os ▁with ▁numerous ▁cal am ities . ▁Ag n ès ▁O bl ige , ▁V est al ▁of ▁the ▁Wind ▁Cry stal , ▁esc apes ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁temple ' s ▁worship ers ▁per ish ▁to ▁protect ▁her . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁great ▁ch asm ▁opens ▁up ▁beneath ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Nor ende , ▁killing ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁except ▁a ▁young ▁she ph erd ▁named ▁T iz ▁Ar rior . ▁When ▁he ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁ch asm ▁hoping ▁to ▁find ▁other ▁surv iv ors , ▁he ▁meets ▁Ag n ès ▁and ▁her ▁fair y ▁companion ▁Air y . ▁The ▁three ▁are ▁then ▁attacked ▁by ▁forces ▁from ▁the ▁host ile ▁Duch y ▁of ▁E tern ia , ▁who ▁seek ▁to ▁prevent ▁Ag n ès ▁from ▁aw ak ening ▁the ▁cry st als . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁the ▁soldiers , ▁T iz ▁dec ides ▁to ▁travel ▁with ▁Ag n ès ▁as ▁her ▁prote ctor . ▁They ▁return ▁to ▁Cal dis la , ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁joined ▁by ▁Ring abel , ▁an ▁am nes iac ▁v ag ab ond ▁who ▁holds ▁a ▁book ▁predict ing ▁future ▁events , ▁and ▁E de a ▁Lee , ▁an ▁E tern ian ▁soldier ▁who ▁becomes ▁dis ill usion ed ▁and ▁defect s ▁after ▁her ▁command ing ▁officer ▁commits ▁war ▁cr imes . ▁The ▁party ▁travel s ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁tem ples ▁and ▁aw aken ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁cry st als ▁from ▁darkness , ▁being ▁confront ed ▁by ▁the ▁forces ▁of