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first ⚡ a topic on summoning

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Sender ID: ramuhs
To: General public
Subject: Summoning other creatures and people
Warnings: None except maybe FFXVI spoilers in their respective threads?

[// PUBLIC PORTION //]
A curious question to my fellow riftfarers — to those who are capable of "summoning" or calling upon powerful beings or even people, how does it work in your world? Any particular requirements? Contracts?

And have you any luck doing so while here? Any changes you've discovered?

[This is a general broadcast type post, so anyone can threadhop if they'd like to swap stories or anything! Cid will be reading everything...with very keen interest.]

[// PRIVATE TO FFXVI CAST //]

In case you're wondering what this is about, while on that ghost ship a girl somehow managed to summon me from a rock she had—materia she called it. She also knew about Ramuh and some of the other Eikons from our world.

Given there was no warning and that she might not be the only one, thought I should give everyone a heads up. For now I'll be trying some tests with her to see how it works and will share the results.

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[Hah, if only. He knows that all too well. But his next bit makes Cid arch a brow.]

Now you have me curious. What happened?

Now you have to understand, I might have a bit of a personal take in this curse business. Though I had been speaking to Joshua about the potential to teach how I channel aether.

Clive, naturally, was rather upset about the notion. I might have told him to trust his brother's judgement.

That did not go over well, as you can imagine. He told me off and I might have replied in kind.

[.......Ah ha ha ha....

Definitely some quiet, dry laughter there.]

Aye... Clive is quite...overprotective about his brother. Do forgive him, he's been through quite a lot. However, he likely needed to hear whatever you had to say as well so you won't hear anything from me.

[Boy can be a bit of a knucklehead sometimes.]

Though now I'm curious. How do you channel your own aether?

I realize this. However, he also should realize that he knows little and less about me to make such assumptions.

[ He already figures that the lot of them have had difficult lives. It's not a contest. Not really. ]

Anyway... It's through the use of ambient aether. Channeling in this way means that you do not use your own life energy.

[....Aaah.]

So this would be more like how the rest of the magic users of my world would use aether.

How so? What is that process?

They have the rare knack to channel the aether around them and control to their will, though it's still at the cost of straining their body and progression of the curse.

Were they using some type of foci?

No. The only other method of drawing aether is through the use of crystals.

Does drawing aether from the crystals also progress this curse?

It does not. However, it's a limited resource and limited in power compared to those who can channel aether directly.

So, then, theoretically... Providing a focus might be key. One would pull the aether towards the foci and it serves as the true medium.

Then it would be just a matter of turning that aether into the sort of magic you're calling for.

[Hmmm.]

It is a way, to be sure. Bearers who try to hide their identity use crystals, and to mask their own use of aether when they need it.

[Including himself—]

The catch is having a medium that could handle and replicate our more powerful spells, which crystals could not.

If it is anything like our primals, I assume you mean casting magicks like Hellfire, Judgement Bolt, and Diamond Dust. At least that is what those powerful ones are called upon my star.

It's true that I am uncertain whether or not there would be a focus able to contain that amount of aether. Though that isn't to say that one couldn't be developed.

The Archon Louisoix was able to gather and concentrate a vast amount of aether and very nearly succeeded in resealing the Elder Primal Bahamut once more. Thus it is possible, if the right components are found.

There's also the issue that magic works far differently in this world, so your work will certainly be cut out for you. We haven't even touched on sustainability, which is the real reason people used the Bearers as they did.

[...But wow, even the names are the same...]

But I'm also still finding it strange how similar our Eikons are to those of other worlds. Not only appearance, but their abilities as well.

Aetherology isn't my field of expertise, no. Though given enough time and resources, I might be able to manage. It would hardly be the first time I've had to help in new and innovative ways of managing magicks.

[ As for the rest... ]

I don't find it quite that strange, to be honest. Who is to say that an idea, a concept, cannot be shared between the stars? Realities?

[A small chuckle.]

I suppose. Though for us, we've only ever known our own star and never considered the possibility of others out there. Now it's a little easier to believe given, well. Where we are.

...I. [ There's a pause and then a chuckle. ] Well we have kept this secret for a while but -

[ The reason that G'raha might know about such things is - ]

Our star was split into Thirteen shards and its source. Thus some concepts still remain between those shards.

[...........What.]

Split? How in the world does that happen?

Ah that... Is a bit difficult to explain. Imagine, if you will, beings that are essentially aetherical in nature yet still are of the flesh. Manipulating aether to the degree of changing the very shape and fabric of creation is child's play.

Then imagine that these people would sacrifice themselves in order to create something not unlike eikons, only powerful enough to destroy creation or even bring it back to life.

[.................]

Not so difficult, really.

[Since that sounds exactly like a certain being, and there's a slight sharpness in his voice when he answered. It certainly makes him wonder quite a bit...]

So what was the purpose of this split?

[ G'raha isn't like his friend. The Warrior of Light has seen their star the way that it had originally been, prior to being fractured. Thus he doesn't really know how to explain that. ]

The foe that we faced is not a creature of aether. Rather, she is one of dynamis - a type of energy that reacts to emotion. The more a being is comprised of aether, the less they are able to have any real effect when it comes to dynamis.

[ Partially because of the over reliance on aether in the past, really. ]

So by breaking the Source apart, it allowed for us to be able to effect dynamis.

And I hope this plan proved successful.

I am here and speaking to you, correct? We were successful in saving our star.

It feels as though it has been a very long time since we have started such a journey.

[...Well... Could be dead, but he's not gonna say anything—]

Then that's good to hear.

But I'm still trying to comprehend all these...shards. Are they just exact, mirror images? Do they know the others exist? And did you actually destroy her or just weakened or seal her away?

[Throws bunch of questions, but there really are a lot he's trying to understand here.]

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