Chapter 301 Artifact Awakening

• POV: Luna
• The artifact fragment in my Eclipse mark had been quiet since the curse. Dormant. Inactive. Like witnessing bond-breaking magic had affected it. Had changed it. Had triggered something in semi-sentient consciousness that was developing despite our attempts at preventing collective intelligence from forming.
• But quiet was temporary. Dormancy was preparation. Inactivity was illusion masking transformation happening beneath surface awareness where conscious attention couldn't detect changes occurring gradually instead of dramatically.