The air was thick with tension aboard the Jade Vulture.
In the aftermath of acquiring the third Sovereign Key, the crew's celebration was short-lived. Seren's parting message echoed in their minds—cryptic and foreboding. The Grave-Engine of Damos, the site of the fourth Sovereign Vault, was said to be forbidden even among Sovereigns.
And now they were headed straight for it.
Kairos sat at the helm, eyes scanning the newly unveiled starmap from the Cartograph. His hand hovered over the pulsating crimson ring that had fused with his wrist—the mark of Sovereign Key III.
The Vault's location flickered on the map like a dying ember: a void sector sealed off by the galactic council, a no-fly zone recorded as "Machinegrave Null-1".
"Seventy-two hours before the Ashen Sovereign tracks us again," Raya reported, scanning the Cartograph's fluctuations. "The Cartograph's pulse suggests the Vault is underground. Deep underground. And mechanical in origin."
