That left only one remaining aspect of the labyrinth. The oldest and most powerful layer, one that he had only briefly sensed in his journey here. The original creators of the labyrinth. There were seven of them. He could scarcely comprehend their power, but they felt like seven pillars of order and structure, intrinsic and real on a level that he associated with sensing an Icon. When these demanded to know who he was, he had no answer. Who was he, compared to them? Compared to people who represented basic aspects of reality? Their authority threatened to crush him, and they brought back every
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