Endless rise above

[Anastasia]

"I am," Mystra says, "I want you to only feed him items made from deific will. None by mortal means, only those made by all of you."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods. "That's not going to be difficult." He says.

He clears his throat. "After this, I plan on trying to find the others, such as ORCHID and PRISM. I already spoke to Makaril about what he knows of The Empty Knight, do you mind if I ask you whatever details you know? It... certainly seems like I've managed to find myself stepping into the middle of a story that's already partially started. If this is a situation that I'm just making worse by digging into it, I'd like to know what I can do to try and... resolve it, as it were. If you know anything about this 'Anathem,' that may be the key to this as well."

[Anastasia]

"The Empty Knight is no threat to you now," Mystra says, "It studied systems and the understanding of them, and one such was the Weave. It was born with a unique gift, the ability to be slightly outside of any system it inhabits. It used this ability with great wisdom once it understood it, and strived not to bring down such consequences that would see it eliminated for the safety of Creation." Here she gestures, as the image of a blurry warrior is seen, as blades narrowly miss him, hitting blur instead of flesh. "It is something like a warrior who is displaced, blinking or otherwise blurry. They are still here, but sometimes they are just outside enough to avoid things, or to glimpse into something outside of the system."

[Nephrite]

"That reminds me of what I've heard about Seira's friend, uh..." Moore taps his chin. "Oberuth, I think it is?" He shakes his head. "But, would I be correct in my assumption that The Empty Knight is no longer part of Creation? If that's the case, it certainly seems like they left a good many things without completion." He asks.

[Anastasia]

"Not quite that," Mystra says, "More importantly, the Empty Knight took pains to eliminate this quality in the end, as it grew to fear the Far Realm." Is the answer at last, "Unfortunately this did not go entirely as planned."

[Nephrite]

"Oh... dear." Moore says. "...You know, I don't wish to presume, but I think..." Here he glances off to the side. "I think, actually, perhaps this is, as some might say, the will of Celestia." He says. "I think that we might be in a position to help, assuming... they're still here, in some form or fashion. We have... ah, I guess the best way to put it is to be blunt - we've had some run-ins with things that are of Beyond, and I think we can help 'make them Whole.'" He says.

[Anastasia]

"They are not," Mystra says, "Do you know where they are?"

[Nephrite]

"No, but I think if we can find them then we might be able to do something." Moore says. "At least, that's my hope, anyway."

[Anastasia]

Didn't your spell tell you where some of them were?

[Nephrite]

Oh, I thought she was asking about The Empty Knight. Okay, scratch that last line.

"Yes, one of them is in the Astral, with a second... inside of it, apparently, in the case of ORCHID and BLUE, and then the other pair is in Acheron." Moore explains.

[Anastasia]

"It would be humane to destroy them, or put them somewhere aside," Mystra goes on, "They serve no purpose now and have no meaning."

[Nephrite]

Moore rubs his chin. "Does that mean they were created for different purposes than CRIMSON? It feels..." He looks over at Cresiel, then back. "It doesn't feel right to just destroy them. Surely, they could all be repurposed... somehow."

[Anastasia]

"They were all made for part of other purposes," Mystra explains, "If you wish to see to them, do so."

Cresiel nods slightly and then, "If they are troublesome, we'll see to it. They sound like innocent creations of another. They have no spark of malice like the undead?"

"They aren't like that, nor like a fiend," Mystra concurs.

[Nephrite]

"I imagine if we can somehow recover The Empty Knight, this entire task would be a great deal easier." Moore says. "Do you... ah, are they kept somewhere here, or do you believe them to be in the Far Realm now?"

[Anastasia]

"They're elsewhere, but in Creation," Mystra replies, "You'll find it if you find the ones on Acheron."