Kain's face twisted briefly before he tapped one of the System's snide options randomly—after all, they all had the same effect and he didn't particularly want to acknowledge which insulting option was ultimately selected.
So he didn't even register which one he picked. He just jabbed aggressively at the screen like someone swatting an annoying fly—'a fitting analogy…' Kain thought about his often irritating partner.
But after making his selection. The screen simply vanished.
He waited.
And waited.
But nothing happened.
The chamber remained eerily still, no great unlocking, no dramatic swirl of energy, no bright pulse of light. The creatures trapped in the massive crystals didn't stir. Their poses remained frozen, their expressions untouched. Kain frowned.
Then came a quiet ding.
[Alert: Objective completed. Genetic archive successfully acquired. Please enter the Cradle for more information.]
"…What?" he muttered aloud.
