2900 Collapsing Eternity (Part 2)
'What's your name, scum?'
'I'm Thaymos the Eternal Fortress, woman. No pair of glasses can-' The Guardian cut him off as soon as she learned what she wanted.
"Thaymos."
"By my Mom, you are right!" Solus couldn't believe her own stupidity. "The limit of the Eyes is that they need to be close to the power core, or in this case, the pseudo core to study it.
"No lost city would open their doors to us and let us study their weak point but now it stands defenseless right in front of us!" A holographic interface appeared in mid-air, depicting the recovered schematics and the progression bar of the scan.
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The Eternal Fortress was old, but not so much to not understand basic math. Also, as the scan progressed and more lines connected, he recognized the blueprints holding the secrets of his existence.
'This is bad, but I have lots of time to find a way out. Based on how little of my schematics they have recovered until now, it should take this damn tower hours to finish the job.' Thaymos said to himself in the attempt to calm himself down.
The Mirror Hall was full of world energy but it was under Solus' control and it ignored his call.
He then used a sensory array to find a weak point in the containment field trapping him and when he found none, Thaymos conjured tendrils of mana to reconnect with his body outside and use it to absorb the world energy.
Tyris noticed his attempts and increased the power of the containment field.
"This is a great idea but the scan is going to take hours and I don't know how much time we have left." Lith said. "Orion has no idea what you are doing and Thaymos' body is still out there.
"If he decides that the Gate is compromised and follows the original plan to leave Jiera, the moment people notice that Solus and I are not onboard they will start looking for us."
"Don't fret." Tyris shook her head. "I've already covered for your absence and this is not going to take hours." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
She placed her hand on the nearest wall of the Mirror Hall, releasing the Life Maelstrom she had left and injecting it straight inside the tower core.
At the same time, the Great Mother expanded her aura and conjured more of Mogar's world energy so that even in its enhanced state Menadion's masterpiece would be at its full strength.
Solus' mana core went from blue to bright blue, breaking through to the deep violet and then growing in power until it reached the bright violet. The tower rumbled under the pressure she exuded, recovering floor after floor and expanding deeper into the ground to keep its existence hidden.
"This is amazing! I-" The happiness in Solus' voice was replaced by pain and her words turned into a scream as too much information flooded her brain too fast.
Her floating spell failed and she doubled over in pain on the floor, quickly followed by Lith. Their bond allowed her to share her suffering with him and lessen her burden but it was too much to bear anyway.
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