205 Ifrit

Aetherbane was a new word to me at that time. I never even thought that such a thing existed. So I instantly dug deep into the sea of knowledge my dear grandfather had poured into me when I first received the Fragment.

Aetherbane is a plant that grows in remote places, such as high mountainous peaks or oases that are near impossible to reach in the Akari Desert or the Kozagan Desert. Once used on a magic user, the latter loses all ability to draw power from the Aether, the source of all magic. There was also information related to a hybrid form of Aetherbane developed by Eva's people in the southern continent. So I consulted her about it.

'We found a way to harvest the plant's pheromones then used a device that could spread it all around a territory,' Eva said. 'It's a rare and expensive artifact,' she went on. 'I'm surprised Bodrick managed to get his hands on one.'

'How do we get rid of it?' I asked.