C283 Open the Origin Stone

In a remote corner of the Lord Continent, a man was engaged in a complex deduction atop an altar. Suddenly, he was blindsided by a surge of powerful retaliatory energy, causing him to cease his actions in alarm.

Regrettably, his reaction came too late. A fearsome energy struck him squarely, forcing blood from his mouth as he collapsed.

Several men in black, stationed beneath the altar