>>5489308The third place she visited was the Everbright, a city inside the mountain the heavens are situated. Crystals with mysterious colors which do not exist in the human world reminds Xil of her younger years, when she had less obligations and the limited knowledge of a child.
Within this layer, reality also changes.
The crystal buildings and facilities possess strange geometry, and even stranger gravity. Walking a couple steps in one bridge resulted in her ending up walking on the bridge which sits on the ceiling of the mountain. While this strange world very much captures the wonders of not knowing everything about the world, and provides the peaceful atmosphere that allows her to concentrate on attaining inner peace, she still could only attain it for brief moments.
After a couple hours of unsuccessful attempts, she leaves this layer.
She visits the Constructor layer right after this, hoping to gain some understanding of how the most enlightened of individuals live.
Reaching the summit of the mountain, she encounters a golden spire so large that even her eyes cannot see where it tampers.
The people there are mostly angels, but several birdmen and a few contractors are present to inform them about the lower layers.
Inside this layer, she saw many strange things.
Rooms which housed miniature seas and lands which could be commanded to generate changes in weather, scenarios of interactions between animals, and even recreation of past historical events.
There are also strange devices which can project images and writing when given a command. Apparently, these devices draw from a stockpile of data that is gained through documenting memories of people in all the worlds.
The people here also have very little accessories. Barely anyone has any jewelry on them, with the few that do being the contractors or birdmen that do not have this place as their permanent residence.
Despite wearing only shorts and long gloves, the angels behave much differently than the ones she encountered at the Great Four, being relatively civil with each other and preferring to experience each other’s memories or lucid dream instead of indulging in physically thrilling activities.
It’s an efficient system, but the sterile environment and lack of traditional means of entertainment has left Xil feeling rather unfulfilled.
She eventually heads back to the Great Four layer.
As she sits in the outskirts of the mountain, away from the city, and surrounded by nature, she thinks about her journey.
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