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Ardashir's journal
As I write these words, it is all I can do to keep my hand steady. After all these years I have done it. Together with Miles's help I have created life through anima, and I have witnessed it with mine own eyes!
It all started with a visit to Idyllshire to seek the aid of a fellow researcher, Ulan. An authority on the study of arcane entities, the focus of her current work is the augmentation of Carbuncles. In fact, she has developed a technique utilizing ground crystals to facilitate their growth. I hypothesized─nay, I hoped this technique could be applied to our anima.
My hopes were nearly dashed, however, when she spoke of the delicate balance of elements required for the procedure. The slightest misstep would have meant the loss of all we had worked for.
Her methods were well refined, but would take weeks, even months for me to comprehend, let alone master. But then she proposed an arrangement: in exchange for literature and supplies to supplement her research, she would personally help augment the anima.
Our plan was more successful than I could have hoped. So much so, that the anima could no longer subsist in its current vessel. Thankfully, I suspected that may be the case and commissioned a new weapon from Gerolt.
With the soulstone stable in its new vessel, our work appeared to be finished. That is, until the anima appeared before us. A moment I shall never forget. 'Twas like an angel sent from on high, radiant as starlight. Never in my life have I felt so much joy.
What was once theory is now reality, and I could not have done it without Gerolt and Miles. Now that the anima has taken shape for all the world to see, I feel my research is nearly complete.