Tsv's words echoed, "The Realm of Reflection holds one more truth."
But I was lost in the anguish of my past. The Eternity's feather, nestled in my chest, began to glow. A faint, warm light enveloped me, soothing my shattered emotions.
Suddenly, visions materialized before me, Alex, standing with a gentle smile, and my mother, radiant with forgiveness.
"Forgive yourself," Alex said, his voice barely above a whisper. My mother's eyes, filled with love, held mine. "I knew you loved me," she said. "Your delay was not malice."
Tears streamed down my face as the weight of guilt lifted.
"I'm sorry," I whispered, overwhelmed. Alex's smile broadened. "You were busy living, as I was dying. Your absence didn't cause my darkness."
My mother's gentle touch reassured me. "Your choices, though flawed, were not malicious."
In that moment, I understood that Forgiveness wasn't erasing the past but releasing its burden.
The visions faded, leaving the warm glow of the feather. Tsv's voice brought me back to the present.
"Now, are you prepared for the next revelation?"
With a newfound sense of peace, I nodded. "The Realm of Reflection has one final truth," Tsv said.
"A truth that will shatter your understanding of existence."