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'''Quintessence''' is a [[Lore]] book introduced in ''[[Season of the Risen]]''. Entries are acquired by progressing the Active Listener seasonal [[Triumphs|Triumph]]. | '''Quintessence''' is a [[Lore]] book introduced in ''[[Season of the Risen]]''. Entries are acquired by progressing the Active Listener seasonal [[Triumphs|Triumph]]. It details the perspective of various characters while [[The Coalition]] forces work together to foil the [[Lucent Brood]]'s plans for the stolen [[Light]]. | ||
==I - Pith== | ==I - Pith== | ||
[[Caiatl]]'s feet stubbornly refused to touch the floor. | [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]]'s feet stubbornly refused to touch the floor. | ||
She—at least, the loose approximation of her body—floated inelegantly in the [[Psion]]'s Mindscape. She reached out for purchase as a bit of geometry drifted by, but her hands were as intangible as smoke. | She—at least, the loose approximation of her body—floated inelegantly in the [[Psion]]'s Mindscape. She reached out for purchase as a bit of geometry drifted by, but her hands were as intangible as smoke. | ||
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"Then try harder," she said, not without affection. | "Then try harder," she said, not without affection. | ||
The floor of the Mindscape buckled and then rose to meet her. There was no sensation as she stood upright. She took a step. The space swirled around her; dense, gaseous, like walking inside a headache. | The floor of the [[Mindscape]] buckled and then rose to meet her. There was no sensation as she stood upright. She took a step. The space swirled around her; dense, gaseous, like walking inside a headache. | ||
She peered into the gray, unimpressed. Her tour of the arena where the Guardians and Lucent Hive would fight was proving disappointing. "Is this all there is?" | She peered into the gray, unimpressed. Her tour of the arena where the Guardians and Lucent Hive would fight was proving disappointing. "Is this all there is?" | ||
The Psion sent her a telepathic explanation: hosting | The Psion sent her a telepathic explanation: hosting Lightless beings in a Psion's Mindscape was like holding up a hazy mirror, reflecting what was held inside. It would be different, more tangible, for the Lucent Hive. For the [[Guardian]]s. | ||
"For those with the Light," she sighed, and as she did, a yellow glow lit the mist around her. | "For those with the Light," she sighed, and as she did, a yellow glow lit the mist around her. | ||
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And something loomed from behind it—something she knew. | And something loomed from behind it—something she knew. | ||
Xivu Arath towered in the sky, but now her father's corpulence spread to contain all she could see. His finery was tarnished; his purple silks dripped with rank saliva, his gold armor caked with pus. His form swelled grotesquely as it surged toward her. His wet mouth opened, lips slick with sweet fat. His bulging eyes stared wildly at nothing. | Xivu Arath towered in the sky, but now [[Emperor Calus|her father's]] corpulence spread to contain all she could see. His finery was tarnished; his purple silks dripped with rank saliva, his gold armor caked with pus. His form swelled grotesquely as it surged toward her. His wet mouth opened, lips slick with sweet fat. His bulging eyes stared wildly at nothing. | ||
She saw the floor of the Mindscape rise and transform into a barrier; the Psion was attempting to block | She saw the floor of the Mindscape rise and transform into a barrier; the Psion was attempting to block Calus out. | ||
"No," she commanded, her voice tight. The barrier dissipated. | "No," she commanded, her voice tight. The barrier dissipated. | ||