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Any child that was forced only to live in the security of her own home could never be a truly happy one. Nyxia Chantieri was supposed to have more for her life than this, though. In a world of darkness that had been permanently fixed for what had been nine years now, she had very little chance to see what was out there. As a young woman at the age of nineteen, very soon to be twenty, she was forced to learn how to grow up more quickly than most.

Her father, King Cingarus of Curia, a city in the furthest western area of Cleigne, was a man who cared for his daughter, just like any other father - but she was destined to one day be a queen, and she would have to toughen up sooner or later, even in a night world full of daemons.

The Starscourge had fallen upon Eos when she was eleven. Queen Natalia had been away in Altissia at the time, trying to help regain what had been lost after the Goddess of the Seas had been summoned by Lady Lunafreya Nox Fleuret.

Nyxia idolized the Oracle when she had been alive. Hell, she still thought the world of the woman, though she never met her. Yet, she listened to every broadcast on the radio where she addressed the public, inspiring hope. She knew of the possibility of the plague of daemons that would come, and if it were to come, she only wanted the people of Eos to stay strong. The Gods would one day shine light on them.

Nowadays, however, Nyxia was beginning to think it was a lost cause. The prophesied King of Kings, Noctis Lucis Caelem, hadn't been seen for years. So much time had passed, and though there were daemon hunters out there that tried to keep the monsters at bay, it was only a temporary solution to an indefinite problem.

One day, Nyxia came to her own conclusion that she would have to grow up, though not in the way her father intended. She might be Princess of Curia, but if there was anything that needed to be done, it was to find an end to this darkness.

Cingarus was in the dining room on the lowest floor of the palace. He seemed to be in a deep discussion with one of the maids as his daughter entered the room. Something about Highwind, which Nyxia was fairly certain might have been a reference to Aranea Highwind - one of Nyxia's trainers in combat.

Apparently, she was here in Curia tonight, but only on patrol. She was a tough cookie, and over time, had become an individual for Nyxia to look up to. She wouldn't have minded teaming up with her on the dark streets, but Cingarus would have likely insisted that she wasn't ready to take on the monsters yet.

"Nyxia, my dear," he said to her, smiling. However, the expression wasn't as honest as some might have hoped. While he was always happy to see his daughter, ever since Natalia had been making frequent trips to other cities in need, he was tormented by a certain loneliness. It was easily noticeable in the way he behaved - some days, he was a little more or less transparent. "What is the matter?"

"Father, I've been doing a lot of research on the different prophecies involving the Starscourge." Instantly, he looked a little hesitant. "I read about the Necromancer's Gem... Is it still lost?"

"Indeed," he said, using a wave of his hand to dismiss the maid. Once she left the room, he continued. "You have no need to worry yourself about it. Its location has been unknown for eons."

"But what if finding it can somehow stop the plague?"

Cingarus shook his head. "The Gem will not help us now." He seemed evasive about the topic, and it bothered her immensely.

"Then, what will?" she demanded at his back. Almost too calmly, her father turned back to look at her. Though he held a look of defeat, his voice was quite calm.

"Patience," he answered, "and hope."

She watched him leave the dining room, out of words to throw back at him. Why was he so dismissive about the subject? Was he afraid? She was, too, but they would only continue to live in fear if someone didn't at least try to do something more. Determined to find out more, she headed to the study on the first floor. The shelves here held many texts on magic, prophecies, and rare artifacts. There really wasn't much of anything to go off of, as to what this Necromancer's Gem even looked like. It was rumored to have never been found, though was potentially known for being capable of causing such chaos that was the eternal darkness, if in the wrong hands and used for resurrection.

So, did it need to be destroyed?

Hours of flipping through pages told her very little. The Gem had no record of a last, known location. It didn't even have information on how it came to be.

Perhaps, she thought, I might have an idea of where it would be. Costlemark Tower was known for being a mysterious building, though not many knew it to be accessible only at night. Ever since the plague fell upon Eos, those that did know assumed that its doors would always be opened. However, that was not the case. As if the tower had a mind of its own, it strengthened its defenses by allowing the seal to only be broken during the full moon, when its rays directly shone upon the entrance.

In two days, that opportunity would come. In two days, she would have her chance to explore, to see if maybe the Gem was hiding in a structure with such reinforcements.

She only hoped that it would at least get her headed in the right direction.