The path ahead narrowed, and the rock walls on either side rose higher and higher. The player mounted up and began double-jumping.
"But now, we have to suspect a connection between the god underground and the stars above."
Sellen's voice grew fervent, as though she were explaining her ultimate research: "I once worked with the Black and White King... They came from beyond this world and spoke of lightless darkness and infinite stardust. The supreme will originated in a great explosion. Ymir believes we are all His children, and thus all things share the same origin. As living beings, we too share our origin entirely with the stars-we have the potential to become gods!"
"So, I suspect Radahn believed Ymir's theory and acted on it: let us first assume the god in the Canyon came from the stars. That makes usurpation possible. The Originist School tried to transform themselves by becoming Star Seeds-and become stars, step by step."
"Born into the Carian Royal Family, Radahn could not possibly have been unaware of the Originist School... Two Masters taught him. If, and I mean if, he transformed himself into the form closest to a star... and then, like a madman, made himself one with a god... That man is truly insane! No, he is a genius!"
"Afterward, they must have begun fighting over authority. During that period, the Bloodcrystal Plains showed almost no signs of expansion. Oh! A perfect plan."
The player listened while moving forward. Stepping over enormous red crystals, they suddenly found the view ahead opening up.
Without realizing it, the player had reached the interior of the Eternal City. The red crystal piercing the entire city was right here.
The enormous crystal filled their entire field of vision, its top invisible above and its end invisible below.
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