I Will Never Betray

The space here was incomparably vast, so immense that the ceiling seemed as distant as the sky itself. Artificial light sources resembling suns and stars dotted its expanse, casting an awe-inspiring halo over the pyramid-shaped temple complexes that stretched like towering mountain ranges in the distance.

Many enormous obelisks, huge columns, sarcophagi, stellar systems simulated from boulders, and even ancient walls occupying most of the sky floated overhead, like mountains rising from the earth and hanging upside down amid the clouds.

Within Ulnar's Temple of Unity, every inch of land and every landscape came from exquisitely crafted artificial scenery. The temples resembled mountain ranges, and the domes resembled brilliant blue skies—miraculous and unimaginable.

Walking among them felt as though one had entered a vibrant natural landscape. Green lines symbolizing life ran through the black organic walls, and every vein- and petal-like pattern brimmed with vitality, like an endless net woven from flower buds.

Its meaning was self-evident: the Xel'Naga were creators, and those who had brought forth the first life.

Before they could rest for even a moment, Augustus, Artanis, and Korolariang ordered the advance to continue without pause. Since large numbers of Hybrid had already been found at the entrance, Amon's minions had likely gotten here ahead of them.

Though this place was absurdly enormous, the only path before Augustus seemed to be this broad avenue, winding at its far end and appearing intermittently between the temples. There, the distinctive triangular dome of the first Hall of Revelation was already faintly visible.

Cliff-like walls rose on both sides of the road, alongside beacons radiating a soft bronze-blue glow and enormous pillar-walls. Sets of piers carved with golden-ratio spirals, whirlpools, and geometric patterns stood arrayed along the way.

This was merely the interior of a temple, yet Augustus felt as