Morning light filtered softly through the windows of the family compound.
Celestia sat in quiet meditation on the side porch, her breathing steady. She was reviewing the flow of her Unity Cycle, letting the familiar rhythm settle through her when a translucent blue screen suddenly materialized in the air directly in front of her.
She opened her eyes.
The screen remained in front of her.
'What is this?' She thought.
Curious, she reached out. Her fingers passed straight through the glowing surface without any resistance. There was no texture, no energy fluctuation she could properly grasp — only light and information hanging in the air like it belonged there.
At her cultivation level, hallucinations of this clarity were nearly impossible.
Text began to form across the screen.
[WELCOME, HOST.]
[SYSTEM INITIALIZING…]
[BINDING COMPLETE.]
[PERSONALIZED GROWTH SUPPORT SYSTEM ONLINE.]
Celestia stared at the words in silence for a few seconds and came to a single conclusion.
