The Gallery Вђ“ Episode 2: Heart Of The Emberston... -

When he looked up, the painting had changed. The vortex was gone. In its place was a quiet, ashen field under a grey sky. The glowing gem was now just a dull, dark stone lying in the dirt. The people were gone.

Elias grabbed his palette knife—a tool forged from cold iron specifically for "locking" rogue masterpieces. With a steady hand despite the searing heat, he drove the blade into the very center of the glowing Heart. The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart of the Emberston...

The painting didn't depict a landscape or a portrait; it was a swirling vortex of deep crimson and molten gold. At its center sat a jagged, glowing gem—the . To a casual observer, it was a masterpiece of light and shadow. To Elias, a "Restorer" gifted with the Sight, the paint was literally breathing. When he looked up, the painting had changed

"Silas!" Elias shouted, his sleeve beginning to smoke. "It’s drawing from the other paintings!" The glowing gem was now just a dull,

Across the room, the portraits of the Old Kings began to wither, their colors draining away as the Emberstone fed on their essence. The temperature in the room climbed to a fever pitch.