The Alchemist's Veil · 3

The Nexus Encounter

The ethereal Nexus, a space between worlds. · Timeless, within the Nexus.

Elara is transported to the Nexus, where she meets a spectral figure and learns the truth about the Veil's power.

The interior was a mosaic of decay and grandeur. Shelves of ancient tomes lined the walls, their spines cracked and their pages yellowed. Strange apparatuses, their purposes long forgotten, lay scattered across tables. In the center of the room was a spiral staircase, its steps worn smooth by years of use. As Elara as…

Entering copies the original opening into a timeline of your own. The original itself is not changed.