I called you here, Player, because we received news that the Abyss Gate has opened up again.

Even worse, it's a one of the gates you have already destroyed.

Player: "Again? How?"

We don't know how, or even which. But we do know why. Considering what the Krall and the Balaur have done before...

Which weapon will they smuggle in next? This is a nightmare.

We need to know which gate has been opened. Go to Cloister of Kaisinel and find Iostes immediately. He was the first to relay this news to us. He will know what needs to be done first.

Player: "I'll be going then."

I've been waiting for you, Player. You got the gist from Governor Fasimedes, I hope?

We still need more info. I'll send you to the person who has first hand information. He was the one who found the Abyss Gate opening.

Player: "And who would that be?"

That would be Pernos in Poeta. He apparently seems to be able to sense the Abyss Gate opening. If anyone has more information, it should be him.

Player: "Thanks for the tip."

There you are! I was beginning to despair of getting reinforcements.

I hope nobody told you that I have superpowers or anything. We detected the Abyss Gate opening because we at the Aetheric Field Observatories put our heads together and developed a device for detecting large concentrations of Ide. We turned it on, and voila! We detected it right away.

Thing is, it broke as soon as we turned it on. We know that there is something going on in either Poeta, Verteron, or Eltnen. But which one? We have no clue.

Player: "So, one of three areas."

Yes, for sure. All we have left is a part of the device that can detect Ide in local fields, but not far away.

Player: "So what should I do?"

No way around it--you have to check one by one.

I'll give you my Poeta Ide Detection Device. Go activate it at the Poeta Abyss Gate that you destroyed last time. If it detects Ide, then you've hit the jackpot, and the Abyss Gate is open.

If there's no Ide detected, go to Aetheric Field Observatory Protector Khidia in Verteron. If the Abyss Gate is open in Poeta, just come straight back to me.

Player: "Time to find some Ide."

Welcome. I received word from Pernos.

You're here, and that means you didn't find anything in Poeta. Is that correct?

Player: "Correct."

Then it might be in Verteron. Here, take my Verteron Ide Detection Device. Use it as you did Poeta Ide Detection Device at the Verteron Abyss Gate.

If the Abyss Gate has been activated, you will have to enter and eliminate the threat. Understood?

Oh, and if you don't find anything, just go straight to Eltnen and talk to Tumblusen.

Player: "Great."

Pernos told me you were coming, but I wish you hadn't.

Well, let's get on with it then. It must be here, right?

Player: "Sorry to bring bad news."

It's quite all right. I've been feeling it as well. Suppressed flows of power, something unnatural.

Here, take my Eltnen Ide Detection Device. You know how to use it, right? Your target is the Eltnen Abyss Gate.

Be swift, Daeva. I will be waiting.

Player: "I'll be right back."

What news? Be quick.

Player: "Well, yeah, it was there."

So it was so. I wish I wasn't right, but there's no time for regrets. I will send you there right away.

I hope you are ready. You are all we can spare at the moment. You can take on the Beritra Army, right?

Player: "Uh, sure. Singlehandedly."

(The energy is unstable, and seems incomplete. The apparatus seems to be a device that enables something big move through dimensions. Perhaps the fabled Hyperion?)

Player: "I'll just...turn it off."

(It's a nonoperational teleport device. It seems too damaged to be of any use, and no longer emanates Ide.)

Player: "Good, I'll leave it in peace."

I've been eagerly awaiting your return, Player. Did you find the Abyss Gate? Did you find the Balaur? Tell me.

Player: "Yes, yes, and yes."

Hyperion? Did you just say Hyperion?

I heard rumors about Beritra obtaning it, but to move onto the offensive so fast! And to invade Atreia! This is bad.

You have no idea. But if that were to happen, the entire realm of Elysea could have been overrun! You did well to stop them.