Breathing
Taking a deep breath, I slowly rise to my feet. The anxious gazes of the librarian and historian follow my movements. Their fear must not influence my actions. I must remain calm and analyze this situation.
“The time transfer device... but there's no guarantee it will function in this alternate space,” I murmur quietly. Then, turning back to them, I continue, "However, I see no other way to escape. We have no choice but to try."
The historian nods faintly. “...But there's also the possibility... those beings are monitoring the device...” Fear still seeps through his words.
“I'm aware of that,” I reply. “That's precisely why we must act cautiously and swiftly. Allow me to review the necessary procedures for activating the device once more. Is there anything additional we need, or any points requiring special attention?”
The librarian spoke slowly. “...To activate the device, we needed ‘Wisdom's Blood’ and a fragment of the ‘Words of Genesis’. However... within this space... the power of the ‘Words of Genesis’... may be affected...” His voice trembled slightly.
“Affected... What kind of effect specifically?” I pressed for details. Failure to activate the time transfer device could trap us here forever.
“...The power of the ‘Words of Creation’ might resonate with this space's ‘distortion of the timeline’... In the worst case... the device could go haywire... and the space itself might collapse...” The librarian's words sent a chill down my spine.
This is a dangerous gamble. But there is no other choice. I retrieve the blueprints for the time transfer device and examine them carefully. I double-check each component, the activation sequence, and the usage of the “Wise One's Blood” and the “Words of Genesis.”
“Then, let us begin preparations,” I declare in a steady voice. "Historian, you will give precise instructions for the device's activation sequence. Librarian, prepare to control the power of the Words of Genesis. I will operate the device."
Only the breaths of the three echo in the silence. Tension fills this otherworldly space. Escape won't be easy. But we cannot give up. To protect this world, and ourselves, from the shadow of the Atlantis civilization.
Slowly, I begin assembling the time transfer device. I pour in the blood of the sages and connect a fragment of the “Words of Creation” obtained from the “Infinite Book” to the device. Whether this device will function in this alternate space... that is now being put to the test.
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