Deep within the Hall of Eternity, the atmosphere of the Specimen Library subtly shifted.
Thousands of crystal sacs still floated in the void, most of the suspended figures maintaining an eternal tranquility.
The perennial silence here was broken by an almost invisible energy fluctuation, causing the entire space to gently "breathe" under the pull of an unknown force.
Several specific sac chambers flickered with a faint light, like phosphorescence occasionally surfacing on the night sea.
"Quite unexpected…"
Karen's voice was the first to echo in the void, those silver eyes shimmering slightly, like two small moons.
The body within the silver-eyed youth's sac slowly rotated, adjusting to a more comfortable conversational position:
"I had expected to witness a typical 'Thirty-Sixth Performance', but instead, it developed like this."
His tone held a hint of an imperceptible interest:
"Cassandra's comment about 'normal treatment' truly shattered all my expectations."
