Creating a path

Bram then said, "Fine, let's get on with the plan, guys."

And Kimi said, "We know that. You don't have to explain it."

"Okay. I'm sorry."

Kimi then ignored him and walked away from the orb as they had agreed. After Kimi had walked away, the orb noticed the escape route she had opened and then headed toward it. Gen followed the orb very closely, and the other three continued to surround it.

As Gen followed the orb, he began to feel the sensation of the right path and then thought, 'Looks like I was right. Now I just have to keep following it and see if it has any pattern.'

Gen then continued following the orb for a while, and after a few minutes, Bram asked, "Gen, how are you doing?"

And Gen said, "It's what I thought. The golden orb is actually within the path. I'm trying to figure out some pattern on it."

"Got it. Let's keep surrounding it then."

"Yes, please continue.", and then Gen continued following the orb, and the other three continued surrounding it.

This went on for quite a while, and then Bram said, "Gen, have you found anything yet?"

And Gen said, "No."

"No?! We've been around the orb all this time, and you haven't found anything?"

Alex then said, "Hey! Don't talk like that to Gen. It must be a tough thing to do if he's not getting it."

And Kimi said, "Well, it's hard for me to say that, but I think he's right. We've been at this a long time."

Bram then said, "Yeah. Are you sure you didn't notice anything, Gen?"

And Gen said, "Well, I did notice something."

"And why didn't you say so? What did you notice?"

"It's no big deal. I just found out that the golden orb always walks the right path."

"And why is that no big deal?"

"The bronze orb did the same thing, but in its case, I just had to imitate it for a while."

"I see."

Kimi then said, "What are you guys talking about? What is this right path?"

And Gen said, "Well, let me explain..."

Gen then explained to Alex and Kimi what the right path was and how he had been getting the orbs that way.

Kimi then said, "I understand, Gen, but if this path really is as you said, there is something that doesn't fit."

And Gen said, "Something that doesn't fit? What do you mean?"

"We've been running with the orb for quite a while now, and since we started, the orb has been going the same way, which, in this case, is the way I'm retreating."

Bram then said, "Yes, that's true, but what's wrong with that?"

And Kimi said, "Well, from what Gen said, the golden orb is on the right path. So unless I, by some coincidence of fate, have been walking the right path since we started, it doesn't make sense that the golden orb has been walking the right path all this time."

Everyone then became silent, and Bram said, "That's right! You're right!"

And Kimi said, "I know I'm right. Otherwise, I wouldn't have said it."

Gen then said, "It's true! How could I not have thought of that?! All this time, the orb has been moving as we guided it, and I'm sure the feeling I was getting was the same as the right path, but there's no way that both pieces of information can be true."

And Alex said, "Well, it can be true if the orb is creating the right path."

On hearing this, everyone turned to Alex in shock, and then he said, "What? Did I say something stupid?"

And Kimi said, "On the contrary, Alex. You're right. This is the only possibility."

Bram then said, "The orb is creating the right path!"

And Gen said, "Yes. That can only be it."

Bram then said, "If we consider that the function of the other orbs was to teach about the right path since the golden orb is creating the right path, its function must be to teach -", and then Gen and Bram spoke together, "The way to create the right path!"

Bram then said, "That can only be it."

And Gen said, "That's true, but I have no idea where to start."

"Try to observe how the orb is creating the right path. Maybe you'll find something."

"Okay. I'll need your help for a little longer then."

"No problem."

Kimi then said, "Well, we've come this far. Let's go to the end now."

And Alex said, "I'll always be here for you, Gen."

Gen then said, "Thanks. I'll do my best."

They then continued to guide the orb as they had done before, and Gen concentrated on the golden orb.

He was paying as much attention as he could to everything the orb was doing, and after a while, he thought, 'The orb really is just going the way we are releasing it. It doesn't have any pattern. I know it's creating the right path, but how is it doing that?'

Gen then continued watching, and even after a long time, he couldn't find anything different in the movement of the golden orb, and then he said, "I don't know what to do. To me, the orb doesn't seem to be doing anything to generate the right path. I don't know what it's doing to create it."

And Bram said, "Look some more. Maybe you'll find something."

"No. I know I won't find anything. Since we started surrounding the golden orb, I haven't seen anything weird about its movement."

"But you know it's creating the right path. After all, you're the one who felt it."

"I know, but there's nothing weird about the way the golden orb is moving. It's like it creates the right path naturally around it."

Alex then said, "Maybe that's it."

And Gen said, "That what?"

Alex then said, "Maybe the golden orb really is creating the right path naturally."

And Bram said, "It doesn't make sense. If it does, it escapes our theory that the orbs are here to teach about the right path."

Kimi then said, "Why does it escape your theory?"

And Bram said, "Because how would anyone learn to do something without being taught, just by watching someone else do it naturally."

Kimi then said, "You're right."

And Alex said, "That's right. It doesn't make sense."

Gen then said, "No. Maybe it does make sense."

And Bram said, "What do you mean, Gen.? There's no way you can learn to create the path without any directions."

"You're right, but maybe I don't need to create the path from nothing."

"What do you mean? Now you've got me confused."

"One thing I've noticed about the orb is that it never comes out the right way, no matter how much it moves."

"Yes. We know that, but what conclusion did you come to with that?"

"Maybe it's not the golden orb that is creating the right path."

"It isn't? Then what is creating it?"

"Nothing is. The path is creating itself around the orb."

"The path is creating itself? What do you mean, Gen? Are you telling me that the path is creating itself in front of the golden orb on purpose?"

"Yes, that's a possibility."

"Great, I thought there was no way to understand it as it was, but it just got worse."

"What do you mean worse? Why are you saying that?"

"Because it just got harder. How are you going to guess what the requirements are for the right path to be created in front of you?"

"I don't know, but that seems to me to be the lesson the golden orb wants to pass on."

"Got it ... what are you going to do then? Are you going to watch the orb for a while longer?"

"No. I haven't thought of what to do yet."

Alex then said, "Gen, how about you stop following the golden orb and start making your movements? Maybe that way you can get some results."

And Gen said, "Maybe I can, but I don't know what moves to do."

Alex then said, "Are you sure?"

And Gen said, "Yes, I'm sure. The other orbs didn't teach me any moves ... wait a minute! Is that it?!"

Everyone looked at Gen, and Alex asked, "What, Gen?"

And Gen said, "The moves, I think I know how to create the path."