
92,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_272","He also writes in detail about Eureka's avatar. Contrary to what we first assumed, the entity appears to be more akin to an instrument. 'Tis Eureka's means of manipulating aether, without which the primal cannot forge its weapons."
93,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_273","So long as Eureka itself exists, the instrument can be recreated over and over again, but it will disappear if we sever the aetheric connection between them. This we can accomplish by restoring the ward and sealing Eureka away."
94,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_274","While it falls short of outright eliminating the primal, it presents an effective way to keep it in check. I wonder, perhaps Ejika is..."
95,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_275","Well, all will come to light in due course. That is all from me. Let's hear what you have learned."
96,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_276","I see... Yes, I remember. On that fateful day, Grandfather gave the order for immediate evacuation."
97,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_277","But when I attempted to teleport away, the magick failed owing to an unnatural surge in the Lifestream. So I turned my steps towards Port Surgate to find a boat."
98,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_278","I never got there, of course. I was swallowed up by the Lifestream."
99,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_279","Judging by the state of the headquarters, the others too were pulled into that raging torrent. But there was no divine intercession for them."
100,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_280","I had braced for this. From the beginning, I had resigned myself to being the sole survivor. But to now be confronted with the truth..."
101,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_281","Confound it all! Aaahhhhhh!"
102,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_282","Right. There'll be time for tears later. We have work to do, and Grandfather would expect us to do it."
103,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_283","Come, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Let us deactivate the restraint."
104,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_290","This, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. According to Grandfather's notes, this little thing is the crux of the restraint. Apparently, it shares a history with Eureka...but such details aren't relevant at the moment."
105,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_291","What matters is it allows us to release the restraint. Here I go."
106,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_480","That did the trick. Let us return to the hall."
107,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_481","Of course they would choose this moment to appear."
108,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAPERSON_000_482","(-Eureka-)Our enemy standeth before us, bearing light most vile. Strike <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> down, my champion."
109,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_483","Aye, I was waiting for you to lift the restraint, as I knew you would."
110,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_484","Ejika, please! Come to your senses!"
111,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_485","Come to my senses? My dear Krile, I never took leave of them. Come, we settle this now─the task that Master Galuf entrusted to us!"
112,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_486","Adventurer, the blessing of Light shields you from the primal's influence! Take the sword, and strike down the avatar!"
113,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAPERSON_000_487","(-Eureka-)Thou wouldst betray me? Wicked mortal!"
114,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_488","Wicked, you say? Yours is the existence that threatens the world, primal. My conscience is quite clear."
115,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_489","Before making wise retorts to the primal, perhaps you would care to explain...well, everything?"
116,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_490","What is there to explain? I acquired the weapon needed to defeat Eureka's avatar and set up an ambush. Isn't it obvious?"
117,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_491","I thought that you would be able to deduce my plan of winning the enemy's confidence, but it seems I overestimated you."
118,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_492","<sigh> That's our Ejika. All's well that ends well."
119,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_492","Ahem. Aren't we celebrating a little early?"
120,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_493","...Yes, our Ejika indeed. My apologies. I'll restore the ward at once."
121,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_494","No, Krile. That is not what we need to do."
122,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGD_000_500","I'm against sealing it. If it's possible to slay Eureka, that is what we must do."
123,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGG_000_501","(-Galuf-)In the absence of an avatar, its master might command it to forge more weapons than the aether it harbors. This is true."
124,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGK_000_502","And without the means to replenish its aether, it will eventually consume itself."
125,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGZ_000_503","This will not work, my friends. Surely you see the flaw in this method."
126,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGD_000_504","What, that master and eikon are one and the same? That our aether would be Eureka's aether? Aye, we know this, but we've got a responsibility."
127,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGG_000_505","(-Galuf-)As those who unearthed the being... If my life can set things to rights, gladly would I render it up. Yet therein lies the problem."
128,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGZ_000_506","Eureka harbors tremendous aether. Far more than the four of us combined. We would all perish long before we succeed."
129,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGK_000_507","...Well, my friends, it seems we have no choice at all."
130,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_510","Let me guess: you had another vision?"
131,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_511","How very timely. And now you know what I seek to do."
132,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_512","Now, wait here! What exactly <Emphasis>are</Emphasis> you planning to do?"
133,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_513","Hmph, how many times must you make me state the obvious?"
134,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_514","Master Galuf conceived of a way to destroy Eureka, and I mean to carry it out."
135,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_515","Out of the question! If the four founders together couldn't do this, what makes you think you alone can?"
136,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_516","Eureka expended vast amounts of aether to bring the Isle of Val out of the Lifestream. Even accounting for what it has since recovered, my aether alone should more than suffice."
137,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_517","If that's the case, then I should be the one to do it! It's my solemn responsibility as the sole survivor of the destruction!"
138,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_518","Protected by your blessing as you are, Eureka will not recognize you as its master. Only I can do this."
139,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_519","Having read Master Galuf's memo, you should know the danger the primal poses. We cannot risk it falling into Ascian hands again. Destroying it now is the ideal solution."
140,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_520","There's nothing ideal about a solution that requires you to sacrifice yourself. Besides, I didn't think a self-centered fellow like you would aspire to martyrdom!"
141,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_521","Such puerile provocation ill becomes you, Krile. And no matter what you say, you cannot deny the truth. Sealing Eureka away would only be a temporary measure. Nay, we must destroy it, here and now."
142,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_100_521","If Master Galuf believed it possible, he himself would have done the deed. And it is possible now. I have already made my peace; let me do what must be done."
143,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_522","What you seek to do, there's no undoing! It's suicide, plain and simple, and as your comrade I cannot allow it!"
144,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_100_522","With Emmerololth vanquished, there's no immediate danger! While Eureka is contained, we can search for other ways to deal with it!"
145,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_523","Your assertions are all too easily refuted, but 'tis plain you have already made up your mind on the matter. The best thing to do here is to defer to a third party."
146,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_525","Adventurer. Without you, we couldn't have gotten this far. You have as much say as any of us on how we should proceed."
147,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_526","...Very well. I trust <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>'s judgment. Whatever be <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> decision, I will accept it."
148,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_100_527","There you have it. To defeat Eureka here and now, or to restore the ward and delay the inevitable... Make your choice, adventurer."
149,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_528","The story will unfold differently depending on whose approach you choose to support."
150,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_529","Once you begin upon one path, the other will no longer be available to you."
151,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_530","Please note, however, that your choice will not affect the rewards and challenges to come."
152,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_540","Admittedly, sealing Eureka away does not end it, but we shouldn't rush our decision as Ejika seems to believe we must."
153,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_541","Once the ward is operational again, we'll have ample time to consider the best course of action. Surely you agree with me?"
154,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_542","Should you give your support to Krile's approach, Ejika's path will no longer be available to you."
155,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_543","Please note, however, that your choice will not affect the rewards and challenges to come."
156,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_YESNO_001","Support Krile's approach?"
157,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_YESNO_002","Are you certain you wish to support Krile's approach?
<UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>※By proceeding, Ejika's path will no longer be available to you.<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
158,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_550","Thank you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I knew we would be on the same page."
159,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_551","So, Ejika. That is two against one in favor of restoring the ward."
160,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_552","Hmph, lost your nerve, have you? I would try to impress upon you the danger of this course, but I would only be wasting my breath."
161,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_553","If it's to be the ward, then so be it. I will cooperate with you. Be thankful."
162,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_554","I'm thankful, truly I am. If you were to lend us your keen mind, I'm confident we will find a true solution."
163,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_555","Without further ado, then, I will reactivate the ward."
164,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_560","'Tis done. Eureka lies sealed again."
165,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_561","I would sooner see it destroyed, as you know, but it's at least a step in the right direction. What next?"
166,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_562","We have much and more to discuss. Shall we return to camp for the time being?"
167,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_563","We will go on ahead. See you anon, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
168,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_570","Ah, there you are. I received word a short while ago, but both Rowena and Hancock have come to observe our efforts."
169,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_571","To spare ourselves a bit of repetition, let us wait to have our discussion in their presence."
170,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_610","So, you've done it─destroyed all of Eureka's unholy creations. Excellent work, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
171,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_611","...What brings us here? In short, we have a plan."
172,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_612","An idea occurred to me at the Waking Sands, you see, and I had returned to the isle to discuss it with Ejika."
173,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_613","While promising, it was contingent upon the success of your mission. I'm pleased to see that you didn't squander my efforts to send you to the upper level."
174,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_614","So, it is as we had deduced. The weapons had gained sentience owing to their awakening as primals."
175,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_615","Tell me, adventurer. If Eureka were destroyed, what do you suppose would become of its aether?"
176,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_616","To spare you Ejika's riddling─ordinarily, it would return to the aetherial realm, but this is not the case when the weapons are near. Nay, being primals in essence, they would be quick to absorb such untethered aether."
177,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_617","Aye, and thus were the weapons an impediment to the plan."
178,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_618","I had conceived of a number of methods to defeat Eureka without the need to sacrifice my life."
179,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_619","The most promising of these involves the use of teleportation. In the moments before Eureka drains me of all my aether, I would retreat into the Lifestream to safely emerge after the primal's demise."
180,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_620","However, all it takes is one of Eureka's voracious weapons to cause the plan to go awry."
181,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_621","For even should its maker cease to exist, there is a high probability that it would consume my aether ere I can make good my escape."
182,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_622","Lest you wonder, my idea was based on Y'shtola's use of Flow to flee into the Lifestream. I put it to Ejika, but of course he had already considered it and explained to me this caveat."
183,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_623","But thanks to you, adventurer, the weapons are no more. Naught remains to hinder the execution of the plan."
184,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_624","Indeed. We may now defeat Eureka while ensuring Ejika's safety. I shall stand at the ready to deal with the unforeseen."
185,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_625","Well, I suppose your assistance would be better than none at all. I'm in your hands, Krile."
186,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_630","Whew... Though the risk was small, I couldn't help but feel nervous."
187,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_631","On that, we are in agreement. I must say I'm a little tired."
188,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_632","Let us return to camp, then. I daresay you've earned a good rest."
189,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_633","We will go on ahead. Come and see us after you've made your own way back."
190,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_640","'Twas a long and arduous road, for you not least of all, but we finally did it. We defeated Eureka."
191,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_641","If truth be told, I did not expect that you could rally so many comrades and destroy all of the weapons."
192,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_642","You are a paragon of your kind, adventurer. Should the opportunity arise, I shall look forward to depending on you again."
193,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_643","Well, I do not rightly recall a time when Ejika admitted to depending on anyone. You may consider that an honor, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
194,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_644","Now then, as much as I'd like to linger and savor our success, I do have other responsibilities. I shall be on my way. Thank you, my friend, for everything."
195,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_645","Take care, Ejika."
196,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_646","...You too, Krile."
197,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_647","Allow me to thank you as well. None of this would have been possible without you. Should your path ever lead you back to this isle, know that you will always be welcome here."
198,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_650","Ah, there you are. I received word a short while ago, but our financiers have come to observe our efforts."
199,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_651","I had reported that our mission was close to completion, and it seems they wished to see things with their own eyes."
200,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_660","My friends, I am heartened to see you hale and whole! By this, may I assume that business is indeed concluded here?"
201,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_661","We've read the report. Tell us what happened after."
202,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_662","...And that's how it unfolded, Ejika sacrificing his own life to defeat Eureka."
203,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_663","By the kami, such a brave and selfless act... He will not soon be forgotten."
204,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_664","So, what now? This did turn out to be your isle, after all."
205,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_665","There's considerable cleaning up to be done, retrieving all the research material and the like. For this task, I will request that a team be dispatched from the Sharlayan motherland."
206,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_666","We would be grateful if your two concerns could provide support to said Sharlayan contingent. In return, the Students shall grant you the rights to use the isle for your trading activities."
207,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_667","We will need to draw up the details of the agreement, but I see no reason why we would reject your proposal. On a personal note─what of yourself, Mistress Krile? What do you intend to do next?"
208,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_668","Myself? Hmmm..."
209,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_669","I will rejoin the Scions. My presence is no longer required here. Rest assured I will make the necessary arrangements with my countrymen."
210,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_670","I see. In that case, perhaps it would be best to save discussing the finer points for afterwards. In the meantime, would you mind if the expedition continues with its work?"
211,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_671","Not at all. Be my guest."
212,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_672","That's all for now, then. We'll be in touch again come negotiation time."
213,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_673","Well, we should be getting back to our duties as Scions. We mustn't let grief halt our steps, lest a certain someone smirk at us from beyond."
214,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_674","Come, my friend. Let's carry on─for Ejika."
215,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_675","You may now ride mounts within Eureka Hydatos!"
216,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_680","So, you've done it─destroyed all of Eureka's unholy creations. Excellent work, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
217,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_681","...What brings me back to the isle? In short, I have a plan. One that required the success of your mission."
218,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_682","That you were on a foray to the upper level when I arrived was opportune, and I decided to seek you out."
219,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_683","As you know, when a primal is vanquished, its aether is given back to the aetherial realm. However, I believe this was not the case with Eureka, owing to the nearby presence of its weapons."
220,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_684","Having become primals in essence, the weapons would have been quick to absorb such untethered aether."
221,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_685","This fact gave me hope, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>─hope that Ejika may still live."
222,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_686","You see, when Ejika set about destroying Eureka, he didn't have the air of a person going to his death. I couldn't shake the feeling that he was planning something. Thus did I decide to see where the trail of his aetheric essence led."
223,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_687","And what should I find but evidence that he had used a teleportation magick. I believe he intended to escape into the Lifestream before Eureka drained him of all his aether."
224,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_688","The idea was that he would reappear after the primal's demise. Yet he never did, and it's highly likely that his aether was caught in the tenacious pull of Eureka's weapons."
225,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_689","But thanks to you, the weapons are no more. There is a chance that we may pluck Ejika out of the aether─as the Elder Seedseer once did for Y'shtola."
226,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_690","To that end, I went to Gridania to learn this technique. And I mean to put it to the proof right now."
227,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_691","Without further ado, then. Wish me luck!"
228,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_700","Let me guess: the adventurer destroyed Eureka's weapons, then you pulled me out of the aether."
229,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_701","That's...precisely what we did. Don't tell me you had anticipated this too?"
230,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_702","That's too much credit even for me. As accomplished as <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> is, I did not count on the adventurer defeating all the weapons. And it was highly unlikely that my aether could be reformed."
231,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_703","There was a sliver of a chance that I would survive, but the fact is I was prepared for the worst."
232,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_704","You saved my life. And for that, I thank you."
233,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_705","An unbegrudging show of gratitude from you? Well now, strange things do happen."
234,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_706","Ejika is doubtless tired. I will accompany him back to camp and see that he gets some rest. Come and join us later."
235,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_710","'Twas a long and arduous road, for you not least of all, but we were able to rescue Ejika. Permit me to thank you as well, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
236,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_711","So, I've heard what took place in my absence, but what now for the two of you?"
237,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_712","<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> and I both have our duties, and we shall return to them."
238,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_713","In that case, you may leave the isle's outstanding affairs to me. I had considered myself a dead man; the least I can do is tend to the aftermath."
239,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_714","Thank you. It's reassuring to know that the isle is in your care."
240,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_715","I shall be on my way, then. Thank you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, for everything."
241,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_716","Take care, Ejika."
242,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_717","...You too, Krile."
243,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_718","Allow me to thank you again. Among other things, I wouldn't be standing here were it not for you. Should your path ever lead you back to this isle, know that you will always be welcome here."
244,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_TALK_ACTOR",""
245,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_524",""
246,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_527",""
247,"TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_150_527",""
0,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_000,"Ever a sight for sore eyes, Player. By now it's no secret, but we can't well continue our work without you."
1,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_001,"As always, let us begin by taking stock of the situation. Through our previous investigation, we learned that the founders had sealed away the primal Eureka on this isle."
2,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_002,"However, Ejika then came along and, acting at Eureka's behest, sabotaged the proto-aetheryte─what may be considered the beating heart of the ward. On account of which the ward has ceased to function."
3,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_003,"For a blessing, we discovered a way to restore it: by infusing magicite with copious amounts of aether to create a new focal point. It took considerable time and effort, but the preparations are now ready. All that remains is to reach the primal and seal it away once more."
4,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_004,"In order to do that, as per our original objective, we must gain entry to the Students' headquarters. However, this has been rendered complicated owing to a number of factors."
5,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_005,"Aside from lying beyond impassable terrain, the structure is protected by a ward of its own─did you ever doubt it? Ordinarily, members of the Students are able to teleport inside, but the high concentration of aether we've measured makes doing so extremely dangerous. We must ascertain the conditions first, or we risk not emerging from the Lifestream."
6,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_006,"So I've a mind to enter via the “back door,” as it were. Yet this method of ingress, too, isn't without its problems, but it's better to explain it out in the field."
7,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_007,"...And that's where we stand. Now, before we set out, there's one last matter I'd like to attend to."
8,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_008,"You see, I had tasked the expedition scholar with researching legends pertaining to Eureka. Call it a scholar's hunch, but I thought that a hint might be scrounged from amongst the tales. But come, let us see what the good scholar has dug up for us."
9,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_010,"Greetings, Mistress Krile, Mistress Player! May I assume you have come about the legends?"
10,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_011,Indeed we have. Did your efforts bear fruit?
11,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_012,"They did, I'm pleased to say. First of all, it must be noted that there are several legends describing the forbidden land, Eureka."
12,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_013,"Despite their many divergences, however, all are united in one detail: that Eureka was a repository for transcendent weapons hidden beneath the Crystal Tower."
13,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_014,"Combining this fact with your account of Eureka's avatar forging a blade for Master Ejika, I'm led to conclude that the primal possesses the ability to create weapons."
14,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_015,"Weapons forged by a primal, put in the hands of mortals... What could possibly go wrong?"
15,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_016,"In her visions, Mistress Player heard the words “exposure places the bearer's very soul at hazard,” did she not? I take that to mean that those who wield such weapons are at risk of becoming the primal's vessel."
16,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_020,"This calls to mind Urianger's report on the Dark Divinity, Odin, and his sword Zantetsuken. The primal was not the rider, but the weapon."
17,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_021,Odin is said to have appeared during the age of the Allagan Empire. It may well be that Zantetsuken was forged by Eureka.
18,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_030,"Recognizing the danger, the Allagans sealed Eureka's weapons beneath the Crystal Tower. And this gave rise to the myriad legends of a “forbidden land”..."
19,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_031,"Curious, though... Assuming Eureka was born of prayers, one would expect a deity the likes of Byregot to manifest. A brawny smithy working the forge."
20,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_032,"Yet what we have is a primal possessed of an autonomous avatar, which goes around promising power and glory. Not the kind of entity that would arise from homespun legends. No, it feels all too purposeful. Calculated."
21,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_033,"But such musings are for another time. I have some few things to prepare in order to make use of the aforementioned back door. In the meantime, would you go and pay Gerolt a visit?"
22,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_034,I understand he's devised yet more ways to ease your labors. Come and find me when you're done speaking with him.
23,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_035,"A moment, Mistress Player. There is one more matter I wish to speak with you about."
24,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_036,"It pertains to the members of the Students believed trapped inside the headquarters. We've been speaking of rescue, but based on what we know, that may be an overly optimistic view."
25,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_037,"The concentration of aether we've measured inside the tower is, to be blunt, not conducive to life. Certainly not over long periods. And all this time, there's been no observable movement from within."
26,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_038,"Of course, the Students are knowledgeable and skilled folk, and they may have found some way to survive. But even as we cling to this hope, we should prepare ourselves for the worst."
27,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_039,Forgive me for bothering you with gloomy talk. I won't keep you any longer; pray go and seek out Master Gerolt!
28,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_040,"I'm sorry, Player, but my preparations will take a while. Have you spoken with Gerolt yet?"
29,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_050,Everything sorted with Gerolt? Excellent. Let us set out at once!
30,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_051,"...Is what I'd like to say, but I'm afraid I need more time to complete my tasks."
31,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_052,"Rather than standing idle at camp, though, may I suggest you acquaint yourself with the area outside? I should be able to complete my tasks meanwhile."
32,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_053,You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 51.
33,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_060,"I'm sorry, Player, but I need more time to complete my tasks. May I suggest you acquaint yourself with the area outside?"
34,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_061,You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 51.
35,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_070,"Apologies for the wait! We now have everything we need to make use of the back door. To be sure, there's still a couple of things that require doing out there."
36,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_071,"First, let us head to the Central Columns. It's due south of here, at the Val River Source. I'll explain everything once we arrive."
37,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_072,"Oh, and I should mention that, from this point on, I'll be delegating the bulk of my duties to the good scholar. If you ever want for guidance, she's the first person you should seek out. Without further ado, then!"
38,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_080,"<pant> Once again, I'm reminded of this isle's dangers... <pant> And how much of a boon you are to our efforts."
39,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_081,"Without the lessons of your field investigations to draw upon, I don't think I would've made it here in one piece."
40,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_082,"So, the back door. It's an aetherbridge that conveys you to the tower's entrance, built for those who lack the ability to teleport."
41,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_083,"It's usable only by those with special permission, and right now it's not usable at all due to the obstruction in the Lifestream."
42,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_084,"In order to restore operation, we must repair the three sets of columns of the aetherbridge."
43,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_085,This requires that we seek out spots of pooled aether...
44,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_086,...And deploy these regulators to restore the flow. I would be grateful if you could assist with this task.
45,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_087,"According to my readings of the nearby area, the aether has pooled in two locations along the river source, one in the north and another in the south."
46,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_088,"I will search in the north, if you would do likewise in the south. You should have luck looking east of the Aetherbridge Foundation."
47,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_090,"Leave this area to me and see to the south, Player. You should have luck looking east of the Aetherbridge Foundation."
48,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_100,"By my readings, I presume you've found and rectified the pooled aether. Excellent. With some minor adjustments, these columns will be in good order again."
49,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_101,"This may take a little time, though, so sit tight for now. Or go and smite the local wildlife if you prefer. I'd certainly welcome fewer of them snapping at my heels."
50,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_102,You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 54.
51,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_110,I'm still working on the adjustments. Be patient just a little longer.
52,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_111,You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 54.
53,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_120,"The adjustments are complete, Player! Let's put our handiwork to the proof, shall we?"
54,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_121,"Yes, everything appears to be in order. Hopefully the remaining two sets of columns will prove no more difficult."
55,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_122,"With that, let us make for the Western Columns. It's just south and east of Unverified Research. Right, silent as a mouse, silent as a mouse..."
56,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_130,"B-By the gods, but that was close... I literally saw into its gullet. Ugh, cannot unsee... <shudder>"
57,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_131,"...Forgive me, I'm all right now. So, it appears there are two spots of pooled aether in this area as well."
58,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_132,Both are located in the northern reaches of the west bank. Let us split up and find them.
59,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_140,<pant> Of all places for it to be... <pant> You may want to keep an eye up...
60,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_150,"There you are, Player, and I see you managed to locate the other spot of pooled aether. I'll begin making my adjustments at once. As before, it may take a bit of time."
61,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_151,You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 57.
62,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_160,"Apologies, Player, but I'm still working on the adjustments. Feel free to wander about and cull the beasts."
63,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_161,You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 57.
64,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_170,Sorry for keeping you waiting! I've finished with my adjustments─let us see if they did the trick.
65,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_171,"Good, no dramas here either. That leaves us with just the Eastern Columns."
66,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_172,"As the name suggests, they're located on the eastern bank of the river. Off we go, then─and no more harrowing encounters!"
67,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_180,"After all this sneaking about, I've gotten somewhat used to it. Still, I'm a long way off strolling around this island as if it were a flower garden like you do."
68,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_181,"But on to business. Again, we have two spots of pooled aether to account for. One is due east of here, while the other appears to lie at the northern edge of the river bank area."
69,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_182,"I'll head east if you wouldn't mind taking your search north. See you back here afterwards, Player."
70,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_190,"I appreciate your zeal, but one person's quite enough for this area. See to the other spot to the north, would you?"
71,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_200,"The regulator is in place? Excellent. As before, I'll need to carry out some adjustments. Pray bear with me a while."
72,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_201,You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 60.
73,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_210,"I'm not done yet, I'm afraid. This being the last set of columns, I'm taking extra care to ensure nothing is amiss."
74,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_211,You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 60.
75,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_220,"Apologies for making you wait repeatedly. I'm pleased to say I've completed my adjustments, and with even greater care than usual. I don't even need to try to know that this will work."
76,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_221,"See, what did I tell you? With all three sets of columns thus repaired, the aetherbridge should be operational again. At long last, we may enter the tower."
77,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_222,"I've taken the liberty of granting you permission to use the bridge, so we may make the crossing at any time. Come, let us make our way thither."
78,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_230,"This is it, Player. The path to the tower lies wide open."
79,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_231,"Within, we are like to encounter both Ejika and Eureka's avatar. They won't allow us to simply walk in and restore the ward, yet that is precisely what we must do. After all of our toils to reach this point, we cannot stop now. Let us go!"
80,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_240,Eureka...
81,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_241,"Well, I don't think any of us expected it to be right by the entrance. I know for a fact that it wasn't here before. One can only assume it was moved from its hiding place."
82,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_242,"At any rate, this saves us the trouble of a search, so I shan't complain. Now, as much as I would like to restore the ward at once, that restraint will interfere with its effects."
83,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_243,"It's a safety measure that prevents Eureka from escaping, but by the same token it prevents us from acting against it."
84,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_244,I'll wager that Ejika is searching for a way to deactivate the restraint and release Eureka. Which means that we must find it first.
85,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_245,"Grandfather's office adjoins this hall. If there is any information to be had, I daresay it will be there."
86,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_250,"Apart from the mess, it's pretty much as it was. I can almost see Grandfather sitting at his desk."
87,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_251,"Hmmm, if Ejika had been here, he is long gone. What could that boy possibly be up to...?"
88,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_252,"Well, never mind him for now. Come, Player, help me look for information on the restraint."
89,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_260,"Hardly surprising, but there's no “Eureka” section. We must dig a little deeper."
90,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_270,"Found something, did you? Excellent, so did I. A wealth of information inside an unassuming tome."
91,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_271,"Grandfather describes the ward the founders raised, the contrivances they employed to keep Eureka hidden, and─most pertinently─instructions on deactivating the restraint."
92,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_272,"He also writes in detail about Eureka's avatar. Contrary to what we first assumed, the entity appears to be more akin to an instrument. 'Tis Eureka's means of manipulating aether, without which the primal cannot forge its weapons."
93,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_273,"So long as Eureka itself exists, the instrument can be recreated over and over again, but it will disappear if we sever the aetheric connection between them. This we can accomplish by restoring the ward and sealing Eureka away."
94,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_274,"While it falls short of outright eliminating the primal, it presents an effective way to keep it in check. I wonder, perhaps Ejika is..."
95,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_275,"Well, all will come to light in due course. That is all from me. Let's hear what you have learned."
96,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_276,"I see... Yes, I remember. On that fateful day, Grandfather gave the order for immediate evacuation."
97,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_277,"But when I attempted to teleport away, the magick failed owing to an unnatural surge in the Lifestream. So I turned my steps towards Port Surgate to find a boat."
98,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_278,"I never got there, of course. I was swallowed up by the Lifestream."
99,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_279,"Judging by the state of the headquarters, the others too were pulled into that raging torrent. But there was no divine intercession for them."
100,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_280,"I had braced for this. From the beginning, I had resigned myself to being the sole survivor. But to now be confronted with the truth..."
101,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_281,Confound it all! Aaahhhhhh!
102,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_282,"Right. There'll be time for tears later. We have work to do, and Grandfather would expect us to do it."
103,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_283,"Come, Player. Let us deactivate the restraint."
104,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_290,"This, Player. According to Grandfather's notes, this little thing is the crux of the restraint. Apparently, it shares a history with Eureka...but such details aren't relevant at the moment."
105,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_291,What matters is it allows us to release the restraint. Here I go.
106,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_480,That did the trick. Let us return to the hall.
107,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_481,Of course they would choose this moment to appear.
108,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAPERSON_000_482,"(-Eureka-)Our enemy standeth before us, bearing light most vile. Strike her down, my champion."
109,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_483,"Aye, I was waiting for you to lift the restraint, as I knew you would."
110,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_484,"Ejika, please! Come to your senses!"
111,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_485,"Come to my senses? My dear Krile, I never took leave of them. Come, we settle this now─the task that Master Galuf entrusted to us!"
112,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_486,"Adventurer, the blessing of Light shields you from the primal's influence! Take the sword, and strike down the avatar!"
113,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAPERSON_000_487,(-Eureka-)Thou wouldst betray me? Wicked mortal!
114,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_488,"Wicked, you say? Yours is the existence that threatens the world, primal. My conscience is quite clear."
115,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_489,"Before making wise retorts to the primal, perhaps you would care to explain...well, everything?"
116,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_490,What is there to explain? I acquired the weapon needed to defeat Eureka's avatar and set up an ambush. Isn't it obvious?
117,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_491,"I thought that you would be able to deduce my plan of winning the enemy's confidence, but it seems I overestimated you."
118,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_492,<sigh> That's our Ejika. All's well that ends well.
119,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_492,Ahem. Aren't we celebrating a little early?
120,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_493,"...Yes, our Ejika indeed. My apologies. I'll restore the ward at once."
121,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_494,"No, Krile. That is not what we need to do."
122,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGD_000_500,"I'm against sealing it. If it's possible to slay Eureka, that is what we must do."
123,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGG_000_501,"(-Galuf-)In the absence of an avatar, its master might command it to forge more weapons than the aether it harbors. This is true."
124,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGK_000_502,"And without the means to replenish its aether, it will eventually consume itself."
125,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGZ_000_503,"This will not work, my friends. Surely you see the flaw in this method."
126,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGD_000_504,"What, that master and eikon are one and the same? That our aether would be Eureka's aether? Aye, we know this, but we've got a responsibility."
127,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGG_000_505,"(-Galuf-)As those who unearthed the being... If my life can set things to rights, gladly would I render it up. Yet therein lies the problem."
128,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGZ_000_506,Eureka harbors tremendous aether. Far more than the four of us combined. We would all perish long before we succeed.
129,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGK_000_507,"...Well, my friends, it seems we have no choice at all."
130,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_510,Let me guess: you had another vision?
131,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_511,How very timely. And now you know what I seek to do.
132,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_512,"Now, wait here! What exactly *are* you planning to do?"
133,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_513,"Hmph, how many times must you make me state the obvious?"
134,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_514,"Master Galuf conceived of a way to destroy Eureka, and I mean to carry it out."
135,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_515,"Out of the question! If the four founders together couldn't do this, what makes you think you alone can?"
136,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_516,"Eureka expended vast amounts of aether to bring the Isle of Val out of the Lifestream. Even accounting for what it has since recovered, my aether alone should more than suffice."
137,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_517,"If that's the case, then I should be the one to do it! It's my solemn responsibility as the sole survivor of the destruction!"
138,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_518,"Protected by your blessing as you are, Eureka will not recognize you as its master. Only I can do this."
139,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_519,"Having read Master Galuf's memo, you should know the danger the primal poses. We cannot risk it falling into Ascian hands again. Destroying it now is the ideal solution."
140,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_520,"There's nothing ideal about a solution that requires you to sacrifice yourself. Besides, I didn't think a self-centered fellow like you would aspire to martyrdom!"
141,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_521,"Such puerile provocation ill becomes you, Krile. And no matter what you say, you cannot deny the truth. Sealing Eureka away would only be a temporary measure. Nay, we must destroy it, here and now."
142,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_100_521,"If Master Galuf believed it possible, he himself would have done the deed. And it is possible now. I have already made my peace; let me do what must be done."
143,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_522,"What you seek to do, there's no undoing! It's suicide, plain and simple, and as your comrade I cannot allow it!"
144,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_100_522,"With Emmerololth vanquished, there's no immediate danger! While Eureka is contained, we can search for other ways to deal with it!"
145,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_523,"Your assertions are all too easily refuted, but 'tis plain you have already made up your mind on the matter. The best thing to do here is to defer to a third party."
146,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_525,"Adventurer. Without you, we couldn't have gotten this far. You have as much say as any of us on how we should proceed."
147,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_526,"...Very well. I trust Player's judgment. Whatever be her decision, I will accept it."
148,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_100_527,"There you have it. To defeat Eureka here and now, or to restore the ward and delay the inevitable... Make your choice, adventurer."
149,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_528,The story will unfold differently depending on whose approach you choose to support.
150,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_529,"Once you begin upon one path, the other will no longer be available to you."
151,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_530,"Please note, however, that your choice will not affect the rewards and challenges to come."
152,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_540,"Admittedly, sealing Eureka away does not end it, but we shouldn't rush our decision as Ejika seems to believe we must."
153,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_541,"Once the ward is operational again, we'll have ample time to consider the best course of action. Surely you agree with me?"
154,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_542,"Should you give your support to Krile's approach, Ejika's path will no longer be available to you."
155,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_543,"Please note, however, that your choice will not affect the rewards and challenges to come."
156,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_YESNO_001,Support Krile's approach?
157,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_YESNO_002,"Are you certain you wish to support Krile's approach?
**※By proceeding, Ejika's path will no longer be available to you.**"
158,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_550,"Thank you, Player. I knew we would be on the same page."
159,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_551,"So, Ejika. That is two against one in favor of restoring the ward."
160,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_552,"Hmph, lost your nerve, have you? I would try to impress upon you the danger of this course, but I would only be wasting my breath."
161,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_553,"If it's to be the ward, then so be it. I will cooperate with you. Be thankful."
162,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_554,"I'm thankful, truly I am. If you were to lend us your keen mind, I'm confident we will find a true solution."
163,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_555,"Without further ado, then, I will reactivate the ward."
164,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_560,'Tis done. Eureka lies sealed again.
165,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_561,"I would sooner see it destroyed, as you know, but it's at least a step in the right direction. What next?"
166,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_562,We have much and more to discuss. Shall we return to camp for the time being?
167,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_563,"We will go on ahead. See you anon, Player."
168,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_570,"Ah, there you are. I received word a short while ago, but both Rowena and Hancock have come to observe our efforts."
169,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_571,"To spare ourselves a bit of repetition, let us wait to have our discussion in their presence."
170,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_610,"So, you've done it─destroyed all of Eureka's unholy creations. Excellent work, Player."
171,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_611,"...What brings us here? In short, we have a plan."
172,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_612,"An idea occurred to me at the Waking Sands, you see, and I had returned to the isle to discuss it with Ejika."
173,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_613,"While promising, it was contingent upon the success of your mission. I'm pleased to see that you didn't squander my efforts to send you to the upper level."
174,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_614,"So, it is as we had deduced. The weapons had gained sentience owing to their awakening as primals."
175,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_615,"Tell me, adventurer. If Eureka were destroyed, what do you suppose would become of its aether?"
176,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_616,"To spare you Ejika's riddling─ordinarily, it would return to the aetherial realm, but this is not the case when the weapons are near. Nay, being primals in essence, they would be quick to absorb such untethered aether."
177,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_617,"Aye, and thus were the weapons an impediment to the plan."
178,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_618,I had conceived of a number of methods to defeat Eureka without the need to sacrifice my life.
179,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_619,"The most promising of these involves the use of teleportation. In the moments before Eureka drains me of all my aether, I would retreat into the Lifestream to safely emerge after the primal's demise."
180,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_620,"However, all it takes is one of Eureka's voracious weapons to cause the plan to go awry."
181,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_621,"For even should its maker cease to exist, there is a high probability that it would consume my aether ere I can make good my escape."
182,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_622,"Lest you wonder, my idea was based on Y'shtola's use of Flow to flee into the Lifestream. I put it to Ejika, but of course he had already considered it and explained to me this caveat."
183,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_623,"But thanks to you, adventurer, the weapons are no more. Naught remains to hinder the execution of the plan."
184,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_624,Indeed. We may now defeat Eureka while ensuring Ejika's safety. I shall stand at the ready to deal with the unforeseen.
185,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_625,"Well, I suppose your assistance would be better than none at all. I'm in your hands, Krile."
186,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_630,"Whew... Though the risk was small, I couldn't help but feel nervous."
187,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_631,"On that, we are in agreement. I must say I'm a little tired."
188,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_632,"Let us return to camp, then. I daresay you've earned a good rest."
189,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_633,We will go on ahead. Come and see us after you've made your own way back.
190,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_640,"'Twas a long and arduous road, for you not least of all, but we finally did it. We defeated Eureka."
191,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_641,"If truth be told, I did not expect that you could rally so many comrades and destroy all of the weapons."
192,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_642,"You are a paragon of your kind, adventurer. Should the opportunity arise, I shall look forward to depending on you again."
193,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_643,"Well, I do not rightly recall a time when Ejika admitted to depending on anyone. You may consider that an honor, Player."
194,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_644,"Now then, as much as I'd like to linger and savor our success, I do have other responsibilities. I shall be on my way. Thank you, my friend, for everything."
195,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_645,"Take care, Ejika."
196,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_646,"...You too, Krile."
197,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_647,"Allow me to thank you as well. None of this would have been possible without you. Should your path ever lead you back to this isle, know that you will always be welcome here."
198,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_650,"Ah, there you are. I received word a short while ago, but our financiers have come to observe our efforts."
199,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_651,"I had reported that our mission was close to completion, and it seems they wished to see things with their own eyes."
200,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_660,"My friends, I am heartened to see you hale and whole! By this, may I assume that business is indeed concluded here?"
201,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_661,We've read the report. Tell us what happened after.
202,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_662,"...And that's how it unfolded, Ejika sacrificing his own life to defeat Eureka."
203,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_663,"By the kami, such a brave and selfless act... He will not soon be forgotten."
204,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_664,"So, what now? This did turn out to be your isle, after all."
205,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_665,"There's considerable cleaning up to be done, retrieving all the research material and the like. For this task, I will request that a team be dispatched from the Sharlayan motherland."
206,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_666,"We would be grateful if your two concerns could provide support to said Sharlayan contingent. In return, the Students shall grant you the rights to use the isle for your trading activities."
207,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_667,"We will need to draw up the details of the agreement, but I see no reason why we would reject your proposal. On a personal note─what of yourself, Mistress Krile? What do you intend to do next?"
208,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_668,Myself? Hmmm...
209,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_669,I will rejoin the Scions. My presence is no longer required here. Rest assured I will make the necessary arrangements with my countrymen.
210,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_670,"I see. In that case, perhaps it would be best to save discussing the finer points for afterwards. In the meantime, would you mind if the expedition continues with its work?"
211,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_671,Not at all. Be my guest.
212,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_672,"That's all for now, then. We'll be in touch again come negotiation time."
213,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_673,"Well, we should be getting back to our duties as Scions. We mustn't let grief halt our steps, lest a certain someone smirk at us from beyond."
214,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_674,"Come, my friend. Let's carry on─for Ejika."
215,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_675,You may now ride mounts within Eureka Hydatos!
216,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_680,"So, you've done it─destroyed all of Eureka's unholy creations. Excellent work, Player."
217,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_681,"...What brings me back to the isle? In short, I have a plan. One that required the success of your mission."
218,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_682,"That you were on a foray to the upper level when I arrived was opportune, and I decided to seek you out."
219,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_683,"As you know, when a primal is vanquished, its aether is given back to the aetherial realm. However, I believe this was not the case with Eureka, owing to the nearby presence of its weapons."
220,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_684,"Having become primals in essence, the weapons would have been quick to absorb such untethered aether."
221,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_685,"This fact gave me hope, Player─hope that Ejika may still live."
222,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_686,"You see, when Ejika set about destroying Eureka, he didn't have the air of a person going to his death. I couldn't shake the feeling that he was planning something. Thus did I decide to see where the trail of his aetheric essence led."
223,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_687,And what should I find but evidence that he had used a teleportation magick. I believe he intended to escape into the Lifestream before Eureka drained him of all his aether.
224,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_688,"The idea was that he would reappear after the primal's demise. Yet he never did, and it's highly likely that his aether was caught in the tenacious pull of Eureka's weapons."
225,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_689,"But thanks to you, the weapons are no more. There is a chance that we may pluck Ejika out of the aether─as the Elder Seedseer once did for Y'shtola."
226,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_690,"To that end, I went to Gridania to learn this technique. And I mean to put it to the proof right now."
227,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_691,"Without further ado, then. Wish me luck!"
228,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_700,"Let me guess: the adventurer destroyed Eureka's weapons, then you pulled me out of the aether."
229,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_701,That's...precisely what we did. Don't tell me you had anticipated this too?
230,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_702,"That's too much credit even for me. As accomplished as she is, I did not count on the adventurer defeating all the weapons. And it was highly unlikely that my aether could be reformed."
231,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_703,"There was a sliver of a chance that I would survive, but the fact is I was prepared for the worst."
232,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_704,"You saved my life. And for that, I thank you."
233,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_705,"An unbegrudging show of gratitude from you? Well now, strange things do happen."
234,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_706,Ejika is doubtless tired. I will accompany him back to camp and see that he gets some rest. Come and join us later.
235,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_710,"'Twas a long and arduous road, for you not least of all, but we were able to rescue Ejika. Permit me to thank you as well, Player."
236,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_711,"So, I've heard what took place in my absence, but what now for the two of you?"
237,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_712,"Player and I both have our duties, and we shall return to them."
238,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_713,"In that case, you may leave the isle's outstanding affairs to me. I had considered myself a dead man; the least I can do is tend to the aftermath."
239,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_714,Thank you. It's reassuring to know that the isle is in your care.
240,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_715,"I shall be on my way, then. Thank you, Player, for everything."
241,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_716,"Take care, Ejika."
242,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_717,"...You too, Krile."
243,TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_718,"Allow me to thank you again. Among other things, I wouldn't be standing here were it not for you. Should your path ever lead you back to this isle, know that you will always be welcome here."
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1 key 0 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_000 1 Ever a sight for sore eyes, Player. By now it's no secret, but we can't well continue our work without you.
2 # 1 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_001 As always, let us begin by taking stock of the situation. Through our previous investigation, we learned that the founders had sealed away the primal Eureka on this isle.
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_002 str However, Ejika then came along and, acting at Eureka's behest, sabotaged the proto-aetheryte─what may be considered the beating heart of the ward. On account of which the ward has ceased to function.
4 0 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_000 3 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_003 Ever a sight for sore eyes, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. By now it's no secret, but we can't well continue our work without you. For a blessing, we discovered a way to restore it: by infusing magicite with copious amounts of aether to create a new focal point. It took considerable time and effort, but the preparations are now ready. All that remains is to reach the primal and seal it away once more.
5 1 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_001 4 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_004 As always, let us begin by taking stock of the situation. Through our previous investigation, we learned that the founders had sealed away the primal Eureka on this isle. In order to do that, as per our original objective, we must gain entry to the Students' headquarters. However, this has been rendered complicated owing to a number of factors.
6 2 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_002 5 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_005 However, Ejika then came along and, acting at Eureka's behest, sabotaged the proto-aetheryte─what may be considered the beating heart of the ward. On account of which the ward has ceased to function. Aside from lying beyond impassable terrain, the structure is protected by a ward of its own─did you ever doubt it? Ordinarily, members of the Students are able to teleport inside, but the high concentration of aether we've measured makes doing so extremely dangerous. We must ascertain the conditions first, or we risk not emerging from the Lifestream.
7 3 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_003 6 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_006 For a blessing, we discovered a way to restore it: by infusing magicite with copious amounts of aether to create a new focal point. It took considerable time and effort, but the preparations are now ready. All that remains is to reach the primal and seal it away once more. So I've a mind to enter via the “back door,” as it were. Yet this method of ingress, too, isn't without its problems, but it's better to explain it out in the field.
8 4 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_004 7 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_007 In order to do that, as per our original objective, we must gain entry to the Students' headquarters. However, this has been rendered complicated owing to a number of factors. ...And that's where we stand. Now, before we set out, there's one last matter I'd like to attend to.
9 5 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_005 8 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_008 Aside from lying beyond impassable terrain, the structure is protected by a ward of its own─did you ever doubt it? Ordinarily, members of the Students are able to teleport inside, but the high concentration of aether we've measured makes doing so extremely dangerous. We must ascertain the conditions first, or we risk not emerging from the Lifestream. You see, I had tasked the expedition scholar with researching legends pertaining to Eureka. Call it a scholar's hunch, but I thought that a hint might be scrounged from amongst the tales. But come, let us see what the good scholar has dug up for us.
10 6 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_006 9 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_010 So I've a mind to enter via the “back door,” as it were. Yet this method of ingress, too, isn't without its problems, but it's better to explain it out in the field. Greetings, Mistress Krile, Mistress Player! May I assume you have come about the legends?
11 7 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_007 10 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_011 ...And that's where we stand. Now, before we set out, there's one last matter I'd like to attend to. Indeed we have. Did your efforts bear fruit?
12 8 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_008 11 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_012 You see, I had tasked the expedition scholar with researching legends pertaining to Eureka. Call it a scholar's hunch, but I thought that a hint might be scrounged from amongst the tales. But come, let us see what the good scholar has dug up for us. They did, I'm pleased to say. First of all, it must be noted that there are several legends describing the forbidden land, Eureka.
13 9 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_010 12 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_013 Greetings, Mistress Krile, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Mistress<Else/>Master</If> <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! May I assume you have come about the legends? Despite their many divergences, however, all are united in one detail: that Eureka was a repository for transcendent weapons hidden beneath the Crystal Tower.
14 10 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_011 13 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_014 Indeed we have. Did your efforts bear fruit? Combining this fact with your account of Eureka's avatar forging a blade for Master Ejika, I'm led to conclude that the primal possesses the ability to create weapons.
15 11 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_012 14 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_015 They did, I'm pleased to say. First of all, it must be noted that there are several legends describing the forbidden land, Eureka. Weapons forged by a primal, put in the hands of mortals... What could possibly go wrong?
16 12 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_013 15 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_016 Despite their many divergences, however, all are united in one detail: that Eureka was a repository for transcendent weapons hidden beneath the Crystal Tower. In her visions, Mistress Player heard the words “exposure places the bearer's very soul at hazard,” did she not? I take that to mean that those who wield such weapons are at risk of becoming the primal's vessel.
17 13 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_014 16 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_020 Combining this fact with your account of Eureka's avatar forging a blade for Master Ejika, I'm led to conclude that the primal possesses the ability to create weapons. This calls to mind Urianger's report on the Dark Divinity, Odin, and his sword Zantetsuken. The primal was not the rider, but the weapon.
18 14 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_015 17 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_021 Weapons forged by a primal, put in the hands of mortals... What could possibly go wrong? Odin is said to have appeared during the age of the Allagan Empire. It may well be that Zantetsuken was forged by Eureka.
19 15 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_016 18 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_030 In <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> visions, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Mistress<Else/>Master</If> <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> heard the words “exposure places the bearer's very soul at hazard,” did <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> not? I take that to mean that those who wield such weapons are at risk of becoming the primal's vessel. Recognizing the danger, the Allagans sealed Eureka's weapons beneath the Crystal Tower. And this gave rise to the myriad legends of a “forbidden land”...
20 16 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_020 19 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_031 This calls to mind Urianger's report on the Dark Divinity, Odin, and his sword Zantetsuken. The primal was not the rider, but the weapon. Curious, though... Assuming Eureka was born of prayers, one would expect a deity the likes of Byregot to manifest. A brawny smithy working the forge.
21 17 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_021 20 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_032 Odin is said to have appeared during the age of the Allagan Empire. It may well be that Zantetsuken was forged by Eureka. Yet what we have is a primal possessed of an autonomous avatar, which goes around promising power and glory. Not the kind of entity that would arise from homespun legends. No, it feels all too purposeful. Calculated.
22 18 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_030 21 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_033 Recognizing the danger, the Allagans sealed Eureka's weapons beneath the Crystal Tower. And this gave rise to the myriad legends of a “forbidden land”... But such musings are for another time. I have some few things to prepare in order to make use of the aforementioned back door. In the meantime, would you go and pay Gerolt a visit?
23 19 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_031 22 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_034 Curious, though... Assuming Eureka was born of prayers, one would expect a deity the likes of Byregot to manifest. A brawny smithy working the forge. I understand he's devised yet more ways to ease your labors. Come and find me when you're done speaking with him.
24 20 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_032 23 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_035 Yet what we have is a primal possessed of an autonomous avatar, which goes around promising power and glory. Not the kind of entity that would arise from homespun legends. No, it feels all too purposeful. Calculated. A moment, Mistress Player. There is one more matter I wish to speak with you about.
25 21 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_033 24 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_036 But such musings are for another time. I have some few things to prepare in order to make use of the aforementioned back door. In the meantime, would you go and pay Gerolt a visit? It pertains to the members of the Students believed trapped inside the headquarters. We've been speaking of rescue, but based on what we know, that may be an overly optimistic view.
26 22 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_034 25 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_037 I understand he's devised yet more ways to ease your labors. Come and find me when you're done speaking with him. The concentration of aether we've measured inside the tower is, to be blunt, not conducive to life. Certainly not over long periods. And all this time, there's been no observable movement from within.
27 23 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_035 26 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_038 A moment, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Mistress<Else/>Master</If> <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. There is one more matter I wish to speak with you about. Of course, the Students are knowledgeable and skilled folk, and they may have found some way to survive. But even as we cling to this hope, we should prepare ourselves for the worst.
28 24 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_036 27 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_039 It pertains to the members of the Students believed trapped inside the headquarters. We've been speaking of rescue, but based on what we know, that may be an overly optimistic view. Forgive me for bothering you with gloomy talk. I won't keep you any longer; pray go and seek out Master Gerolt!
29 25 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_037 28 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_040 The concentration of aether we've measured inside the tower is, to be blunt, not conducive to life. Certainly not over long periods. And all this time, there's been no observable movement from within. I'm sorry, Player, but my preparations will take a while. Have you spoken with Gerolt yet?
30 26 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_038 29 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_050 Of course, the Students are knowledgeable and skilled folk, and they may have found some way to survive. But even as we cling to this hope, we should prepare ourselves for the worst. Everything sorted with Gerolt? Excellent. Let us set out at once!
31 27 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_INV00463_000_039 30 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_051 Forgive me for bothering you with gloomy talk. I won't keep you any longer; pray go and seek out Master Gerolt! ...Is what I'd like to say, but I'm afraid I need more time to complete my tasks.
32 28 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_040 31 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_052 I'm sorry, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, but my preparations will take a while. Have you spoken with Gerolt yet? Rather than standing idle at camp, though, may I suggest you acquaint yourself with the area outside? I should be able to complete my tasks meanwhile.
33 29 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_050 32 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_053 Everything sorted with Gerolt? Excellent. Let us set out at once! You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 51.
34 30 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_051 33 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_060 ...Is what I'd like to say, but I'm afraid I need more time to complete my tasks. I'm sorry, Player, but I need more time to complete my tasks. May I suggest you acquaint yourself with the area outside?
35 31 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_052 34 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_061 Rather than standing idle at camp, though, may I suggest you acquaint yourself with the area outside? I should be able to complete my tasks meanwhile. You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 51.
36 32 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_053 35 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_070 You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 51. Apologies for the wait! We now have everything we need to make use of the back door. To be sure, there's still a couple of things that require doing out there.
37 33 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_060 36 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_071 I'm sorry, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, but I need more time to complete my tasks. May I suggest you acquaint yourself with the area outside? First, let us head to the Central Columns. It's due south of here, at the Val River Source. I'll explain everything once we arrive.
38 34 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_061 37 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_072 You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 51. Oh, and I should mention that, from this point on, I'll be delegating the bulk of my duties to the good scholar. If you ever want for guidance, she's the first person you should seek out. Without further ado, then!
39 35 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_070 38 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_080 Apologies for the wait! We now have everything we need to make use of the back door. To be sure, there's still a couple of things that require doing out there. <pant> Once again, I'm reminded of this isle's dangers... <pant> And how much of a boon you are to our efforts.
40 36 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_071 39 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_081 First, let us head to the Central Columns. It's due south of here, at the Val River Source. I'll explain everything once we arrive. Without the lessons of your field investigations to draw upon, I don't think I would've made it here in one piece.
41 37 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_072 40 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_082 Oh, and I should mention that, from this point on, I'll be delegating the bulk of my duties to the good scholar. If you ever want for guidance, she's the first person you should seek out. Without further ado, then! So, the back door. It's an aetherbridge that conveys you to the tower's entrance, built for those who lack the ability to teleport.
42 38 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_080 41 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_083 <pant> Once again, I'm reminded of this isle's dangers... <pant> And how much of a boon you are to our efforts. It's usable only by those with special permission, and right now it's not usable at all due to the obstruction in the Lifestream.
43 39 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_081 42 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_084 Without the lessons of your field investigations to draw upon, I don't think I would've made it here in one piece. In order to restore operation, we must repair the three sets of columns of the aetherbridge.
44 40 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_082 43 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_085 So, the back door. It's an aetherbridge that conveys you to the tower's entrance, built for those who lack the ability to teleport. This requires that we seek out spots of pooled aether...
45 41 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_083 44 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_086 It's usable only by those with special permission, and right now it's not usable at all due to the obstruction in the Lifestream. ...And deploy these regulators to restore the flow. I would be grateful if you could assist with this task.
46 42 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_084 45 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_087 In order to restore operation, we must repair the three sets of columns of the aetherbridge. According to my readings of the nearby area, the aether has pooled in two locations along the river source, one in the north and another in the south.
47 43 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_085 46 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_088 This requires that we seek out spots of pooled aether... I will search in the north, if you would do likewise in the south. You should have luck looking east of the Aetherbridge Foundation.
48 44 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_086 47 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_090 ...And deploy these regulators to restore the flow. I would be grateful if you could assist with this task. Leave this area to me and see to the south, Player. You should have luck looking east of the Aetherbridge Foundation.
49 45 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_087 48 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_100 According to my readings of the nearby area, the aether has pooled in two locations along the river source, one in the north and another in the south. By my readings, I presume you've found and rectified the pooled aether. Excellent. With some minor adjustments, these columns will be in good order again.
50 46 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_088 49 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_101 I will search in the north, if you would do likewise in the south. You should have luck looking east of the Aetherbridge Foundation. This may take a little time, though, so sit tight for now. Or go and smite the local wildlife if you prefer. I'd certainly welcome fewer of them snapping at my heels.
51 47 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_090 50 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_102 Leave this area to me and see to the south, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. You should have luck looking east of the Aetherbridge Foundation. You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 54.
52 48 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_100 51 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_110 By my readings, I presume you've found and rectified the pooled aether. Excellent. With some minor adjustments, these columns will be in good order again. I'm still working on the adjustments. Be patient just a little longer.
53 49 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_101 52 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_111 This may take a little time, though, so sit tight for now. Or go and smite the local wildlife if you prefer. I'd certainly welcome fewer of them snapping at my heels. You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 54.
54 50 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_102 53 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_120 You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 54. The adjustments are complete, Player! Let's put our handiwork to the proof, shall we?
55 51 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_110 54 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_121 I'm still working on the adjustments. Be patient just a little longer. Yes, everything appears to be in order. Hopefully the remaining two sets of columns will prove no more difficult.
56 52 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_111 55 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_122 You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 54. With that, let us make for the Western Columns. It's just south and east of Unverified Research. Right, silent as a mouse, silent as a mouse...
57 53 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_120 56 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_130 The adjustments are complete, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Let's put our handiwork to the proof, shall we? B-By the gods, but that was close... I literally saw into its gullet. Ugh, cannot unsee... <shudder>
58 54 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_121 57 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_131 Yes, everything appears to be in order. Hopefully the remaining two sets of columns will prove no more difficult. ...Forgive me, I'm all right now. So, it appears there are two spots of pooled aether in this area as well.
59 55 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_122 58 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_132 With that, let us make for the Western Columns. It's just south and east of Unverified Research. Right, silent as a mouse, silent as a mouse... Both are located in the northern reaches of the west bank. Let us split up and find them.
60 56 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_130 59 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_140 B-By the gods, but that was close... I literally saw into its gullet. Ugh, cannot unsee... <shudder> <pant> Of all places for it to be... <pant> You may want to keep an eye up...
61 57 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_131 60 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_150 ...Forgive me, I'm all right now. So, it appears there are two spots of pooled aether in this area as well. There you are, Player, and I see you managed to locate the other spot of pooled aether. I'll begin making my adjustments at once. As before, it may take a bit of time.
62 58 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_132 61 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_151 Both are located in the northern reaches of the west bank. Let us split up and find them. You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 57.
63 59 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_140 62 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_160 <pant> Of all places for it to be... <pant> You may want to keep an eye up... Apologies, Player, but I'm still working on the adjustments. Feel free to wander about and cull the beasts.
64 60 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_150 63 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_161 There you are, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, and I see you managed to locate the other spot of pooled aether. I'll begin making my adjustments at once. As before, it may take a bit of time. You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 57.
65 61 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_151 64 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_170 You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 57. Sorry for keeping you waiting! I've finished with my adjustments─let us see if they did the trick.
66 62 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_160 65 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_171 Apologies, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, but I'm still working on the adjustments. Feel free to wander about and cull the beasts. Good, no dramas here either. That leaves us with just the Eastern Columns.
67 63 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_161 66 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_172 You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 57. As the name suggests, they're located on the eastern bank of the river. Off we go, then─and no more harrowing encounters!
68 64 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_170 67 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_180 Sorry for keeping you waiting! I've finished with my adjustments─let us see if they did the trick. After all this sneaking about, I've gotten somewhat used to it. Still, I'm a long way off strolling around this island as if it were a flower garden like you do.
69 65 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_171 68 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_181 Good, no dramas here either. That leaves us with just the Eastern Columns. But on to business. Again, we have two spots of pooled aether to account for. One is due east of here, while the other appears to lie at the northern edge of the river bank area.
70 66 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_172 69 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_182 As the name suggests, they're located on the eastern bank of the river. Off we go, then─and no more harrowing encounters! I'll head east if you wouldn't mind taking your search north. See you back here afterwards, Player.
71 67 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_180 70 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_190 After all this sneaking about, I've gotten somewhat used to it. Still, I'm a long way off strolling around this island as if it were a flower garden like you do. I appreciate your zeal, but one person's quite enough for this area. See to the other spot to the north, would you?
72 68 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_181 71 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_200 But on to business. Again, we have two spots of pooled aether to account for. One is due east of here, while the other appears to lie at the northern edge of the river bank area. The regulator is in place? Excellent. As before, I'll need to carry out some adjustments. Pray bear with me a while.
73 69 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_182 72 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_201 I'll head east if you wouldn't mind taking your search north. See you back here afterwards, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 60.
74 70 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_190 73 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_210 I appreciate your zeal, but one person's quite enough for this area. See to the other spot to the north, would you? I'm not done yet, I'm afraid. This being the last set of columns, I'm taking extra care to ensure nothing is amiss.
75 71 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_200 74 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_211 The regulator is in place? Excellent. As before, I'll need to carry out some adjustments. Pray bear with me a while. You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 60.
76 72 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_201 75 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_220 You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 60. Apologies for making you wait repeatedly. I'm pleased to say I've completed my adjustments, and with even greater care than usual. I don't even need to try to know that this will work.
77 73 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_210 76 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_221 I'm not done yet, I'm afraid. This being the last set of columns, I'm taking extra care to ensure nothing is amiss. See, what did I tell you? With all three sets of columns thus repaired, the aetherbridge should be operational again. At long last, we may enter the tower.
78 74 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_211 77 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_222 You may continue the Eureka expedition upon reaching elemental level 60. I've taken the liberty of granting you permission to use the bridge, so we may make the crossing at any time. Come, let us make our way thither.
79 75 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_220 78 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_230 Apologies for making you wait repeatedly. I'm pleased to say I've completed my adjustments, and with even greater care than usual. I don't even need to try to know that this will work. This is it, Player. The path to the tower lies wide open.
80 76 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_221 79 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_231 See, what did I tell you? With all three sets of columns thus repaired, the aetherbridge should be operational again. At long last, we may enter the tower. Within, we are like to encounter both Ejika and Eureka's avatar. They won't allow us to simply walk in and restore the ward, yet that is precisely what we must do. After all of our toils to reach this point, we cannot stop now. Let us go!
81 77 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_222 80 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_240 I've taken the liberty of granting you permission to use the bridge, so we may make the crossing at any time. Come, let us make our way thither. Eureka...
82 78 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_230 81 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_241 This is it, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. The path to the tower lies wide open. Well, I don't think any of us expected it to be right by the entrance. I know for a fact that it wasn't here before. One can only assume it was moved from its hiding place.
83 79 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_231 82 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_242 Within, we are like to encounter both Ejika and Eureka's avatar. They won't allow us to simply walk in and restore the ward, yet that is precisely what we must do. After all of our toils to reach this point, we cannot stop now. Let us go! At any rate, this saves us the trouble of a search, so I shan't complain. Now, as much as I would like to restore the ward at once, that restraint will interfere with its effects.
84 80 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_240 83 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_243 Eureka... It's a safety measure that prevents Eureka from escaping, but by the same token it prevents us from acting against it.
85 81 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_241 84 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_244 Well, I don't think any of us expected it to be right by the entrance. I know for a fact that it wasn't here before. One can only assume it was moved from its hiding place. I'll wager that Ejika is searching for a way to deactivate the restraint and release Eureka. Which means that we must find it first.
86 82 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_242 85 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_245 At any rate, this saves us the trouble of a search, so I shan't complain. Now, as much as I would like to restore the ward at once, that restraint will interfere with its effects. Grandfather's office adjoins this hall. If there is any information to be had, I daresay it will be there.
87 83 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_243 86 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_250 It's a safety measure that prevents Eureka from escaping, but by the same token it prevents us from acting against it. Apart from the mess, it's pretty much as it was. I can almost see Grandfather sitting at his desk.
88 84 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_244 87 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_251 I'll wager that Ejika is searching for a way to deactivate the restraint and release Eureka. Which means that we must find it first. Hmmm, if Ejika had been here, he is long gone. What could that boy possibly be up to...?
89 85 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_245 88 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_252 Grandfather's office adjoins this hall. If there is any information to be had, I daresay it will be there. Well, never mind him for now. Come, Player, help me look for information on the restraint.
90 86 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_250 89 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_260 Apart from the mess, it's pretty much as it was. I can almost see Grandfather sitting at his desk. Hardly surprising, but there's no “Eureka” section. We must dig a little deeper.
91 87 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_251 90 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_270 Hmmm, if Ejika had been here, he is long gone. What could that boy possibly be up to...? Found something, did you? Excellent, so did I. A wealth of information inside an unassuming tome.
92 88 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_252 91 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_271 Well, never mind him for now. Come, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, help me look for information on the restraint. Grandfather describes the ward the founders raised, the contrivances they employed to keep Eureka hidden, and─most pertinently─instructions on deactivating the restraint.
93 89 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_260 92 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_272 Hardly surprising, but there's no “Eureka” section. We must dig a little deeper. He also writes in detail about Eureka's avatar. Contrary to what we first assumed, the entity appears to be more akin to an instrument. 'Tis Eureka's means of manipulating aether, without which the primal cannot forge its weapons.
94 90 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_270 93 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_273 Found something, did you? Excellent, so did I. A wealth of information inside an unassuming tome. So long as Eureka itself exists, the instrument can be recreated over and over again, but it will disappear if we sever the aetheric connection between them. This we can accomplish by restoring the ward and sealing Eureka away.
95 91 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_271 94 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_274 Grandfather describes the ward the founders raised, the contrivances they employed to keep Eureka hidden, and─most pertinently─instructions on deactivating the restraint. While it falls short of outright eliminating the primal, it presents an effective way to keep it in check. I wonder, perhaps Ejika is...
96 92 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_272 95 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_275 He also writes in detail about Eureka's avatar. Contrary to what we first assumed, the entity appears to be more akin to an instrument. 'Tis Eureka's means of manipulating aether, without which the primal cannot forge its weapons. Well, all will come to light in due course. That is all from me. Let's hear what you have learned.
97 93 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_273 96 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_276 So long as Eureka itself exists, the instrument can be recreated over and over again, but it will disappear if we sever the aetheric connection between them. This we can accomplish by restoring the ward and sealing Eureka away. I see... Yes, I remember. On that fateful day, Grandfather gave the order for immediate evacuation.
98 94 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_274 97 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_277 While it falls short of outright eliminating the primal, it presents an effective way to keep it in check. I wonder, perhaps Ejika is... But when I attempted to teleport away, the magick failed owing to an unnatural surge in the Lifestream. So I turned my steps towards Port Surgate to find a boat.
99 95 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_275 98 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_278 Well, all will come to light in due course. That is all from me. Let's hear what you have learned. I never got there, of course. I was swallowed up by the Lifestream.
100 96 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_276 99 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_279 I see... Yes, I remember. On that fateful day, Grandfather gave the order for immediate evacuation. Judging by the state of the headquarters, the others too were pulled into that raging torrent. But there was no divine intercession for them.
101 97 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_277 100 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_280 But when I attempted to teleport away, the magick failed owing to an unnatural surge in the Lifestream. So I turned my steps towards Port Surgate to find a boat. I had braced for this. From the beginning, I had resigned myself to being the sole survivor. But to now be confronted with the truth...
102 98 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_278 101 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_281 I never got there, of course. I was swallowed up by the Lifestream. Confound it all! Aaahhhhhh!
103 99 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_279 102 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_282 Judging by the state of the headquarters, the others too were pulled into that raging torrent. But there was no divine intercession for them. Right. There'll be time for tears later. We have work to do, and Grandfather would expect us to do it.
104 100 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_280 103 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_283 I had braced for this. From the beginning, I had resigned myself to being the sole survivor. But to now be confronted with the truth... Come, Player. Let us deactivate the restraint.
105 101 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_281 104 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_290 Confound it all! Aaahhhhhh! This, Player. According to Grandfather's notes, this little thing is the crux of the restraint. Apparently, it shares a history with Eureka...but such details aren't relevant at the moment.
106 102 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_282 105 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_291 Right. There'll be time for tears later. We have work to do, and Grandfather would expect us to do it. What matters is it allows us to release the restraint. Here I go.
107 103 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_283 106 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_480 Come, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Let us deactivate the restraint. That did the trick. Let us return to the hall.
108 104 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_290 107 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_481 This, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. According to Grandfather's notes, this little thing is the crux of the restraint. Apparently, it shares a history with Eureka...but such details aren't relevant at the moment. Of course they would choose this moment to appear.
109 105 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_291 108 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAPERSON_000_482 What matters is it allows us to release the restraint. Here I go. (-Eureka-)Our enemy standeth before us, bearing light most vile. Strike her down, my champion.
110 106 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_480 109 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_483 That did the trick. Let us return to the hall. Aye, I was waiting for you to lift the restraint, as I knew you would.
111 107 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_481 110 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_484 Of course they would choose this moment to appear. Ejika, please! Come to your senses!
112 108 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAPERSON_000_482 111 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_485 (-Eureka-)Our enemy standeth before us, bearing light most vile. Strike <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> down, my champion. Come to my senses? My dear Krile, I never took leave of them. Come, we settle this now─the task that Master Galuf entrusted to us!
113 109 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_483 112 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_486 Aye, I was waiting for you to lift the restraint, as I knew you would. Adventurer, the blessing of Light shields you from the primal's influence! Take the sword, and strike down the avatar!
114 110 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_484 113 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAPERSON_000_487 Ejika, please! Come to your senses! (-Eureka-)Thou wouldst betray me? Wicked mortal!
115 111 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_485 114 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_488 Come to my senses? My dear Krile, I never took leave of them. Come, we settle this now─the task that Master Galuf entrusted to us! Wicked, you say? Yours is the existence that threatens the world, primal. My conscience is quite clear.
116 112 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_486 115 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_489 Adventurer, the blessing of Light shields you from the primal's influence! Take the sword, and strike down the avatar! Before making wise retorts to the primal, perhaps you would care to explain...well, everything?
117 113 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAPERSON_000_487 116 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_490 (-Eureka-)Thou wouldst betray me? Wicked mortal! What is there to explain? I acquired the weapon needed to defeat Eureka's avatar and set up an ambush. Isn't it obvious?
118 114 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_488 117 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_491 Wicked, you say? Yours is the existence that threatens the world, primal. My conscience is quite clear. I thought that you would be able to deduce my plan of winning the enemy's confidence, but it seems I overestimated you.
119 115 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_489 118 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_492 Before making wise retorts to the primal, perhaps you would care to explain...well, everything? <sigh> That's our Ejika. All's well that ends well.
120 116 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_490 119 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_492 What is there to explain? I acquired the weapon needed to defeat Eureka's avatar and set up an ambush. Isn't it obvious? Ahem. Aren't we celebrating a little early?
121 117 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_491 120 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_493 I thought that you would be able to deduce my plan of winning the enemy's confidence, but it seems I overestimated you. ...Yes, our Ejika indeed. My apologies. I'll restore the ward at once.
122 118 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_492 121 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_494 <sigh> That's our Ejika. All's well that ends well. No, Krile. That is not what we need to do.
123 119 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_492 122 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGD_000_500 Ahem. Aren't we celebrating a little early? I'm against sealing it. If it's possible to slay Eureka, that is what we must do.
124 120 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_493 123 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGG_000_501 ...Yes, our Ejika indeed. My apologies. I'll restore the ward at once. (-Galuf-)In the absence of an avatar, its master might command it to forge more weapons than the aether it harbors. This is true.
125 121 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_494 124 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGK_000_502 No, Krile. That is not what we need to do. And without the means to replenish its aether, it will eventually consume itself.
126 122 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGD_000_500 125 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGZ_000_503 I'm against sealing it. If it's possible to slay Eureka, that is what we must do. This will not work, my friends. Surely you see the flaw in this method.
127 123 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGG_000_501 126 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGD_000_504 (-Galuf-)In the absence of an avatar, its master might command it to forge more weapons than the aether it harbors. This is true. What, that master and eikon are one and the same? That our aether would be Eureka's aether? Aye, we know this, but we've got a responsibility.
128 124 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGK_000_502 127 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGG_000_505 And without the means to replenish its aether, it will eventually consume itself. (-Galuf-)As those who unearthed the being... If my life can set things to rights, gladly would I render it up. Yet therein lies the problem.
129 125 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGZ_000_503 128 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGZ_000_506 This will not work, my friends. Surely you see the flaw in this method. Eureka harbors tremendous aether. Far more than the four of us combined. We would all perish long before we succeed.
130 126 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGD_000_504 129 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGK_000_507 What, that master and eikon are one and the same? That our aether would be Eureka's aether? Aye, we know this, but we've got a responsibility. ...Well, my friends, it seems we have no choice at all.
131 127 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGG_000_505 130 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_510 (-Galuf-)As those who unearthed the being... If my life can set things to rights, gladly would I render it up. Yet therein lies the problem. Let me guess: you had another vision?
132 128 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGZ_000_506 131 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_511 Eureka harbors tremendous aether. Far more than the four of us combined. We would all perish long before we succeed. How very timely. And now you know what I seek to do.
133 129 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EUREKAYOUNGK_000_507 132 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_512 ...Well, my friends, it seems we have no choice at all. Now, wait here! What exactly *are* you planning to do?
134 130 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_510 133 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_513 Let me guess: you had another vision? Hmph, how many times must you make me state the obvious?
135 131 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_511 134 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_514 How very timely. And now you know what I seek to do. Master Galuf conceived of a way to destroy Eureka, and I mean to carry it out.
136 132 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_512 135 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_515 Now, wait here! What exactly <Emphasis>are</Emphasis> you planning to do? Out of the question! If the four founders together couldn't do this, what makes you think you alone can?
137 133 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_513 136 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_516 Hmph, how many times must you make me state the obvious? Eureka expended vast amounts of aether to bring the Isle of Val out of the Lifestream. Even accounting for what it has since recovered, my aether alone should more than suffice.
138 134 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_514 137 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_517 Master Galuf conceived of a way to destroy Eureka, and I mean to carry it out. If that's the case, then I should be the one to do it! It's my solemn responsibility as the sole survivor of the destruction!
139 135 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_515 138 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_518 Out of the question! If the four founders together couldn't do this, what makes you think you alone can? Protected by your blessing as you are, Eureka will not recognize you as its master. Only I can do this.
140 136 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_516 139 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_519 Eureka expended vast amounts of aether to bring the Isle of Val out of the Lifestream. Even accounting for what it has since recovered, my aether alone should more than suffice. Having read Master Galuf's memo, you should know the danger the primal poses. We cannot risk it falling into Ascian hands again. Destroying it now is the ideal solution.
141 137 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_517 140 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_520 If that's the case, then I should be the one to do it! It's my solemn responsibility as the sole survivor of the destruction! There's nothing ideal about a solution that requires you to sacrifice yourself. Besides, I didn't think a self-centered fellow like you would aspire to martyrdom!
142 138 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_518 141 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_521 Protected by your blessing as you are, Eureka will not recognize you as its master. Only I can do this. Such puerile provocation ill becomes you, Krile. And no matter what you say, you cannot deny the truth. Sealing Eureka away would only be a temporary measure. Nay, we must destroy it, here and now.
143 139 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_519 142 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_100_521 Having read Master Galuf's memo, you should know the danger the primal poses. We cannot risk it falling into Ascian hands again. Destroying it now is the ideal solution. If Master Galuf believed it possible, he himself would have done the deed. And it is possible now. I have already made my peace; let me do what must be done.
144 140 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_520 143 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_522 There's nothing ideal about a solution that requires you to sacrifice yourself. Besides, I didn't think a self-centered fellow like you would aspire to martyrdom! What you seek to do, there's no undoing! It's suicide, plain and simple, and as your comrade I cannot allow it!
145 141 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_521 144 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_100_522 Such puerile provocation ill becomes you, Krile. And no matter what you say, you cannot deny the truth. Sealing Eureka away would only be a temporary measure. Nay, we must destroy it, here and now. With Emmerololth vanquished, there's no immediate danger! While Eureka is contained, we can search for other ways to deal with it!
146 142 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_100_521 145 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_523 If Master Galuf believed it possible, he himself would have done the deed. And it is possible now. I have already made my peace; let me do what must be done. Your assertions are all too easily refuted, but 'tis plain you have already made up your mind on the matter. The best thing to do here is to defer to a third party.
147 143 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_522 146 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_525 What you seek to do, there's no undoing! It's suicide, plain and simple, and as your comrade I cannot allow it! Adventurer. Without you, we couldn't have gotten this far. You have as much say as any of us on how we should proceed.
148 144 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_100_522 147 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_526 With Emmerololth vanquished, there's no immediate danger! While Eureka is contained, we can search for other ways to deal with it! ...Very well. I trust Player's judgment. Whatever be her decision, I will accept it.
149 145 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_523 148 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_100_527 Your assertions are all too easily refuted, but 'tis plain you have already made up your mind on the matter. The best thing to do here is to defer to a third party. There you have it. To defeat Eureka here and now, or to restore the ward and delay the inevitable... Make your choice, adventurer.
150 146 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_525 149 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_528 Adventurer. Without you, we couldn't have gotten this far. You have as much say as any of us on how we should proceed. The story will unfold differently depending on whose approach you choose to support.
151 147 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_526 150 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_529 ...Very well. I trust <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>'s judgment. Whatever be <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> decision, I will accept it. Once you begin upon one path, the other will no longer be available to you.
152 148 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_100_527 151 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_530 There you have it. To defeat Eureka here and now, or to restore the ward and delay the inevitable... Make your choice, adventurer. Please note, however, that your choice will not affect the rewards and challenges to come.
153 149 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_528 152 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_540 The story will unfold differently depending on whose approach you choose to support. Admittedly, sealing Eureka away does not end it, but we shouldn't rush our decision as Ejika seems to believe we must.
154 150 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_529 153 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_541 Once you begin upon one path, the other will no longer be available to you. Once the ward is operational again, we'll have ample time to consider the best course of action. Surely you agree with me?
155 151 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_530 154 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_542 Please note, however, that your choice will not affect the rewards and challenges to come. Should you give your support to Krile's approach, Ejika's path will no longer be available to you.
156 152 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_540 155 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_543 Admittedly, sealing Eureka away does not end it, but we shouldn't rush our decision as Ejika seems to believe we must. Please note, however, that your choice will not affect the rewards and challenges to come.
157 153 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_541 156 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_YESNO_001 Once the ward is operational again, we'll have ample time to consider the best course of action. Surely you agree with me? Support Krile's approach?
158 154 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_542 157 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_YESNO_002 Should you give your support to Krile's approach, Ejika's path will no longer be available to you. Are you certain you wish to support Krile's approach? **※By proceeding, Ejika's path will no longer be available to you.**
159 155 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_543 158 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_550 Please note, however, that your choice will not affect the rewards and challenges to come. Thank you, Player. I knew we would be on the same page.
160 156 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_YESNO_001 159 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_551 Support Krile's approach? So, Ejika. That is two against one in favor of restoring the ward.
161 157 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_YESNO_002 160 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_552 Are you certain you wish to support Krile's approach? <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>※By proceeding, Ejika's path will no longer be available to you.<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> Hmph, lost your nerve, have you? I would try to impress upon you the danger of this course, but I would only be wasting my breath.
162 158 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_550 161 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_553 Thank you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I knew we would be on the same page. If it's to be the ward, then so be it. I will cooperate with you. Be thankful.
163 159 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_551 162 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_554 So, Ejika. That is two against one in favor of restoring the ward. I'm thankful, truly I am. If you were to lend us your keen mind, I'm confident we will find a true solution.
164 160 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_552 163 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_555 Hmph, lost your nerve, have you? I would try to impress upon you the danger of this course, but I would only be wasting my breath. Without further ado, then, I will reactivate the ward.
165 161 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_553 164 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_560 If it's to be the ward, then so be it. I will cooperate with you. Be thankful. 'Tis done. Eureka lies sealed again.
166 162 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_554 165 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_561 I'm thankful, truly I am. If you were to lend us your keen mind, I'm confident we will find a true solution. I would sooner see it destroyed, as you know, but it's at least a step in the right direction. What next?
167 163 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_555 166 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_562 Without further ado, then, I will reactivate the ward. We have much and more to discuss. Shall we return to camp for the time being?
168 164 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_560 167 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_563 'Tis done. Eureka lies sealed again. We will go on ahead. See you anon, Player.
169 165 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_561 168 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_570 I would sooner see it destroyed, as you know, but it's at least a step in the right direction. What next? Ah, there you are. I received word a short while ago, but both Rowena and Hancock have come to observe our efforts.
170 166 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_562 169 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_571 We have much and more to discuss. Shall we return to camp for the time being? To spare ourselves a bit of repetition, let us wait to have our discussion in their presence.
171 167 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_563 170 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_610 We will go on ahead. See you anon, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. So, you've done it─destroyed all of Eureka's unholy creations. Excellent work, Player.
172 168 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_570 171 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_611 Ah, there you are. I received word a short while ago, but both Rowena and Hancock have come to observe our efforts. ...What brings us here? In short, we have a plan.
173 169 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_571 172 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_612 To spare ourselves a bit of repetition, let us wait to have our discussion in their presence. An idea occurred to me at the Waking Sands, you see, and I had returned to the isle to discuss it with Ejika.
174 170 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_610 173 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_613 So, you've done it─destroyed all of Eureka's unholy creations. Excellent work, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. While promising, it was contingent upon the success of your mission. I'm pleased to see that you didn't squander my efforts to send you to the upper level.
175 171 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_611 174 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_614 ...What brings us here? In short, we have a plan. So, it is as we had deduced. The weapons had gained sentience owing to their awakening as primals.
176 172 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_612 175 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_615 An idea occurred to me at the Waking Sands, you see, and I had returned to the isle to discuss it with Ejika. Tell me, adventurer. If Eureka were destroyed, what do you suppose would become of its aether?
177 173 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_613 176 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_616 While promising, it was contingent upon the success of your mission. I'm pleased to see that you didn't squander my efforts to send you to the upper level. To spare you Ejika's riddling─ordinarily, it would return to the aetherial realm, but this is not the case when the weapons are near. Nay, being primals in essence, they would be quick to absorb such untethered aether.
178 174 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_614 177 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_617 So, it is as we had deduced. The weapons had gained sentience owing to their awakening as primals. Aye, and thus were the weapons an impediment to the plan.
179 175 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_615 178 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_618 Tell me, adventurer. If Eureka were destroyed, what do you suppose would become of its aether? I had conceived of a number of methods to defeat Eureka without the need to sacrifice my life.
180 176 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_616 179 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_619 To spare you Ejika's riddling─ordinarily, it would return to the aetherial realm, but this is not the case when the weapons are near. Nay, being primals in essence, they would be quick to absorb such untethered aether. The most promising of these involves the use of teleportation. In the moments before Eureka drains me of all my aether, I would retreat into the Lifestream to safely emerge after the primal's demise.
181 177 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_617 180 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_620 Aye, and thus were the weapons an impediment to the plan. However, all it takes is one of Eureka's voracious weapons to cause the plan to go awry.
182 178 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_618 181 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_621 I had conceived of a number of methods to defeat Eureka without the need to sacrifice my life. For even should its maker cease to exist, there is a high probability that it would consume my aether ere I can make good my escape.
183 179 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_619 182 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_622 The most promising of these involves the use of teleportation. In the moments before Eureka drains me of all my aether, I would retreat into the Lifestream to safely emerge after the primal's demise. Lest you wonder, my idea was based on Y'shtola's use of Flow to flee into the Lifestream. I put it to Ejika, but of course he had already considered it and explained to me this caveat.
184 180 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_620 183 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_623 However, all it takes is one of Eureka's voracious weapons to cause the plan to go awry. But thanks to you, adventurer, the weapons are no more. Naught remains to hinder the execution of the plan.
185 181 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_621 184 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_624 For even should its maker cease to exist, there is a high probability that it would consume my aether ere I can make good my escape. Indeed. We may now defeat Eureka while ensuring Ejika's safety. I shall stand at the ready to deal with the unforeseen.
186 182 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_622 185 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_625 Lest you wonder, my idea was based on Y'shtola's use of Flow to flee into the Lifestream. I put it to Ejika, but of course he had already considered it and explained to me this caveat. Well, I suppose your assistance would be better than none at all. I'm in your hands, Krile.
187 183 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_623 186 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_630 But thanks to you, adventurer, the weapons are no more. Naught remains to hinder the execution of the plan. Whew... Though the risk was small, I couldn't help but feel nervous.
188 184 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_624 187 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_631 Indeed. We may now defeat Eureka while ensuring Ejika's safety. I shall stand at the ready to deal with the unforeseen. On that, we are in agreement. I must say I'm a little tired.
189 185 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_625 188 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_632 Well, I suppose your assistance would be better than none at all. I'm in your hands, Krile. Let us return to camp, then. I daresay you've earned a good rest.
190 186 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_630 189 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_633 Whew... Though the risk was small, I couldn't help but feel nervous. We will go on ahead. Come and see us after you've made your own way back.
191 187 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_631 190 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_640 On that, we are in agreement. I must say I'm a little tired. 'Twas a long and arduous road, for you not least of all, but we finally did it. We defeated Eureka.
192 188 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_632 191 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_641 Let us return to camp, then. I daresay you've earned a good rest. If truth be told, I did not expect that you could rally so many comrades and destroy all of the weapons.
193 189 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_633 192 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_642 We will go on ahead. Come and see us after you've made your own way back. You are a paragon of your kind, adventurer. Should the opportunity arise, I shall look forward to depending on you again.
194 190 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_640 193 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_643 'Twas a long and arduous road, for you not least of all, but we finally did it. We defeated Eureka. Well, I do not rightly recall a time when Ejika admitted to depending on anyone. You may consider that an honor, Player.
195 191 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_641 194 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_644 If truth be told, I did not expect that you could rally so many comrades and destroy all of the weapons. Now then, as much as I'd like to linger and savor our success, I do have other responsibilities. I shall be on my way. Thank you, my friend, for everything.
196 192 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_642 195 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_645 You are a paragon of your kind, adventurer. Should the opportunity arise, I shall look forward to depending on you again. Take care, Ejika.
197 193 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_643 196 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_646 Well, I do not rightly recall a time when Ejika admitted to depending on anyone. You may consider that an honor, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. ...You too, Krile.
198 194 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_644 197 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_647 Now then, as much as I'd like to linger and savor our success, I do have other responsibilities. I shall be on my way. Thank you, my friend, for everything. Allow me to thank you as well. None of this would have been possible without you. Should your path ever lead you back to this isle, know that you will always be welcome here.
199 195 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_645 198 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_650 Take care, Ejika. Ah, there you are. I received word a short while ago, but our financiers have come to observe our efforts.
200 196 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_646 199 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_651 ...You too, Krile. I had reported that our mission was close to completion, and it seems they wished to see things with their own eyes.
201 197 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_647 200 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_660 Allow me to thank you as well. None of this would have been possible without you. Should your path ever lead you back to this isle, know that you will always be welcome here. My friends, I am heartened to see you hale and whole! By this, may I assume that business is indeed concluded here?
202 198 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_650 201 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_661 Ah, there you are. I received word a short while ago, but our financiers have come to observe our efforts. We've read the report. Tell us what happened after.
203 199 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_651 202 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_662 I had reported that our mission was close to completion, and it seems they wished to see things with their own eyes. ...And that's how it unfolded, Ejika sacrificing his own life to defeat Eureka.
204 200 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_660 203 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_663 My friends, I am heartened to see you hale and whole! By this, may I assume that business is indeed concluded here? By the kami, such a brave and selfless act... He will not soon be forgotten.
205 201 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_661 204 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_664 We've read the report. Tell us what happened after. So, what now? This did turn out to be your isle, after all.
206 202 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_662 205 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_665 ...And that's how it unfolded, Ejika sacrificing his own life to defeat Eureka. There's considerable cleaning up to be done, retrieving all the research material and the like. For this task, I will request that a team be dispatched from the Sharlayan motherland.
207 203 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_663 206 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_666 By the kami, such a brave and selfless act... He will not soon be forgotten. We would be grateful if your two concerns could provide support to said Sharlayan contingent. In return, the Students shall grant you the rights to use the isle for your trading activities.
208 204 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_664 207 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_667 So, what now? This did turn out to be your isle, after all. We will need to draw up the details of the agreement, but I see no reason why we would reject your proposal. On a personal note─what of yourself, Mistress Krile? What do you intend to do next?
209 205 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_665 208 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_668 There's considerable cleaning up to be done, retrieving all the research material and the like. For this task, I will request that a team be dispatched from the Sharlayan motherland. Myself? Hmmm...
210 206 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_666 209 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_669 We would be grateful if your two concerns could provide support to said Sharlayan contingent. In return, the Students shall grant you the rights to use the isle for your trading activities. I will rejoin the Scions. My presence is no longer required here. Rest assured I will make the necessary arrangements with my countrymen.
211 207 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_667 210 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_670 We will need to draw up the details of the agreement, but I see no reason why we would reject your proposal. On a personal note─what of yourself, Mistress Krile? What do you intend to do next? I see. In that case, perhaps it would be best to save discussing the finer points for afterwards. In the meantime, would you mind if the expedition continues with its work?
212 208 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_668 211 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_671 Myself? Hmmm... Not at all. Be my guest.
213 209 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_669 212 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_672 I will rejoin the Scions. My presence is no longer required here. Rest assured I will make the necessary arrangements with my countrymen. That's all for now, then. We'll be in touch again come negotiation time.
214 210 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_HANCOCK_000_670 213 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_673 I see. In that case, perhaps it would be best to save discussing the finer points for afterwards. In the meantime, would you mind if the expedition continues with its work? Well, we should be getting back to our duties as Scions. We mustn't let grief halt our steps, lest a certain someone smirk at us from beyond.
215 211 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_671 214 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_674 Not at all. Be my guest. Come, my friend. Let's carry on─for Ejika.
216 212 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_ROWENA_000_672 215 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_675 That's all for now, then. We'll be in touch again come negotiation time. You may now ride mounts within Eureka Hydatos!
217 213 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_673 216 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_680 Well, we should be getting back to our duties as Scions. We mustn't let grief halt our steps, lest a certain someone smirk at us from beyond. So, you've done it─destroyed all of Eureka's unholy creations. Excellent work, Player.
218 214 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_674 217 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_681 Come, my friend. Let's carry on─for Ejika. ...What brings me back to the isle? In short, I have a plan. One that required the success of your mission.
219 215 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_SYSTEM_000_675 218 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_682 You may now ride mounts within Eureka Hydatos! That you were on a foray to the upper level when I arrived was opportune, and I decided to seek you out.
220 216 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_680 219 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_683 So, you've done it─destroyed all of Eureka's unholy creations. Excellent work, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. As you know, when a primal is vanquished, its aether is given back to the aetherial realm. However, I believe this was not the case with Eureka, owing to the nearby presence of its weapons.
221 217 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_681 220 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_684 ...What brings me back to the isle? In short, I have a plan. One that required the success of your mission. Having become primals in essence, the weapons would have been quick to absorb such untethered aether.
222 218 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_682 221 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_685 That you were on a foray to the upper level when I arrived was opportune, and I decided to seek you out. This fact gave me hope, Player─hope that Ejika may still live.
223 219 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_683 222 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_686 As you know, when a primal is vanquished, its aether is given back to the aetherial realm. However, I believe this was not the case with Eureka, owing to the nearby presence of its weapons. You see, when Ejika set about destroying Eureka, he didn't have the air of a person going to his death. I couldn't shake the feeling that he was planning something. Thus did I decide to see where the trail of his aetheric essence led.
224 220 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_684 223 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_687 Having become primals in essence, the weapons would have been quick to absorb such untethered aether. And what should I find but evidence that he had used a teleportation magick. I believe he intended to escape into the Lifestream before Eureka drained him of all his aether.
225 221 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_685 224 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_688 This fact gave me hope, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>─hope that Ejika may still live. The idea was that he would reappear after the primal's demise. Yet he never did, and it's highly likely that his aether was caught in the tenacious pull of Eureka's weapons.
226 222 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_686 225 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_689 You see, when Ejika set about destroying Eureka, he didn't have the air of a person going to his death. I couldn't shake the feeling that he was planning something. Thus did I decide to see where the trail of his aetheric essence led. But thanks to you, the weapons are no more. There is a chance that we may pluck Ejika out of the aether─as the Elder Seedseer once did for Y'shtola.
227 223 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_687 226 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_690 And what should I find but evidence that he had used a teleportation magick. I believe he intended to escape into the Lifestream before Eureka drained him of all his aether. To that end, I went to Gridania to learn this technique. And I mean to put it to the proof right now.
228 224 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_688 227 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_691 The idea was that he would reappear after the primal's demise. Yet he never did, and it's highly likely that his aether was caught in the tenacious pull of Eureka's weapons. Without further ado, then. Wish me luck!
229 225 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_689 228 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_700 But thanks to you, the weapons are no more. There is a chance that we may pluck Ejika out of the aether─as the Elder Seedseer once did for Y'shtola. Let me guess: the adventurer destroyed Eureka's weapons, then you pulled me out of the aether.
230 226 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_690 229 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_701 To that end, I went to Gridania to learn this technique. And I mean to put it to the proof right now. That's...precisely what we did. Don't tell me you had anticipated this too?
231 227 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_691 230 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_702 Without further ado, then. Wish me luck! That's too much credit even for me. As accomplished as she is, I did not count on the adventurer defeating all the weapons. And it was highly unlikely that my aether could be reformed.
232 228 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_700 231 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_703 Let me guess: the adventurer destroyed Eureka's weapons, then you pulled me out of the aether. There was a sliver of a chance that I would survive, but the fact is I was prepared for the worst.
233 229 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_701 232 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_704 That's...precisely what we did. Don't tell me you had anticipated this too? You saved my life. And for that, I thank you.
234 230 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_702 233 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_705 That's too much credit even for me. As accomplished as <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> is, I did not count on the adventurer defeating all the weapons. And it was highly unlikely that my aether could be reformed. An unbegrudging show of gratitude from you? Well now, strange things do happen.
235 231 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_703 234 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_706 There was a sliver of a chance that I would survive, but the fact is I was prepared for the worst. Ejika is doubtless tired. I will accompany him back to camp and see that he gets some rest. Come and join us later.
236 232 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_704 235 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_710 You saved my life. And for that, I thank you. 'Twas a long and arduous road, for you not least of all, but we were able to rescue Ejika. Permit me to thank you as well, Player.
237 233 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_705 236 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_711 An unbegrudging show of gratitude from you? Well now, strange things do happen. So, I've heard what took place in my absence, but what now for the two of you?
238 234 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_706 237 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_712 Ejika is doubtless tired. I will accompany him back to camp and see that he gets some rest. Come and join us later. Player and I both have our duties, and we shall return to them.
239 235 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_710 238 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_713 'Twas a long and arduous road, for you not least of all, but we were able to rescue Ejika. Permit me to thank you as well, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. In that case, you may leave the isle's outstanding affairs to me. I had considered myself a dead man; the least I can do is tend to the aftermath.
240 236 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_711 239 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_714 So, I've heard what took place in my absence, but what now for the two of you? Thank you. It's reassuring to know that the isle is in your care.
241 237 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_712 240 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_715 <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> and I both have our duties, and we shall return to them. I shall be on my way, then. Thank you, Player, for everything.
242 238 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_713 241 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_716 In that case, you may leave the isle's outstanding affairs to me. I had considered myself a dead man; the least I can do is tend to the aftermath. Take care, Ejika.
243 239 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_714 242 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_717 Thank you. It's reassuring to know that the isle is in your care. ...You too, Krile.
244 240 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_715 243 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_718 I shall be on my way, then. Thank you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, for everything. Allow me to thank you again. Among other things, I wouldn't be standing here were it not for you. Should your path ever lead you back to this isle, know that you will always be welcome here.
245 241 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_716 244 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_TALK_ACTOR Take care, Ejika.
246 242 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_717 245 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_524 ...You too, Krile.
247 243 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_EJIKATSUNJIKA_000_718 246 TEXT_CTSERKEUREKA4KRILE_00545_KRILE_000_527 Allow me to thank you again. Among other things, I wouldn't be standing here were it not for you. Should your path ever lead you back to this isle, know that you will always be welcome here.
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