Dark Poeta no longer threatens Elysea, but the passage still remains. Only the Seraphim Lords know why.

At a guess, I'd say because the Balaur machinations are numerous.

Tell me, would you be willing to take another trip?

Player: "Absolutely."

So, back to Dark Poeta then, Player.

I need you to bring me the materials to activate the Artifact of Transcendence.

I'll get you where you need to be.

Player: Accept.

Do you know which materials power the Temporal Stone?

You'll need a Blue Balaur Scale and an Rift Essence.

Bring those to me and I'll give you a Temporal Stone.

Player: "I'll be back soon."

The Temporal Stone is immensely powerful. It even influences the one who bears it.

Frankly, if you tried to carry more than one, you'd find it impossible to manipulate Aether.

Why don't you use the one you have first?

Player: "Ah...yeah. Good idea."

I sense...something awry. You already made a promise with someone else regarding the Temporal Stone, did you not?

I don't want trouble, and I can afford to patient.

Return to me after you have kept your previous promise--or forsworn it.

Player: "I'll do that."

Time flows like a glacier-fed stream...it's never the same twice.

The Artifact of Transcendence has the power to change that, although the explanation involves terribly long words and diagrams that stretch from Sanctum down to Atreia.

To work that energy, you need the Temporal Stone. Did you bring the proper materials?

Player: "Of course."

Without a Blue Balaur Scale and an Rift Essence, you can't imbue the Temporal Stone with power, and the Artifact of Transcendence will be useless.

You must get a Blue Balaur Scale and an Rift Essence to journey to Dark Poeta.

Player: "I knew I forgot something."

What an industrious Daeva! You brought the materials.

Well, here it is. One Temporal Stone for one Artifact of Transcendence.

With this, you can return to Dark Poeta. I pray Lady Ariel go with you.