The golden eye stared through the fracture in reality.
It was unimaginably vast.
Entire star systems seemed insignificant beside it.
The Watchers stood frozen.
For the first time since arriving in their celestial chamber, Aria saw genuine fear upon their faces.
The eldest Watcher slowly lowered his head.
"It has awakened."
The words echoed heavily through the chamber.
Aria stepped forward.
"You still haven't told me what it is."
The Watchers exchanged uneasy glances.
Finally, the eldest spoke.
"Before worlds existed..."
The stars around them dimmed.
A projection formed.
An image from a time before history.
Before kingdoms.
Before reality itself.
There was only an endless sea of energy.
At its center existed a single consciousness.
Ancient.
Infinite.
Alone.
"The Null
