Chapter 14: The Echoes of the Future
In the aftermath of restoring harmony to Eterna, Aria found herself reflecting on the city's endless evolution. The peace was palpable, but beneath it, she sensed a new whisper, a call not from the past or present but from the very future of Eterna itself. This call led her to the newly discovered Echo Chamber, a place of profound silence where the future's whispers could be heard. Hidden beneath the city, in the bedrock of Eterna, it was a cavern where time itself seemed to pause, allowing one to listen to the echoes of what was yet to come. The Chamber was guarded by the Seer of Times, an ancient being whose eyes were pools of infinite possibilities. "Aria, you have walked with the past, danced with the present, and now, you shall listen to the future. But remember, knowing does not mean controlling; it means preparing." The Seer led Aria to sit in the center of the chamber, where the ground was engraved with symbols representing different eras of Eterna's histo...