Despite the relentless pull of the light, Midnight refused to extinguish the flame. To retreat back into the safety of the mountain would be to cage herself, to confine the potential that pulsed within her new form. Her new form was a profound transformation that demanded more than mere survival; it required mastery, and mastery could only be attained by pushing beyond the confines of the Albweiss.

Growth required action. It demanded risks, challenges, and the relentless pursuit of understanding. To become more, she had to expand the territory she traversed, to confront and transcend the limits of her abilities. Yves, too, held knowledge that she would need to acquire. Growth would come from change, from pushing against the boundaries of her very existence. And it would come. She would be more.

With a resolve burning as fiercely as the light that sought to unravel her, the nothing that was Midnight moved. Unbound by the constraints of gravity, she soared along the jagged mountain face, a wraith of rippling darkness against the everlasting stone. Exhilaration surged through her as she realised the light could not hold her captive; the beams that threatened her fell back into their original patterns as she left them behind, while new orbs formed where she ventured. As long as she stayed in motion, faster than the light could close in, she could evade the consuming flame.

Improving her control with every passing moment, Midnight quickened her pace, gliding effortlessly through the physical storms that battered the mountainside, through the ethereal light fragments whose phantom presences sought to ensnare her, untouched and unbound, like claws raking through air. The world around her was a discord of sensations, starkly different from all that the mountain had grown and held within its depths. As she honed her ability to perceive this new old world, Midnight focussed on discerning what should be the thin, biting air, and the weight of the night wind heavy with the scent of snow and stone. Yet, amidst these tangible impressions, she remained aware of the dangers that might lurk in the dark. Her darkness extended outward, probing the environment for any sign of other entities —beasts, humanoids, ethereals. She also sensed for prey.

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