Beyond the Bridge

The starlight on the bridge suddenly stirred, as though drawn by some invisible force.

Countless tiny motes of light rose from the crystalline patterns, intertwining and spinning in the air before finally gathering into a massive Star Chart suspended overhead.

The Star Chart was nearly ten meters across, formed from countless stars, each slowly revolving.

"What is this..." Kade held his breath.

"Behold." Orpis's voice rang out in the minds of the four. "Behold the deepest pursuits within your hearts."

The four stepped forward as instructed and looked up at the Star Chart.

The instant their gazes met the Star Chart, the entire map underwent a drastic change.

Countless stars streamed and rearranged themselves at an unprecedented speed, as though responding simultaneously to the intense resonance of four souls.

At the center of Xia Lin's vision was a divine mark burning on his chest, constantly shifting colors.

Kade saw a sacred emblem atop a magnificent temple, radiating revelatory light.

In Sera's perception was a chain of contracts awaiting severance.

In Celia's eyes were the silhouettes of two souls struggling to merge.

"Though your paths differ," Orpis's voice pulled the four from their respective visions, "at the next intersection of fate, all your trajectories will point toward the same coordinates."

As soon as the words fell, the stellar images representing their individual destinies abruptly contracted toward the center, melding together and finally converging into an incomparably clear three-dimensional illusion.

The terrain within the vision shifted rapidly before settling on a remote border duchy.

"There," Orpis declared, his voice like a final judgment, "is where the next Fragment of 'Possibility' you seek lies."

Found it! Xia Lin was overjoyed. The target had never been so clear.

"So it really is my homeland..." Celia covered her mouth.

The view swept forward at high