(Recommended theme song: The Story of Us, by milet )
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Decades had passed since Kireina reached the Summit of Existence, elevating her entire Reality to become part of the Existence Expanse. With her came billions of people, protected by her Mark of the Root; she elevated them to near-Empyrean Throne levels when necessary, though most of the population retained their original strength, living peacefully in their own universes and dimensions as Kireina had always intended.
In all that time, much had changed.
