Endless rise above

[Nephrite]

'I'll be over in a moment.' He sends.

The good news is it's safe for him to travel himself!

Wait... by the Cauldron?

He will go over to Bytopia! His first visit!

[Anastasia]

Goodness.

The sky to another realm is one thing. To see a realm upside down above you is certainly different than a normal sky. To see the Cauldron, expanded and vast, on the horizon is another. By the mountains and islands, by the planes and by the tower-city stands Aurora, resting on the green grasses nearby.

I presume you're up on the descriptions, feel free to ask for more if you need 'em.

[Nephrite]

I have indeed been following!

Huh, this is a lot different than he'd heard of... something must've changed.

At any rate, he will proceed into Aurora proper!

[Anastasia]

Aurora inside is as you remember it. People train away, as well as come and go. It's almost like coming home again.

[Nephrite]

The best place to go would likely be the library, so he heads there. Thankfully, he knows the way!

Once there, he'll find a good nook to sit in.

"So," he starts, knowing what's going to happen next. "I've uncovered something rather similar to you, in essence."

[Anastasia]

Elena pops in, "Oh?" she asks, right to the question. She stands nearby, "What did you find this time?"

[Nephrite]

"Remnants of something left by someone known as The Empty Knight." Moore says. "They were magical... ...I don't even know how to explain, so let me just show you."

A gesture as images of CRIMSON, BLUE, and the PRISM-amalgam all appear.

"The first one - the red one, CRIMSON -- yes, you have to say it like that, ate magical items and stored the energy and could reproduce them." Moore says. "Anyway... it's a long story involving dragons and long-dead horrors, but..."

A gesture, and all of them move in together to create what is now Will.

"It's combined itself into a being that actually has a will of its own. The individual components all worked as 'systems,' basically magical beings that more or less served to be functions, but Will is different, and seems to be much like yourself - a being that seems to have been created to be part of something. It seems like it could ... join, I guess is the best word, with Hope's Landing like you're joined with Aurora. So, I wanted to see if you could help me with the basics of... well, I guess, you."

[Anastasia]

"....huh...."

Elena raises a finger as if to speak more, then slowly lowers it. She pauses again and watches the images anew. "Say Moore? Do you have a gift at finding things like this?" A long study of it, "No, it's just Medi's fault again. Somehow. Some way." Her expression becomes stormy as she crosses her arms.

[Nephrite]

"It would not surprise me if that cantankerous old man had a hand in this." Moore says. "But yes, I am aware I seem to be a beacon for all sorts of things of this nature, Sylvie keeps reminding me."

[Anastasia]

"Good! She should remind you," Elena agrees, "You'd end up in some strange corner of Creation otherwise and bring back something even stranger to Aurora." After a moment to blow out a breath, another Elena appears. The second one, who adds, "So tell me, what did you need me for about it?"

[Nephrite]

"Well, you're the expert on this, aren't you?" Moore asks. "Sure, I could go ask the old man, but he'd just say something like," At this, Moore affects his best Medi impression, "You think I had anyone to ask when I was making Elena?! Do it yourself, you're a god now, stop asking for other people's help with everything! If you want help, go ask 'some incredibly ancient reference manual that I'm throwing in here to give you a starting point even though I'm pretending like I don't care about it!'"

He clears his throat after that. "I'd like to do the same with Will as you, so I thought with your new and improved memory, you might be able to help me with the fundamentals of how it all works."

[Anastasia]

"Oh. Well..." Elena hums, "Talk to the mages too, they can help you with what they know, but sure."

[Nephrite]

"That's easily enough done." Moore says. "So... let me ask you this, is there any main... mm." He taps his finger on the table. "I'm not sure how to put it, but there's not some centralized location you're technically in, right? Well, actually, no - I can do it this way. That cube, is it somewhere specific in Aurora?"

[Anastasia]

"Oh yes, you weren't here for the beginning," Elena admits, "Have you ever looked at the Celestial Key?"

[Nephrite]

"No, actually, it never really came up." Moore says. "I've heard the name a few times but figured it was just one of those things that I didn't need to worry about."