The Deep Fold

Chapter 7, Part 2

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Seshin

Seshin is contained in a vault created by the Unknown 9 and was banished into the Deep Fold.

The Fold

It is generally agreed upon that the Fold is divided into&nbsp;multiple, distinct layers. The Deep Fold is the most profound layer that most Quaestors can only dream of accessing.

Diving

Only advanced Divers who've been Diving for a long time and have honed their mind sharply can enter the most profound part of the Fold, called the Deep Fold.

Peshanden: Demons Below

In the Deep Fold, Haroona does battle with Vincent, sending his Shade hurtling into the void, while Reika successfully releases Seshin from its Umbric prison.

In the darkest recesses of the Fold accessible only to the most powerful Divers with sharp Umbric talents, a colossal being is suspended in a state of prolonged dreaming. As the deepest layer of swirling ether and vast protean landscapes, irrational in its ever-shifting geometry, a Diver can suddenly destabilize and be lost at a moment's notice if the mind has no resolve.Reports from the Leap Year Society about this inhospitable, fog-swept panorama reveal precious little: At any moment, the ground seems to contort on itself like a labyrinthine staircase. Overwhelming silence is interrupted by, as one LYS Diver testified, “a primordial reverb followed by reflexive undulation” coming from the blackest bowels. But without consistent scientific expeditions to the Deep Fold, none of this research can be corroborated.

On the remote possibility of &lt;sp&gt;reuniting with Reika, Haroona follows the inventor Matos towards a dangerous underground Sanctuary. At Luther's insistence, she performs her first Dive into the Fold only to be welcomed by a blissful Dr. Matos who asserts the two have encountered one another many times before. To save Reika, she must obtain an artifact known as the Cambrian device. Later, Haroona catches a distant but terrifying glimpse of Seshin before a harrowing escape ensues.&lt;/sp&gt;

The Deep Fold: First Dive

For the first time, Haroona enters the Deep Fold. She later calls the place "mind bending."&nbsp;

After an arduous descent into the Sanctuary, &lt;sp&gt;Haroona and Buchra break into the Terminal chamber to see the Cambrian device and tethering capsule already in use by Vincent and Reika. Haroona follows them into the Deep Fold where she coordinates with her past and future Shades to defeat Vincent, hurtling his untethered Shade into the unknown. However, it is too late: Reika succeeds in releasing Seshin.&lt;/sp&gt;&lt;sp&gt;Back in the Terminal chamber, Seshin’s dark form begins seeping from the Cambrian device into Haroona’s body, imbuing her with phenomenal Umbric power that she uses to dispatch all remaining Ascendants. Haroona is overwhelmed by the power inside her, and it threatens to consume her completely. Seeing Haroona in such a precarious state, Reika realizes her catastrophic error. She performs the ultimate sacrifice by drawing Seshin into herself, allowing Haroona to quickly place her mentor’s possessed body once again inside the Tethering Capsule. &nbsp;Contained in this makeshift prison, Seshin no longer resides within the Fold but cannot spread across the physical plane either, effectively placed in a state of perpetual stasis.&lt;/sp&gt;&lt;sp&gt;Having neutralized the threat, Buchra and Haroona emerge from the Oculus to observe Luther slumped on the ground, eyes closed but finally at peace.&lt;/sp&gt;

Chapter 12

In the Deep Fold, &lt;sp&gt;Haroona does battle with Vincent, sending his Shade hurtling into the void, while Reika successfully releases Seshin from its Umbric prison.&lt;/sp&gt;

Media Gallery

Vincent Lichter

Buchra Ilunga

Agitator

Luther Goodwin

Gearhead

Reika's Amulet

Tethering Capsule

The Sahin Language

Echoes

The Unknown 9

The Great Divide

Dasuden, Richat Structure, Northwest Africa

Reithden, Central Africa

Quinta Matos, Sintra, Portugal

Chamatkari Mandir: Homecoming

The Morning Star: He Found Something

Suknasari Forest: Unlikely Companions

Unknown 9: Awakening

Between reality and dream, a hidden realm beckons—a sliver of humanity seeks a dark pit of paradise.

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The Deep Fold: First Dive

The Deep Fold

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Chapter 7, Part 2

Chapter 7, Part 2

The Deep Fold: First Dive

The Deep Fold: First Dive