The story was no longer merely about the past.
It began to… influence the present.
Aurelia felt it as a subtle yet profound shift.
The narrative that formed did not remain just as memory.
It began to dictate how every group acted.
The entity beside Aurelia tensed slowly.
Its lines of light moved following the flow of the story.
Not just the events themselves,
But the way those events were understood.
The units behind maintained the core,
Yet now acted more like a counterbalance,
Ensuring the narrative's influence did not exceed its bounds.
Kael narrowed his eyes.
"Stories are becoming the basis for decisions," he said softly.
"Not just direct experience."
Orion nodded.
"This is very powerful."
Ragnar exhaled.
"This could change everything."
Aurelia understood.
And this was an extremely delicate phase.
She stepped forward slowly,
Traversing the groups with strong narratives.
And there,
She found something that made her stop.
That group was acting
