Enter the cave
Chapter 6: The Island of Trials. Quest: Enter the cave
TripShe's the one that fixed me up. And thanks to her, my helmet is back to normal!TripAnd guess what! That ghost we kept hearing? It was her this whole time!
MiraOh no, oh no...! Why'd you have to go and tell them...? It's over... They're all going to hate me...TripSo? You're that Alchemist Master's apprentice, aren't ya?MiraH-huh?! Well, um, y-yes... I'm...M-M-Mira!TripOh, just get it over with already! I'm gonna tell them myself!Trip...So, basically, they were curious about our search for Strangelings, but they were too shy to ask us. That's why they pretended to be a ghost.TripAnd get this! Mira's the one who invented my helmet!MiraY-Yes... I based it off of my idol, Professor Chemmel. Heheh...TripSeriously? I can't believe that weirdo was the model!Trip...But there's no time for that! Apparently, she's been studying the Cog of Time, too. Show her the blueprint!MiraW-Woah! Whoever drew this must've been studying it for ages... The details are so intricate.MiraAnd this... Hm? That's strange, I... W-Wait. That can't be...TripWhat's the matter? Spit it out already!TripLife energy... That's the stuff that gets sucked out when you get turned into a Strangeling, right?MiraY-Yes. I think...whoever drew this blueprint might've been stealing people's life energy...in order to move the Cog.
EdwardI think you're exactly right. When the Cog of Time shines bright, this world will disappear.
XernesSay farewell to your precious world while you can.MiraBwahhh... I'm beat... I haven't t-talked to anyone this much in the longest time... I need to power down...
← Go to Eternia's northwest cave