Rejected by the Alpha, Claimed by the Beast
As my fingers touched it, the wood turned into a small, silver key.
"The Gardener didn't just build a world, Kaima. She built a **Vault**. Deep beneath these ruins, in the heart of the old Capital, there is a seed. The **Origin Seed**. It was the very first thought of the world, before it was turned into code or blood."
"If I find it... can I stop Selene?"
"If you find it," the girl said, beginning to fade into the moonlight, "you can start over. A real start. No simulations. No weavers. Just... the world."