Lucien stood from his seat.
The afterimage of the vision still clung to him but he did not let it slow his thoughts. Panic would help no one. Certainty, however incomplete, was already a weapon.
One thing was clear.
The vision happened when he was not here.
And right now, he had no reason to leave Starforge. Not yet.
He had plans still unfolding, preparations still incomplete. That meant the calamity was not imminent but that did not mean it was distant either.
Time had narrowed into a corridor.
Preparation was no longer optional.
Lucien's thoughts turned immediately to Lilith.
He used Spatial Compass.
Then, he moved through the field at a steady pace. Starforge members he passed along the way paused and bowed or offered respectful nods.
Word had already spread. They knew who had woken their Eternal.
Lucien returned every greeting with a smile.
Soon, the Compass guided him upward.
A cliff.
Lilith stood there alone.
Lucien rose into the air and approached.
