Chronicles of the Proportionate Ascension

In the heart of the Andara Expanse, a vast plane of shifting dimensions, lay the realm of Elythia. It was a place where the very fabric of reality was woven from the threads of the people's will. The Ratio of the Risen Realms, a codex of ancient wisdom, dictated that realms could ascend to higher dimensions if their inhabitants collectively willed it. This process, known as Proportional Ascension, was the source of both wonder and peril.

Elythia was a realm of lush forests, towering mountains, and crystalline lakes, a paradise where the flora and fauna thrived in harmony. But beneath the surface of this utopia lay a fragile balance. The Ratio of the Risen Realms was a delicate equation, one that could be thrown off by the smallest of imbalances.

In a small village nestled at the base of the Great Seraphine Mountains, lived a young man named Thalor. He was the son of a local farmer, a boy who spent his days tending to his father's fields and dreaming of the day his realm would ascend to a higher dimension. Thalor was a dreamer, and his dreams were fueled by the tales of the ancient Ratio, stories that spoke of realms that had ascended and realms that had fallen.

One day, as Thalor was working in the fields, a vision came to him. The ground beneath his feet trembled, and the sky darkened as if the very heavens were weeping. In his vision, he saw the Ratio of the Risen Realms, a grand tapestry of light and shadows, and he realized that the balance was shifting. Elythia was in danger of descending, and with it, the entire Andara Expanse could be plunged into chaos.

Thalor knew that he had to act. He sought out the council of the elders, but they were divided. Some believed that the Ratio was a natural cycle, one that could not be stopped. Others, however, saw Thalor's vision as a sign that they must act before it was too late.

As Thalor traveled through the realms, he encountered beings of great power and wisdom. He learned of the ancient prophecies that spoke of a hero who would rise to save the Andara Expanse. Thalor began to see himself in these prophecies, and he knew that he had to embrace his destiny.

But the path to ascension was fraught with peril. Thalor faced off against dark forces that sought to exploit the Ratio for their own gain. He encountered the Luminara, beings of light who had once ascended but were now trapped in a lower dimension, their light fading with each passing day. Thalor realized that he had to unite the realms, to harness the will of all its inhabitants, if he was to restore balance.

As the Ratio continued to shift, Thalor's journey became a race against time. He had to find the lost fragments of the Ratio, pieces scattered across the realms, before the balance was lost forever. Each fragment he recovered brought him closer to understanding the true nature of the Ratio and the power it held.

In the end, Thalor stood before the Ratio of the Risen Realms, a tapestry of light and shadows that pulsed with the life of the Andara Expanse. He called upon the will of the realms, and with a collective shout, the Ratio began to stabilize. The realms began to ascend, and Elythia was saved.

But the journey was far from over. Thalor knew that the Ratio was a living entity, one that could change and evolve. He vowed to protect the Andara Expanse, to ensure that the Ratio remained balanced and that the realms could ascend in peace.

The Chronicles of the Proportionate Ascension would be told for generations, a tale of a young hero who rose to save the realms. And in the heart of the Andara Expanse, the Ratio of the Risen Realms would continue to pulse, a beacon of hope and balance in a world of shifting dimensions.