Like a Fleeting Illusion

The use of magic by the Espers transformed their world in a radical way. Not only had it forever changed the ecosystem of their planet, but it had also greatly complicated their society.

For although magic had allowed such systems to be created, for an Esper, on an individual scale, their senses and the reach of their actions had not changed.

Just as the universe, in its vastness, becomes abstract even though we are part of it, or just as the extreme smallness of microcosms, such as the inside of the human body at the scale of cells, is equally abstract, the new systems created through the magic of the Espers had become abstract to many of them.

It became more and more difficult for them to distinguish truth from falsehood, like a fleeting illusion, visible yet unreachable, like the reflection of a flower in a mirror or the moon upon the water.

Reality had become elusive, like a dream.

Understanding the problems of climate and society was possible. But truly grasping their scale, and understanding how they concerned everyone, had become impossible to comprehend naturally.

Little by little, this had created a detachment from reality, raising imaginary barriers between the Espers, who could then see nothing more than the illusion of a distorted reality.