Sublime

1. Seeing Stars There are as many ways of being blind as there are of being tall, or sick, or hot. But the popular view has always conceived of blindness as a totality.

Come to know the one who watches the voice, and you will come to know one of the great mysteries of creation.

“I’ve removed the remaining locks in the Book of Eternal Night,” the Monarch said. “Now, you may draw power from it and advance as you see fit. You can even open the seventh page, though I warn you against taking any more than a peek before Archlord. That technique is very potent.”

Upon seeing the manifestation of his own spirit, Ziel’s heart broke. This was the man he’d been. Dross made

[Behold the souls of the ancient black dragons! You could inherit their power, the echoes of their continent-spanning might, and advance as quickly as any sacred beast dares. But if you inherit their memories and their titanic willpower, will you still be yourself? Or will you only be their vessel…]

the all-seeing eye—called an utchat