[Dated 17/Jan] RE: Imperial City of Hera

[shinrasfinest]

[To: All Heroes of Light]

Please excuse my delay in issuing this notification.

I can now confirm that it has been reported and verified by further witnesses within the military at Esdham, that indeed the Calamity has once again begun it's expansion.

Case in point, the Imperial City of Hera has now succumbed to the crystallization inherent to those locations seized by the same.

However, preliminary reports from closer to the Pass of Roalie are suggesting that something unusual has befallen the City. A great, crystalline structure observed on the horizon; much grander in scale than any of the architecture of the Herans.

For any that might desire to investigate, I offer one solid piece of advise; don't. The Calamity was stirred once by the presence of Heroes, there is no telling what rate it might increase to should there be an expedition out towards it.

I shall be embarking on an expedition today, in Mysidia so there most likely will be delay with any replies.
Trusting to have informed you well.

~Sephiroth

Comments

[damn_juicebox]

Sephiroth,

Having just returned from spending the first half of the month in Mysidia, there are things I must attend to here, otherwise I would be glad to join you. Please keep me informed if you discover anything noteworthy, and I shall do the same. Best of luck to you.

~Rukia

[There's a lot that her letter doesn't mention, but let's be real, he's probably just as disappointed and anxious about the Calamity's movement as she is, as well as whatever they saw from the visit to the sage. He doesn't need to be reminded of any of that, he has a mission to focus upon and she's the last one to deter him from that.]

[goddessofthesky]

Dear Sephiroth,

Thank you for informing us but is there any way to safely explore? If we can find out what the Crystal does? Maybe it has turned the world backwards like the reset that we saw in our shared dreams of the past?

I’m only guessing though and I don’t like that.

Please let me know if you learn more and be safe on your journey.
~Zelda

[chondriosome]

Sephiroth,

Thank you for the info. Given the timing I don't think that there's much I can do where I am right now, but let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

Regards,

[grandsummon]

      The Empire... all those people...

Thank you, Sephiroth, for letting us know about this. It seems that exactly what some of us feared has come to pass... I can only hope that somehow, some of the Herans managed to make it out alive.

So the Calamity draws near again... Please, be safe out there.

          -- Ƴuɳα

[not_most_days]

Col. Sephiroth,

Thank you very much for your advice in this matter. I had no intention of investigating the Calamity any further without the support of others and even then I am reluctant to do so. Regardless, you have my promise that I will not be involved in any excursions to that territory, at least without your advance notice.

It is a shame that it has come to this, especially with the efforts to evacuate the city. Still, in our recent trip there we have received what promises to be a recording (albeit beyond my ken) that may prove useful to us all, even considering our recent...experience.

I am likewise headed to Mysidia for an expedition. If our paths should cross, and I expect they will, perhaps we can discuss this further in person.

Yours,
James Kidd