The Gallery Вђ“ Episode 2: Heart Of The Emberston... «100% RECENT»

A sound like shattering glass echoed through the hall. The heat vanished instantly, replaced by a sudden, icy draft. The fiery tendrils retreated into the canvas, leaving Elias gasping on the floor.

As Elias walked away, he didn't notice the small, glowing ember that had jumped from the canvas onto the hem of his coat, smoldering quietly in the dark. The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart of the Emberston...

Elias grabbed his palette knife—a tool forged from cold iron specifically for "locking" rogue masterpieces. With a steady hand despite the searing heat, he drove the blade into the very center of the glowing Heart. A sound like shattering glass echoed through the hall

Elias moved toward the light. In the center of the rotunda stood a canvas draped in heavy velvet. This was the , a piece rumored to have been painted with pigments ground from volcanic glass and the ashes of a forgotten kingdom. As Elias reached for the cloth, the pulsing grew stronger, a warm vibration that made his fingertips tingle. He pulled the velvet away. As Elias walked away, he didn't notice the

When he looked up, the painting had changed. The vortex was gone. In its place was a quiet, ashen field under a grey sky. The glowing gem was now just a dull, dark stone lying in the dirt. The people were gone.

"Silas!" Elias shouted, his sleeve beginning to smoke. "It’s drawing from the other paintings!"