"I... I am not worthy," the man says, breathlessly, staring in shock at Draiss. "You... you've returned to us, after all this time. I... I..." he drops to his knees, then bows low, prostrating himself before Draiss, clearly in shock.<br/><br/>By the time Draiss finishes his ruminations, the man has recovered enough to follow the simple command, and nods, hurrying to his feet, though he pauses long enough to compose himself, stopping at a nearby basin to splash water on his face. Outside the room, he leads Draiss, hurriedly through the halls, gathering guards, and ordering them to rouse the others, as well as the priests. By the time they make it to the main hall, others are filtering in, rapidly, as the high priest moves to the podium. "My brethren, I have a glorious announcement, for all of you. This... is the chosen day! The day we have awaited for untold centuries. The Archdragon has returned to us!" He gestures emphatically towards Draiss, and the silence is punctuated by the sound of someone collapsing to the floor; the young priest Draiss met yesterday. "For the first time in our history, we shall open the door at a new time! Our purpose has been fulfilled!" There is a great cheer from the crowd, as the high priest retrieves his weapon from its ceremonial position, then nods to Draiss, turning towards the door. He inserts the bladed end into a cunningly crafted slit in the door, turning it like a key, and the door silently and easily swings open, despite its apparent bulk of more than two tons.<br/><br/>The priest seems momentarily uncertain, but quickly decides to take the lead, striding into the chamber beyond, a perfectly sheer, metallic, 30-foot cube. Once they're both inside, the door closes behind them, leaving them, momentarily, in darkness. A long, quiet pause, and then a flickering green light turns on, from a point in the ceiling, and an inhuman voice, though distinctly feminine, begins to speak. It sounds... vaguely reminiscent of the Shadow Stalker Oversoul.<br/><br/>"Scanning process initiated. Two lifeforms detected. State your purpose." The voice speaks in a language far difference from anything Draiss has heard in this region, and the priest looks a little confused. "It... it's a little different than what it usually says. Let me try the script, anyway... ahem,<em>System, initiate annual test protocol.</em>" His last words are in the same language as the system, and it's fairly clear he's not sure what he's saying. "Error. Annual test already performed for this planar year. State your purpose or withdraw." "It's... never said anything like that before..."