Bab 65: First, There Must Be Light

"The so-called runes are the aether’s transcriptions of the world’s sounds." As Abraham wrote on the blackboard, he stated, "In all legends and myths, the beginning of man’s history begins the same way—the birth of language.

"The Asgard people believed that their ancestor Odin hung himself from Yggdrasil, the tree of truth, and sacrificed his own soul. That was how the world received its first language—the Runes language.

"In Sumerian myths, the wise man Prometheus helped mankind steal the secret of the gods—‘language.’ Humans became stronger because of this, but Prometheus was thrown into Hell, forever drowning in the misery of the gods’ fury.

"It’s easy to see that language is the basis of all civilization and the source of all power. Voices and language allow humans to communicate with each other, and for musicians to control the aether.