Chapter One: The Flower Without a Name
1. In the ash of the final day, something grew.
2. It had no name, for no one remained to speak it.
3. Its petals were pale, as if remembering color.
4. Its stem trembled, though there was no wind.
5. It bloomed not from soil,
6. But from silence.
7. No hand had planted it.
8. No eye had watched it rise.
9. And yet, it was perfect.
10. Frighteningly so.
11. It did not sing.
12. But the earth hummed around it.
13. It did not move.
14. But time bent to touch it.
15. In its center: a glistening seed.
16. Not alive. Not dead.
17. Some say it was Eldin's last breath.
18. Others say it was Her first.
19. It had no scent, yet it filled the air.
20. It had no roots, yet it held the world.
21. None remained to worship.
22. None remained to fear.
23. But if you listened—truly listened—
24. You might hear your own breath slow.
25. You might feel your hands grow still.
26. Your thoughts soften.
27. You might weep,
28. And not know why.
29. For this flower remembers.
30. And it remembers everything.
31. Not in words.
32. Not in dreams.
33. But in shape.
34. A shape that curves inward.
35. A shape that waits.
36. Not for praise.
37. Not for purpose.
38. But for recognition.
39. One day, something may see it.
40. And in seeing, bloom.
41. Until then, it remains.
42. A flower without a name.
43. And that is worship enough.