The big-bellied monk froze as he watched, his wide eyes reflecting the glow of the runes. His face was a mixture of awe, confusion, and fear. The complexity of the runes was beyond anything he had ever encountered.
Some characters seemed vaguely familiar yet alien at the same time, while others radiated a spiritual pressure so intense that merely looking at them made his soul quiver. "What… what is this…?" he whispered, feeling both enlightened and utterly lost.
But then he clenched his jaw, his expression hardening into one of grim resolve. "No matter what this thing is," he muttered through gritted teeth, "today, I will uncover its secrets!" His fingers blurred again as he poured more energy into the black card, every thread of Yin energy in the chamber bending to his will and funneling into the relic.
