Ishiki's eyes traced the carved images on the wall with meticulous care, the purple flames of Sorrow's Edge casting dancing shadows that made the ancient figures seem almost alive.
His newly acquired skill—Universal Translate—worked seamlessly, deciphering the ancient language as though it were his native tongue.
The revelations carved into stone were gradually reshaping everything he thought he understood about Aethelburg's history.
He moved along the wall, following the chronological sequence of images that the Demigod had painstakingly preserved.
The next carving showed a sprawling landscape. Mountains, rivers, forests—and in the center, a single massive tree that dwarfed everything around it. Its roots stretched across continents, burrowing deep beneath the earth's surface.
Its branches reached toward the heavens, as if trying catch the moon itself.
Beneath this image, scratched in smaller text that Ishiki had to lean closer to read, were the words:
"The World Tree."
