So, given everything that’s happened, I thought I’d compile a list of some of the terrifying warnings we’ve been given:
Ascender - “A machine churns in the dark places of the world. Growing in size and power. An old machine that wants to separate us”
Brandon Lachmann - Fragment Four - "Darker storms are coming for the books. "
Lauren - Fragment Nine - “I hope you find what you’re looking for, and have as few regrets as possible.”
Aether - Fragment Ten - “There’s a storm coming.”
Augernon - Fragment Eleven - “It’s almost unlocked. But we didn’t see the Storm coming.”
When KS first started coming up, my initial assumption was that the machine Ascender mentioned was Wanderer/Sweeper. But I’m starting to think that KS is much, much older than its incarnation and so is this machine. Probably its ancient. And it’s almost got me wondering if this ‘cycle’ of people finding the Book, trying to unlock it, and being pushed back by evil forces has been going on for a long time.
I’m not gonna lie, I’m nervous about what this storm entails. But I think if we follow Augie’s advice then perhaps we could be the ones to pull through. We just have to trust in each other, trust in the book, and take all the help we can get.