Interdependence in a Limited World

The Seven Shapes had clearly understood that, in order to rebuild Esperia, everyone’s efforts would be necessary, whatever their element.

The period preceding the War of Chaos had developed, throughout all the elemental lands, the understandable but fruitless feeling that the fault always lay with others and that making efforts oneself only meant putting oneself at a disadvantage…

But resources were limited and, in certain parts of the world, the Espers had already almost exhausted them all without considering the consequences, naively believing that they would regenerate like the magic they used in abundance, as if it had no repercussions on Aether…

The end of the War of Chaos had nevertheless brought these major problems to light, and it was thanks to a consensus finally reached that Esperia could be rebuilt to create a society that would finally take reality into account.

All the Espers were interdependent in this limited world.

All the Espers therefore had a responsibility for the future of their civilization.

All choices were possible, but each of them brought equally diverse consequences.

For the Seven Shapes, thinking about future generations and preserving what remained of nature represented the future that had driven them to choose to write One Daily Tale…

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