The Blank Realm changed as I walked.
It always does — that's the trick of writing something alive.The fog that once felt endless began to shape itself into roads, bridges, towers.Lines of gold ink threaded through the air, curving and looping until they formed streets.
By the time I realized what was happening, the horizon had bloomed into light.
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[ System Notice : New Sub-Realm Formed — The Readers' City ][ Origin : Autonomous Manifestation of Narrative Observation ]
Arjun's ember pulsed uneasily. It's building itself from every eye that's ever read your story.
"So… basically, reviews with architecture."
Let's hope they're five-star.
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The closer I got, the louder it became.Not noise — murmur.Thousands of overlapping whispers, half-laughing, half-arguing, echoing lines I'd once said aloud.
"He's too calm.""He's not human.""He'll regret this."
It took a second to realize: they were reading me.
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