The rain began not as rain, but as a shimmering distortion, a fracturing of the sky above the Isle of Skye. Britt Sorb, then a young cartographer sketching the coastline, described it as “a sea of solidified light, humming with an impossible geometry.” Witnesses reported objects momentarily phasing out of existence, and a pervasive sense of disorientation. The initial readings, captured in her meticulously illustrated journals, indicated fluctuations in the local chronon field – a phenomenon she later theorized as a ‘harmonic bleed’ from a point of temporal instability.
Her notes contain detailed descriptions of a crystalline structure that appeared briefly on the beach, exhibiting properties of both glass and solidified time. This structure, dubbed “The Shard,” vanished without a trace, leaving only a faint scent of ozone and a lingering impression of altered perspective.
During the reign of King James IV, a travelling merchant, Silas Blackwood, claimed to have encountered a ‘weaving’ of time in the Scottish Highlands. Blackwood, a collector of folklore and oddities, reported observing a circle of standing stones pulsating with light. He believed he witnessed a ‘stitch’ being pulled in the fabric of time, resulting in the sudden appearance and disappearance of livestock – specifically, a herd of Highland cattle, which materialized and dissolved within the circle’s perimeter.
Britt Sorb, years later, cross-referenced the accounts with geological surveys and discovered an unusual convergence of ley lines beneath the location. She proposed the standing stones were acting as ‘resonators,’ amplifying minor temporal fluctuations into visible events. Her research suggested a connection between the event and the lunar cycle, indicating a possible correlation with periods of heightened geomagnetic activity.
A series of unexplained anomalies centered around the village of Milton, Banffshire. Witnesses described a ‘bloom’ of temporal energy, causing localized distortions in memory and perception. Objects appeared and vanished, timelines seemed to stutter, and individuals reported experiencing ‘echoes’ of past events – not their own, but those of others who had been present in the area.
Britt Sorb, investigating the reports, found evidence of a concentrated concentration of chroniton particles – theoretical particles she herself had begun to postulate. The ‘bloom’ was linked to a period of intense atmospheric electricity, and the village’s proximity to a naturally occurring quartz vein. She theorized the quartz acted as a conduit, channeling and amplifying the temporal fluctuations.
The discovery of the ‘Silent Archive’ beneath the ruins of a vanished coastal town in Cornwall. This subterranean complex contained a vast collection of data preserved within crystalline structures, seemingly untouched by the passage of time. The data included detailed observations of temporal events, recorded by a previously unknown civilization – a civilization that appeared to have mastered the manipulation of time itself. The data was accessed through a device that generated a localized chronon field, allowing for a temporary ‘sync’ with the Archive’s temporal stream.
Britt Sorb’s research focused on decoding the Archive’s language – a complex system of geometric patterns and light frequencies. Her work suggested the civilization had developed a method of ‘temporal archiving,’ essentially creating a record of events across multiple timelines. The Archive’s existence challenged everything she had previously believed about the nature of time and its potential for manipulation.
Further research is ongoing...