When he had stumbled into this chamber, centuries ago, he hadn't even BEGUN to fathom what it was that he had uncovered. His mind couldn't seem to grasp it.
Even now, much hidden within these walls remained a mystery to him. But he knew one thing, it was that power resided here. Power beyond his wildest imaginings.
Etched into the walls around him were lines upon lines of prophecy, the walls radiating with the power and age of the translating spells laid over those precious words.
How old the room was, Kayne couldn't tell, for he had never dared travel back far enough,
For within these walls was what he had affectionately dubbed a "time gate", a mundane nearly muggle term, to be sure. But he wasn't interested in grandiose words. He was more interested in the knowledge he would find here.
He had only been through the Gate once before, and even the small jump of a couple of hours had taken its toll on him, draining him of nearly all his strength. To be truthful, he was afraid to go through again, especially for a longer jump.
But something was wrong. He'd known it when the prophecies had begun to rewrite themselves, the words shifting before his very eyes. When the door leading to the Chamber had disappeared in the blink of an eye, looking for all the world as if it had never existed.
Something was wrong. Somehow, the past was rewriting itself, events that had shaped the world into what it now was, changing and evolving into something completely different.
He knew when the change had occurred, knew what he had to do. The Gate was set, he knew what he had to do. Now he just had to work up the courage, take the single step that would send him hurtling through space and time.
The man known only as Kayne closed his eyes, teeth clenched firmly together, and stepped into the Gate.
-- thank-you to my new beta, Ravyn! You're the best, chica :D
-- wolfwaken : thank-you so much for your kind review! this story isn't getting nearly as much feedback as my other one i'm currently working hard on (life's blood, souls' essense), but i love it to death, so i'm gonna keep writing even if the amount of people reading it isn't very high. thanks again for the review!
-- for all of you who were wondering, if there are any new reviews i'm gonna start answering them at the bottom of the story, as i have done here. the next chapter won't have any, because i'm posting it up immediately after this one. both are written and beta'd. enjoy :D