Within the Dream Craft, Jon, Sabine, Sai, and the Traveler are guided through a light-laced corridor, the walls of which shimmer with the pulsation of unseen frequencies.
They’re brought to a round chamber at the core of the Watcher ship, surrounded by beings of translucent form—Watchers—who speak not with mouths but through harmonics that echo directly in the mind.
A single phrase cuts through the quiet:
“What will you offer us in return for your protection?”
The Traveler steps forward. Calm, unshaken, aware.
“I offer you a planet in Reverence. Untouched. Clean. Yours.”
A pause.
Then, with voices layered and vibrating:
“What will you give us on it?”
The Traveler looks back at Jon. Sabine remains still, but Sai pulses brighter.
The Traveler speaks again.
“A moon.”
They seem to consider. The ship’s lights dim, then surge.
“Then we ask you… how would you build our moon?”
Silence falls. Then—gently, the Traveler ponders.
“How would I build it?”
- The Hollow Resonator: A moon that vibrates at frequencies designed to store and replay moments in time—memory-encoded stonework, echoing the past and future simultaneously.
- The Biolumina Core: A living moon, with veins of glowing flora and crystalline rivers—constantly evolving, reflecting the emotional climate of its creators.
- The Mirror Moon: A reflective orb, silver-surfaced, reading the consciousness of those who look upon it—used for watchfulness, protection, and cosmic equilibrium.