Preventing Future Problems

Despite their ability to use magic by consuming the Aether of their planet, the Espers had great difficulty perceiving the world on timescales beyond their own.

Indeed, their senses did not naturally allow them to grasp such realities; the present moment or a much nearer future would then dominate their thoughts and lead them to act in order to address immediate problems.

Thus, years of unrestricted use of magic had accumulated, and attempting to prevent future problems had become like a distant cry for help, unheard by all.

Nevertheless, since the end of the Chaos War, the presence of Shala, the Forme of Time, was a way for the Espers to remind themselves of the need to also prevent future problems.

What kind of world will we leave to future generations?

Can we continue to use our magic without limits, when with each use it destroys a little more of the life source of the planet on which we live?

These questions had finally reached the heart of the debates, for all the Espers, regardless of their base element.

But this realization had come at a cost, for the Chaos War had been the most destructive war ever known until now…