Alex quickly pieced it together. The dark spots he had seen were areas of absolute nothingness—voids devoid of energy, matter, or anything at all.
"Veil tears…" he muttered, realization dawning on him.
He shifted his focus to the strings vibrating differently from the rest. These marked regions of space filled with celestial objects—black holes, stars, planets, and even entire galaxies.
The reason he hadn't noticed them earlier was simple: he hadn't encountered them directly as they sped past in his journey.
With this newfound understanding, Alex grasped that space wasn't uniform. Different regions resonated uniquely, influenced by the presence—or absence—of celestial objects.
Leaving the veil tears and other anomalies behind, Alex honed in on his connection, travelling until he arrived at a familiar and distinct frequency.
