[Lake]

Inspecting the pulsing walls, eh? If Aurea draws close to one of the radiant walls, she might feel herself being yanked closer to it. It seems to have formed its own gravitational field separate from that of the earth and of equal magnitude.

Water does continue to pursue the hardy adventurers into the chamber. Inch by inch the chamber slowly begins to to fill. The ceiling is excessively high, so drowning won't be much of an issue. Hypothermia is the more pressing matter here.

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[CURATOR HQ - PC/Computer Room -to- Weathered Ruins]

Sand, sand all around but not a fragment of glass. A heap of stone slabs, chipped and battered by decades of exposure to the harsh desert elements rests before Mister C. There is a narrow hole in their center. Where it leads? It is a pathway into the temple which holds the relic Mister C seeks.