The golden sphere cracked a second time.
A thin line spread across its surface, dividing the light inside into two uneven halves. Neither side went dark. Instead, each began showing a different image.
On the left, Rin saw a garden beneath a pale blue sky.
On the right, he saw a city burning beneath a red moon.
In both images, Kaelith was present.
In neither did he look the same.
"Turn it off," Kaelith said.
Elias did not move.
"Turn it off!"
"I can't."
Kaelith's magic erupted across the chamber. Darkness rushed toward the sphere, only to stop against an invisible barrier. The glass walls trembled, and the memories suspended throughout the corridor began flickering.
Rin stepped between Kaelith and the chamber.
"Don't destroy it."
"You heard what it said."
"I heard a recording of me saying something. I don't know what it means."
"You don't need to understand it to know that someone has been hiding the truth from us."
"Then let us find out what the truth is."
