The map room was covered with charts on the walls. Some showed the four sea realms perfectly, while others depicted locations that didn't appear to exist in any world Lin knew.
"These maps show more than geography," Ao Run explained, moving to a section of the wall where the charts were darker and more complex. "They show the connections between realms and the flow of power."
He gestured to a particular map that showed the central cavern they had passed through, but with far more detail than they had observed. Additional passages branched off from the main chamber.
"The Dragon Emperor's tomb," Ao Run said, pointing to the largest of these hidden areas. "Built not just as a resting place, but as a vault. A prison, if you will."
Lin studied the map carefully. "You're saying the Dragon Emperor isn't just sleeping? He's been sealed away?"
"The distinction is important," Ao Run confirmed
