CRUCIAL SHIFT: DAY 1335 IN DANIEL'S JOURNEY

The air crackled with an unseen force. Daniel perched, his gaze fixed on the horizon. The sun, a crimson orb, began toward the western edge of the world. For 1335 cycles, he had wandered. His pilgrimage had been fraught with trials, but today felt different. A shift was in the horizon. The road ahead stretched into the infinite. Daniel drew a deep