# '''Notion: The Greater Good:''': It has occurred to me that I could change the course of History for the better, if only the necessary sacrifices can be made.# '''Temptation: The Greater Good:''': I have dedicated myself to bringing peace and prosperity to the lands, no matter the cost. # '''Ascension: The Greater Good:''': The Vizier has touched me, tapping my shoulder to gain my attention. My voice is now as a whisper, and I can see the course I must take as clear as the sun. I know this to be the Third Mark.# '''Ascension: The Greater Good:''': The Fourth Mark brings sleeplessness. My efforts have left my body weak, but rest is a luxury I cannot afford. I have ordered a traitor to be brought before me to be questioned. Tomorrow he shall be executed. The day after that, I shall tear down those that seek to destroy what I have built. All shall be well in the end.# '''Ascension: The Greater Good:''': The Fifth Mark causes others to find me difficult to spot until I speak. I seem to fade into the background of the world. My master has begun to oppose my plans. They call me cruel and heartless. They do not understand. # '''Ascension: The Greater Good:''': Conversation dies when I draw within earshot. I see the threads of History, trailing behind each person, each place, each event, and each moment. I merely need to reach out and tug on them to change it all. I feel no sorrow or remorse for my acts, for they were necessary. The guards have been sent to collect me. They can feel the Sixth Mark within me.# '''The Silent Revolution:''': I have passed through the Tricuspid Gate, still in service to something greater than I. My mind is sharp as a blade, my body indefatigable, my fervour brighter than ever. I will walk the world in service to the Vizier, reweaving History to my liking. I shall not grow old. Perhaps I will rebel. Perhaps I will rise higher yet, though not too high.