Aji stared at the massive dark hole-like tomb gate, fear of the unknown twisting in his gut. His eyes darted from the shifting shadows near the sealed door back to the pile of grains in front of Xavier. This wasn’t going to be easy. They both knew that.
"So... one of us has to be the clock, huh?" Aji’s voice wavered slightly, though he tried to keep it light. "I guess that means one of us is playing with the monsters while the other’s doing... grain duty."
Xavier didn’t answer right away. His brow furrowed in concentration as he studied the pile of mixed grains at their feet. “It’s not just grain duty. We don’t know how much time we’ll have. If the beasts coming for the clock became more powerful with each wave and the seeker can not find the grains then it might be possible, that we may
