C42 The ally's final secret

The copper key vibrated violently against the seam between the two brass gauges, emitting a sharp metallic screech that rang throughout the glass dome. Cracks of golden and violet light rippled outward from the central pillar, spreading like a spiderweb across the control panel.

“Valeraine, stop!”

A figure stumbled through the arched doorway leading from the upper clocktower stairs