"Wait... there's one thing I remember though…" she managed to choke out, her voice rising in pitch as a forgotten fragment of her past surfaced through the murky void of her mind. "That... that may help you. I can see it now."
Noah and Yuan's ears perked up instantly, the atmosphere in the room turning electric with a new sense of urgency.
The competitive tension and the frustration of the last hour vanished, replaced by a singular, laser-like focus on the woman suspended before them.
"What... is that?" Noah asked, his voice a deep, metallic rumble that vibrated through the chamber.
Tara's breathing became shallow and rapid, her eyes darting as she fixated on a mental image that was finally beginning to sharpen into a tangible reality.
The shivers that had plagued her earlier were replaced by a rigid, terrifying stillness.
