I walked through the village after leaving Eaguns house with a plan in mind to prepare for my trip to the forests center. The air was fresh and clean while there was an pleasant humidity that reminded me of Hoenn and I admit I already missed the place a little. To be more specific I missed the friends I made when I was there. I went from having constant contact with them to radio silence in an instant and it was disorienting. I kept wanting to call Birch and talk about this region and all the interesting things I found here but that simply wasn't possible.-

I wasn't too bothered by it but it was a bit like an itch that I couldn't scratch and was slightly annoying. Anyways the grass flattened beneath my feet as I walked and soon I entered the cave near Eaguns house that led to the relic that had apparently been blessed by the Celebi. The cave itself wasn't anything special as it was just brown stone with green moss on it and a stream of clear water flowing from the other side.-

I felt the relic before I saw it as my aura senses simply couldn't miss the massive amount of energy contained within it. As I walked out of the cave I shuddered slightly as the aura flowed over me. It was a pure and peaceful sensation that gave the view even more impact. To anyone without aura or inside knowledge the strange looking pillar of stone like a large cylindrical jenga tower at the center of the stone platform would be thought of as the relic, this was wrong. The true relic was the platform itself that looked like an abstract art piece.-

The stone pillar in the center was merely a focusing point of the energy housed within the platform, a bit like the barrel of a gun in fact. 'Who made this thing, theres no record of it in my aura skill yet it clearly uses the stuff?' I pondered in confusion. I quickly got a theory worked out but I needed to test something before I could confirm it. Approaching the pillar at the center of the platform I placed my hand there and immediately the thing lit up in a bright green color. Energy poured into the pillar and shot up my arm but I made no move to withdraw my hand.-

The energy flowed smoothly through my arm until it came into contact with my own aura and the reaction was immediate. Visions of all my good memories came to the forefront of my mind unbidden and the murderous impulses I had dulled and faded but did not vanish. This process was a brief one only lasting mere moments but the impact couldn't be greater as my aura surged with vigor haven't never been closer to the natural order than this exact moment. Removing my hand from the pillar I smiled as I figured out why this relic wasn't included in the information I had, time manipulation.-

The relic was a cheeky loophole in fabric of the world that DIDN'T have purification properties at all. No what it did instead was use temporal energy to force one to relive their most positive memories until the dark ones faded or vanished. In a manner of speaking the relic forced one to temporarily attain inner peace and thus get "purified". The Celebi had been cheeky and created something that existed outside the natural flow of time while operating within it at the same time hence why I had no record of the thing in my skill.-

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It was a temporal anomaly that both existed and yet according to the world didn't at the same time, a glitch in the worlds margins. "I had not thought I would ever see such a thing in person." Eagun spoke as he walked up. "You probably think what you saw was me getting purified correct?" I asked and he nodded "Indeed the energy shot around you and this darkness seemed to be forced out. If that's not purification then I wouldn't be able to fathom what it truly was." he said seriously.

"You are wrong though, that wasn't true purification but rather a form of mild brainwashing via temporal energies. Of course I don't mean that in a negative way as the end result is very close to true purification." I said honestly leaving him startled. "I am afraid I don't follow, isn't brainwashing innately evil?" he asked confused. "That's a common mistake but not one without some measure of misinformation. See the act of brainwashing is merely planting suggestions and impulses within someone. Naturally this means that it's place is subjective morally speaking."-

"Whether it is malignant or benign depends entirely on the context of the situation. Take this relic for example, it forces the one under it's power to relive all their most positive memories thus chasing away the negative emotions within them and quelling any dark impulses in the process. As you should be able to tell from this information there is nothing evil about this as you have to be willing to accept the process for it to work fully. Despite this however my nature is unaffected so if you were to expose an evil entity to this relic all it would accomplish was to put them in a good mood temporarily, like getting high." I explained calmly.-

"I see, so the rumored purification abilities of this relic are false then." Eagun said with a sigh. "Perhaps so but it's the closest thing you'll likely find without bothering a legendary which is worth quite a lot in my opinion." I said with a smile. "I'm curious though, how did you get the stone to activate to begin with? People from this village have visited and touched the stone from many years yet this is the first time the relic has activated. Why?" he asked curiously.-

"If my theory holds correct this relic wasn't made for normal people or pokemon but rather for aura masters like myself. My kind are especially susceptible to negative emotions and impulses due to us being so in tune with the emotions and feel of the life energy around us. This relic was likely meant to cleanse our minds of this influence if it started to cause us problems which is why I was able to activate the relic with ease using my aura. Basically if you don't actively expel aura in a consistent manner into the relic it won't activate." I said honestly.-

"You are an aura master?" Eagun asked in surprise. "I am indeed though my situation is rather unique compared to the normal members of my kind so best to take my abilities with a grain of salt rather than the absolute truth. Interestingly I actually met another aura master, fledgling though she was not long ago in Phenac. A pure hearted young woman by the name of Rui." I said casually. "Rui? Red hair blue eyes, about twentyish?" Eagun asked with an odd look. "That does sound correct , are you familiar with her?" I asked surprised.