Brando stared helplessly at the gray-brown Stone Fragment on the table.
Just three days ago, this inconspicuous object had nearly caused a disaster. After the unknown pressure above Fatan Port vanished, an earthquake occurred beneath the sea not far from the harbor. The earthquake triggered a small tsunami, but fortunately it did not cause too much chaos. Although this might have been a coincidence, Brando knew it was more likely caused by the earlier disturbance in the Sea of Magic. After all, this world had been opened up from the chaotic magic by laws that bound the elements together, and it truly reflected even the slightest changes in the Sea of Magic.
Now, the Stone Fragment lay quietly on the walnut desk. It was utterly ordinary, its surface rough and without any magical reaction. No matter what method one used to probe it, it would not respond in the slightest—unless one brought out a few other Stone Fragments. Aside from that, it seemed no different from an ordinary stone by the roadside. If he had not witnessed its extraordinary performance a few days ago, Brando would almost have thought so himself.
All the signs indicated that the pressure which had appeared above Fatan three days ago was very likely related to the Twilight Dragon. Although that pressure had appeared for only an instant and never reappeared afterward, Brando had experienced the Twilight Wolf's March incident later in the game, making him extremely sensitive to that twilight aura of impending apocalypse. It had lasted only for a moment, but he had still keenly sensed its presence.
When the first three fragments had resonated, they had formed something resembling a shattered map. But why had the resonance of four fragments caused such a massive reaction? What exactly was this thing, and why