Not natural stone. Constructed. Massive blocks fitted together with precision that suggested origin energy manipulation at a scale the modern world rarely attempted. Each block was easily ten feet on a side, stacked from floor to ceiling in a barrier that sealed off the chamber's far section.
The Wall was covered in symbols. Origin energy constructs that still pulsed faintly with power after what Elara's dating methods suggested was at least three hundred years.
This was what they'd come to study. What they'd dedicated nearly two decades to understanding.
The group emerged into the chamber and began their routine.
Marcus set up the scanning equipment, arranging sensors in the pattern they'd refined over dozens of visits. Varia unpacked her documentation tools—cameras, measurement devices, tablets loaded with comparative databases. The others distributed themselves around the chamber, each to their assigned positions.
