The tolling of the bell penetrated their minds despite the Liberty Bell not moving an inch from its display.
“It’s…beautiful,” Thunder whispered.
Sam couldn’t help but agree. The melody ringing in his head was an uplifting beat that helped to lift his spirits and sent hopeful optimism spilling into his chest.
“Could this be the sound of liberty?” Jackboot wondered aloud.
“That’s stupid… Liberty doesn’t have a sound,” Farsight answered. Although she had the same contented expression on her face that the other three had.
Soon enough, the melody in their heads stilled to give way to the appearance of an otherworldly glow spreading out of the Liberty Bell’s metal surface. As if it were proud to finally be revealing its secret to them, a secret that had stayed hidden for over seventy years. The words engraved on its copper surface blazed with otherworldly light and rearranged themselves into a new phrase.