[Kratos appreciates that distance. Raine has a good head on her shoulders; objective enough when she has to be that it helps Kratos orient himself. The damage is already done, and anyway, wasn't he afraid this might happen? What worse could happen, save that he breaks off to go alone, as he had the whole time before?
[And if the worst doesn't happen ... if he doesn't have to leave ...
[His tone is a bit stronger than it was when he answers.]
Yes. The Eternal Sword is a key, of sorts. It resides in the Tower of Salvation, and is bound under the fifth seal to which the Chosens attend. They never open it, but attending to the seal locks the flow of mana in the opposite direction at the end of the Journey of Regeneration, and ensures the subject world will flourish.
The sword is an extension of the ninth summon spirit, Origin, whose power made it possible to split the worlds in two. Origin is bound under that seal, and he needs to be awakened before the worlds can be unified.
[He opens his eyes, turns his head toward Raine.]
I am its guardian.
[After three seals opened, she should know what that means -- they've only had to fight and kill a guardian for every single one of them. And that was only the surface implication. Kratos had warned them about Cruxis, that Remiel was their enemy on not their friend, that there was an ulterior motive for the Journey of Regeneration -- but until now he could have been a rebel, doling out knowledge in drips for their own safety. Until now, when knowing that he binds the final seal means that he's not rebelling -- but complicit in Cruxis's crimes.]
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[And if the worst doesn't happen ... if he doesn't have to leave ...
[His tone is a bit stronger than it was when he answers.]
Yes. The Eternal Sword is a key, of sorts. It resides in the Tower of Salvation, and is bound under the fifth seal to which the Chosens attend. They never open it, but attending to the seal locks the flow of mana in the opposite direction at the end of the Journey of Regeneration, and ensures the subject world will flourish.
The sword is an extension of the ninth summon spirit, Origin, whose power made it possible to split the worlds in two. Origin is bound under that seal, and he needs to be awakened before the worlds can be unified.
[He opens his eyes, turns his head toward Raine.]
I am its guardian.
[After three seals opened, she should know what that means -- they've only had to fight and kill a guardian for every single one of them. And that was only the surface implication. Kratos had warned them about Cruxis, that Remiel was their enemy on not their friend, that there was an ulterior motive for the Journey of Regeneration -- but until now he could have been a rebel, doling out knowledge in drips for their own safety. Until now, when knowing that he binds the final seal means that he's not rebelling -- but complicit in Cruxis's crimes.]