Erend stepped through the opening without hesitation, and the space beyond revealed itself in silence.
The chamber was vast, far larger than the corridor leading to it. Its ceiling disappears into shadow above.
The walls curved inward slightly to form a contained structure that felt less like a room and more like a containment cage. Every surface was covered in dense sealing patterns, far more concentrated than anything he had seen so far. The air felt heavy. There was a sensation of almost liquid with Magic.
At the center of it all, suspended in place, was the fragment.
Erend's gaze locked onto it immediately.
It did not resemble anything complete. It was a piece of something unknown, an irregular shape that seemed to defy clear definition.
Its surface shifted faintly as if it couldn't fully stabilize into a single form. Edges blurred and reformed, never settling.
Around it was a massive sphere of water.
