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a distant future, long
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after the apocalypse was forgotten and
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the world begins again.
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A primordial evil awakened at
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and rules over a mental realm
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known as Umbral. Let
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me possess you. Three
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adventurers,
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Aesar, a smooth talking
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leader. See, that's the thing about hidden
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passageways. They're always in the last place
2:41
you look.
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Sirius, a big hearted brute.
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Sirius crush like love.
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And logo, a nerdy savant.
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By
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my calculations, that depends on a variety of
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complex factors, assumptions, and variables. Embark
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on a quest that could save
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the world.
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So my partner and I give you this diamond
3:15
crystal and you tell us everything you know about the
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stolen Ambreur deal.
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Ambreur. Stolen.
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News to me. We know you have eyes and ears
3:28
all over this city. The orb's property
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of the order of Hiberian sages, part
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of their private collection. Lucia, one
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of the orders own students stole it out from
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under them, and now she's gone missing
3:38
too. Go figure the
3:40
order of Iberian
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sages. Lucia,
3:46
missing. You
3:48
don't say.
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It's probably the same old story. A
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lost soul in search of meaning devotes their
3:55
life to an arcane order on the promise of
3:57
answers in a path to enlightenment only
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to realize there was never any truth to be
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found, and now they're trapped. I
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bet Lucia saw the Amber orb as her way out
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sold the precious gemstone for whatever she could
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get, and skip town. In any case,
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the sages want their ore back.
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Okay. I'll tell you what I've
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heard. But first, how do
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I know if your diamond crystal's real?
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I can't take your word for it. You
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wouldn't lie to me now, would you? I
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know you're outsiders, but I
4:28
run the streets in this city city.
4:30
And I can spot a liar
4:32
by tone of voice
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alone. This irregardless if I
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would lie to you, your guards outnumbered me
4:38
and my partner here ten to one.
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Don't take us for fools. We walked in
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your alley unarmed to ask you for
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a favor. An answer to your question
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and I can't say that I don't disagree
4:50
with you, and you can take my word for
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that. It's real.
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We'll prove it. Heming that stone slate.
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One, fine grained heavy
5:01
stone slate, durable, strong,
5:05
dense, get on with it. Diamond,
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as we all know, is the world's hardest
5:09
material capable of piercing through
5:11
anything it's essentially unbreakable.
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My partner sitting beside me will demonstrate.
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Show
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him.
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See? What did I tell you? Cut
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straight through the slate, no damage to
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the crystal. This year is one hundred
5:41
percent
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flawless diamond. Okay.
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We have a deal then. I'll take the diamond.
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Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. You can't just
5:50
take the diamond like this. You'll risk
5:52
exposing it to the impurities of the open
5:54
air. It's not safe to transport that way,
5:56
not without protection of this plush
5:58
velvet carrying
5:59
pouch. Yours
6:02
for the price of one black oval. Okay.
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One black opal.
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Someone coming. There you two
6:13
are. I searched all over for you.
6:15
Just to end up in the gutter of some dingy back
6:17
alley, you must be the civilian mercenaries
6:20
ether and serious. I'm logo. I'm
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here on behalf of the agency to seek your services
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for a
6:24
mission. Mhmm. What's this?
6:26
You you three know each other? Yes.
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No. No. We don't. Sir,
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you must be mistaken. I have never seen you
6:33
before my
6:33
life. You have the wrong people. No.
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No. You've sent the description to a t.
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Your amulet, the eye of Impria, a
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golden sun with the all seeing eye in
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the center. You're either of Impria,
6:45
either Astrop and Sirius, the
6:47
big hulking lows sitting by your side, his
6:49
size and features are rather distinct. There's
6:51
absolutely no mistaking it. You two
6:53
are the civilian mercenaries either
6:55
and Sears.
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Anther, Sirius. That's
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not about that. That it could go names.
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Go names. We use among partners. Sailing
7:04
me, I forgot our new partner would be joining
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us today. Our third partner logo.
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That's right. Our third partner logo. Logo,
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you're late again. You know we hate
7:14
it when you're late. It's always so disruptive
7:16
to our work. Luckily, we were
7:18
just finishing up here when you meet glass
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crystal. Glass? No.
7:23
No. Not glass. He said neck
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glass. As in necklace crystal
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because diamonds are common gemstones used
7:30
in
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necklaces. Isn't that right? The logo.
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Correct. Diamonds are commonly adorned
7:35
as ornaments around
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the neck. See, now, as we
7:38
just discussed, if you could tell us about where to
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find the object Lucer stalls, we can recover
7:42
it to its rightful owner, we'll be on our
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way. Just as soon as logo
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puts the diamond back down on the table and
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the glass crystal. Grab the black opal.
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Don't just watch The
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screen diverges up ahead. Should we proceed left
8:13
or right? This way.
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And Oh, no. We
8:19
appear to have reached an impasse, cornered
8:21
between two bill likes.
8:22
You logo wasn't the
8:24
door to the building behind you. Try to handle
8:27
it. It's locked. Serious
8:29
break. Get out of way. What?
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Come on inside to this here well.
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Peter, this building only has private residence
8:41
because there's nowhere to hide. The
8:43
roof. Head to the roof. We're
8:46
going. Garth
8:49
be up here any moment. Just gonna be out
8:51
this time. What weapons
8:53
do you for
8:54
defense. We don't carry weapons. Okay.
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The building's southern perimeter overlooks the marketplace.
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If a jump is timed correctly, escape may
9:02
be possible by landing safely the passing
9:04
fruit cart down below. Jump
9:07
from roof. Are you crazy? How high
9:09
up are we? There's no way we survive.
9:11
I can calculate the height of the building to check if it's
9:13
by but I'll need to borrow the black opal. What?
9:15
Why? I need it to measure
9:16
the key variable. A serious no
9:19
trust. Skinny stick, man. There's
9:23
no other option. Just give them the Opel series.
9:27
Cheers. Stick man. Stick black
9:29
Opel. Okay.
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Total distance is a function of the speed and time it
9:34
takes for an object and freefall of travel from peak to
9:36
trough. Given the mass and size leopold
9:38
once dropped opt, its speed should accelerate during the
9:41
duration of the fall, approaching but not reaching
9:43
terminal velocity, approximating its rate of
9:44
acceleration, taking into account that acceleration
9:47
due to gravity is roughly nine point one meters per
9:49
second squared, I can determine the height of the building
9:51
by how much time it takes the Opel to reach bottom upon
9:53
release. What? That's your plan, sir?
9:55
Are Opel off the roof? See.
9:58
Why serious. It's necessary
10:00
for the calculation.
10:02
Fine. Go ahead. You can always recover it after
10:04
we jump. Ready for release, releasing.
10:07
Now, One point
10:09
eight seconds flat. That corresponds to a
10:11
building height of roughly fifty feet or five stories
10:13
high. It should put the odds of survival at around fifty
10:15
percent with the fruit cart cushioning the point of
10:17
impact. Depending on ripeness.
10:19
I know serious. don't like it either, but it's best
10:21
chance we got we we have to jump. Best
10:24
of luck to both of you. I'll convene with you again,
10:26
post facto.
10:26
You're jumping with us.
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What? Why? I'll be safe up here. The guards will
10:30
kill you. But I didn't do anything. Okay.
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How should we time to jump? Now.
10:46
Blum's broker. My
10:50
car. My car.
10:53
Who will pay for these plums now?
10:55
I'm really sorry about
10:56
that. Sirius, you see the opal? There.
11:01
A black opal. Think
11:04
the lucky stars. It
11:06
must a fallen from the sky above, I
11:09
could finally start the stand of my dreams
11:11
selling fine glass figurines.
11:13
No more a rocky fruit for me.
11:16
Whoa. Stop. No. That's
11:18
ours. Oh, the black
11:20
oval come back here. The
11:23
fruit peddlers still are opal. At
11:27
least we don't have to worry about the cards anymore.
11:29
Come on serious. We got business to take care of.
11:32
You,
11:34
Bobo. Logo. Whatever.
11:37
Leave us alone. I never wanna see you
11:39
again? No. Wait.
11:49
I can't believe we didn't get away with a
11:51
con. We're so close. I
11:53
mean, everything writes serious. They didn't
11:55
even suspect a thing when you use your hands to break
11:57
the stone slates. Yet
11:59
somehow, we're no closer in tracking down
12:01
the Amber orb.
12:03
Everything good until best
12:05
logo show up. I know.
12:08
Who could have predicted that? No
12:11
other leads. Never get that
12:13
ore back to the sages. We
12:16
track down Lucia kin for
12:18
glue. No. No. She has no kin.
12:20
Order of Hyperion SAGES or an order of aesthetics.
12:23
Aesthetics. Means they've pronounced all
12:25
links to the material outside world having
12:27
cut ties to book romantic and blood relations
12:29
and full commitment to the order. They
12:31
believe it keeps them pure of mind and free
12:33
of the foolish thoughts floating around the heads of
12:35
us rambled so they can pursue undistracted
12:38
their higher calling and like
12:39
knowledge. For the sages, the order
12:41
is their entire world.
12:43
Either, serious. I
12:46
thought that
12:46
was you two sitting over here. You again?
12:49
You follow us. I thought we made it clear. Leave
12:51
us alone. But never had the chance to deliver
12:53
agency's mission. It's a retrieval
12:56
of a satellite dish located deep
12:58
in the Azriel
12:59
desert, where it is to be recovered from the maulaire
13:01
and safely returned to the lighthouse drop off
13:04
point
13:04
located at the other end of the desert. Oh
13:06
oh, is that all? Are you sure you don't
13:08
want us to sail into face and build a castle
13:11
in the sky while we're there? No. Recovery
13:13
of the satellite dishes all that is required of
13:15
the agency.
13:20
You don't get it, do you. You want
13:22
us to go to the mall lair in the Azriel
13:25
Desert. Crossing the desert hard
13:27
enough, let alone the fact no
13:29
one's ever been to the maulayer before.
13:31
They're completely isolated from the rest
13:34
of the
13:34
world. And for good reason. What
13:37
even is a satellite dish? What
13:39
is satellite dish? It's a tool
13:41
for communication. Well, whatever it is,
13:44
we don't count. Look,
13:47
just because you're big, bad agencies send
13:49
one their spineless stooges to try to
13:51
recruit us doesn't mean we're going to accept
13:53
the
13:53
mission. Tell them to do their own dirty work.
13:56
But for sites, we already have a mission.
13:59
With whom. The
13:59
order of Hyperion SAGES. The order
14:01
of Hyperion SAGES, Guardians of
14:03
ancient knowledge, a secretive fellowhood
14:06
of ascetic scholars who collect and preserve ancestral
14:08
wisdom with a mission of passing down this knowledge
14:10
and service of the edification of
14:12
society, a venerable organization with
14:14
a most noble cause. Uh-huh. Sure.
14:16
And thanks to you, we have no chance that fulfilling
14:19
our end of a contract, you logo
14:21
ruined our payday.
14:23
Well, whatever the stakes we're paying,
14:25
the agency will triple it. I must emphasize
14:27
that the recovery of this satellite dish is of
14:29
the utmost importance, and you know the
14:31
agency always pays its obligations.
14:34
As I said, a contract with the agency
14:36
is as good as Black opo in your
14:38
pocket. So
14:39
more like good as wild goose cheese.
14:42
Exactly. There's not enough black opal
14:45
on world to make us take on another one of the agency's
14:47
missions. I
14:48
mean, half the time, they don't even own the items
14:50
they've hired us to recover. Well,
14:52
I can assure you for this satellite dish retrieval
14:55
everything is above board and
14:57
honest. And at least you know you'll be dealing with
14:59
consummate professionals. Unlike
15:00
that,
15:01
miss Korean, you were conversing within the back
15:03
alleyway. That
15:05
miscreant was our only lead
15:07
and you blew it for us. Now we'll have
15:09
to tell the sages we have no chance of recovering
15:11
the missing items stolen from their private collection.
15:14
By one of their own members no less.
15:16
So the way I see it logo, you already
15:19
owe us for the pay you made us lose out on.
15:21
Now we never did
15:23
home? To Imperial? Why can't
15:26
you go home? Well, strictly
15:28
speaking, when we left Imperial, it
15:30
wasn't by choice. Bam.
15:33
Spanish. Sirius and IR persona
15:36
non grata. We can't go back
15:37
home, at least not through the main lancers. Legend
15:40
of a CPaaS, but
15:42
but What? Either that? The journey's supposedly
15:44
dangerous, and they'll even really know where the
15:46
CPaaS begins or for that matter, where to find the
15:48
one person who does. Who's that?
15:51
The night sun. The night
15:54
sun. None of this
15:55
matters. For all we know the whole thing is made up anyway.
15:58
Maybe I can help. Tell me about it.
16:00
Well, according
16:02
to Legends, somewhere just me on the border
16:04
of Imperia, lives the son of a hero at
16:06
night. He knows the ways of the sea and
16:08
like his father before him is blessed with the knowledge
16:10
of
16:10
safe travel to imperiate. We've been
16:12
working in civilian mercenaries, taking on whatever
16:14
assignments come our way, so we can earn enough
16:16
opals to find and hire him as our guide
16:18
in hope of finally returning home. But
16:21
the night sun might not even exist. From
16:23
a local prophecy Uh-huh. -- bedtime
16:25
story. Told to imperian kids,
16:28
the return of the night sun. The night
16:30
sun is overtaken. Duncan
16:31
spear. The secret path to Imperium will
16:34
be made clear. You you
16:36
know what? The return
16:38
of the night sun, the prophecy doesn't refer to
16:40
a person, he refers to a solar eclipse.
16:43
I've researched this before. It's in reference to
16:45
the sorrow cycle, sorrow cycle?
16:47
An eclipse is occur.
16:49
On repeated intervals of time. Approximately
16:51
every fifty four years, equivalent to a
16:53
triple sorrows, a near identical eclipse
16:56
repeats in the same geographic location at same
16:58
time of day. That's when your path home will
17:00
be made clear. And to think of it, the last totally
17:02
clips visible to period occurred fifty
17:05
three years ago. What? Ether,
17:08
I'm trained in celestial navigation as
17:10
a reward for completing the agency's mission
17:12
in addition to payment of the Opel's I'll guide
17:14
you to the eclipses path of totality and show
17:17
you your way home.
17:18
I I need
17:20
a moment to talk over this with series and private.
17:22
Of course.
17:24
Sirius, do you know what this means? Yeah.
17:27
But serious no trust stick man.
17:30
Well, maybe make been promised,
17:32
send us on crazy mission. Crazy
17:34
mission lead to
17:35
death. This might be our one chance to
17:37
return home to a period. And if we don't
17:39
take the mission, We may never get back.
17:42
You're right. He might be selling as a false hope
17:44
or even plain lying, but isn't it worth
17:46
the risk to find out the truth? Okay.
17:51
Sirius go for
17:53
Easter. Thanks, Sirius. You're a true
17:55
partner. Mhmm. Logo. Have
17:58
you come to decision? We're in.
18:00
Splendid. Naturally, it's best to leave as
18:02
soon as possible to begin the journey while there's still
18:04
daylight. I say we we you're
18:07
coming on the Of course,
18:09
save for trifle of the satellite dish's top priority.
18:11
The agency insists I join.
18:13
Forget it. No. The mission's dangerous enough
18:15
without you getting in our way. What?
18:18
When we said we want nothing to do with you, we
18:20
meant it. You're dead weight. You'd get us all killed.
18:22
You're turning down the mission, but you have to
18:25
accept.
18:25
No. We don't. Mon
18:27
series. We're done here.
18:29
But I was sent with very specific instructions
18:31
to recruit you to. It's my first assignment.
18:33
I have to succeed. We work alone, always
18:36
have, always will. So thanks, but
18:38
no thanks. We'll stick to earning opals and
18:40
make our own way home.
18:44
Sirius, back to the orders mission of recovering
18:46
that stolen gem stone. One way or another,
18:48
we'll find and return to them that amber
18:51
or amber is a natural power
18:53
of fossilized tree resin. Typically,
18:55
orange just brown and color, and four millions
18:57
of years ago. It's not just valuable as
19:00
a gemstone. It's also coveted for the ancient
19:02
object preserved inside.
19:06
What did you say about Amber? Amber is a
19:08
record of the past. The object and organisms
19:11
frozen inside the own shine a light on
19:13
ancient life from time immemorial. I
19:15
know an antique dealer who specializes in these
19:17
sorts of things. I can bring it to him as a
19:19
couple.
19:21
Okay. You can take a student,
19:23
but that's it.
19:25
Great. The
19:25
walkover through the market will give you more time to
19:27
consider my proposal. Let's go.
19:37
Marketcher is a bustling day. Scars,
19:40
fine scarves, essential accessories for
19:42
the modern
19:43
traveler. Which cloth suits your need?
19:45
No thanks kid. Logo. Where's
19:47
the centric shot?
19:48
It's straight this way, just over on the other side of the
19:50
market. These are handwoven, artisan
19:53
crafted garments, you won't find any better
19:55
quality in these
19:55
parts. How about a shiny
19:58
silk scarf to match your amulet?
20:00
We said we're not interested. You're sure
20:02
this is the fastest way to the
20:03
shop. We could take side streets equipped with the abundance
20:06
of shady characters lurking in the market. It's
20:08
best we stick to mainpad. Try it on and sleep
20:10
yourself. Don't
20:13
Big man. Book brain. Tell me, doesn't your
20:15
friend look like a million black opal? Fuck
20:17
brain. Get your scarf off
20:19
my neck right now or they'll
20:21
be using it as a rag to mop up what's
20:23
left of you.
20:25
Okay. Okay. No need for that talk.
20:27
I'm taking my sparkling girl. A garment
20:29
of this quality is far too fine for the likes
20:32
of you. Any. At
20:35
least that's over. Talk about a pest.
20:37
A pest.
20:39
A pest.
20:40
By ambulance, gets to my ambulance.
20:44
Come back to your little Jesus.
20:48
What's wrong? You don't understand. Amulets
20:51
more than shiny object. Amulets
20:53
keep me for safe. Hurley
20:57
follow. We
21:11
we recover, amulet. You rest.
21:14
Logo. Come. Look
21:20
out. There. By the three
21:22
cards, flash figurines, by
21:25
glass figurines. By the
21:27
figurine of your dreams today.
21:36
Is my railway. Oh,
21:39
dizzy, serious man crush.
21:44
He's he's fleeing with the amulet, but have
21:46
an idea where to. If I take the back alleys,
21:49
I might be able to cut him
21:50
off. Sirius, get ether, and meet
21:52
me at the other side of the market. I'm get his amulet
21:54
back.
22:06
Gotcha. Like, go up, like,
22:09
go book brain either. Serious.
22:11
Over here. My
22:16
amulet. Honest
22:19
mistake.
22:21
Yeah. Well, just don't make my mistake and let the life
22:24
you were born in to become the life you lead. No.
22:27
Get out.
22:31
We've made it to the antique shop.
22:35
She was gonna pawn my amulet. Exactly.
22:39
Now let's go in.
22:42
Don't go my friend. Good to
22:44
see you. Yurian.
22:45
I hope we've come
22:46
at a good time. With me are my companions ether
22:48
and serious. For you and your friend's logo,
22:50
I always have time. Eitha, serious,
22:53
welcome. Welcome. Please come in,
22:55
serious, logo,
22:56
and I will talk with EURION. You see if there's anything
22:58
useful around the shop, but don't touch.
23:00
Okay? You're
23:03
ambulated. I see you wear the eye of Iberia.
23:05
A golden sun with the all seeing eye and
23:08
closed in its center. Mystic's believe its
23:10
watchful eye wards off Umber's shadowy influence
23:12
and protects the wearer with clarity of mind,
23:15
It's not everyday a rarity like this walks
23:17
into my shop. How much? My
23:19
ambulance not for
23:20
sale. Did you sell?
23:24
Sirius. Oh, sorry.
23:27
So how can I help?
23:29
My partner and I been hired to recover an
23:31
item stolen from the private collection of the order
23:33
of Hyperion sages. Ah, yes. The
23:35
order of Hyperion sages. Preservers
23:38
of world history. They leave
23:40
absolute knowledge as the ray of light
23:42
in this darkened world and that it will
23:44
unlock the path to higher planes of enlightenment.
23:47
The sages are the foundation of stability
23:49
in this un able city, the faith
23:51
of the people depend upon their strength.
23:53
What objects have been stolen from their collection?
23:56
An amber orb. Amber orb.
23:59
Yes. Amber is believed to be a
24:01
gateway to the past. To life, no longer
24:03
living. It preserves the accumulated wisdom
24:06
of his tree with each piece deriving meaning
24:08
from what is contained inside. In
24:10
mystic sargoes, it's believed that amber
24:12
can be used to and spirit of ancient
24:14
beings. Of course, the orb itself
24:16
doesn't have any real power. Only
24:18
a connection perceived in the mind of the
24:21
possessors. Have you seen it? The
24:23
orb? Uh-huh. Sadly, it has not passed
24:25
through my shop.
24:26
Tell me
24:27
what's inside the orb. Seriously?
24:30
No. You serious new touch.
24:32
Mhmm. Mhmm. When
24:36
we received the mission, the sages wouldn't tell us
24:38
any details about the orb. They deemed information
24:40
too sensitive to share in case it leaked outside
24:42
the order. So we've been operating on a
24:44
need to know basis and once we've recovered
24:46
the orb, we're to bring it straight back Well,
24:48
then there are some things you should know about
24:50
Amber to help you identify it.
24:52
First, Amber has a distinct scent
24:55
that gives off a coniferous fragrance. Second,
24:58
it feels warm to the touch when rubbed.
25:00
And third, amber has a low melting
25:02
point. Will begin to decompose when
25:04
exposed to the flame of a candle. But
25:07
of course, the knowledge of what's inside
25:09
the amber is the real key to
25:11
understanding its significance.
25:13
Thank you, Yurian. We'll have to return to the order
25:15
to see what we can learn.
25:16
Very well. And please offer my condolences
25:19
to the sages for the head scaler.
25:21
What
25:21
about the head scroller?
25:22
He's just passed. He's been ill
25:24
for a while. Haven't you seen
25:25
the white smoke? White smoke? The
25:27
white smoke. Rising from the
25:30
Beacon's signal fire burning atop the Order's Institute.
25:32
It symbolizes strength to the people at a
25:34
head scholars' time of death who believe it
25:36
carries his spirit away to the clouds above.
25:39
And signify a successful transition within
25:41
the order. Its absence would devastate the
25:43
soul of the
25:43
city. As night approaches the sages
25:46
will hold a handle light vigil before their
25:48
procession to the funeral pyre where the head's
25:50
scholar's body will be cremated. So
25:52
his spirit may pass on from this
25:54
world to the next. Ceremoni
25:56
should be starting soon. Serious.
25:59
But not serious, spirit,
26:02
evil spirit and box.
26:06
We should go now. There's no time to waste.
26:08
You're in. Thank
26:09
you. We'll be sure to offer your condolences at
26:11
the order. Uh-huh. Welcome. You
26:14
can't come with us. I mean, you've been helpful
26:16
in bringing us
26:17
here, but going forward, you'd only
26:19
slow us down. I a beg to differ.
26:21
On the contrary, I possess intimate knowledge
26:23
of Skrulls, artifacts, and relics. Not to
26:25
mention, I have a photographic memory and a pen
26:27
for the arcane. If you're going to the border
26:29
of Hyperion sages, you don't just want me by
26:31
your
26:32
side. You need me. Now, come on.
26:34
Let's go serious. Logo
26:36
will lead the way. Good
26:39
luck, Ethan. Serious logo.
26:41
Be capital chasing shadows or you
26:43
will find them chasing you.
26:55
And there are three of you now. Have
26:58
you retrieved the orb? Vice
27:00
caller, not yet, but we are very
27:02
close. All we need is more information to
27:04
understand Luca's motive for why she stole
27:06
the orb. Lucia, the way we're
27:08
cheaper. Naturally, we'll have
27:10
to search the private collection where it was stolen
27:13
from for clue.
27:13
Absolutely not. Not as long
27:15
as I'm my scour of this order. Like
27:17
I told you before, the private collection is strictly
27:20
off limits to outsiders. The
27:22
items are still undergoing study and
27:24
are too light of the damage.
27:27
They are only to be handled by those
27:30
in the order with expert not
27:32
besides. There is nothing in
27:34
there pertaining to these matters anyway.
27:37
Mhmm. But vice scholar. No. The
27:39
answer is no. Now,
27:42
the head scholars funeral is this evening.
27:45
The white smoke is already rising from
27:47
the beacon to alert the public of his past There
27:50
are to be no disturbances. Do
27:52
I make myself clear? Yes.
27:55
Loud and clear. Cool. The
27:58
ceremony must proceed without a
28:00
hitch to assure the populace that the
28:02
order's affairs will resume as normal.
28:05
And we will remain the pillar of strength
28:07
underpinning the community. As we
28:10
speak, the funeral payer
28:12
is being prepared for the head scholars
28:14
cremation ceremony. I
28:17
must take my leave. And
28:21
just so you're not attempted. No. That
28:23
security will be arriving any moment
28:25
to guard the private collection for duration
28:28
of ceremony. Now, If
28:30
you want to get paid, I
28:33
suggest you get back out there and find
28:35
that home. I don't want
28:37
to see you back here in my office
28:39
until you do. That
28:47
one, either.
28:49
We had to the private collection. Uh-huh. But
28:51
if you heard the vice caller, we're not permitted
28:53
access. Besides, You need to know where within
28:56
these vast halls the collections located.
28:58
Oh, watch this. Excuse
29:01
me, junior sculpture. Yes.
29:04
We three of the outside security team from
29:06
any shire hired to guard the Hyperion's agents'
29:08
private collection. You
29:09
know, the room with the widgets and wagonsets we
29:11
were hired by Dean You know who?
29:14
Dean ratio?
29:15
Yes. Dean ratio. He gave
29:17
us very specific orders that we were to report
29:19
directly to the private collection and not inform
29:21
anyone of our arrival due to the confidential
29:24
nature of the job. The private collection
29:26
found in the Watchmakers wing of the order
29:29
Are you familiar with
29:30
it? The
29:30
Folsom wing. Yes, of course.
29:32
Right. We were on our way to the Folsom wing, but
29:34
we must have taken a wrong turn these massive
29:37
holes, you know, quite the labyrinth. Now,
29:39
I know it's all this umpteen times, but
29:41
the thing magic that marks the
29:43
wing, it's that a way.
29:45
Right? Correct. A symbol of the l head
29:47
that marks the false and wing. It's straight ahead
29:49
and then left at the end of the
29:50
hall. That'll lead you directly to the private
29:53
collection.
29:54
Exactly as I thought. Thanks
29:56
for the chit chat. Well, you three better get
29:58
a move on before someone unauthorized enters.
30:08
This is it, the doors of the private collection.
30:12
It's lies. Serious.
30:17
Come on. Let's enter. Either.
30:25
This collection is astounding. I've
30:27
never seen so many rare texts, artifacts,
30:29
and valuables all in one place, not
30:31
to mention the assortment of Curios, Adi's
30:33
and Obscura. Okay. But remember to
30:35
stay focused on finding clues about the Amber
30:37
orb. A volume of
30:39
the old mariners, Almanac. No remaining
30:41
copies of the manuscript are known to exist I
30:43
can't believe it's here. And
30:46
right next to it, a one of a kind
30:48
marble engraved celestial globe.
30:51
But the geographic coordinates appear
30:53
to match the fictitious constellations in areas
30:56
of the
30:56
sky, devoid of stars, it must be
30:58
an early cartographical misprint, interest
31:00
estate.
31:01
Logos. This
31:02
collection is like a treasure trove of ancient
31:04
knowledge. Oh, shiny.
31:09
Sirius don't
31:13
I see your fortune. I
31:17
don't believe a life science mechanical
31:19
fortune teller automaton. The machine's
31:22
complex cranks, gears, and levers operate
31:24
in unison to create the illusion that it's
31:26
acting of its own volition and engineering
31:28
marvel. In fact, the art of the art of the art
31:30
and I was thought to be lost, but here it is,
31:32
fully fun they'll am perfectly intact.
31:35
Great. Maybe they'll use its crystal
31:38
ball to protect the location of the amber orb.
31:40
That seems to be our plan with YouTube fooling
31:42
around. Wow.
31:45
Okay. Okay. The
31:46
amber orb.
31:48
The object seemed to be arranged by nature
31:50
of origin. Given the organic composition
31:53
of amber, it should have been classified as part
31:55
of the biogenic relish session. Over
31:57
here, It appears
32:00
this empty square glass container, mounted
32:02
atop this wooden pedestal, must have served
32:04
as the Amber orb display case.
32:08
There's even a descriptive plaque confirming
32:10
my suspicions. Amber orb
32:12
with skull encased, date unknown.
32:14
Origin unknown. How strange?
32:17
A skull inside the ever orb of
32:19
what creature.
32:20
Look on the pedestal space. Someone
32:22
scratch words into the wood. For
32:25
lies locked away in gilded cages,
32:28
the order shall return to the darkest
32:30
ages. This is the end of the
32:32
Hyperion
32:33
sages. It's
32:35
a threat taunting the order.
32:39
My sense another presence is at work here.
32:42
There's more delicious disappearance than the Amber
32:44
orb. Umbra.
32:48
I need to take off my amulet. I have
32:51
to see for myself what happened.
32:54
Are you sure didn't Yurian say something about
32:56
it warding off? It's the only way.
32:58
If I let Umbra in, I might find the truth
33:00
in the intro.
33:09
Please, sir. Come
33:12
to the intro. Come get
33:14
to the intro. Let
33:16
me possess you. He
33:30
collapsed. He's
33:32
not. He's not okay.
33:37
I'm I'm I'm alright.
33:40
The tone of the dead. There's a message
33:42
hidden in
33:42
it.
33:43
That book should be over this way in the funerary
33:45
text section.
33:48
Here. The back of the book.
33:52
Either those are just the blank pages that
33:54
book in the text.
33:55
Sometimes there's more than meets the eye. Seriously,
33:58
give me a candle off the wall.
34:01
When the paper is exposed to the flame, the
34:04
writing will reveal itself. Look.
34:09
Is that possible?
34:11
Invisible Inc. Made from scissors, shoes.
34:13
Here. It's a letter. To
34:17
my dearest love and long for
34:19
the day when we no longer have to correspond in
34:21
secret and hide our truth from the order. Since
34:23
our last night together, I've missed you more
34:26
than can be put in words. I've
34:28
never been so lost as I am now
34:30
without you by my side. But
34:32
I know our hearts remain bound. I
34:34
fear this final letter may be written
34:36
too late to reach you, but it is not
34:38
in vain for we will be reunited
34:41
soon. When you burn, my
34:43
body will burn with you, and I will find
34:45
you in the intro. May our unborn
34:47
child be spared from this life?
34:49
You're guiding light now and forever,
34:52
Lucia.
34:54
I didn't think the sages were allowed to have or meant
34:56
relationships. They're
34:59
not Lucian, the head scholar wrote
35:01
each other letters in this book to communicate and
35:03
secret. They hid their forbidden
35:05
affair. Kendall
35:08
wax drippings on floor. Still
35:12
warm.
35:13
Lucer here in order.
35:15
Sirius is right. The trail of candle wax
35:17
leads just outside the door to the staircase. Staircase.
35:21
That leads to the roof. There's nothing
35:23
up there, but the beacon
35:25
fire. Come on, before it's too
35:27
late. Hey,
35:30
u three. Stop. Order secure.
35:37
Vice Scholar, you're expected of the funeral
35:40
hire momentarily. What
35:42
are you three doing in the private Next. The
35:45
stairs.
36:01
And we're all of eternal deaths.
36:03
You've shown the ancient memories of
36:05
worlds long forgotten. I've
36:07
lived your dreams of days gone by
36:10
and learned your knowledge for the secret
36:12
and hidden Once lost
36:14
a space and time, it was all
36:17
never so distant. You've
36:19
shown me the lives we lead in this plane
36:21
are not
36:22
fact, but fiction.
36:23
Flusha put down the orb back away
36:25
from the fire. It's not you talking.
36:28
A human skull inside the orb,
36:30
but how is that possible? It takes millions
36:32
of years for Amber to fossilize
36:33
because the world must be older than we know.
36:36
The private collection is to preserve knowledge.
36:38
It's a barrier. These shadow
36:40
truths and phantom realities crystallize
36:43
in my mind. As your darkness
36:46
takes hold and descend upon my soul,
36:48
I give my life to you and am
36:50
yours forever, eternal
36:52
and time. Umbra, be
36:55
my guide on the inner plane and illuminate
36:57
my path to the inner plane.
36:59
Lucia, please, don't do this.
37:02
I'm Uber is using your despair to
37:04
hurt you and only making you think that
37:06
the Amber orb will reunite
37:07
you with your lover. At the tolling of
37:09
the funeral bell, cast me a one
37:11
aying in a pillar of black
37:13
smoke, darkest night and shroud
37:15
the world in shock. So
37:17
only fear your true. Oh, no.
37:19
Luge is planning to sacrifice herself in the
37:22
flames to turn the beacon's white smoke black,
37:24
covering the land of darkness. She'll expose
37:26
the order and break the spirit of a city
37:28
so Umber can
37:29
attack. We have to stop her. There's
37:31
that all. All of her. The
37:34
time has come with each
37:36
toll of your
37:36
housing no. They're hard to touch
37:39
on the variety of my love. These
37:45
are good. I'll deal with it.
37:50
Lucia, stop this foolishness
37:53
at once and get away from the fire.
37:59
By stellar, you don't understand. Lucia,
38:01
going to bring down the order size. Got
38:04
enough. But
38:07
My blood, blackest vial
38:10
and hottest cold burns clean
38:12
to kill the fire. What
38:14
do you think you're doing? This
38:16
can all be over. Just return
38:19
the oil. Two bodies
38:21
burning as one eternal and
38:23
flame like from names preserved
38:26
in
38:26
anger. Blue Shield. This won't
38:28
bring back the head scour. My
38:31
love. See you on the other
38:33
side in the intro. I
38:35
will see your bride. Get
39:02
airborne motion to this. Fire.
39:09
The Amber Road has been lost to the world
39:11
in slaves. It'll
39:13
be nothing more than molten rocks. Good.
39:20
You three. You're
39:24
free to go. Released from the
39:26
assignment. We'll take care of
39:28
Lucia.
39:30
Vice Scholar. You No. We
39:34
glow ether. I agree.
39:36
Let's leave. Wait.
39:42
What about our payment?
39:49
The Amber ore was never returned,
39:52
but at least its knowledge has been kept
39:54
safe from the
39:54
public. There are some truths
39:57
we are not yet ready to learn.
40:00
But sages, now
40:04
that the of this destroyed your payment is
40:06
that you get to leave with your lives. Go
40:08
before I change my mind.
40:20
So in review, the mission
40:23
to recover the satellite dish for the agency.
40:25
Whoa. First,
40:28
we head to the Mollair deep in the Azriel
40:30
desert. Then once we've secured the satellite
40:32
dish, we'll travel across the desert to deliver
40:34
it at the lighthouse drop off point located at opposite
40:37
end. It'll be like an adventure. Stick
40:41
men, stick around. It's
40:45
okay. We'll complete the mission
40:47
and make it home. A matter of the
40:49
path, on which we're here.
41:02
Introquest, created by Michael
41:04
fabric, a production of iHeartRadio
41:07
and Astra Media, executive produced
41:09
by Michael Freiberg and iHeartRadio, co
41:12
produced by Adam Raymundo in Chelsea
41:14
English, Sound Design and Mix
41:16
by Dennis Dembeck, music by
41:18
Trey Toy, performances by
41:21
Matthew Broussard, Ethan, Mike
41:23
Leibovitz, Sirius, Mike
41:25
Kaplan, logo, Lucy
41:28
Paul, umbara featuring,
41:30
Avolon Penrose, Lucia, Ethan
41:33
Hirschfeld, by scholar, Pat
41:36
Swearingen, Urin, Nick
41:38
Nanny, Kingston, Tyler
41:40
Fisher, treat card bender, Gianni
41:43
Konstantzo, Young Merchant,
41:46
Hannah Matasow, junior
41:48
scholar director and head writer,
41:50
Michael Fryberg, Reuters, Tom
41:53
Delgado, and World Japan, Story
41:55
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41:57
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