“No.”
He frowned, and started to glow, taking on an almost harsh, orange red light.
”Long after this world is only ash, the throne crumpled to a crown of embers, the world will be born anew within the endless, purifying Flames of I. This existence will be cleansed, and we will return to a greater time.”
The glow reached a max, and something changed in his eyes. He stared straight into Taylor’s, as if into his soul. “And I will claim you, Taylor, to meet this fiery cleansing.”
The glow disappeared, and he shifted, as if coming out of a trance.