Chapter 21:Fragments Of Meaning.

Chapter 21:

Fragments of Meaning

Most of Errin's memories touched on the absurdity of existence—grand wars fought for forgotten causes, love stories that ended before they began, wisdom that crumbled beneath its own weight. Some recollections were twisted beyond recognition, like faded ink on an ancient scroll, their true meaning lost to time.

Yet among them were moments of innocence.

Adventures where he had taken a lifetime to chase the flight of a single butterfly. Journeys where he had studied the ripples in a pond as if they held the secrets of the cosmos.

Some memories were like reading a sect's ancient scripture—seeking enlightenment, only to misinterpret the words, shaping their meaning through his own flawed understanding.

How many of his lives had been built on mistaken beliefs? How many truths had he abandoned because he had misunderstood them at the time?

Had he truly been a fool in some lives? Or had wisdom itself been an illusion?

The absurdity of it made him laugh—a sound that echoed across the void.

"Perhaps the meaning of a life is only as true as the person who interprets it."

He smiled at the thought. If he had lived a thousand mistaken lives, did that not mean he had a thousand chances to find something real?

Maybe the absurdity was the adventure.

Maybe every misinterpretation, every misguided journey, had been necessary to bring him here.

To this moment.

To the chance to choose meaning for himself.

He exhaled, letting go of the need for every answer.

Not everything needed to be understood. Some things were simply meant to be lived.

And so, with the memories of absurdity and innocence woven together, he stepped forward—ready for whatever meaning the next journey would bring.