Brimful Depravation

The Zeppler begins its journey, rising upwards into the sky, passing through with clouds with a gentle movement that is perceived by most like the rocking of a cradle.

The calmness at altitudes similar to the one the Zeppler has reach, makes the world appear to be smaller and quieter; Yet, the dangers in the air are almost as plentiful as the bandits at ground level.

Is for this reason that the Zeppler has an area reserved for Pilots and Raiders, along with an escort patrolling the airspace near the main vehicle with the intention of eliminate threats, like Wyverns and Gryphons.

However, the occasional dragon and even pirates is not uncommon, but the latter are more rare as maintaining a flying ship is expensive.

That is why they receive a more adequate name to be called, Renegade Raiders, as is more viable to keep a large beast than any ship, which is why there are basically no Renegade Pilots, because is not worth the risk.

Having some free time, Khallyon takes out of his backpack the Log that supposedly belonged to his Father, Mother and the Taylor dude that stole the object.

The leather cover of the Log is denser than it looks, and is pretty clearly that absorbs small quantities of Åyûrïc Energy from its surroundings.

The similarities with the Secret Passage tendencies makes evident the requirement of a combination of Åyûrïc Nodes to unlock the seal that is preventing anyone from reading the content.

{But what absurdity is this aberration?!, It is necessary to employ 32 Åyûrïc Nodes to open this Log!}

Khallyon is truly taken aback; Producing the required amount of Åyûrïc Nodes is not a big deal for him, as he can Insta Cast 11 Åyûrïc Nodes per second, so is doable to have everything ready, theoretically speaking, after three seconds.

But Manipulating so many Åyûrïc Nodes is a completely different matter, even if on paper Khallyon can handle 38 Åyûrïc Nodes, the reality is that he never had been able to control simultaneously more than 22 Åyûrïc Nodes.

And this prowess is obtained solely because he is using a stable formation, or two of them to be concrete, two [Åyûrïc Bucklers] of enneagonal shape, eleven sides with eleven Nodes acting like vertexes.

The Young Man hasn't even being proficient enough to prove his hypothesis, in which he states that is possible to create a new type of ammunition by using 27 Åyûrïc Nodes.

{This is going to be tough}

Curious about learning a little from the past of his parents, and triggered by the self imposed challenge; Makes Khallyon try to open the Log.

He immediately starts casting the 32 Åyûrïc Nodes the item demands; But something strange and unexpected happens, after entering several of the Nodes, the rest suddenly vanish into thin air, leaving the Young Man completely perplexed.

"Hahaha, What are you doing!"; Exclaim between laughs a Male Cadet from other Exploration Group.

"That is not the way of opening a seal"; Explain the blue haired Young Man with green eyes and robust complexion "You need to know the regular figure it was used to make the blockage, not just pouring Åyûrïc Nodes praying them to fit into the pattern until filling all the spots and finally activate the awaited result".

{I thought I have to do it like Daphne did with one at a time but casting the Åyûrïc Nodes beforehand is more effective, or that is my understanding}

"Figures you say, Care to be more specific?"; Inquire Khallyon, he is stoic and serious, yet, there is no annoyance or arrogance on him.

"Is exactly like it sounds"; States the Cadet "Jus regular and identical shapes, triangles and squares are the most simple example, but the former must be an Equilateral Triangle or you would explode".

{I didn't know that, but if this is a rule for every formation and construction of Åyûrïc Energy, I just need to know what is the basic shape here and the rest should be easier}

"I am Cadet NNNN-22, Neillburn Nephron"; Introduces himself the Young Man, as Khallyon recognize the Last Name of the youngster "Nephron?, Like the Captain of the Rocket Launch?".

Neillburn is surprised "Not many people know about that, and yes, I am one of the many, many sons he has… , What about you?, Or are you going to remain Nameless? Node Flexer".

"Haha, It wasn't my intention to be a show off, and I am Khallyon by the way, Khallyon Cravemeneer, Cadet DICK-69 is my designation".

"Woah!, Hahaha, that is nuts!"; Admits Neillburn being unable to stop his laugh, Khallyon has something else in mind "No, is the shaft"…

Both laugh and exchange some menial words, breaking the ice between his Exploration Groups as more people get involved in the conversation, letting Khallyon to slip out and continue the attempt to open the Log.

{I know 32 Åyûrïc Nodes are necessary, and if perfect shapes is what is required, I only need to extrapolate the amount of figures, which means eight squares or maybe four Octagons}

Khallyon cast four Åyûrïc Nodes arranged in a Square, noticing there is no response or absorption from the Log he proceed to cast eight Åyûrïc Nodes positioned in the shape of an Octagon.

This time, the formation created is accepted and consumed by the artifact, so the Young Man repeat the process three times more, seeing the leather of the Log become visibly softer.

{I did it!, I mean… , Wait, if certain shapes and combinations do specific actions, Could it be that the Passages themselves function in more than one way}

The idea is bold and too far fetched, but at the same time, could explain why no one else has opened the Passage that goes to the transparent stone.

{But, if I am correct, the Chamber were the Club is, it is not the only place there… , Shit, I felt a goosebump run through my spine, It is this one of those occasions in which anyone would prefer to be wrong, even when they are basically sure of the truth…}