User blog:Pollux83/Beyond Light and Darkness, Chapter 21

Chapter Overview

21 Purifying Light



 After months of traveling Kai and I were back home. After a short stay with my family I broke up to Tegras to unite the energy of the crystals.

There was not much going on in my lab. The hardest work was done and the experts were back at their work. Only a few scientists and assistants took care of the laboratory.



 We analyzed the crystals I brought along. The crystal of the unicorn actually contained spiritual energy, but only traces. The crystals of the elves were similar to the crystals of the light magicians. Maybe the light was slightly bigger, hard to say.

We hoped for the best, as we led the energy one after the other into the main crystal. And we were not disappointed. The light in the main crystal no longer shone, it beamed. Everyone around it felt its purity.



 The crystal also grew with the light. Each component brought us closer to the goal. We did not lack much.

What was particularly noticeable in the white crystal, besides size, was the energy distribution. In the other crystals the energy was distributed evenly. From a pale green to a strong green. The dark crystals turned pitch black. Here, however, the entire energy was concentrated in the center. Hopefully this was not a problem.



 We did some tests with the crystal. Carefully, we transferred some of the energy to other crystals. Then we noticed something after some time. The energy in the small crystals behaved as usual. They were reservoirs. But the main crystal was different. The energy regenerated over time. Something must have happened with the energy and the crystal, but no one knew exactly what.





 We had our data and we decided to make a practical test. At first something small. A man who was together with a monster should be purified of the demonic energy. In some places, the death penalty was the punishment for that, and elsewhere this was so normal like Weresheep herds.



 For this purpose, a priest was called to perform the purification. I prepared the crystal and the priest began with his work. Under normal circumstances it could take hours or days before the man was purified. We hoped that the crystal worked faster.

The priest spoke the holy words and began to use the crystal. The crystal radiated bright for a moment. Everyone was curious about the result, but there was still demonic energy in the man.



 I decided to support the priest with a light magician. Together they performed out the purification, with success. The demonic energy had disappeared completely. There was cheering in the lab. This was the first proof that our theory was correct.

The man was allowed to leave. No idea where the Order did get him. In any case, he had not been there voluntarily.

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<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%"> In the next days 3 men and 2 women was brought to us. In the worst case, the priest and 4 light magicians were necessary. But what worried me more was the light in the crystal.

The light flickered. I had to cancel more tests, as it threatened to collapse. It stabilized after 8 days. Now there was no longer any doubt. The light collected energy from the environment, just like the device. But how?

One thing the tests had shown. We needed more sources. The crystal was too weak, yet.

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<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%"> A few weeks later, I got a very special "test object", a woman who had already been infected with larger amounts of demonic energy. To say she was lascivious would be an understatement. This was the difficulties case we had so far. 2 priests and 6 light magicians should perform the purification. We were all curious to see if it would work.

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<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%"> They started, but the first attempt failed. The only visible effect on the woman was a dizziness. I decided to try again. This time, everyone should give everything they had. I also gave the light magicians the 4 green crystals. If it did not work this way, then it did not work at all.

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<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%"> They started again. The white crystal glowed, just like the green crystals. The power of the light magicians grew abruptly and with them the white light in the crystal. It outshone everything in the laboratory. The feeling was indescribable.

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<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%"> After the light became smaller again, each of us felt safe and relaxed. The light magicians had collapsed from exhaustion. This could happen if you had not practiced with the crystals. The woman was also unconscious. We checked them. The demonic energy in her was completely gone.

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<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%"> We were successful, but the light in the crystal fluctuated strongly. It was about to collapse. After that, the experiments were finally finished. More was not possible. We had reached the maximum of the realizable.

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<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%"> After the woman had regained consciousness, she was extensively examined. Without the demonic energy her behavior had normalized again. She no longer flirted with any man. After all the anger, she just wanted to go home.

Then the Order took care of her again. What happened next I do not know. No one told me anything and I did not ask.

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<p align="left" lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%"> We had been lucky again. The light needed three weeks, but it stabilized. That was far too close, but it was worth it. The woman was normal again and thanked us for everything. This was one of those moments where I was reminded why I did all this at all.