At the same time, a subtle pressure built within his mind, a silent, forceful voice that was neither the Frost Titan nor the Fire Titan, but something older, more fundamental.
It was information, vast and overwhelming, pouring directly into his consciousness. He saw not just elemental forces, but intricate patterns of energy flow across worlds, glimpses of ancient conflicts and the balance between primordial powers.
This conflict was more expansive than he had ever conceived, its purpose revealed as a grand design to manipulate and control fundamental forces, positioning him, Ashborn Locke, as a potential master of cosmic energies.
The world blurred, the crystalline cavern dissolving into a maelstrom of light and pure data. This was the true nature of the Heart of the Ember, not just a tempering tool, but a nexus of elemental information, a direct conduit to the greater cosmic struggle.
