“And those who walk safely through the night will never know whose shadow stood guard.”

“ And X walked out, untouched — not because the realm failed to claim him, but because he carried no version of himself it could devour. “

“A warrior becomes dangerous the moment he accepts that the world is not one layer — but many.”

“He stood where noise became silence. The world behind him was chaos — thunder, motion, distraction.”

“The mirror showed his humanity. The mask showed his purpose.”

“Lightning split the sky, and in that flash he saw himself —

not the man he once was, but the weapon he had become.”

“ He learned quickly that the greatest enemies were not those who carried blades, but the whispers within that sought to dull his edge.”

“ In its reflection, he saw every failure, every betrayal, every wound that once defined him.”

“ He was not lost - he was being refined.”

“One day the mask would crown him, and the ember would become flame”

“In the beginning God broke a man.”