Timeless Assassin: Volume 8 — The Last Stand
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"A man will tear down heaven not because it wronged him, but because it dared to exist without his permission.
The universe may call it arrogance, yet to him, it is simply justice, an order restored, a hierarchy corrected.
For men like those, submission is not humility; it is the quiet rot of the soul.
They do not seek peace, for peace is a mirror that reflects their own insignificance.
They seek conquest, not to rule others, but to silence the echo of all that dares to stand above them.
For pride, once wounded, knows no god, no kin, and no end."
— High Chronicler Maeven Rhys, Reflections of the Age Before Sin
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(The Immediate Aftermath Of The Great Betrayal, 2200 years ago, Soron's POV)
Raindrops fell over Soron's head, his eyes wide with disbelief, as he stared at the haunting scene laid before him…. A scene he almost couldn't believe was real.
