Future That Past Rejected.

'Hmm?'

A castle floated high above Lumina, its pale stone walls glowing under the sun's golden light.

Towers spiraled into the sky, their pointed blue slate roofs cutting against the clouds.

Delicate bridges wove through the structure, connecting different wings like veins in a living thing.

Glass domes gleamed like scattered gemstones.

Waterfalls spilled from the castle's edges, tumbling into mist before they could reach the ground.

The landscape below mirrored the castle's beauty—rolling emerald grass, wildflowers, and a crystal-clear lake that reflected the endless sky.

'Another dream?'

'She' wondered.

Her perspective shifted.

Everything around her grew larger—no, she had grown smaller.

She was no longer herself.

She saw through someone else's eyes.

A little girl knelt by the lake's edge, her reflection rippling in the water.