Aesa turned without another word. Her gaze left the fragment as if she had already taken everything she needed from it.
The chamber remained silent behind her. The Sky Anchor sealed once more in its artificial stillness, but the weight of what she had just experienced did not fade with it.
She walked toward the exit with steady steps. Her expression set and solemn, the faint mist around her trailing behind like a quiet echo of her presence.
The heavy door remained open, and she passed through it without hesitation.
"I have to report this immediately to Erend and Eccar," she thought, her eyes narrowing slightly as her mind moved quickly. "This is really the missing Creation… but it seems like it asked to be destroyed?"
That detail lingered more than anything else.
It wasn't fear. It wasn't confusion. The fragment had spoken with a kind of clear certainty and acceptance. That alone made it dangerous in a way she didn't fully understand yet.
"Interesting…"
