Chapter 1: The Girl Who Looked Up
In a quiet little town, nestled between mountains and seas, there lived a girl named Elara. She was no ordinary child—while others played with dolls and stones, she would lie on the grass for hours, staring at the sky. The sun's warmth filled her with fire, and the moon's glow filled her with peace. But Elara longed for something greater. She dreamed not only of reaching the stars, but of going beyond them—beyond the universe itself.
Her parents often worried. "Elara, your head is always in the clouds," her mother would say. But Elara would smile and whisper, "The clouds are only the beginning."