At the end of the corridor, a massive chamber opened before them.
It was circular, like a trial arena, but no blood had ever stained this stone.
Benches lined the upper tiers. Empty. Silent. But charged with presence. As if beings once sat there, watching.
Judging.
At the center was a single platform. Not raised. Not lowered. Just… there.
Waiting.
The moment Leon stepped onto it, the system responded.
[Welcome to Floor 608 – The Chamber of Witnesses]
Zone Type: Memory Vault – Record Trial
Purpose: To determine what the Tower itself remembers
Status: Activated
Challenge: Testimony of Path
Secondary Challenge: Survive the Memory Echoes
Note: Truth matters more than power
⚠ Lying here results in memory erasure.
Roselia's eyes narrowed. "It's a trial of words?"
"No," Leon said quietly. "It's a trial of meaning."
The room dimmed.
And a voice—unfamiliar, genderless—spoke from everywhere and nowhere.
