Fifty years had passed in the transformed world, though time measurement had become a complicated concept in a reality where multiple forms of consciousness experienced temporal flow differently.
Kirin continued to exist as he had since his transformation. Part merged, part separate, existing in a state of permanent paradox that should not have been possible but somehow remained stable.
The return of a consciousness from merged state to separate state was unprecedented. It had happened only once before, and the result had been shocking.
Marcus had chosen to separate.
After centuries of existing as a merged consciousness, as a bridge between human perspective and ancient perspective, Marcus had decided that he wanted to experience limitation again. He had chosen to undergo the process o
