章 120: Fractured Realms

The atmosphere in the underground laboratory was thick with tension, the air heavy with the weight of untold secrets. Seraphyne, Xavierre, and Keizu stood side by side, their eyes fixed on the Keeper, who was pacing near the large, humming device at the center of the chamber.

It was a machine unlike anything Seraphyne had ever seen—an intricate web of wires, gears, and shifting crystal-like structures. She could feel the power emanating from it, the raw energy that seemed to vibrate with a life of its own.

"This is it," the Keeper said quietly, turning to face them. "This is the heart of the experiments. The nexus of reality itself."