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# '''Ascension: Beauty''': At the Fifth Mark, the body is no longer wounded, but cracked. My blood is frozen crystal, and my eyes are the colour of gems. I can see my muscles through my skin. I long for compliments.
# '''Ascension: Beauty''': The Sixth Mark is said to occur when one is more beautiful than the person they see in the mirror. In my reflection, I can see my heart plainly, alongside all the pathways of blood. I am no longer capable of tears nor laughter.
# '''The GlassgardenFlourishing of the Heart:''': Little of my nature remains. I will pass through the Tricuspid(?) Gate and rise higher still. The Apple-of-the-Eye awaits me. In Her gardens, I will find the Glory's light. The heart is a seed, and so the heart shall open. I will not be immortal: I will be more than that.
My humanity is at an end. My heart has cracked, and my new self, perfect as the sun, had blossomed from its seed. I can no longer dream, or I may no longer be awake. My resplendent flower-brethren have welcomed me to my rightful place at the footsteps of the Glory. Its light leaks through the fabric of the Sea-Dragon's Palace, and that light is dappled with the grandeur of the Tower of Treasures.
