Clink.
The vault twisted open without Adrian having to resort to brute force. Its mechanisms turned smoothly, revealing the darkness hidden beyond the door.
The guardian responsible for protecting the vault was somewhere nearby, yet Adrian couldn't see any sign of it. Apparently, the creature was too terrified of the woman standing before him to show itself anymore.
The darkness beyond the entrance lay bare before him, concealing whatever secrets awaited inside. Yet Adrian made no move to enter. Under normal circumstances, he would have rushed forward the moment the vault opened, driven by the same curiosity and determination that had brought him all the way here, deep beneath the surface.
But things were different now.
