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The Highwind managed to make it to St. Binah just in time. We picked up
former Field Marshal McGovern and the other trapped people, and took off in
the Highwind. Just then, St. Binah fell past the dividing line and collapsed
into the Qliphoth.
According to Kitten, if we don't do anything, St. Binah will fall into the
mantle and disappear. The people from St. Binah looked depressed at that. I
tried really hard to think of how we could save the town. I thought about
Akzeriuth... Could the reason only pieces of land remained be because of the
hyperresonance I caused? In that case, since St. Binah's collapse was caused
by Master Kyo doing something to the Sephiroth, couldn't we do something else
to it and raise the land up again?
But Kitten said that nobody knows how to control the Sephiroth, so that
would be difficult. I started to lose control and lashed out at everybody.
I was mad that they wouldn't help me think of how to save St. Binah, that
they didn't realize how much I wanted to avoid a second Akzeriuth.
But then Emrls scolded me. I think that's the first time he's ever done
that. He's looked at me strangely, he's annoyed me, he's ignored me plenty of
times, but he's never scolded me.
Emrls told me that everyone else wants to save St. Binah too. That's when I
realized--everyone knew that panicking wouldn't accomplish anything, so they
were trying to think calmly. Only I was flailing around like a stupid kid. I
haven't changed at all... I'm really pathetic.
Emrls suggested that we ask about the Sephiroth at Crystal City. Yeah, that's
probably best right now. Let's head for Crystal City.
Vyers was waiting for us at Crystal City... Apparently they had realized
something was wrong when St. Binah collapsed. We placed the people from St.
Binah in his custody before heading on. Just then, Mr. McGovern told me to
cheer up--Emrls wouldn't waste his time scolding people he didn't think were
worth it.
Really? I'd like to think so... It would mean I've regained a little bit
of trust--no, I was probably never trusted in the first place, so maybe I've
finally earned some trust for myself. But I can't let it go to my head.
Anyway, I'll keep trying. Let's go see what Vyers can tell us.
I asked Vyers if there was any way to save St. Binah and the lands
around it. He said that there was no way to raise it back up to the height it
used to be at, but it might be possible to keep it from sinking further.
Here's how it would work.
The Outer Lands are held up by power from the planet's vital points, the
Sephiroth. Pillars called Sephiroth Trees are extended from the Sephiroth,
creating a force field called the "dividing line" on which the Outer Lands
rest.
The Sephiroth Trees are created by devices called "passage rings" that
control the Sephiroth. That's how Master Kyo was able to make the Sephiroth
Tree beneath St. Binah disappear. So if we reactivate the Sephiroth Tree, we
should be able to create a force field above the mantle that will keep the
area around St. Binah afloat. That may be the limit of what we could do, but
Vyers says it should be possible.
The passage ring that was supporting the area around St. Binah is
apparently under Shurrey Hill. Ion said he was brought there when he was
captured on the Tartarus and forced to remove the Daathic seal. That's one of
several seals the passage rings were protected with, since they're such
important devices. Master Kyo must have gotten around all of them somehow.
It's also necessary to use the Seventh Fonon to operate the passage ring,
but that shouldn't be a problem. We've got two Seventh Fonists with us, Kitten
and Gwen, and it seems like even I can use the Seventh Fonon.
Sitting around sulking won't help St. Binah. Let's see what we can do at
Shurrey Hill.
 Foxraikov · Mon May 28, 2007 @ 02:15am · 0 Comments |
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