Seven thousand years ago.
The number refused to reconcile with what Jack knew.
'That's wrong,' Jack thought immediately. 'The demon outbreak on Erbeon happened three hundred years ago. Demons told me that was because of Malakai's control. Seven thousand years doesn't match unless...'
He stopped as the answer slammed into him.
Twenty-four hours in Tartarus Spire equaled one hour in Erbeon. A ratio Jack had internalized through repeated exposure, but never fully considered the long-term implications of.
His mind raced through the mathematics with cold precision.
7,200 years in the tower. Divided by twenty-four. 300 years in Erbeon.
'The correlation is exact,' Jack realized. 'Malakai disappeared from Tartarus Spire over seven thousand years ago. That translates to roughly three hundred years in Erbeon. The demon outbreak happened three hundred years ago. The timing matches perfectly.'
