The moment Nox refused, the cave entrance sealed behind him, a wall of solid crystal growing from the ground in an instant.
[YOUR CHAOS IS A CONTAGION,] the Architect's mental voice boomed, no longer a song but a discordant, angry chord. [IT MUST BE STERILIZED.]
The very structure of the crystal cave began to change. The walls grew inward, forming razor-sharp spikes aimed at Nox. The floor shifted, trying to encase his feet in solid crystal.
Nox didn't try to break his way out. He flickered.
He appeared outside the central peak, just as the entire mountain began to transform. It was no longer a simple landmass. It was becoming a weapon, a colossal, crystalline titan rising from the continent.
"Nox!" Serian's voice screamed over the comms. "The whole continent is waking up! We have to get out of here!"
"It's too late for that!" he replied, as the newly-formed crystal titan swung a fist the size of a city block at him.
