Niv - Crossplanar beacon

          Ral straightened up as a thick roll of draft paper floated over to him from one of the dragon's work tables. He picked it out of the air and unrolled it, frowning. The sheets were blueprints, fabulously complex, but still somehow familiar.

          "What is this?" he said.

          "A backup plan," Niv-Mizzet said. "A crossplanar beacon, based on the design of your Project Lightning Bug."

          Recalling the lengths to which he'd gone to keep that project's true significance from the guildmaster, Ral winced. There was a hint of amusement in the dragon's voice.

          "When activated, it will make Ravnica shine in the sight of Planeswalkers throughout the Multiverse. How many will come, I cannot say, but it may be that they will gather in sufficient power to defeat Bolas, in the event my own efforts are insufficient."


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The Gathering Storm, Chapter 1