The Vault

"Wow, they've practically built a mini fortress here, haven't they?" Venidith remarked, her eyes fixed on the laboratory.

"Well, they do have Hiemer and a bunch of other guys who can build and teach," I replied, taking the lead in approaching the laboratory.

A sturdy chain-link fence, seemingly made of pure holy silver, enclosed the area. In the middle of the perimeter, a gate equipped with CCTV cameras stood tall. We positioned ourselves in front of it, and the cameras slowly panned over us. There was something unusual about these cameras, slightly larger and with a small bump beneath the lenses.

"Please wait, Stellar is coming out," an electronic voice echoed from the CCTV. These cameras didn't appear to be your ordinary surveillance equipment; they had some peculiar modifications.

"That CCTV looks a bit like my dad's device," Sam pointed out, "but it's much smaller."