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The Seven Artifacts

On Esperia, the quest to recover the Seven Artifacts was now considered the essential foundation for entering adult life.

Indeed, this adventure made it possible to learn about the world by crossing the lands of the five elements, and to better understand the sometimes abstract notions of time and balance.

But above all, it also allowed each Esper to gradually perceive their Shadow, which had always existed deep within everyone and often expressed itself through unconscious or thoughtless actions.

It was therefore a journey to tame this Shadow, and the end of the voyage, which took shape through the union of the Seven Artifacts, was in reality only the beginning!

For at last, the StarDust could truly flourish!

Like a sunrise announcing the beginning of a new day, the first glimmers of the StarDust announced the beginning of a new life for an Esper.

A life that was now more conscious and responsible.

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