Chapter 63 The Weight of Choice

The holographic message from the Keeper hung in the air, heavy with unspoken implications. A sacrifice. One of them would have to act as a conduit, channeling the unstable energy of the Broken Nexus back into the Weave. The weight of the decision pressed down upon them, the silence in the chamber thick with tension. Friesland, ever the leader, scanned his companions, his face etched with worry. Elizabeth, normally composed, stood staring at the pulsating Nexus, her eyes filled with a storm of emotions. The Scholar, his frail form weakened further, leaned heavily against the archway, a flicker of fear battling with resolve in his eyes. "There has to be another way," Friesland finally muttered, his voice heavy with despair. "Surely there's another solution that doesn't involve one of us dying." The holographic image flickered, the Keeper's voice resonating once more. "There is no other option, traveler. The Nexus is too powerful to be contained indefinitely. Its uncontrolled energy wo