The Crystals have a will of their own, and we have no means of telling to what extent it's influenced by the spirits of the divine. [ He frowns, deep in thought. ] Their ultimate goal is finding Agito, the chosen one prophesied to appear at the end of time.

[ Here, his voice becomes slightly weaker. There's the book knowledge and what he's come to witness, a story that keeps him wondering and has yet to see its true ending. For the sake of avoiding any confusions, he goes with the former. ]

One of the oldest records speaks of the Vermilion Bird appearing with its purpose already established at that point, which would suggest that for the gods, they indeed were a necessity.

[ Mother has always had her vague ways of explaining questions of this kind, trusting that they would be able to figure it out on their own; he respected that. Unfortunately, it also means that he can provide no better answer.

Triple triad? He's only played simple games before, and aside from the tool used, they were obviously nothing like actual offensive, more like a way to spend one's time that relies mostly on sheer luck. Still -- he sounds interested. ]

If you wouldn't mind. Of course, it will probably have to wait a bit.