The glow from the Heart pulsed like a heartbeat through every conduit of Obsidian Gate. Magnus's new command center had become a hive of scientists, engineers, and shard analysts, all bent over consoles and test rigs. At the center of the main chamber the Heart itself sat in a reinforced cradle, electrodes and nano-membrane injectors attached in a lattice around its crystalline surface.
Nioh stood before it, arms crossed, eyes fixed on the three holoscreens. He had spent days fine-tuning the harmonic resonance arrays that would coax the ancient dragon's biocore back to life. Now, with a final nod to the team, he keyed the activation sequence.
Each injector released a tailored nanite swarm that bonded to the Sangrine crystals. The aether-driven bots formed micro-circuits, linking the crystal's electrochemical pathways to external power nodes. Nioh opened a control panel and began to modulate the frequencies.
