"…It was him."
She looked back at the Father, her radiant eyes now carrying a weight they hadn't held in countless cycles.
"All of this… was him."
The Mother stood in silence for a few seconds after her quiet revelation, her radiant presence dimmed by the weight of her thoughts.
Across the thin veil of the First Absence, the Father remained perfectly still, his silhouette of pure void watching her closely.
Finally, he spoke, his voice cold and measured.
"Do you care to elaborate?"
The Mother turned her gaze back toward him. Her expression was no longer calm — there was a rare trace of unease in her eyes.
"I'm not certain how he managed it," she admitted. "But I am certain it was him. My son… Ash Originat. He is the one behind the erasure of the Lower Framework.... both of ours."
The Father did not react outwardly, but the darkness around him seemed to deepen slightly.
The Mother continued nonetheless as even this revelation was something she couldn't truly comprehend.
