EPISODE 309; THE RUPTURING! THE KNOWLEDGEABLE HOUSE OF THE WHITE LIGER PART I; THE FOURTH TEAM
Around the time we were preparing to make contact with our various Peristylia, Mitsuki and Arlene had decided to research the current state of their Peristylium before making contact. Arlene summoned a Wide Ranging Version of her Sigil, Christopher and scanned the Region their people were supposed to be in.
She discovered that their people had built quite a prosperous Civilization near the Desert Coast. The Weaver Of Calamity didn't appear to be assaulting them yet. Mitsuki analyzed the data displayed in Arlene's Christopher.
"It doesn't appear our people are under siege" Mitsuki noted.
"If the Weaver Of Calamity's primary targets are the Dreamweavers, this makes sense. It appears he doesn't intend to waste resources on pursuing Forces that are not his primary target" Arlene noted.
"That strangely doesn't sound reassuring. It means he doesn't see us as a threat to his plans" Mitsuki noted.
"That might be temporary depending on how we move from now on but I doubt he doesn't at least intend to monitor us. Scan a little further inland" Mitsuki instructed.
Arlene obeyed. They found Wraiths patrolling the Desert in a seemingly aimless fashion.
"It's as I thought. We are not his primary target but he at least intends to ascertain what manner of threat we could pose in the future" Arlene said.
"Meaning…though we are not Dreamweavers, we could pose a formidable threat to the Weaver Of Calamity's Forces if we act in unison with the Dreamweavers" Mitsuki noted.
"That at least confirms Saito's earlier suspicions regarding the Dreamweavers being monitored by the Weaver Of Calamity and his forces. He initially attempted to capture San with the Armoured Tank while San was on his way to Great Dreamers High. The Armoured Tank as we now know was actually the Armoured Basilisk Of Despair in material guise and is probably an inferior regenerated version of the Evil Soul Of Despair our parents faced in their youth" Arlene explained.
"I see…each of the other Teams is composed of at least one Dreamweaver. Ciella has San, Concordia has Keiran and Saito and Ariel form a Team. We are the only Team not composed of Dreamweavers…and are thus the best Team to determine who the Weaver Of Calamity's targets are" Mitsuki realized.
"The fact that he isn't focused as intently on us gives away his intent. The Dreamweavers are indeed his target" Arlene realized.
"So that's why Uncle Zan split us into Four Teams instead of Two. To ensure that there would at least be one Team not composed of Dreamweavers. It would be the duty of that Team to act as External Observers of the entire situation and investigate from the shadows which also implies that that Team would undergo a slightly different Training Regimen than the others" Mitsuki realized.
"What sort of regimen?" Arlene asked.
"Most likely something that has to do with unmasking the Weaver Of Calamity's true nature as well as discovering its vulnerabilities" Mitsuki realized.
"Then that would most likely be encoded into the nature of our Peristylium" Arlene realized. "Let's investigate the nature of our Peristylium with the Gemini System before making contact with our Villagers through Sagittarius".
Arlene activated the Gemini System and integrated it into Christopher. This caused Christopher to generate schematics of their Peristylium. As I had explained earlier, Arlene and Mitsuki's Peristylium, the Knowledgeable House Of The White Liger was built near the Desert Coast. It was a prosperous Civilization that ran on multifaceted applications of Wave Energy. The most literal application of Wave Energy perhaps had to do with the Power that ran the Peristylium which was generated through Ocean Water pumped through Pipes that ran underground throughout the entire Peristylium. As the Ocean Water was pumped through the Pipes, the Kinetic Force was measured via Mechanosensors while Kinetic Force Converters simultaneously utilized this Force to trigger Friction underground. This generated Heat Energy which could be stored in Humongous Conductors Underground within a Field Of Isolation that prevented the stored energy from ebbing away via radiation. Since the Water that powered the Pipes was saturated with Phoenix Tears, the purifying Power Of The Phoenix Tears was also in a sense captured by the Force Converters thus retaining their Power to purify even when this energy had been converted. You could say that the Phoenix Tears in a sense altered the weight of the Water in turn altering its Pressure which was captured by the Force Converters thus the City literally run on energy powered by Phoenix Tears. Everything related to the generation and distribution of the Energy ran on an automated schedule maintained via harnessing the Natural Oscillations Of Quartz Crystals which were by nature in tune with the natural flow of Time.
The People Of The Knowledgeable House Of The White Liger revered the Earth and strongly believed that every event experienced on Earth and in Life was stored as memories in the Electromagnetic Energy that encircled the Earth. This included Memories Of Their Ancestors as well as memories of every Living Creature that had ever existed. They believed quite literally that once a Soul departed the Mortal Plane, it was free to explore the Cosmos by accessing Wavelengths Of Energy that served as Access Points to other Dimensions. It was also possible to remain in contact with such Souls by accessing or channeling remnants of their Memories or Psychic Energies that remained bonded to Artefacts associated with their Life's Trade. These Special Artefacts were termed 'Relics'. When the Energy stored within these Relics was converted into Electromagnetic Energy and then reconverted into Light Energy, the Memories Of The Soul Associated with the Relic could be reconstructed.
Through careful research, the Knowledgeable House Of The White Liger had eventually made this breakthrough and had thus managed to Flood their entire Peristylium with the Pure Electromagnetic Wave Energy Of The Earth. Devices within their Peristylium could convert this Electromagnetic Energy into Light Energy causing the Memories stored within the Electromagnetic Energy Of The Earth to manifest physically. When this Electromagnetic Energy Of The Earth interacted with the Bioelectromagnetic Energy surrounding the bodies of the Citizens Of Their Peristylium, they inadvertently unleashed the Phenomenon Of Thought Manifestation. Initially, this phenomenon proved to be both fascinating and alarming as it caused the manifestation of another Phenomenon the Villagers came to refer to as 'Instant Karma' meaning in simple terms that whatever thought whether good or bad manifested before them in the moment and this included thoughts they didn't necessarily intend to express. They hadn't realized then that it was much easier to remain silent about a subject than to actually suppress a rogue thought and thus had to face the constant bombardment of their expressed and unexpressed thoughts. This caused them to fear interactions with others initially since even fleeting thoughts manifested in the moment but overtime they came to realize that to deal with this phenomenon they would need to be openminded and forgiving both of themselves and others as well as being willing to overlook the unintentional expression of rogue thoughts. This made them more compassionate and accepting of one another and brought to the entire Peristylium a sense of calm. It also gave them the desire to discipline their thoughts in turn strengthening their willpower. Eventually, they began to realize that they could not only communicate their truest intent but could also manifest Tools out of thought as well as cause alterations to their environment by 'hacking' into the Electromagnetic Field Energy Of The Earth via their own Bioelectromagnetic Wave Energy. The degree to which one could cause these changes was closely tied to their Willpower.
They also began to notice another peculiar phenomenon. Every day, beginning at Midnight, a powerful aura would settle on one of the Citizens Of The Peristylium and would remain on them until the next Midnight when it would fade and then appear on a different Citizen in a different manner. This was initially puzzling to them but they came to realize that this Aura was actually the Aura Of The Earth itself. This Aura gradually revealed to them the Schematics Of Mitsuki's Internal Titanium Chrono Chrome and Arlene's Christopher bringing them to the realization of the phenomenon of the Predominant Trigger Theme associated with Time. They began to realize that whoever the Aura Of Earth settled on for the day was the one closest to realizing the solution to the Day's Predominant Trigger Theme. Simply put, the Aura Of Earth that settled on an individual from Midnight to Midnight was a kind of Election sort of like being chosen to complete a quest for the day, a quest that must be completed by the next Midnight. At Midnight, the Quest came to an end and a new quest began which would be undertaken by a different citizen so it was kinda like being the 'Chosen One For The Day' or 'King For A Day'. This process was Cyclical but there were certain determinants as to who was likely to be chosen. These determinants had to do with the State Of Their Hearts, their Hidden Potential and how aligned they were with the Will Of The Earth. We will explore each of these themes in detail in upcoming episodes.
Mitsuki and Arlene now had an idea of how their Peristylium ran but they also noticed something odd.
"Arlene" Mitsuki called.
"Yeah Mitsuki, I see it too. Roughly Twenty Three Years ago, when the Weaver Of Calamity attacked, the people of the World were forced to confront their Sin. Their Sin was displayed in the Weaver Of Calamity's form but when they began to make reparation for their faults, their linked dreams caused the manifestation of another Constellation that showed their good. This phenomenon of Thought Manifestation our House has discovered Mirrors that Cataclysmic Event and the challenges it presented" Arlene realized.
"Wait a sec…Arlene…if the Weaver Of Calamity's strength comes from fear and evil and his vulnerabilities come from the manifested good of Humanity…" Mitsuki began to realize.
"Yeah…we're finally getting to the Heart Of The Matter. So far we've been working to sabotage the Weaver Of Calamity's strategies but the methods we've been employing were mostly mitigation measures. We weren't really confronting the Source Of The Problem…the Weaver Of Calamity's ability to seed Destructive Thoughts and Emotions" Arlene realized.
"Well you could say one is dependent on the other. Destructive thoughts are often seeded by inadequacies such as hunger, lack and the like" Mitsuki noted.
"You're right about that. I think it's about time we made contact with our people" Arlene said.