Chapter 346 - Beld Thylelion
The space around Scarlett twisted into a web of tangled hues, a lattice of colour and awareness collapsing into a marine void of shifting black. Then, after a weightless beat of silence and absence, light welled back into the world, spilling across her vision as the [Sphere of Serendipity] pulsed gently in her palm.
She stood now in a dimly lit sub-chamber of pale, ivory stone. The walls—pristine and ancient—arched overhead like frozen waves cresting into shadow.
The surfaces were etched with impossibly fine lines, almost too perfect to be crafted by hand, forming vast networks of looping glyphs and intricate arcane arrays. A low hum filled the air—not quite sound, not quite sensation—as if magic itself had been braided into the stone. At the heart of the chamber, a raised panel shimmered with the slow beating of blue-white light, its glow dancing in rhythmic waves across the carved floor, illuminating the room with cold clarity.
Around her, the quiet exhalations and murmurs of her companions broke the hush. They took in the surroundings with a mix of awe and caution.
“Wow…” Allyssa breathed, reaching out as if to grasp the air itself. “Is it just me, or does this place feel…special somehow? Like there’s this weight surrounding us?”
“No, you’re right,” Rosa said, her voice echoing softly through the chamber. “There’s definitely something unusual here. In more ways than one, I’d wager. Isn’t that right, Scarlett?”
Scarlett didn’t respond. She only half-registered their words, her focus fixed on the glowing panels. That, and the flickering windows of text that floated before her.
[Main questline “Rising action” has been completed]
[Objective completed: Enter the ruins of Beld Thylelion before all others]
[Reward: Additional Skills Menu privileges]
[Bonus Objective Result: 67 Skill Points]
[Skill Menu Access Expanded]