Quote Originally Posted by treuhavik View Post
If you watch the CS again, you'll see the color fade from the crystals, one by one. Once all have been "drained" the seal shatters.
That's the thing, though. They go from "so full of aether it's literally sparking off the crystal" straight to blackened. There is no fading, as such. That's why I suspect Mid has sealed them off from everything for the time being.