The only one who heard him was Galahad. While the void in the sky grew larger and larger, he could feel tiny reverberations in his feet. The center was floating in the air, but even it was affected by what the man-made of golden lightning was doing to the core of the continent.
The four beside him also snapped out of it when the shaking became more perceptible. They all turned to Daneel, and with a resolute nod, they disappeared, beginning the journey to their stations.
'In the end, I stand alone, but I don't feel lonely. I feel them all behind me, even if they aren't present… and somehow, it feels fitting.'
With this thought, he looked to the sky again, where the mouth had already grown larger than the size of Angaria. At its corners, he could see elementary particles running away as if being pursued by a monster. The phenomenon was interesting, but he didn't have the luxury to be able to study it.
