The Mothercrystals/Plot Details

===Cutscenes===
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===Game Script===
Ancient Flames Beckon (pt.1) - Spire of Holla, Spire of Dem, Spire of Mea
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No script applicable
Ancient Flames Beckon (pt.2) - Spire of Holla, Spire of Dem, Spire of Mea
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???: You shouldn't move any closer...
Nag'molada: Amazing. 
I don't know who you are, but I commend you on your ability to make it this far.
Nag'molada: There she is. The mothercrystal. 
Well, what do you think?
Nag'molada: Can't you feel her power? Can't you feel her marvelous light streaming through your body? Can't you feel the endless joy she brings?
Nag'molada: The light from this crystal feeds our souls and keeps us alive... It keeps the whole world alive.
Nag'molada: And that is why we cannot forgive any who attempt to harm the crystal.
Nag'molada: !? 
Who are... 
What are you doing here!?
Nag'molada: That... That darkness...!
???: The end of Vana'diel... 
The world stands on the brink of oblivion.
???: The final battle betwixt the Twilight God and the Dawn Goddess is at hand.
???: And not a single soul shall escape its devastation...
The Mothercrystals - La Theine Plateau, Konschtat Highlands, Tahrongi Canyon
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Ayame: Hm...? Someone seems to have arrived here before us.
Ayame: Player name, state your reason for coming here.
Cid: Calm down, Ayame. He's/She's an adventurer. It's his/her job to go adventuring.
Cid: We're here to investigate something. It could get pretty dangerous, so I suggest taking a few steps back if you know what's good for you.
Wolfgang: Why, Cid. What business do you have here today?
Cid: Well, if it isn't little Wolfgang. How have you been?
Cid: We're here to check out the Crystal Line. Recently I've been receiving some very strange readings from this area.
Cid: According to the data retrieved by a Republican party that visited here last month, the once stable energy flow has begun to fluctuate.
Cid: I've never seen such high readings...
Cid: The flow of energy is so overwhelming that the Telepoint you see over there was shattered to pieces! And now there are reports that a giant beast appeared over the sea, just to the north of Delkfutt's Tower.
Cid: I have a bad feeling that these two events are connected, and that they're warning us of something worse to come.
Wolfgang: ... 
I understand that research inclines you to pursue these matters. However, I ask that you leave the investigation to the duchy.
Cid: Eh? 
So the duchy knows the cause of all these strange phenomena?
Wolfgang: Not exactly. 
We have numerous parties investigating the situation. However, many of those sent into the field have...vanished.
Wolfgang: We cannot allow anymore accidents. The damage to Vana'diel would be great if we were to lose such an important engineer as you, Cid.
Cid: Hah! 
Let me guess... The scientists back in Jeuno told you to get rid of all those who got in their way.
Cid: Who do they think they are!? 
Come to think of it, I have good reason to believe that it's those lunatics that are causing all this trouble!
Ayame: Wh-what is going on!?
Ancient Flames Beckon (pt.3) - Spire of Holla, Spire of Dem, Spire of Mea
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???: ......... 
...can...feel it... 
.........
???: ...... 
...This dream...... 
......Whose...can it...be...? 
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The Mothercrystal - Hall of Transference
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Nag'molada: Hah, so you've finally arrived. 
I heard that you were poking your nose into matters at the second crag, so I naturally assumed that this would be the next place you'd visit.
Nag'molada: Hm? Alone, are we? 
Well, I see you are not as foolish as I thought. You may think you have the upper hand now, but I, too, have a few tricks up my sleeve.
Nag'molada: The only thing I care about is that boy. One less adventurer in my way would only be a benefit to me.
Nag'molada: Wolfgang. Kill him/her.
Wolfgang: But sir... 
While he/she was seen with the boy, our research on him/her has turned up no evidence of any other connections. I do not feel that Player name's crimes warrant his/her death.
Nag'molada: Wolfgang, you asked what the purpose behind this place was, and I'm certain I explained matters clearly.
Nag'molada: It is a citadel, built to protect the mother of all life on Vana'diel--the crystal.
Nag'molada: Only we know that secret--and as the secret's keepers, we are eternally bound to this place as her protectors.
Nag'molada: However, darkness has already befallen the crystals within two of the crags. The boy was present at both, and it was Player name who led him.
Wolfgang: B-but...what of proof?
Nag'molada: Proof? What more proof do we need? Where Player name is, the boy is sure to follow.
Nag'molada: And here he is now.
Nag'molada: You, boy without a name, you know the darkness of which I speak. 
The darkness that the Dawnmaidens have feared for thousands of years.
Nag'molada: The darkness that eats away at the very soul of Vana'diel. 
The darkness known as the "Emptiness."
Nag'molada: And you. 
You were born with the Emptiness. You brought it with you into our world. 
From where did you bring it?
???: ...
Nag'molada: Not going to answer, are we? 
Wolfgang, do you need any more proof?
Nag'molada: Do not forget your duty as the captain of the Ducal Guard. Any more hesitation in your decision-making and you'll end up like your father...
Nag'molada: You. Does the specimen need to be alive for us to collect sufficient data?
???: Of course not, sir.
Wolfgang: He... He didn't fight back? 
Why...?
Nag'molada: !?
Ancient Flames Beckon (pt.4) - Spire of Holla, Spire of Dem, Spire of Mea
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Nag'molada: That evil boy has released the darkness!
Nag'molada: The Emptiness is destruction that knows not of its destructive force. 
Even the Dawnmaidens, who fear neither man nor god, tremble in the presence of this hideous darkness.
Nag'molada: The Emptiness is...?
Nag'molada: How...!
Nag'molada: Why can he touch the crystal!?
???: You... 
You will never betray me.
???: The will of the crystal is aligned with the will of this world.
???: Yes... That which was broken into five parts...
???: There will be no salvation.
???: It exists within the soul of every living person. 
We are all "vessels."
???: Let us pray. 
To the goddess... To all the gods...