Walpurga looks around at the various equipment that liters the lab. She stops when she finds a notebook entitled
Function and possible uses of the Giest Ark. Upon opening it, it appears to be a collection of blueprints, notes, and topics of interest written in the hand of Simon Giest. The Giest Ark, as the notes explain, is a generator that produces an infinite supply of energy by harnessing the mana absorbtion qualities of the human soul. By entrapping them in a form that is more reactive to Mana, the machine is capable of turning Mana into a functional means of powering any sort of system.
However, the machine has a certain... drawback. The input soul can only be used so much before being utterly, and permanenty erradicated, leaving behind a sort of glowing ectoplasm like substance. This substance seems to attract lightning towards the location that it is dumped, probably due to the materials properties regarding mana. Weaponization has been suggested by Corp. Surge, and I have to agree with him.
Near the back of the notes is an eerie scrawl, probably written by Simon:
Beginning to think that I am not alone in my home. It has started to be a constant storm outside and the hairs on my arm are constantly standing up, almost like my house has become full magnetized. I am beginning to think that maybe it was not a good idea to reveal my Giest Ark to Surge as this seems to have made him far too ambitious. Maybe it would have been a wiser idea to involve Winterwald instead. She would have been able to tell me what this eerie feeling was, or at least, prevented the turn of events that I have unleashed. This machine, my so named Gie-
Walpurga is forced to drop the notes as another psionic vision overcomes her:
Walpurga sees Simon grasping at the table that he has his notes sitting on. He is faint, having lost too much blood. He mutters to himself, something about that fools betrayal, and begins to scribble something down. A loud clang noise is heard as Simon drops his pen and moves away from the desk, which now has a hole in it. Surge stands in the door way with a large smile on his face. He mutters something about how Simon's betrayal to the fuhrer will be his utter end and how it shames him that he will be forced to execute him. Surge aims his pistol at Giest, who looks fearful, then laughs. He laughs hard enough that even Walpurga can hear the sinister tone in his voice,
"I shall see us both dead, Surge! Behind me lies our doom. I will see to it!" Surge appears to scowl and fires upon Simon, hitting him in the chest. Simon stumbles backwards, his hand gripping for something, before grabbing the lever on the Giest Ark and pulling it. The mana in the room swirls out of control, becoming a visible wind as it is sucked into the machine. Simon laughs again as Both his, and Surge's souls are physically removed and forced into he machine. It lasts for a few seconds longer until the machine shuts off, never to run again. Walpurga once more sees the spirit, hanging around one of the skeletons. It point sat the switch and disappears, ending the vision.