Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker: Meteion's Report

my apologies for keeping you waiting i understand there is a matter you wish to discuss i a matter of the utmost gravity if one can suspend disbelief go on then tell him what you told us who you are and why you came the final days [Music] the phenomena observed during these star-encompassing calamities is likely the product of a dynamous reaction and none is more versed in the applications of this energy than you hermes i must stress that we do not believe you would desire such destruction we come not to lodge accusations but to beg your wisdom and so distressing though the exercise may be i ask that you share with us your opinion on the matter on the assumption that our visitors tale is true even you for now as you say the phenomena observed in the two calamities may both be attributed to dynamis of note is the difference in its effect in the first final days it warped creation magics in the second it warped the people themselves the key variable i suspect is the etheric density of the men of each age as you know ether in essence negates dynamis harboring high concentrations of ether we ancients cannot readily manipulate dynamis nor be manipulated by it therefore rather than ourselves the calamity affected our magics in contrast having been sundered the people of the future are composed of but a fraction of our ether thus are they susceptible to the influence of dynamism and its transformative potential but that would explain only the mechanism not the cause though perhaps what is it even should it be a hypothesis we would hear it dynamis is an energy put in motion by feelings feelings for which there must first exist a source the source to which the victims must be attuned one that harbors the self-same negative emotions elsewise it could not be the agent of such extreme change so it wasn't the stagnation of the celestial currents someone or something is instigating the star's demise so we have a villain on our hands after all any idea who or what it could be the celestial currents comprise the outermost layer of the stars ether encasing it like a protective sphere according to your tail this was where the currents were weakest that the phenomena first manifested if the inciting factor came from without a theorist then its effects would first be seen in those locations greetings can you hear me do not be alarmed i mean you no harm i wish only to hear your words share your feelings know your thoughts may we please be friends medium what is it executing scheduled tasks suspending individual self and connecting to shared consciousness connection established commencing status reports [Music] please make it stop it's too much why do we she's gone but how she's altered her etheric density in order to blend in with her surroundings an ability for avoiding confrontation most effective frustratingly so i can't see her either not even a trace stay away please this is wrong my mistake so please are you all right in your mind no we only heard her speak the instant before she vanished of course when communicating without words meteon also employs dynamis that will explain why you were able to hear her when we could not then you are our best chance of finding her follow her voice and try to track her down hindered though we may be let us split up and search as well give chase we shall herd her into the shelter so please messian we must speak i'm sorry armies i'm so sorry if someone can hear these words then please please protect them protect them all individual self-suspended connection with shared consciousness stable our survey is complete we shall now report our findings all units safely arrived at their respective destinations seeking answers to hermes question we attempted to make contact with the intelligent denizens of each star results are as follows in order of numerical code traces of civilization found structures believed to have served as domiciles no extant life forms detected dio ruined remnants of buildings scattered across star surface of which is encased in ice presence of life could not be verified tria evidence of large population centers akin to cities recovered no extant life forms found only their lingering essence tessera edifices surmised to be abandoned residences found no extant life forms detected deadly plague or extreme environmental degradation likely to have led to mass extinction contact successfully made with inhabitants but deployment of weapons of mass destruction resulted in total annihilation of local population shortly thereafter in eo star is a barren desert no identifiable flora found bones of living beings resembling men discovered beneath sands but determination regarding their intelligence inconclusive remind me hermes what exactly was the question you entrusted to meteon i tasked her with asking what others live for what gives their lives meaning did you consider what may happen if the premise of the question is flawed be able to answer it one must be living and desire to continue doing so but if meteon finds no living beings in the course of her journey or none who desire to live what then what answers would she derive from their silence meteon enough suspend your mission and return hither at once decapente local civilization once flourished under auspices of higher power said power later laid waste to civilization in fit of rage upon revealing this to me entity elected to self-terminate in lieu of providing answer to question no other intelligent life forms found turning a deaf ear are we we are taking meteon back to amurod as i understand we will need her if we are to bring back all of her sisters yes miss you it isn't right is it it isn't right to turn away from the answer even if the answer is pain even if we aberrations must scream ourselves hoarse to be heard i whatever answers we find i will not dismiss them out of hand these words i said to you and i will hold myself to them so what is the meaning of this you cannot take meteor but until she has finished her report who else must wait you fool it's over hermes in the name of the convocation i hereby take meteon into custody and setting aside the matter of your nomination you will come with us too we require your knowledge to assess and resolve the situation meteon i am so sorry with that i could have listened to your report in full reflected upon its meaning and conveyed it to others that they might reconsider their chosen course but i have failed and that wish will never be realized however here our fates become the province of others i bet you tell me just one thing was there happiness in those distant stars was there a reason for living we conducted our search as per your instructions we scoured historical records communed with the spirits of the deceased heard the final testaments of the dying welcomed their shadowed hearts into our own one race had striven to create a world bereft of animosity they renounced relationships to avoid interpersonal strife and in so doing bought about societal collapse one race had renounced war and devoted itself to the enrichment of its people they were conquered though they destroyed the enemy in reprisal they could not regain their former glory one race had concluded that finite time was the root of all woes aspiring to shatter its shackles they went in search of infinity they discovered nothing is infinite and that neither time or death can be cheated disillusioned they gave up on the future and themselves one race had discarded all things that gave rise to sorrow hoping to have only joy they found joy lost its savour in the absence of sorrow and lost their will to live the worlds apart these people shared a belief the belief that they had tried their best that they had tried to fulfill their potential with every step and success in the course of loneliness so long as they yet lived even now their souls cry out for oblivion and to this song of anguish i lend my voice we lend our voice oh beloved mankind shimmering jewels of beautiful affairs rejoice for we will free you from the cruel yoke of existence there is no need to struggle in vain foreign awaits salvation you will know peace and serenity and it will be we will make our nest at the edge of the universe and there in the dark of dead worlds hold sorrow and suffering there we will sing our chorus ever louder and ever clearer that our song may reach even this ether shrouded star such is the answer we have found in the stars such is the gift we now offer to affairs who were you to decide our fate to decree we live or die have you lost your mind you heard what she said she means to destroy us all yet you still take her side in the name of the star we have discarded those creations that we deemed if we ourselves our floor does not stand to reason that we too should be discarded that is sophistry and you know it perhaps it is perhaps i am wrong who is to say that you are let us settle this with a determination in my authority as chief overseer of elpis i will make a judgment on man's fitness to exist if he can learn to value all life and retain his will to lend even should his end be justified he will surely find a way to avert his demise if not he will perish as with all determinations provisions must be made to ensure fairness kairos awaken memory reconfiguration system kairos activated awaiting instruction command universal memory alteration target area katissa's hyperborea starting point arrival of emmett selk of the convocation at propolis endpoint the present raise the memories of all events and replace with a vague recollection of the following i was here preparing to demonstrate the functionality of kairos to emmett selk and hither days meteon's shared consciousness became unstable she and her sisters could not sustain their existence and all dissipated the burst the resultant shockwave accidentally triggered kairos which erased several days of memories from all present execute command acknowledged initializing three processes remaining to execution bravo i dare say one would be hard pressed to make it fairer everything that you told us everything that has happened the fact we've even met it will all be gone won't you come with me if you were to shed your flesh i should be able to carry you i will remain i would have granted you the gentlest end this ends here that is far enough hermes to me first process complete two remaining two execution of memory reconfiguration as if we needed more pressure no matter what you cannot forget what happened today for it is the key to saving your future your world this fight is what comes after our problem to contend with not yours no your own struggle awaits and no one else can take your place you must flee this place i will see that you do now then where is it there you are my little confluence oh very well you may elude us this day but not forever meteon's gotten away second process complete one remaining to execution no time for brooding listen well beyond lies a spatial confluence that connects the interior sections of this building i will destroy the confluence and force open a way outside when i do you must jump through i cannot tell you how sorry i am but neither can i let you escape too brave by half exemplary work as always emmett selk what but how i thought the confluence was over over there yes we were rather hoping you would it was never anywhere but where it is now the instant those two began making their way towards nothing it was clear the plan was a diversion i'm quite incapable of destroying a confluence i must confess a gambit brazen beyond words though we've grown accustomed to reckless improvision due to the antics of an incorrigible associate though in the case of certain present company incorrigible is an understatement honestly i'm beginning to suspect it's a requirement for every asset there's no time quickly even now i do not believe your tale i would not suffer us to walk such a wretched path still if it must be said do not squander it the legacy i leave you final process complete executing universal memory alteration you

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Length: 34min 38sec (2078 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 25 2021