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Day 21
Love… She whispers, as the world fades in, and fades out. What does it mean to love? What does it mean to be loved?
It’s bright. It’s so bright and it’s too much, and then it’s just enough.
It means everything, to you. And so it becomes you.
The world is so small from up here. The people are small, the demons are small, it’s all… small. Fragile.
And so you become Love. Has it not traced your entire path, every step?
Rising up, and falling down. Rain douses the streets below, screams fade into cheers.
You love them. All those fragile people below. You’ve come this far because you love them.
Soaring, across the open space. Fire, bright and cloying, vanishes below as clouds gather and break open, spilling out to the world below.
Three people are beside the forest, and they look up, faces full of hope and relief.
You love them. You gave up everything for them. You’d give up everything again.
The forest cools and calms, and it stands ahead, unaware.
You’d give up everything again. That’s what it means to love. That’s what it means to be loved.
A staggering crash, a bright light. The Sea floods in, the world opens below…
And then all is quiet.