Chapter 81

• The war room was silent, save for the soft hum of Nexus energy pulsing through the air. The Nexus Core Key, retrieved from the Ruined Expanse, rested in Kael’s hands, vibrating with an unsettling, ancient power. The system had confirmed its function—it unlocked restricted dimensional access. But what exactly had been sealed away, and why?
• Angelica stood beside Kael, her flames flickering softly. “I don’t like this,” she muttered. “There’s a reason these dimensions were locked. We need to be careful.”
• Kael nodded. “Agreed. But if the system didn’t want us to find this key, we wouldn’t have.”