The morning after arriving in the small seaside town the group immediately began exploring for any clues as to this mysterious treasure Merill had heard of back in Ofhun. They split into two teams, Louie and Melissa in one, Genie and Merill in the other. It was up to Louie and Melissa to search the dock area whilst Merill and Genie explored the main part of town.
"So what exactly are we searching for Melissa?" asked Louie
"If I knew that Louie, we would probably have found it by now" she replied hastily with a certain look of disbelief in her eyes
"So all we have to go on is that it is a lost treasure and no body knows what it is?" Louie added
"For the moment Louie, yes, this is why we are searching for more information. Do you get it now?" said Melissa impatiently
The hours passes as both groups continued to search without any luck. Merill and Genie had been given a few rumours by local bartenders and merchants but nothing solid enough to call a lead. Louie and Melissa were just about to give up and head back to the inn when something caught Louie's eye
"Hey Melissa, look at this" Louie hollered
"What is it now Louie?" she replied wearily
As she arrived at Louie's side Louie showed her a crystal which he had noticed on one of the market stalls. She looked at the dull, uncoloured crystal in amazement… amazement that something so dull and useless could have caught Louie's eye out of all the junk it surrounded.
"Why out of all the junk here do you pick this Louie?" she asked blankly
"I dunno, I was just… sorta drawn to it I guess" replied Louie uncertainly
"Well it looks like junk to me" said Melissa as she put the crystal down and began heading back towards town
As soon as he had gone a little way Louie turned to the crystal, picked it up and with one last glance over his shoulder for any sign of Melissa he bought it.
Later that evening the gang had all gathered back at the inn and had begun discussing their various defeats for the day. As Louie sat there he found his mind wandering to the crystal. What had it been that had drawn him to it? Why was he the only one who it had affected? What was a gorgeous girl like that doing sat in the corner all alone?
"Louie…. LOUIE!" cried Merill
"Huh? What?" replied Louie bewildered by the need for shouting
"We were discussing our plans for tomorrow" said Genie
"Well they sounded very good" replied Louie sheepishly
"We didn't decide on any yet you idiot" Merill snapped
And with that they discussed various options for the day. The discussions lasted for almost an hour, no thanks to Louie's various distractions and wanderings of the mind but eventually it was decided that they would split into two teams again and try searching for more clues. This time round Melissa and Louie would check the town and Genie and Merill would check the docks.
With the discussions end the group separated and headed for their various rooms to get some sleep. When Louie arrived in his room he found himself staring straight at the crystal he had purchased earlier that day, lay on the floor next to an open book. He knelt down to pick up the objects when he noticed the book was magical in nature and contained spells. He picked the book up and looked at the page which the book was open to.
"That's it" he said to himself in excitement "A revealing spell!"
He quickly read over the spell, checking the incantation written on the page. After a few seconds of impatient reading he began reciting the words with one hand held over the crystal whilst the other supported the book. After the first few words were spoken the crystal began to levitate and shake violently. Louie continued the spell becoming ever more worried that somebody might hear him until he finally completed the incantation and the crystal exploded in a flash of light.
Once Louie had regained his posture and his vision had un-blurred he stared down at where the crystal was to find it was now glowing with a golden luminescence not natural to anything in this world. After a few minutes staring in disbelief at both the new found beauty of the crystal and his ability to have successfully cast a spell he placed the book on the bedside table and the crystal in his pocket. He then lay on his bed and within seconds, was asleep.