Defiance of the Fall

Zac didn't know what to think as he observed the Trove. Their lack of information was working against them. The Kan'Tanu had the graveyard on lockdown, and those they'd interrogated only knew surface information. Why an anomaly would look like this or how to deal with it was well outside that scope.

"It looks human," Ogras commented. "Big fella, too."

The eye did indeed look mostly human, except it was at least ten times larger than the Yphelion. It had seen better days. The white had become murky grey, and it was shrunken like it had lost most of its water. A string of rotten nerves was still attached, looking like a tail as it navigated through the storm.

"It's not real," Galau said after a few moments. "It's energy given shape around a spatial gate. Something in the lingering will made it take this appearance."

"Maybe the outer shape takes after the spiritual anchor," Zac said.

"The main source of resentment could be an Ocular Cultivator," Emily offered. "It looks sort of normal, though."

"What is your approach, Draugr? Go in and break anything that looks like an eye?" Kator asked.

"Something like that." Zac took out an Array Disk. "We've brought scanning arrays. They look for gatherings of resentment and energy. We'll split into two teams, and you're with me."

Each squad originally had five members, and Galau and Kator added another two. Zac led team one, whose main objective was dealing with the Trove. Kruta helmed the other, with Joanna as second-in-command. Galau joined this group along with Rhuger, Bubbur, and Janos, and their main task was to look for the seal and any other treasures. Meanwhile, Zac had Ogras, Emily, Carl, and Ra'Klid to back him up.