Mike moved swiftly, ascending to the upper floor without making a sound. He found a large room that seemed to be the center of activity. In the middle of the room, a group of people dressed in black robes gathered around a ritual circle adorned with intricate symbols and red candles. At the center of the circle was a stone table with a small box placed on top.
Mike sensed a powerful energy emanating from the box—the same energy as his Sin Stone. He hid behind one of the pillars, observing carefully.
Then, a silver-haired figure emerged from behind the crowd, walking toward the stone table. Her face was shadowed, but her aura was so intense that Mike was certain she was The Keeper. With a graceful motion, the woman opened the box on the table, revealing a dimly glowing black stone—another cursed stone similar to Mike's Sin Stone.
