The fog began to thicken, gradually engulfing the surrounding space, as though it itself were preparing to swallow the last remnants of light. Lumis and Eili stood at the threshold of a new dimension, feeling neither space nor time. Their bodies seemed to lose their physical form, blending into the boundless sea of energy.
Lumis took a deep breath, and his breath shattered into a million particles, instantly dissolving into the infinite vacuum, leaving no trace. He once again felt how his mind tried to impose order on the chaos that reigned around them, but in this immensity, there were no patterns. Everything he once knew now lost any meaning.
“This can’t be real,” Eili whispered, her voice sounding slightly detached, as if reality itself were slipping away from her. She stared into the emptiness, trying to make sense of what was happening.
Lumis didn’t answer. He felt the same—the world around him no longer had any distinguishing features, no solid foundation to hold on to. All the familiar markers that once helped him navigate reality were now gone. Here, there was no time, no space, no logic.
“We found what we were looking for,” he finally said, though even he wasn’t sure of his words. “But is this it? Are we really ready to understand it?”
Eili turned toward him. Her face was unreadable, but there was deep concern reflected in her eyes.
“We can’t go back,” she said, clenching her fists. “If we don’t understand this, we’ll be stuck here forever.”
Lumis paused, staring into the void ahead. His mind slowly began to piece things together, assembling fragments into a unified picture. This place wasn’t just a fragment of reality—it was reality itself, without boundaries or limits. It was the essence they had been approaching, revealing more about themselves than they could ever imagine.
“Maybe the problem isn’t in understanding it, but in accepting it,” Lumis said, his voice sounding confident now. “This isn’t a world that can be known through the usual laws. This place is the result of our journey. And what we’re feeling now isn’t fear or anxiety. It’s simply the realization that we can no longer be who we were.”
Eili fell silent, her face growing calmer as she listened to his words. She turned them over in her mind, feeling how all the emotions were fading away, leaving only a deep understanding that required no explanations.
“You’re right,” she replied after a pause. “We don’t need to look for answers. We have to accept this, even if it means changing who we are.”
Lumis looked at her, and in his eyes, a new certainty flickered. They stood together, ready to step beyond what had once been their reality. They were no longer just two people searching for a path. They had become part of something greater, invisible, but absolutely true.
They took a step forward.
And with every move they made, a new truth illuminated their way.