The gap wasn’t empty anymore.And that alone—Should have been impossible.The First GlimpseWhere there had been nothing…There was now something.Not fully formed.Not stable.But undeniably present.A faint distortion in the center of the void—like reality was trying to exist where it previously couldn’t.Theodore’s Grip TightensHis hands were still on my shoulders.“Talk to me,” he said.“What happened in there?”I exhaled slowly.“I answered a question.”He frowned. “That’s it?”“No,” I said quietly.“I changed the answer.”The Others See It TooAurelion stepped closer to the edge of the gap again, his light glowing cautiously.“It’s different,” he whispered.“It’s not empty anymore.”Eryndor’s gaze sharpened.“It’s not full either.”Vireon Names It First“It exists between states,” Vireon said.“Not absence.”“Not presence.”The Watcher Finishes It“…A transitional layer.”That Shouldn’t Exist“There’s no such thing,” the Watcher added immediately after.“There wasn’t,” I corre
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