WHIMPER!
A woeful cry immediately rose from above the pyramid. The originally dazzling Golden Code, shining like a miniature sun, extinguished in an instant. As Beatrice collapsed to the ground with a THUD, Byron swiftly caught her. The Code's nearly established firm anchor chain to Conqueror Cortes, along with the name about to be successfully imprinted on its title page, all disappeared without a trace. The Luminous Crown that was about to coalesce above Cortes's head naturally disintegrated as well.
