"...Are you ready to return to your youth, old man?" Robin's smile carried a faint spark of amusement as he looked at the cosmic elder. There was no mockery in his tone—only a glimmer of warmth and respect, as if he truly wished to see that ancient fire burn once more.
"....." The elder released a long, weary sigh—one that seemed to carry the dust of countless eras—then slowly nodded. "I am ready." His voice trembled slightly, not from fear, but from the weight of what was about to come.
"Excellent," Robin said, his tone growing firmer. "I need you now to touch that pattern. Once your hand makes contact, the activation sequence will begin." He then turned toward Altheira with a calm but commanding nod. "Please, assist him wi—"
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