Aether to Aether

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Objectives==
* Search for Hermes.
* Speak with Meteion and have her accompany you.
* Search for Doros while accompanied by Meteion.
* Speak with Meteion.
==Script==
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Emetselch 	I'm tired. Leave me be.
 	
Hythlodaeus 	I thoroughly enjoyed myself─at the end most of all!
 	
Meteion 	All the creations are happy. That makes me happy too!
 	
Hermes 	Tell me, [Player Name]. In the course of watching me, have you learned aught of value?
 	
Hermes 	I see... If you told me what it is you seek, I would be able to better accommodate you.
Hermes 	Dynamis, you say? Curious that such an obscure phenomenon should be of interest to you.
Hermes 	If only my work were more interesting... Nevertheless, I'm still indebted to you for keeping Meteion company. If there is aught I might do, you need but ask.
Anagnorisisstaff04426 	Chief Hermes, what good fortune to find you here.
Hermes 	Is something the matter?
Anagnorisisstaff04426 	The lykaon─I'm afraid it's done it again.
Anagnorisisstaff04426 	No sooner did we release one for observation than it set upon the nearby okyupetes, slaughtering them.
Hermes 	Was the creature hungry? Or somehow provoked?
Anagnorisisstaff04426 	I had just fed them myself, and the okyupetes were keeping a wide berth. It is the nature of the lykaon that is to blame. Their innate viciousness.
Anagnorisisstaff04426 	Temperament aside, it is an outstanding creation, perfect in form and function.
Anagnorisisstaff04426 	Though it may not be suited for release, I've no doubt that the bureau will accept its concept for preservation.
Anagnorisisstaff04426 	In any case, there's no point in postponing the inevitable. Doros will revert them all once the paperwork is in order.
Hermes 	Where is the scene of the incident?
Anagnorisisstaff04426 	Just off the path to the Twelve Wonders. As you make your way, you should see it on the left. I don't know if Doros is still there, however.
Meteion 	H-Hermes! Wait!
Emetselch 	If this is part of his work, then I would observe. We follow.
 	
Emetselch 	A fearsome beast, this lykaon... But where is it now?
 	
Hythlodaeus 	The okyupete is no easy prey. With its hooves and horns, it was designed to be formidable even on land.
Hythlodaeus 	Yet they didn't stand a chance against the lykaon...
 	
Meteion 	It's heavy... Hermes's pain...
 	
Hermes 	The lacerations and burns are unmistakable. A lykaon was indeed responsible.
Hermes 	But the creature is nowhere to be seen. Doros must have taken it away.
Hermes 	The man makes his base at the Twelve Wonders. I shall go and seek him out there.
Hythlodaeus 	Emet-Selch and I will search the area for good measure. Just to make sure the lykaon did not escape.
Hermes 	My thanks. Let us meet at the Twelve Wonders when you have finished.
Hermes 	I will go on ahead. Please follow with [Player Name].
Meteion 	Come, come. It's down this path and over the bridge.
 	
Meteion 	There it is─the Twelve Wonders. Hermes is looking for Doros. Let's look for Doros too!
Meteion 	He's a man with long, blond hair...I think. I'll know him when I see him!
 	
Meteion 	Come on, let's find Doros. He's a man with long, blond hair...I think!
 	
Meteion 	All right! I'll wait in front of the Twelve Wonders.
 	
Meteion 	Ready to look for Doros again? Let's go, let's go!
 	
Thetwelvewondersstaffa04426	...Hm? May I help you?
 	
Thetwelvewondersstaffa04426	...Hm? If you're with Meteion, then I assume you're on an errand for Hermes. What can I do for you?
Meteion 	S-Sorry, wrong person! We're looking for Doros...
Thetwelvewondersstaffa04426	Ah, I see. We do have similar hair, so people often mistake us from afar. I hope you find him soon.
Thetwelvewondersstaffa04426	Don't worry, you're hardly the first ones to mistake me for Doros, and you certainly won't be the last.
 	
Thetwelvewondersstaffb04426	Once I get back and record today's results, I should finally be able to put that report to bed...
Thetwelvewondersstaffb04426	Once I get back and record today's results, I should finally be able to put that report to bed...
Meteion 	Not Doros! His hair is long, but the color is wrong.
 	
Thetwelvewondersstaffb04426	...Doros? I think he returned a short while ago.
 	
Meteion 	Doros! That's Doros!
Doros 	Well now, if it isn't Meteion. What brings you here?
Hermes 	Ah, I thought I heard familiar voices!
Hermes 	I didn't realize you two had decided to help me search for Doros. Thank you.
Hermes 	You're in charge of the lykaones, I believe. Where are they now?
Doros 	Out in the fields in restraints. Frenzied as they were, I couldn't well return them to Ktisis.
Doros 	Once I've submitted my report, I'll see them reverted without delay.
Hythlodaeus 	It's as he says. The beasts are indeed quite ferocious.
Doros 	Y-You're one of the Fourteen! Wh-What brings you here!?
Emetselch 	Nothing you need concern yourself with. As you were.
Hermes 	We've heard the news─that a lykaon slaughtered okyupetes. As the observer in charge, you are of the opinion that they are not fit to be released?
Doros 	Aye, I am. Their abnormal aggression and exceptional strength makes for a highly problematic combination.
Doros 	It matters not where they are released. Lykaones would threaten other species and upset the natural order.
Hermes 	Could it be that the specimens observed are an outlier?
Doros 	Highly unlikely. We've created a good many of them; all exhibited the same tendencies.
Doros 	Even when we used Kairos to begin with a fresh slate, their behavior was unchanged.
Emetselch 	Kairos...?
Doros 	A memory reconfiguration system. The chief himself created it.
Doros 	It allows us to erase or alter memories, that we may observe creations in different environmental conditions without needing to remake them from scratch.
Emetselch 	Quite impressive...and potentially dangerous. Depending on the intensity of the aetheric emissions, Pashtarot may wish to have words with you.
Hermes 	Rest assured I've kept all values within prescribed limits. And to prevent misuse, its applications are limited to those authorized by the chief overseer.
Hermes 	Do not misunderstand. To manipulate a subject's memories is an intrusive act I deeply abhor. But it is still preferable to execution.
Doros 	Come now, Chief, let's not be so melodramatic! What was born of aether is simply being reduced to its original state.
Doros 	I know the distinctions concern you, but we mustn't lose sight of the bigger picture─making rational choices for the sake of a more prosperous star.
Doros 	If a creation cannot be properly studied even with the aid of Kairos, we remake it. If a creation is deemed a detrimental existence, we unmake it. 'Tis all for the greater good, and none question the necessity of such routine processes.
Hermes 	I understand these things, I do. I would never think to unleash a clear and undeniable threat unto the world.
Hermes 	Yet insignificant though their individual lives may be next to all creation, it is all the lykaones have.
Hermes 	Before we seal their fates, we owe it to these beings to exhaust all options. To ensure that nothing has been overlooked.
Doros 	If you insist. Let me provide you with a full report, and we may take it from there.
Hythlodaeus 	Would it be possible for us to attend the discussion? That Emet-Selch may better carry out his duties.
Hermes 	By all means.
Hermes 	Pray show them to the meeting room.
 	
Hermes 	We have a duty to the star, this I know. But it doesn't mean we don't also have a responsibility to the lives we bring into existence here.
 	
Meteion 	To man, other beings are just things. To be used and controlled. Like magic.
Meteion 	That's what Hermes told me once...
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Endwalker Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV