Ron stared at the mirror-like surface of the star, his Spiritual Power cautiously probing its edges like a needle.
Suddenly, the surface began to ripple, like a lake disturbed by a pebble.
But this ripple was not regular; it resembled more the unstable operation of some ancient machinery.
A chaotic and fragmented wave of consciousness transmitted over; it was not a complete thought, but countless memory fragments accumulated over the ages:
Seeking… price… truth… blood and bone…
Eternal longing… the curse of knowledge…
Observation… record… witness…
These fragments of consciousness surged at Ron's spirit like a tide, each piece carrying different emotions and memories.
Some came from ancient observers, some from seekers devoured, and others from souls lost in the pursuit of truth.
This so-called "Scholar Star" was actually a massive memory repository, collecting fragments of every consciousness that had contacted it over the millennia.
