>>12518653I stopped him at that moment, "WHOA WHOA. Wait. Stop. I rarely see you after elementary school, and you drop a bomb shell like THAT? When did that start!?"
"A few months ago, doc says I have thunder-cancer. I actually won't make it past next month at the best, so I want to make sure I can find the Efixer at all costs."
Quags butts in, "Excuse me guys, but, I think I'm missing something here. Exactly *what* is an Efixir?"
"You gents should really fix your knowledge up on Skypia. See, the Efixir was an elixir made by the old humans that inhabited the kingdom. They used that shit as a testing drone to see if their kingdom could truly stand the test of time, but only one bottle was ever made, because it was a 'One-Ring'."
"One-Ring? Isn't that from-"
Quags is interrupted by Mantine, "Yeah, it's from that. The term is used to describe an item deemed so valuable, that it actually causes people to go insane, power-hungry at the thought of being the one to own such a mystical artifact. In reality, the powers of the Efixir weren't really that awe-inspiring. Sure, it'd clear you of any illness and bring you to total health, but if you weren't under influenza, it's better off just being a lousy paperweight."
"I see... So what happened to it?"
"The potion was deemed lost after the conflict struggle went out of control, some even go as far as to speculate that the "lightning" story wasn't the reason the kingdom fell, that really, it was caused by the human self-awareness of an item so dangerous, and the overwhelming need to have it and fight for it with your own life. Either way you see it, Skypia fell, and I need that potion to restore myself before I, y'know.."
I kept silent.
