A single glowing dot of green appears above the dormant plinth. It flares, then swoops down in an elliptical arc, leaving streamers that blaze like the sun. The dot chases itself—faster and faster—weaving a knotted mandala border of light. As it ends at its point of origin, the pattern flares. You blink by reflex, and when you open your eyes again, a portal to a strange and beautiful world has opened.
