Julian stood at the edge of the chasm, looking down into the darkness. The ancient temple had revealed its secret, but now a new, unforeseen obstacle stood in their way. A deeper path. A final, hidden vault. And the Konsili device, actively corrupting the Core, threatening to detonate it, was disappearing with it.
"Down there," Julian said, his voice a low growl, filled with grim determination. "We go down there."
The abyss before them was a silent, black invitation, promising further peril and deeper secrets. The faintest blue glow of the descending Core was now almost entirely gone, swallowed by the impenetrable gloom.
Elara stepped to the edge, her Raven's Veil flickering in the ambient Aetherium of the chamber. She consulted her tablet, her brows furrowed. "The Core is still descend
