Running around
The purest vessel is a vessel of 100% purity a vessel without any sin , darkness .
It is an extremely rare achivement that almost no one throughout history was able to become and maintain the form .
Only the purest vessel is able to summon or be possessed by Lady Lumina.
Due to being pure it attracts many impure beings .
This it's the duty of the paladin to protect the saintess .
Anyway
Souls trapped in Chroma , how and why ?
Instead of running of the ruins I ran towards the carriage and woke McElroy up .
McElroy:
Let me sleep for 10 more minutes.
Jay :
Wake up we have an emergency Nora is dead .
McElroy:
Okay let her die but let me sleep .
Jay :
You leave me no choice . I didn't want to use this .
The bracelet which Paul made is amazing . I activated a low grade water elemental stone by passing mana through it .
The water started gathering from the moisture and I had a small ball of water . Which when I disabled my magical water fell on McElroy's face and he was awake . The stone shattered .
McElroy:
What the hell man I told you I'll be up in 10 .
Jay :
No time wake up or I'll have to take measures .
Jays hand was set on fire which scared McElroy awoke .
McElroy: Fine fine damn it what happened.
Jay :
Remember the last time we were in Chroma .
McElroy:
Yeah you blew the whole kingdom .
Jay :
Yeah I blew the kingdom and now they're souls trapped here .
McElroy:
Okay what do I have to do .
Jay :
There is something here keeping the souls trapped here find it .
McElroy:
Got it .
Our paths seperated . I still remember when I hit the stone with a metal mallet . I didn't have any choice . I didn't know it would go like this .
I didn't want to repeat the same cycle over and over again .
I thought that by breaking the stone . Everyone would be free of the forced regression . I would've never thought that this would happen .
Especially when my own allies were involved in the crossfire . Sometimes when I dream I see Roy's face full of vengeance and sadness . Staring at me right in the face . And now that he has nothing to lose . I'm very scared that one day when I won't expect him he will come and put me to an end .
The system wanted me to fail . Roy wanted me to fail . But somehow , I passed with my wits while it being on its end .
I started at the ruins of Chroma once again . Where Jacob was checking the walls .
Desperate times call for desperate solutions .
Jacob :
You again why are you here .
Jay :
Listen I need your help . I think I can contribute to your research .
Jacob :
I'm listening.
Jay :
There Is something that's binding the souls of those who died in Chroma here . And we have to find it and destroy it.
We don't have much time left .
If we find that thing and you write about it . Youll be swimming in gold .
Jacob :
Okay I'll help but don't just go running around on your own . It's a 3km area searching for it will be hell .
Don't move I have a layout of the area .
He bought a hand drawn map for Chroma and laid it open on table .
Jacob :
Now tell me do you know where the spirits are specifically, can you point on the map .
Jay :
I don't know .
Jacob :
Are they tethered to any object .
Jay :
I don't know.
Jacob :
Is there anyone who can see the spirits .
Jay :
It was someone who I was travelling with . She said that she could see the spirits .
And even got possessed by one .
Jacob :
Can you call her here then I can ask her directly.
Jay :
She's not well she has passed out .
Jacob :
Then whatever happens stay out of the ruins you might get cursed or possessed if the spirits are there . We don't know what's happening.
Jay :
Okay , tell me if you find anything else .
I have to stay outside the ruins . I dont want to get cursed or anything. He's right , I lack information.
Maybe the paladin knows something.
I once again reached the carriage where Nora was resting and I asked the paladin for information.
Jay :
Hey I need your help .
Paladin :
Sure , what happened.
Jay :
I am looking for a cursed object which can trap souls know anything about it.
Paladin :
While it's not my expertise I studied some occult to help Nora when she get possessed.
The most common form of object that can store a soul is the mirror.
Jay :
And how I'm supposed to find it in this big area .
Paladin :
It's about the resentment of the souls in the mirror . The more souls the more their resentment .
If I have to guess then it's somewhere in Chroma.
Jay :
It's a 3km area how I'm supposed to search this big .
Paladin :
I think we have to wait till she wakes up . But I'm positive it's in Chroma.
Jay :
Then come straight to Chroma when she wakes up .
Running around mindlessly . But now I have narrowed the area to a 3km area .
It's now only 5 minutes before 12 .
I failed . There's nothing in these ruins . I now might be possibly cursed . Now that I have failed the mission I might die now .
5..4..3..2..1..
Quest failed .
The clock has struck midnight .