Almond looked at his third deck and smiled.
[Vault of the Sovereign Keymaker]
Card Draw: 10 pulses per star of the card.
Card Pile: [1/4 — Inspiration 0 — Insight 0]
Master Key: Absolute Override
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4.
The card floated quietly before his consciousness for a moment before dissolving into his interface, the conceptual darkness around him slowly settling once more.
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On the other hand, Lily's deck manifestation was far less quiet.
A phenomenon of mirrors and clocks filled the space around her consciousness.
Thousands of mirrors floated in a dark void, reflecting one another endlessly until the reflections became a labyrinth of shifting realities.
Between those mirrors hung enormous clocks.
Not ordinary clocks.
Their hands spun chaotically in every direction. Some rotated forward, others backward, and some shattered into fragments before reforming again. The ticking echoed through the void like the heartbeat of a broken machine.
