How far must one travel to go from an outsider adrift in another world, where even staying alive is a luxury, to a madman chasing power, and finally to a fanatic who longs to change the world?
Perhaps all it takes is the instant a fire is kindled.
Mutated flesh, a mind torn apart...
A pawn chosen by divinity is destined to have no control over their own fate.
But if two supreme divinities choose the same pawn, is there any room to maneuver?
Will the final voice ring out like thunder, or will death come as quietly as the grass in a field?
Walking along the edge of a cliff, circling the far side of madness.
In this society, growing ever more mechanized,
I shall sound the horn of fire and seize the authority of steel.
A ruined body is a raging fire! Thought is stamped in steel!
Standing atop this city, I will ultimately ascend to godhood.
“From this day forth, everything will be turned upside down. If someone must ultimately rule this world, why should it be the corporations and not me?
Now, let’s remake this world into something I like.”
Thus spoke the Ascendant.
