The Unblinking Eye of the Architect
The long, arduous journey had reached its end. The small, unified pack stood at the edge of a snow-swept forest, the cold air stinging their lungs, their eyes fixed on the majestic and terrifying sight of the Swiss Alps. The mountains, jagged peaks of white and gray, pierced the clouds. But it was not the natural beauty that commanded their attention. Deep within a massive glacier, a black, almost perfectly round opening was visible on the face of the rock. It was the entrance to Dr. Aris Thorne’s compound. The Second Architect’s sanctuary.
Kieran’s pureblood senses, now heightened by his role as the Unifier, could feel the chilling absence of life around the entrance. The air was sterile, devoid of the natural essence that should have hummed through
