Chapter 31:
The Awakening of the Self
Errin closed his eyes, feeling the quiet hum of transformation ripple through him. It wasn't a violent upheaval, nor was it an overwhelming surge of power. It was subtle, like a gentle current shifting beneath the surface of a vast ocean.
For the first time, his body was not merely existing—it was becoming.
His cells, once bound to the natural decay of time, now moved with a rhythm not dictated by the past, but by something entirely new. The DNA at his core was no longer merely a record of what had come before—it was rewriting itself in real-time, shaping a future untethered to old limitations.
Was this evolution? No, it was something more. Evolution was slow, shaped by necessity, dictated by struggle.
This was will.
He flexed his fingers, feeling a lightness in his limbs, as if the weight of mortality had loosened its grip ever so slightly. His breath came effortlessly, each inhale filling him with a vitality that he hadn't even realized he was missing.
The realization struck him like a lightning bolt.
This was not just survival. This was creation.
He had not just stopped decay—he had taken hold of his own existence and reshaped it. His body had merely been waiting for his mind to accept what had always been possible.
"Impossibility is not in the realm of creation."
The words rang through him again, clearer than ever.
If life could be created from nothing, if entire worlds could emerge from the chaos of the void, then why should he be bound by the rules of those who had simply accepted them?
Errin opened his eyes.
The universe had not changed.
But he had.
And nothing would ever be the same again.