Aetherite Stone - Cumulonimbus Dark Matter

Λt, DM-1, Aetherite Stone - Description from the desk of the Cosmic Chronicler, Chronias!

"Yes, instead of A I used a lambda because though we put it on a custom periodic table, it's the first I can possibly imagine of its kind. An element that ENTIRELY defies ALL the rules of alchemical and physiological laws and logic! That's also why its Proton number is DM-1 or DARK MATTER 1. It's the first material stated to actually be made of the undefinable Dark Matter! Of course, it's from Eclipse and he is... unreliable is putting it lightly. Hope he... he didn't hear that right?" Chronias looks around the room cautiously and sighs in relief. It seems these rooms in Lagharia are in fact entirely private. Even within Eclipse's own mind?

"Why do I even think that's possible?" Chronias shook his head to get the absurd idea out of his head. "Focus man, Eclipse asked for a report on this Aetherite stuff. Need to jot down all I remember!"

He does this often. Writing down things as he's talking about them. Here's the rest of the article.

The material of aetherite stone is one of the first manifestations of cumulonimbus, pure dark storm clouds, being used as an infinitely shifting material! All of the senses can be "tricked" in a way to believe that it is just about anything! Smells of anything, tastes of anything, looks like anything when you look inside the only structure it allows the brain to perceive, bricks. However, it is speculated that it also formulates into the various foods, treats, drinks, and materials that are used to build the chambers of the individual Chroniclers' imaginations. That's why it REALLY SHOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED AN ELEMENT, but Chronias ALWAYS insists on writing down things that really ought to just be something you can believe in. He'll make himself go mad by trying to explain the inexplicable I swear to Eterna...

The main purpose is to make the person experiencing the material feel comfortable. In some ways you could say that just like me, Eclipse, the aetherite bricks are dark matter given a consciousness! It's just like its creator, once again me, trying to somehow find a way to comfort all the individuals destined to enter into my inner psyche here in Lagharia! It even manages to comfort me sometimes, which... is strange given the nature of the assignment I've been given by Calypso. If his intent is for me to actually defeat him in a game, why would he give me advantages like that? At any rate, this ever-changing material is actually completely indefinable, but I think trying for a little bit is always pretty fun to do! We can only really record some of the things that aetherite transforms into for us!

For now, I'll just mention that for me in my personal chamber, the one aside from the one me and Western teleport to in order to write the story you're reading now, often I receive treats of Dark Chocolate (since I love me a good ironic, self-deprecating joke!), that are dashed with a hint of sea salt! Absolutely delicious food, though I never did like the aftertaste it left in my mouth. As far as scents, oddly enough I'm like Chronias in being able to smell the faint hint of Ozone fairly often, though it's nature as an ever-changing material means that when I'm feeling creative, it will often shift to the scent of fresh ink and the elderly ancient scent of being in my lover's timeline library. I wish I could be there more often, but this assignment from Calypso is always in the forefront of my mind. I wish he didn't have to exhibit such aggrandized control over my mind so often. Like I get it. You're God. Now can you leave me alone in peace for ONCE in our infinite lives!? No!? WHY NOT!? Damn I'm attracting attention again. Look what you did... "No Chronias, I'm ok I promise. You can keep working on that report, it's fine..."

Every freaking time without fail eh Calypso. Fine. I'll keep playing along. For now.

Properties

Material Characteristics

We'll go with the bricks themselves. Often times they are structured as stable when being looked at, but occasionally you'll see them go opaque, especially if you fly to one of the cumulonimbus clouds and pluck out some cloud for yourself, you can see it form into said bricks. Once opaque, you'll see what you relate to most in the moment inside. Eclipse says he often sees new galaxies within them... He'd create entire new galaxies if he thought he could... meanwhile I tend to see the previously mentioned storm clouds.

For Scratch, She's told me it manifests almost in near invisible musical notations. That the visions she sees is those notes flying off the page of paper shown within the brick, that then formulates into words she always says she'd rather not repeat. I think some of her manifestations has to do with her tortured past. Could that be a through line for all of us?

For Western, he "tells" me that it shows a warm cozy campfire in the middle of bum-fuck nowhere in the desert. He steals my man and then tells me that in spite of having multiple partners he'd rather be alone... of fucking course he does, the prick...

For Sonngrad, who, mind you I don't actually have anything wrong with, just hope she finds better than that damn cowboy someday.... hers reflect her likely background as an animator in life. With how chaotic and ever flowing her life is now that she's become an angel and connected with us as well, she's a source of infinite joy to all of us. No one really has any issues with her other than Eclipse. I think he might feel a little violated when allowing her to "steer the ship" of his body in the physical realm. However, there was this talk from her telepathically about... I guess seeing a pirate in the bricks at one point...? Don't know how that's relevant at all. Maybe she likes the idea of perpetual freedom? Wait... am I using these things like Tea Leaves now!? Fuck I need to lay off the coffee I think...

Bahamut... I really hope you can join us someday brother... oh... what's this? A... a new brick? Featuring a badge of honor? Does this mean a reward of some kind? Does he... want to earn a spot here? Or... no it's shifting......

....

It's me. He needs me. I must report this to Eclipse immediately! He might be in danger!

Physical & Chemical Properties

Its shifting property does seem to be reactive to us. To our thoughts, beliefs and loves. There's.. maybe no need to describe it more than that. This stuff however just infinitely fascinates me. It's like a book that you can't put down, or a novel that gets written as you read it. As long as it's out of your sight, you could turn around and your entire world within Lagharia might have shifted. It's like the whole castle Eclipse has made for us is some infinite cosmological mood ring or something. It's great... but also a bit terrifying... OH NO THE CLOUDS ARE COMING IN! Shoo! Away from my scrolls you!

Compounds

It is said by Eclipse himself, that he too is a creation of this insatiable brick. Which of course is truly impossible. These bricks obviously can't have minds of their own.... right?

Geology & Geography

DM-1 can only be found within the mind of the leader of "The Eclipsed Order," Eclipse himself. I feel like I'm in constant war.... oh no thank you! I'm no warrior Lagharia don't show me flashbacks! (It shared a battlefield with me... for some reason, Bahamut was... there? Why?)

That is where we are now though. Lagharia. Settlement of Infinite Void. Yeah, I suppose if I were to somehow actually be in someone else's mind, which of course is impossible even if this is one REALLY good illusion on Eclipse's part. I mean if it were possible though I'd imagine things would shift infinitely around like this in weird, unexpected ways.

Origin & Source

See that's the weirdest part. All of what we create here originates from the storm clouds above and below that shroud this towering spire and the slight amount of standing room we have that's actual, you know, EARTH which it can apparently also create... However, it begs the question, where do the storm clouds actually come from? Could those... actually be Eclipse's synapses firing? Hmm.... No shot! It's probably something else I haven't thought of yet!

Life & Expiration

If this stuff does actually deteriorate then it does so very subtly. When we're not looking, I've heard noises that appear to have no origin. This stuff is infinitely fascinating, but also infinitely horrifying in the fact that it always makes you feel like you're being watched and observed.... like Eclipse is watching all of us big brother style through those fleeting... memories? Why did I... oh... time travel erasing memory Eclipse? Yeah? That.... actually, might make a lot of sense. Hold up Eclipse we need to talk more!

^DM1Λt

Undefined and Variable Simultaneously

Odor

Again, oddly it smells like some of the most beautiful locations I could imagine. Then I imagine a new scent and my nostrils fill with it. I personally often smell Fresh Brewed Coffee and Caramell, though I've also smelled Electric Ozone from it before ..

Taste

Oddly enough? Seems like tasting it makes you experience your favorites tastes in a sequence. This might be the most fascinating thing in Lagharia!

Color

Almost always Obsidian Black, though it often will, especially for me, have little tiny storm clouds and ravaging storms inside. Eclipse thinks that it's literal considering its origins from Cumulonimbus (Storm Clouds of Lagharia). I think he may be right

Boiling / Condensation Point

It tends to never truly boil from what I can tell. Though it's really hard to pin down. Anything that does condense into steam (since we think it's ALL aetherite shaped to various things) returns to the clouds above that it's all sourced from.

Melting / Freezing Point

Again, an adaptable material like this does not have a melting or freezing point that's easy to pin down. Usually, it depends on the material it created as it takes the durability of whatever we need.

Density

It's density again depends on the material. There are sometimes as we put it, "glitches." Like an ink well so dense we can't even lift it! Strange stuff.

Common State

I would classify it as an energy source without energy. See, pinning this stuff down is FRUSTRATINGLY IMPOSSIBLE.