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ESSENCE DRAWING REALM
The morning light filtered weakly through the thin curtains of their small house. The warmth of the sun brushed against the wooden floor, but Elior felt none of it. His small hands rested on his knees as he watched his father at the low table, carving a block of oak. The knife moved smoothly across the grain, shaving away curls of wood with rhythmic precision. Every motion was deliberate, careful, and measured.“Patience, Elior,” his father said quietly, without looking up. “Carving is like cultivation. One wrong motion can ruin everything.”Elior mimicked his father, pressing the knife lightly against the wood. A small splinter pricked his finger. He hissed and pulled back. His father smiled, dabbing the spot with a cloth. “Do not flinch. Even the smallest discomfort is part of the process.”The boy nodded silently. He was used to his father’s quiet teachings, but today felt different. Today was not about wood or patience. Today was about the Law.When the carving was done, his fathe
PATHWAYS OF GROWTH
Morning sunlight poured through the gaps between the roofs, filling the village square with warmth. Smoke rose from the cooking pits, and laughter drifted from the fields where the older folk were already at work. For once, the air felt peaceful. The excitement from the previous sensing day still lingered like the smell of roasted grain.Elior stood near the well, washing his hands before helping his mother pound herbs. The scent of crushed mint filled the air. He liked mornings like this, when the world felt simple and quiet. The pulse of essence inside him was calm now, flowing through the pathways the Book had created. Every few moments, he could still feel a faint hum in his chest where his Law Heart was forming, though he made sure to hide it.His father came from behind, carrying a sack of grain on his shoulder. “You’re up early again,” he said with a smile. “You must really want to beat everyone in tomorrow’s test.”Elior laughed softly. “Not really. I just couldn’t sleep.”“Th
ESSENCE PATHWAY REFIÑEMENT
Morning came with a stillness that clung to the air like dew. The entire village seemed to know what day it was. From the eastern ridge to the far rice paddies, a quiet excitement pulsed beneath the usual rhythm of chores. Children woke early, faces washed and clothes brushed, waiting for the chief’s call.Elior stood near the edge of the square with the others, his hands behind his back. He had not slept much. His dreams had been full of shifting lights, countless threads of energy weaving through darkness. He had woken before dawn with his heart still racing, the faint warmth of the Book resting quietly in his chest like a sleeping flame.Today was the second sensing day.On the first, they had learned what the Laws were. They had sat by the stone formation while the chief explained that every living thing had its own rhythm, that those rhythms were fragments of greater truths. Most children had only managed to feel vague warmths or faint colors. But after a week of guided meditatio
THE WATCHERS OF THE LAW
The stars above Aetherion burned quietly, unaware that two forces beyond their light had begun to stir.Elior slept, but uneasily. His body was still small, his breath shallow, yet within him the faint outline of the Book of Laws glowed like an ember. Its protection still lingered, a thin barrier between his fragile soul and the endless dark that had tried to reach him.In that same endless dark, where distance and time meant nothing, the silence cracked.A figure stepped out of the void. His robe was white, not the dull white of cloth, but the blinding purity of creation itself. Each fold shimmered faintly, and his eyes were like twin suns that had seen the birth of worlds. Around him, the chaotic flow of laws straightened into perfect order, as though reality itself feared to misbehave before him.A calm smile touched his lips.“You came after all,” he said softly.The space beside him trembled. Shadows folded into themselves, forming the shape of another man — tall, sharp-featured,
THE TRUE POWER REVEALED
Evening settled softly over the village. The fading sun brushed gold across the roofs and fields, and the laughter of children rang through the square. Elior stood at the edge of the play area, watching the others run in circles, shouting, chasing one another.“Elior, come on!” a boy called. “You can’t just stand there again.”He hesitated. His thoughts were elsewhere—on that strange, faint hum he’d felt earlier, the pull that connected everything to everything. But before he could answer, several children surrounded him.“You’re playing,” a girl said, grinning.A hand grabbed his wrist, another pushed his shoulder, and suddenly he was in the middle of the game whether he liked it or not.“You’re it!” someone shouted, tapping his arm before sprinting away.Elior blinked, then sighed, and chased after them.For a while, he forgot about everything else. His breath came fast, his feet kicked up dust, and the others’ laughter filled the air. He even laughed once or twice himself, surprise
TESTING THE THREADS
Elior followed the faint sound of laughter toward the village square. Children ran between the stalls, kicking up dust, shouting about who was fastest or who could climb the fence higher. Miren had come to call him from the stream and while h wasn't really interested in running around like a child " well I'm still a child" .he wondered within while looking at his small 6 year old arm "I wonder how long it would take for me to grow up again" he said with a sigh all the while walking towards the playing childrenHe spotted Lana spinning around with her arms wide, her laughter bright like sunlight, and Taron sitting cross-legged under a tree, arms crossed, frowning at the others. Elior’s feet moved of their own accord, carrying him toward the open space.He clutched the pebble he had kept in his pocket, turning it over in his hand. It felt ordinary now, yet he knew it had obeyed him before. That thought alone made his small chest tighten with excitement.“Elior, hurry!” Miren called from
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