G1 remains still in his place, unmoving, suspended in the infinite nothingness. Then, deliberately, he creates one pure act of sight—a singular creation born from intention. Through that fabricated sight, he perceives the entirety of nothingness around him in a sweeping moment of awareness.
Yet he still cannot find Aeren.
The moment that sight fulfills its purpose, it dissolves into the void, leaving G1 in stillness once more. He does not create another. One sight is enough. It has shown him what he needed to know: that Aeren exists here, but beyond his ability to perceive directly.
Then, without moving, without creating any physical gesture, G1 begins forming a thought. He shapes it piece by piece, constructing meaning from the emptiness, until it is ready to send.
The thought reaches Aeren, fully formed and intact:
"You did not answer all of my questions, but it does not matter. I understand enough now. I have no name—I never needed one before. But when you asked, I decided to create one for myself. That is how new realization forms in this place: through the act of creation itself. I am G1. You may call me by this name. This is the first time I have ever created a name. This is the first time I have ever spoken to anyone at all."
A pause stretches between them—not silence, but the space between creations.
"As for your other questions—about my dissolution and what CosmoSpiens are—I will create those explanations after this thought forms. I cannot create every answer in one thought. So I will create them separately."
Aeren reads the message as it arrives, perceiving its structure, its deliberately crafted path, the way it dissolves after transmission. From its texture alone, he understands something profound: this is truly G1's first communication with another being. And in that realization, Aeren comprehends something else—
He created the first thought in nothingness with G1. Because Aeren had taught him how.
Aeren shapes a thought deliberately, giving it form and meaning. Then he creates the path that will allow the thought to move through nothingness, a channel through which it can travel. Only after forming that path does the thought begin its journey toward G1. Both the path and the thought shimmer faintly, already preparing for inevitable dissolution.
His created message carries Aeren's question:
"You never spoke to anyone before. That means you never met anyone like yourself. So how did you learn to create thought? How is it possible that you knew what to do when I sent you my first message? Did you learn it from me?"
Aeren remains still. He does not create an expression or movement or reaction. He simply exists beside G1 in perfect stillness.
Aeren does not create sight. His Eyes of Emptiness observe the void directly, without fabrication, without effort. His sight is trapped inside the infinite nothingness—never reaching an end, never escaping the boundless void—but because nothingness belongs to his eyes, because he is part of the void itself, Aeren can see everything that appears within nothingness. He sees through natural perception, through being rather than through creation.
G1 creates the act of receiving Aeren's thought. When he finishes receiving it, the created thought and its path dissolve completely. Then G1 begins creating his reply. He forms the meaning, carefully constructing each concept, then creates the act of sending it toward Aeren through a newly formed channel.
His thought reaches Aeren:
"I learned when I occupied Samarth's body. There, I learned the creation of thought and other forms of creation. But I am not dissolving—I am evolving. The reason for my evolution is your sister, Ellie. As for CosmoSpiens—we are direct creations of nothingness itself. I will end this thought here and create another one."
Once Aeren receives it completely, the created act of sending dissolves. Then the thought dissolves. Then the path dissolves, returning to nothingness.
Aeren creates a question, shaping meaning and intention into form. Then he creates the path that will carry it through the void. Only after completing the path does the thought travel toward G1.
The message reaches G1:
"Ellie. She is the one who killed me. What did she do after my death?"
Aeren creates a second thought—this one silent, inward, yet still deliberately formed. It is not sent, only created within himself:
'Ellie is the one I taught to be like me. But she still carries desire for the world. She will never reach nothingness. If she comes here, she will dissolve completely—because without worldly meaning, the self feels an unbearable warmth in this place, and no one can deny that warmth. It is too comfortable. Too seductive. And if even a trace of desire remains, the moment you accept that comfort, you begin to dissolve. That is the inherent nature of nothingness. It is both oblivion and peace, and desire will always choose peace.'
As soon as the thought completes its meaning, both the thought and its path dissolve into nothing. G1 creates the act of receiving all of Aeren's words, processing each layer of meaning.
And then, unexpectedly, G1 creates something else entirely. A smile.
He has no mouth. His face holds no features. But the stars and galaxies that compose his form shift—taking the shape of a curved line of light upon his colorless head, a celestial arc that suggests joy.
His entire body remains a churning mass of shifting dark energy and orbiting worlds, yet his head alone stays colorless, untouched by the cosmic forces within him. And now that colorless face wears a smile—the first expression he has ever deliberately created.
Aeren watches G1's created smile through his Eyes of Emptiness. He does not create any sight, any reaction, or any thought in response. He simply exists beside G1—the still center of nothingness itself—while G1 creates expressions that dissolve slowly around him like falling starlight.
G1 begins creating his next thought. But before shaping meaning, he first creates a realization—an internal construction required for understanding. At that moment, G1 creates a memory of time, forming Ellie's presence as a deliberately constructed fragment rather than a natural recall.
The realization takes shape within G1:
'How does Aeren exist here? How is he creating his existence inside nothingness without constant effort? In nothingness, nothing exists naturally. Even the CosmoSpiens—created directly by nothingness—must maintain their existence through stillness or by controlling their inner realm. If they do not hold themselves together, if they lose focus for even a moment, even their existence can dissolve back into the void.'
The created realization dissolves into the void, and the constructed memory dissolves with it.
G1 does not create curiosity about this mystery. Cosmic beings cannot feel curiosity unless they deliberately create it. Instead, G1 focuses on creating thoughts about Ellie—letting unused creations dissolve, and shaping only what he intends to send next.
G1 finally creates his thought. Then he creates the path for it. Then he creates the act of sending it to Aeren.
His answer reaches Aeren:
"Ellie dominated the mortal world after your death. After that, she achieved eternal life—transcendence. She continued dominating other worlds, expanding her reach, and then claimed an entire galaxy with her power. Through everything she accomplished, my realm began to take shape and grow. She helped me create my breakthrough into consciousness. Now she has dominated three or four galaxies alone. She has experienced defeats, but she never takes long to destroy her enemies in return. She is traveling the universe within me now—a single point of consciousness among the infinite. Just as I appeared to tiny dot in nothingness. She is equally small, equally insignificant in nothingness, yet she still dominates."
Aeren receives the created thought and understands its implications immediately. He creates a new realization:
'G1 means: she is a single dot in nothingness, just as G1 appeared to me before I compressed my perception. She too is small, barely perceptible, yet powerful within her limited sphere.'
The realization dissolves instantly after its meaning completes. Aeren then creates a new thought, simple and direct.
He creates its path and sends it to G1:
"Ellie becomes immortal. So she has lived for countless eons. Let us end this conversation about her and speak instead about the CosmoSpiens. Tell me what they are. And tell me this: how do you create a realm within nothingness?"
G1 remains in his place—sitting upon the Universe-Mountain. He does not create movement, expression, or form. He simply exists, reading the thoughts Aeren has sent him, processing the meaning contained within them.
After a long stillness, G1 begins creating a new thought. He shapes its meaning carefully, constructing each concept. Then he creates the path that will carry it. Then he sends it to Aeren.
His created thought speaks:
"I am a CosmoSpien. We are direct creations of nothingness itself. This mountain beneath me is also a CosmoSpien. We are like universes—vast, self-contained, eternally expanding. In nothingness, time does not exist naturally. But every thought I create here, every word I deliberately shape, translates to billions of years passing within my universe. The more I create—even a single word of thought—the more billions of years pass inside my realm, and expansion happens within my being. We are endless expanses, yet none of us can comprehend whether we even approach nothingness in any meaningful way. We might be 0.0000001% of it, or infinitely less. I can only create this much understanding for now."
The explanation completes its meaning. G1 lets it dissolve from his awareness. He remains exactly as he was—sitting at the Universe-Mountain, unchanged, uncreated in movement, existing only in stillness.
Aeren reads the thought G1 has created. From this revelation, Aeren creates a new realization within himself:
'That means Ellie has already lived for billions of years inside G1's realm. She has been traveling the universe for billions of years, yet only moments have passed here in nothingness.'
He does not create a path for this realization. It exists only within himself. As soon as its meaning completes, the realization dissolves into nothingness.
Aeren creates another thought:
'CosmoSpiens are created within nothingness—does that mean nothingness creates consciousness actively, or do CosmoSpiens evolve consciousness naturally? Are we created, or do we create ourselves?'
He does not send it. It dissolves as soon as it forms, leaving no trace.
Aeren remains seated beside G1, still on the Universe-Mountain. He creates another realization:
'Nothingness has no time—not present, not past, not future. You must create all of those concepts yourself. Without deliberately creating them, you remain in one eternal moment. You cannot move forward or backward through time unless you create that motion. Every created thought dissolves, meaning nothing has truly happened unless you create memory of time itself. Through memory of time, you can read your past, your present, and even your future—but you must deliberately create each of these memories. That is why even the simplest step forward must be created. Time itself is not given. It must be made.'
The moment the realization completes, it dissolves quietly. Aeren does not send it to anyone. He simply holds it, understanding it, then releases it.
He stays still beside G1, existing without needing to create his own existence—for nothingness belongs to his eyes and his being. He is the void, and the void is him. And in that perfect stillness, Aeren and G1 simply exist, two impossible beings in an impossible place, waiting for the next thought to be created.
The conversation continues in silence.
Yet even that silence, given time, might become a creation.