But to simplify a bit, Ar Ciel, the world upon which Ar Tonelico takes place, was devistated by a war between it's inhabitants that caused tremendous physical and metaphysical damage to both the planet and it's Heart of Gaia, the thing that let's a planet...be a planet! Supporting life, having a nice habitable surface, fresh air, a magnetic field to ward off harmful radiation, even gravity is dependent on a well-functioning heart. So when the people of Ar Ciel cracked their world's heart it...kinda was a bad thing. Energy leaked out, and it didn't regenerate or heal properly, causing the planet to devolve and spawn new life forms to devour the old ones and try to salvage itself. This effort was doomed to failure, but drove humanity back to the Towers along with their Reyvateil creations. There was even, briefly, a plan to shoot a powerful Reyvateil into the planet's core to fuse with it and help heal the planet or something. But that was cut short, and nothing ever came of it.
But the Planet's condition continued to deteriorate and at this point...it's got maybe five, ten years tops before it's terminal. And at this point, the only thing that can save it is a transplant-and I doubt Aqua knows how to preform a planet-sized Heart Transplant. It's not immediately obvious, but Mir and Shurelia are squabbling in the dust of Clock Town at 11:45 of the third day of Majora's Mask. Unless something changes soon, Ar Ciel will start to break appart and everyone on it will die a slow an agonizing death. Mir's aware of this-she just thinks that she can come up with a solution easier if there are fewer humans around. Shurelia? She might not know how bad the situation is.
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But to simplify a bit, Ar Ciel, the world upon which Ar Tonelico takes place, was devistated by a war between it's inhabitants that caused tremendous physical and metaphysical damage to both the planet and it's Heart of Gaia, the thing that let's a planet...be a planet! Supporting life, having a nice habitable surface, fresh air, a magnetic field to ward off harmful radiation, even gravity is dependent on a well-functioning heart. So when the people of Ar Ciel cracked their world's heart it...kinda was a bad thing. Energy leaked out, and it didn't regenerate or heal properly, causing the planet to devolve and spawn new life forms to devour the old ones and try to salvage itself. This effort was doomed to failure, but drove humanity back to the Towers along with their Reyvateil creations. There was even, briefly, a plan to shoot a powerful Reyvateil into the planet's core to fuse with it and help heal the planet or something. But that was cut short, and nothing ever came of it.
But the Planet's condition continued to deteriorate and at this point...it's got maybe five, ten years tops before it's terminal. And at this point, the only thing that can save it is a transplant-and I doubt Aqua knows how to preform a planet-sized Heart Transplant. It's not immediately obvious, but Mir and Shurelia are squabbling in the dust of Clock Town at 11:45 of the third day of Majora's Mask. Unless something changes soon, Ar Ciel will start to break appart and everyone on it will die a slow an agonizing death. Mir's aware of this-she just thinks that she can come up with a solution easier if there are fewer humans around. Shurelia? She might not know how bad the situation is.