Ultimate Valby: Sea of Emerald
The Ultimate Descendant Project refers to a plan in which either the Ancestors' technology and equipment found throughout Ingris, or their special Arche genes, are refined to suit the characteristics of active Descendants, then applied to them. The ultimate goal being to enhance all Descendants to reflect the Ancestors, the powerful predecessors of humanity.
However, the ultimate project for Valby proved difficult. Not only was there no suitable equipment for a body made of water, but even if there was Ancestor technology that could be adapted, its form would no longer be human. One design proposed by the Magisters even suggested enclosing Valby in a thickly armored water tank and mounted various weapons on the outside to create a bipedal battle platform. Valby was horrified by the idea, and Alpha rejected the proposal, saying that he wanted his heir to be treated with at least some dignity, not just as a weapon.
Just as Valby's Ultimate project was about to be put on hiatus, the Magisters turned their attention to the Ultimate Equipment that Bunny had stolen. The device, believed to be a skin suit of some sort, was incomplete due to the lack of data, but a few features had been discovered from Bunny's unexpected operational tests. The suit was ultra-lightweight for high-speed movement, while it also had a shielding device that could be tightly secured to keep the user's Arche from being exposed to the outside world. In other words, the Ultimate Equipment could be combined with Valby's current suit to complete her project.
The research was successful. Completely sealed off from the outside world, the new suit was able to contain much more of Valby's liquified body than the old one, not to mention the power it gave her. But there was one part in particular that fascinated Valby.The lightweight skin suit material was able to replicate the color and feel of Valby's former body while adding armor for protection, allowing her to recapture a bit of her long-forgotten past.
Though the Ultimate Equipment was a weapon of war, Valby felt a new hope: the possibility that she could exist in her past form, while still being one with water.
Ultimate Equipment, Arche Environment Containment Suit "Sea of Emerald"
The completed Equipment was the outcome of a very fortunate coincidence that Bunny stole from the Magister workshop. While Bunny stole the prototype, which slowed the development procedure, it was her operational testing that revealed the environmental shielding function that stopped Arche depletion. This not only allowed Valby to retain over ten times as much water at all times as her prior suit, but also change her combat style.
"Amazing… This doesn't feel like I'm swimming in a lake… but instead, a big blue ocean."
- Valby