I am Culex, Dark Knight of Vanda. From Super Mario RPG. Remember?
Oh, come on. How could you forget me? I'm Culex! Dark Knight of Vanda!
Never mind. Six brave warriors are facing me in battle. I could defeat them myself, but I'd prefer to let my elemental crystals do most of the work. I can direct each crystal to attack one enemy. If all six enemies are transformed effectively, the battle is as good as over!
The Dark Crystal bestows curses.
The Earth Crystal imposes a tectonic shift of magnitude 20.
The Fire Crystal applies heat.
The Holy Crystal removes curses.
The Poison Crystal drains the opponent's HP.
The Time Crystal summons answers from other temporal realms.
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Answer Checker:
Hints: Each crystal describes a transformation on one of the words on the left, into another word that fits into the blanks on the right. I'll give a hint for each crystal, from most obvious to least. The Fire Crystal bakes something. The Poison Crystal literally removes the letters "H" and "P." The curse removed by the Holy Crystal is a three-letter word. The curse bestowed by the Dark Crystal is the same curse removed by the Holy Crystal. The Earth Crystal "shifts" something by 20 in the cryptological sense. The Time Crystal summons an answer from my EnigMarch 2023 puzzles!