Once everyone was finished and prepared, Nia walked up to the nearest fountain herself.
The towering pillar of living crystal responded before she even touched it—its surface rippling like water struck by a pebble, soft light shifting to greet her intent.
She placed her palm flat against the crystal and closed her eyes for only a second.
She pictured two things.
A wide-range teleporter capable of moving both branches of troops and every allied leader to their precise destinations in perfect synchronization.
She needed something crafted specifically to counter Absence. Like everyone else, she didn't know much about him. Still, according to Thalion's calculations, all it would take was something capable of sealing the void itself.
The fountain gave a single hum—deep, resonant, almost affectionate.
Then light exploded inward.
At the point of contact, two artifacts formed in mid-air, hovering before her.
