The higher entities did not answer in words. They never did. Instead, Amirah felt a pressure behind her left eye—a thumbprint of pure information. A concept blossomed there: DISAPPOINTMENT . Not in her. In themselves. They were tired of being worshipped by microbes who mistook awe for understanding.
And the higher entities wept.
Amirah smiled. It was a terrible smile, the kind that comes from having nothing left to lose. amirah adara higher entities
The entities recoiled. The sky-skin tried to heal. But Amirah grabbed the edge of the crack and pulled it wider. The higher entities did not answer in words