Chapter 13
The Fading Echo
After Viktor's message, the group regroups in the observatory's main hall. The watcher reveals that the final piece is a 'resonance core' hidden in the abandoned theatre basement. They discover that the watcher is actually Viktor's younger brother, who has been protecting the secret. As they plan to retrieve the core, the observatory's clock begins chiming prematurely, and a shadowy figure is seen approaching through the early morning mist.
The silence in the observatory was heavy, broken only by the distant chime of the town clock. Eliza’s hand still clutched the crystal prism, its faint glow now little more than a memory. The sphere sat dark and cold, its surface reflecting the grey dawn light filtering through the dusty windows.
Dr. Voss was the first to speak. “We have until the next full moon. That gives us twenty-eight days.”
“Twenty-seven,” the watcher corrected, his voice tight. “The full moon sets in twenty-seven nights. Viktor’s message said ‘before the next full moon.’ We have until the moment it rises.”
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