Mateia gives her full attention to Masato as he begins asking his questions. As they spill forth, she shifts her stance, folding her hands behind her back and spreading her legs slightly. When he finishes she nods and takes a breath before she begins to answer. "This is the keystone," Mateia says bringing forth her left hand and opening it to reveal the object she's been clutching this entire time. The object is a grey-white stone shaped like an inverted, pyramid with irregular notches carved into each of its three faces.<br/><br/>"It has the power to open things, including doorways to other worlds. If the Desecrating Princess and the Destroyer get ahold of it, they'll be able to finish what they started and leave Alithrone behind for a new world. That is the nature of the enemy, the Destroyer is a powerful demon that consumes worlds. Long ago it came to our world, but it was defeated and bound away. The Princess freed him gaining enormous power in the process and shattered my world," Mateia says casting her eyes downward as she closes her hand around the keystone again.<br/><br/>"As you say, there aren't many of us left," Mateia says glancing at Onbin. "Few survived the initial shattering and many of those swore fealty to the Desecrating Princess in return for power and to ensure their own survival. Others she simply enslaved with her power leaving a mere handful of us to stand against her. That's why I used the Keystone to search for help. We're in desperate need of heroes," Mateia continues as she turns back towards Masato.<br/><br/>"The Keystone lead me here for a reason," she says stepping towards Masato and placing a hand on his chest. When she does the Keystone pulses with a soft blue light in her hand. "Yes, I'm sure of it. You have a great power sleeping inside of you," Mateia says before opening her eyes again. "And I can awaken it with the Keystone. I know the situation seems hopeless, but I'm not asking you to fight an entire army by yourselves. The demon was defeated before, with only seven heroes. It can be done again."<br/><br/>"The door works both ways. As long as I have the Keystone I can return you home at anytime if it becomes too dangerous or you truly believe things to be hopeless. All I ask is that you try."