"The reason the Ancient God 'Merk' fell was precisely because He and His messenger Kael, after mastering Transcendent Strength, forgot where their power came from and betrayed and enslaved the mortals who truly endowed them with power."
"We must not make the same mistake as He did."
In the face of history, he made a choice different from both Kael and the Gray Man who killed Kael, candidly confronting and acknowledging the mistakes of the Pioneer.
The new doctrine was like a thunderbolt, splitting the Gray Man's old understanding of the "Divine" and "Void."
It was simple and unpretentious, yet contained a power that struck right at the heart.
Thus, in the sixth year after the death of the Ancient Gods, Jon's reputation quietly spread like vines. It expanded under the shadow of the Federation, encompassing all rotten flesh and soil, and developed silently and steadily.
The Gray Man began to organize secret gatherings.
