They worked quickly, arranging the symbols to depict both the calm and the storm, the stillness and the whirlwind. With seconds to spare, they placed the final feather in the grid. The Wind section glowed brightly, completing the puzzle.
For a moment, nothing happened. The room fell silent, the hum of energy dissipating. Lucan and Maris exchanged a relieved glance, but their relief was short-lived.
Suddenly, the chamber trembled, and the stone door began to creak open. But as it did, a deep rumble echoed from the walls, and the stone panels they had been working with began to shift.
From each panel, the elemental symbols began to glow with a fierce light, and the objects they had placed started to levitate. The rocks, the water, the torch, and the feathers all floated into the air, swirling together in a vortex of elemental energy.
"What's happening?" Maris exclaimed, stepping back as the objects merged in the center of the room.
