Facts about the world

Previously

…“I sent a message,” Kaelen said, his voice raspy. “A question. To everyone. About the nature of their reality.” He clutched the artifact, now cool and inert in his hand. “Let them wonder.” As they descended the mountain, the stars above seemed to watch them, their silent, ancient light a testament to a universe far grander, and perhaps far stranger, than they had ever imagined. The world below lay shrouded in darkness, oblivious to the subtle shift that had just occurred. But in the quiet corners of minds, in the fleeting moments of déjà vu, in the questions that would begin to surface, the seeds of doubt had been sown, and a new, uncertain adventure had begun for all of humanity.