Read the light

The core fires on a beat and lights one node at a time, rotating around the ring by a step you are never told. The opening beats are free. After that, tap the node it is about to light — before it lights.

• Flux. The ring reverses. You get one beat of warning.
• Dark beats. The core fires without showing you. Keep counting.
• Chain. Consecutive reads raise the field’s energy.
• Conviction. Committing early is worth more than the buzzer.