Mikhail's grip tightened around the mysterious item.
It felt smooth. Even more so than polished stone. And it was cool to the touch. And as he turned it around in his hand, he could feel that the object within his grasp was some sort of orb.
He quickly pulled it out, and found himself holding what looked to be an elemental core.
Only, there was violet Aether churning within it, seemingly orbiting a violet star.
"The hell am I supposed to do with this?" he asked himself as he turned it over in his hand, seeing how its insides remained stationary, independently of the movement the orb was undergoing.
'Well, I've mostly seen the color violet associated with Heaven… Is this the next step from a speck of Heavenly Ichor? Or is this something else?'
