Possibilities.
In existence, there were many beings who spent obscenely long periods of time wondering what could have been. What of this possibility or that possibility? If only things had happened this way instead of that way.
If only I was born rich. If only I was not poor. If only I was talented instead of mediocre. What could have been if I was born a genius with natural gifts?
There were countless what-ifs and what-could-have-beens that plagued the minds of entities across all of reality. But a concerning pattern emerged when one examined these contemplations closely: most of them focused on the past, on things that nobody had control over anymore.
There were many who were born talentless and poor, seemingly cursed by fate to remain at the bottom. And yet after some time and tremendous effort, some of them turned what little they had and transformed themselves completely.
After years of hard work and relentless focus, the supposedly talentless and poor suddenly became known as geniuses with extremely high levels of wealth and influence.
And those who were born geniuses or rich? Well, reality more often than not dictated that they remained geniuses and rich, building upon the advantages they were given.
But that was just how existence operated.
One should never remain bound by what-ifs and what-could-have-beens. They could change the trajectory of their lives and choose exactly what possibility their existence would take through action and will.
Focus on the now. Focus on what is, not on what could have been.
The past was immutable, but the future remained unwritten.
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In the Infinite Unfurling.
In a distant region high in the skies, there was a floating mountain that spun slowly while roiling white mist churned below it in hypnotic patterns. On the peak of this mountain, Noah stood looking at the figure of the now fully healed Lumivara, The Radiant Wanderer.
The fox-like creature was magnificent in her restored state. She possessed a single lush tail that curved gracefully behind her, easily as long as her entire body. Her coat of radiant white fur shone with stellar luminescence, each strand seeming to emit its own soft light.
Her eyes were large and expressive, colored a brilliant gold that pulsed with her Way of Light. She stood on four legs with digitigrade paws. ππππ¦ππππππ·ππ.πΈπ°π
Lumivara approached Noah with nervous energy, her movements both graceful and hesitant.
"I am Lumivara, The Radiant Wanderer," she said with a voice that trembled slightly. "I follow the Way of Light, seeking to understand illumination in all its forms. I... I also really enjoy watching singularities of light bloom...."
She shuffled her paws with adorable nervousness.
"I have traveled across many different regions in my existence, always moving because I was never quite strong enough to claim territory. I once tried to befriend a lightning elemental, but it tried to eat me. I do not like the taste of meat very much, preferring to sustain myself purely on light itself..."
Noah blinked at this creature with an unfathomable gaze as...why the hell was she saying all this?
Her tail swished with nervous energy.
"My dream is to one day establish a sanctuary where light can exist in its purest form, untainted by darkness or shadow. A place where all who seek illumination can come and learn. Though... I suppose that is a rather presumptuous dream for someone as weak as me."
She looked down with embarrassment at her own admission.
Noah looked at her and shook his head with a calm smile, finding her earnest nervousness somewhat endearing.
Though she did ramble.
"You mentioned an area that has something good?" he asked, bringing the conversation back to practical matters.
Lumivaraβs ears perked up as she nodded eagerly.
"Yes! I came across a region filled with blinding light that would even blind Pre-THE Existences if they approached carelessly, of course, not me since I walk The Way of Light..." she explained with growing confidence as she spoke about her discovery.
"The entire domain is protected by layers of luminescence so intense that they function as barriers."
Her eyes shone with the memory.
"It cannot even be accessed through normal spatial travel. One must pass through a small invisible wormhole that is almost impossible to detect. The wormhole takes one an extremely far distance across the Infinite Unfurling, far beyond where most would ever venture."
She gestured with her paw as if drawing a map in the air.
"And even after passing through the wormhole, one has to be perceptive to a very unique frequency of light to find and move through a doorway that leads into the actual domain. I can perceive that frequency because of my Way, but most entities would never find it."
Her voice dropped to something almost reverent.

"I... I got scared," she admitted while looking down. "I did not sense the aura of a Pre-THE Existence or even any THE Entities within the domain. The place felt completely barren and devoid of signatures from conscious beings."
"But I did feel a type of natural power emanating from deep within. Not an entity exactly, but something that could potentially rival or even exceed an entity at the level of THE Surface Depth of Absolute Sovereignty."
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