Lumis and Eili stood side by side, their eyes hidden from the outside world, as if every glance, every movement, was too important to waste on anything insignificant. They had just received an answer to their questions, yet the weight of the truth, which seemed to fill the space around them, did not leave them.
The entity had told them that they could change this world. But these changes promised to be radical. And although there were many things in the world that needed to be altered, even the very fabric of reality seemed fragile, every action came with a price. This was not merely a possibility — it was a choice that would determine the very nature of existence.
Lumis felt the weight of the word “sacrifice” fall on him like a stone. This was not just a change, not merely a new beginning. This was the moment when, to gain something, they would have to give up something else. He looked at Eili, and though she did not speak, she felt the same.
“We need to understand if we’re ready to do this,” Lumis said, his voice full of internal pain, as though he could already feel the sacrifice he was about to make. “What will we lose if we choose this?”
Eili slowly turned to him, her face remained still, but her gaze was deep and filled with shadows.
“I know it will be difficult, but no choice is without consequences,” she said. “You want to change this world, but can we bear what will change in us?”
Their conversation felt like the intertwining of thoughts echoing in their heads, but none of them could surface to find a simple resolution. They both felt that the sacrifice would be great, but this sacrifice might be the only path to restore balance. It wasn’t just another change; it was a revolution, an upheaval at the very heart of the universe.
Lumis moved closer, and once again there was silence between them. He understood that the answer they had been waiting for did not lie in the words of the entity, but in themselves. They had to find their own readiness for change, even if it meant leaving everything they knew behind and allowing the unknown to alter them completely.
“If we choose to change this world, we must be ready to leave everything we hold dear,” he whispered.
Eili did not answer immediately. She closed her eyes, trying to find at least the smallest peaceful place inside herself. She wasn’t sure she was ready. She wasn’t sure if it was truly necessary.
“I… I don’t know if I’m ready,” she said softly, her voice sounding like the echo of doubts, but also of resolve. “But I know one thing: we can’t stay here. This world, in any case, needs change. We can’t leave it as it is.”
Lumis remained silent. He saw the same inner struggle in her eyes that was in his own heart. And though they both knew this would be a painful choice, one that might never come back, they also knew they had no other way. The choice was too big, too important to ignore.
Their eyes met, and they both understood that now there was no turning back. They were standing on the edge of a great choice, and even if this choice was filled with sacrifices, they knew they could not leave everything as it was.
“If we do this…” Lumis began, his voice becoming more confident, “we must be ready for more than just changes in the world. We must be ready for changes in ourselves.”
Eili nodded, her eyes never leaving his, and she understood that together, they had already decided: they could not leave everything as it was. The world awaited change, and they were the ones who had to bring it, even at the cost of a great sacrifice.
“We’ll do it,” she said, and though her voice didn’t sound entirely certain, there was a spark of determination in her eyes. “Together.”