No one moved immediately toward the new passage that had opened.
They simply stood still.
Staring into the dark gap that had appeared behind the altar.
Only minutes before, that stone wall had been solid and unbroken.
No sign of a doorway.
No visible mechanism.
Yet now a narrow path stretched into the darkness beyond.
As if the ancient ruins themselves had decided to reveal their next secret.
Kael regarded the passage with deep suspicion.
"I have a bad feeling about this."
Ragnar glanced at him.
"You always have a bad feeling."
"Because usually I am right."
"That much is true."
Aurelia turned her attention back to the altar.
Though Seraphine's projection had faded away, a strange sensation lingered in the air.
Especially the woman's final words.
They have finally found you.
The phrase felt like a warning.
Or perhaps a message meant not only for her.
But for someone who had spent a long time searching.
