Lost Crystal of Power


 * For the crystals in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, see Chaos Crystals.

The Lost Crystal of Power, also called the Crystal, is an object that appears in Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. It is a crystal of unlimited power that originally belonged to the Ancients. To keep the traitor Lyric from seizing its power, the Ancients shattered the crystal and scattered its pieces. Thousand of years later, Lyric began a relentless search for the Lost Crystal to build his empire.

One of the objectives in Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, is to find all the Crystal Fragments and rebuild the Lost Crystal.

Appearance
The Lost Crystal is a fairly large object, about the same size as the standard Ancient. It is a transparent and slim crystal with pointy ends, though its coloration is a bit inconsistent: in the in-game comic of Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal it is colored light blue while in the gameplay it is purple.

Powers and Traits
The Lost Crystal is an object of immeasurable power, though its exact properties are unknown. Those that possess the Lost Crystal will gain omnipotence, effectively turning its wielder into a god.

History
The Lost Crystal of Power originally belonged to the Ancients, a race devoted to peacefully controlling the world's resources. When one of their own, Lyric went mad with power and turned on his peers, the snake sought the Lost Crystal to build his own empire. When Lyric was on the verge of seizing the Lost Crystal however, the last surviving Ancients managed to break the Lost Crystal into forty Crystal Fragments before turning them on Lyric and imprisoning him. Knowing though that Lyric would one day be free, the Ancients took the opportunity while Lyric was incapacitated to shatter the Crystal Fragments across several islands to ensure Lyric would never be able to gain the power of a god.

In the present day, Lyric had escaped and began searching for the Crystal Fragments. Meanwhile, Amy Rose had discovered a secret ancient language and manuscript detailing the history and whereabouts of the Lost Crystal of Power. Lyric therefore kidnapped Amy and planned to probe her mind for the information he needed to find the Lost Crystal's fragment. However, the remainder of Team Sonic managed to put a stop to his plan. During their journey, the team also managed to find all the Crystal Fragments and rebuild the Lost Crystal.

Gameplay
One of the side quests the player can fulfill in Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal is collecting all forty Crystal Fragments scattered and hidden in the game's adventure levels and reassemble the Lost Crystal. By bringing the obtained Crystal Fragments to Sticks' burrow (not available until Sticks is unlocked) she can repair the Lost Crystal.

In gameplay, the Lost Crystal is depicted during the top screen of the loading screen for each level. In the beginning the Lost Crystal will be completely dark and be segmented into several parts which illustrates its dispersion. However, restoring the fragments will fill in various spots on the Lost Crystal, causing them to glow. After fully restoring the Lost Crystal, the player earns a purple token that can be used to purchase a rare figurine that cannot be bought by any other methods.