tidesnpcs.livejournal.com[An old whiskery face peeps over the top of a pile of books. This is the Library of Ancients, and Doctor Tot is in his element.]
Is it on?
Yes, sir. Wait...
[The camera swings around as Doctor Tot's assistant moves around the desk next to the scholar.]
Ah, good! I never could get my head around these new-fangled telephone devices. Now, I would like to send a message to the Regent. Do I speak into the camera...? Yes?
Um...
That's it, hold it steady. Thank you. Regent Cid, it is good to talk to you! I apologise for my lengthy absence. These new libraries could keep a scholar occupied for a lifetime. I have catalogued the most important books in Mysidia and Orbonne Monastery, and I was just completing my studies of the history of Ivalice... Fascinating world, fascinating, to think that the Church of Glabados was built on a foundation of lies! Ah, but I digress.
Following your request, I have researched the matter and discovered the most fascinating book in this very library. It is known as the Sealed Tome... Let me show you...
[Doctor Tot holds up the book, a most ancient tome. Pushing up the glasses perched on his nose, he opens the book and turns the pages.]
Listen to this.
When Nothing's power again does peak,
To Light Warriors this book shall speak.
After Enuo's defeat, the weapons of legend were sealed within the Sealed Castle. To break the seals, the four tablets must be assembled. One rests alongside spirits of the past, blessed by the soil... One rests within an island shrine, kissed by wind... One rests beneath the ocean's floor, engulfed by flames... One rests beyond the river's torrents, protected by water... Along with the keys to open the seals - the four tablets - are sealed out servants. If the tablets are moved, our servants will awaken. The ultimate spells of white and black. The magic of time and space, Meteor. The sea king, Leviathan, and the dragon king, Bahamut. Present this book unto the gate and the way to the seals will be opened.
Striking, isn't it? Four shrines and four seals. Surely the gate in question is the very one hidden at the Shimmering Island, and yet this text is from another world altogether! I believe that you are right and the mirrors are the key. Of course, these dusty old books cannot tell us the locations of the mirrors now... But I will continue my research and send copies of the most important documents to Lindblum.
I bid you good evening, Regent, and hope that you and Lady Hilda are doing well.
[He closes the book and begins shuffling through the papers on his desk.]
Hmm... Now, I would also like to send a message to Garnet. I must send her my congratulations. Would you be able to do that, m'boy?
Um, I think I already broadcast it, sir.
Hmm? Pardon?
[The camera shifts wildly, then cuts off.]