Dream: The Bridge Beneath the Stars
The dream begins in silence. You find yourself standing on a narrow bridge that stretches infinitely in both directions, suspended in a void so vast it feels endless. Above you, stars swirl and dance in great celestial rivers, their light reflecting faintly off the translucent bridge beneath your feet.
The bridge creaks under your weight as you take a step forward, though the sound is muffled, as if the void itself is absorbing it. Below the bridge, shadows writhe and shift, moving in unnatural ways. As you walk, faint whispers rise from the shadows, fragmentary and fleeting, barely louder than the sound of your breath.
“You shouldn’t have looked…” one whisper says, low and accusatory. Another hisses, “Will you see it through?” The shadows seem to reach upward, faint tendrils of smoke curling just below the surface of the bridge. They don’t touch you, but their presence is oppressive, pressing against your senses.
As you press on, the whispers grow louder, almost deafening, until they suddenly stop. A new voice, deeper and resonant, cuts through the silence. It is still indistinct, but unlike the others, it seems to address you directly.
“You are not meant to walk this path lightly. You may turn away now… or continue forward and learn the truth.”
Ahead of you, the bridge seems to grow firmer, its translucent surface shifting into solid stone as the swirling stars above intensify. But below, the shadows churn more violently, and another possibility becomes clear: you can leap from the bridge into the void below.
The voice speaks again, calm but insistent. “Step forward… or fall into the unknown.”
The choice is yours.
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