The ray of light from the Evil Seed pierced the sky, its glow reaching as far as India.

And here we find another person whose fate was entwined with the two swords...

Upon awakening from a heinous nightmare, Zasalamel explains that you need to harness power from astral fissures in order to survive the Evil Seed. Astral fissures are rips in time and space caused by the power within the Earth and the evil within the Evil Seed. When encountered, most people will become malfested and turn into monsters in both body and mind. After you absorb and close the astral fissure, Zasalamel will give you the Spirit Scales that show your soul's balance between chaos and order.