Within the crystalline clarity of his enhanced consciousness, Klaus directed his transcendent perception toward the memory fragments that claimed to represent his existence as Arkadius. What he discovered beneath the analytical precision of five awakened eyes sent waves of cold recognition through his elevated awareness.
The memories resembled a master forger's work—not crude alterations that left obvious seams, but sophisticated reconstructions that had been assembled with the meticulous care of an artist creating a masterpiece from stolen components. Each fragment connected to the next like pieces of a mosaic that had been deliberately arranged to create a specific image while concealing the original picture beneath.
