The processions within the Palace were done as all of them were divided.
Well, Achilles and Rose were divided.
Achilles was told to follow a group of Absolutes alongside THE Resplendent Paradox to another section of this massive Palace. Their destination lay somewhere deeper within the obsidian structure that had been constructed from concentrated Chaos and Existential Authority.
And Rose and all others were told to follow an Absolute and more than a dozen Fundamental Depth entities outside of the Palace entirely.
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Rose floated above the shattered landscapes that surrounded the Palace, her stellar form pulsing with a calm Chaos that she kept carefully suppressed beneath surface compliance. Around her, the other natives of their Observable Existence gathered with expressions that held varying degrees of fear and resignation.
