"The 618th Nest now commences its 33,899th recorded session. First topic: Confirmation of the Endless Dragon's reappearance and the emergence of a new entity, codenamed—Nature's Halo."
The voice came from no single source. It reverberated across a realm suspended in monochrome—black skies swirling with distant script-shaped stars and an ever-shifting horizon of fractal monoliths.
White rivers defied gravity as they flowed in every direction, and sharp beams of logic cut through the mist in geometric patterns. Above, an eclipse hung eternally still, casting neither shadow nor light.
At the center, a round table hovered over a platform composed of mirrored obsidian and silent wind.
Around it sat eight silhouettes. None bore distinct form, only outlines filled with motionless static. Some leaned forward, others reclined. One pulsed with silent flames, another flickered like a candle caught in recursion.