Location: Pavilion - Main Hall
Time: Day 572/211 (Subjective/Actual) - Morning
Realm: Lower Realm (Doha)
Green's expression was grim as she pulled out the first scroll, unfurling ancient parchment covered in script that seemed to writhe when Jayde tried to focus on it.
"Demonic Nematomorpha. Mother was correct—these parasites were supposedly eradicated by the Luminari eons ago."
"Supposedly," Jayde echoed. "But they're here. On Doha."
"Planted during the last Zartonesh invasion," Isha confirmed, his form solidifying as he shifted into professional mode—the ancient artifact spirit who'd guided civilizations through crises for hundreds of millennia. "We found extensive references in Master's archives. The Zartonesh were... creative in their methods of warfare. They didn't just invade with armies and fleets. They planted slow-death weapons. Biological warfare designed to work across centuries, millennia even."
