The metallic scrape echoes through the void, cutting through the low hum of the violet-tinged fan. Thava grips the strut, his teal scales slick with sweat and grime, as he pulls his weight onto the precarious iron perch.
Kael stays low, his back pressed against a twisted bulkhead. He eyes Thava with a mix of suspicion and desperate relief, clutching a shard of glowing crystal that pulses in sync with the room’s instability.
Kael
You... you're still alive. I thought the collapse took everyone else into the dark.
Thava Tymont
A survivor. If he has that crystal, he might know a way out of this shifting hell.
Thava Tymont
I'm not finished yet. What do you have there?
Kael
An anchor. If we don't sync it with the rift, we’ll be crushed when this strut gives way. Help me, and we might both see the city surface again.
+ Scene Quest Added
Sync the anchor with the rift to survive
“Thank him for returning to help. Sync with the anchor”
SUCCESS (Good Willpower, rolled +3)
Thava Tymont
You did well to hold onto that. We are getting out of here.
Thava reaches forward, his claws steady as they bridge the gap between him and the shard. As his talons graze the jagged crystal surface, the object erupts in a blinding, rhythmic hum. The air around the strut begins to warp and stitch itself back together, the erratic void energy flowing into the crystal.
Thava Tymont
The pull is intense. It’s like reaching into the heart of a forge, but it’s stabilizing. If I hold the focus, the rift will have to obey.
Kael
Keep it steady! The anchor is locking to your bio-signature, don't let go!
The violet light intensifies, bathing the decaying iron structure in a protective dome of shimmering force. The groaning of the bending metal ceases as the rift seals shut, locked firmly into the anchor Thava now commands.
Quest Complete
Sync the anchor with the rift to survive
Attribute Upgrade: Willpower Good→Great