[ the world around him briefly ripples, recognizing one of the many names of this shattering soul. ]


[ as he allows the crystal's light to sink into any bared skin, words resolve into his mind from what's initially just fuzzy garbage noise. ]

Vessels, listen well...
This is the record of our civilization...
The seeds' decline was not our fault...
All vegetation and...vessels...died out...
The decay of our Terra... triggered it all...
In order to stop the decay, many methods were considered...