A Memory of Light Speculation

[Raap]

I'm hoping for/expecting some kind of revelation regarding the Dark One himself. Like finding out who/what he actually is, why he wants just about everyone dead, what his relationship with the dragon might be(if any), etc.

 

I also don't really expect him to be resealed though. That wouldn't be much of an ending, but really just a restart of the series. He's definitely going to be destroyed/transformed or some such.

[capuga]

Except Egwene, who is forbidden by the rest of the Aes Sedai to go, since in their minds, the Amyrlin can not be allowed to expose herself to danger. A furious Egwene is escorted back to the White Tower by a small group of Aes Sedai, and the rest of the sisters head to Caemlyn. Ironically, next time we see Egwene she is in a lot more danger than Caemlyn would have been, when the Seanchan attack begins. Egwene is saved by Egeanin, as per her dream. Mat, Moiraine and Thom arrives, and Mat gets the Horn of valere. much hilarity when he blows it, and the Seanchan collectively poop their pants when Arthur Hawkwing starts laying the smackdown on them.

 

I like this alot. A scolding from Hawkwing would explain how the Seanchan join forces with the rest of Randland (although I'm not sure how to tie Rand binding the nine moons into that).

[mr.happy]

I'm hoping for/expecting some kind of revelation regarding the Dark One himself. Like finding out who/what he actually is, why he wants just about everyone dead, what his relationship with the dragon might be(if any), etc.

 

I also don't really expect him to be resealed though. That wouldn't be much of an ending, but really just a restart of the series. He's definitely going to be destroyed/transformed or some such.

 

The DO is the antithesis of the Creator, wanting to undo everything that the Creator has made.

 

I'm pretty sure that the DO is going to be resealed, but in a more effective way ie. regrowing the pattern over the bore, a scar as opposed to a band-aid. The big thing about this series is that this has all happened before and will happen again. Not exactly the same, but following the same over-arching pattern. At some point the DO needs to be sealed in such a way that the Aes Sedai in the AOL will barely be able to detect the TP, and then bore through the pattern to get to it. The memory of the DO will have faded and then will be reborn. Its the continuous cycle of life and death. I for one will be very upset if the DO is destroyed. The best I can see is having the DO diminished in such a way that it takes nearly another full turn of the wheel for strength to return.

[Hopefire]

I'm hoping for/expecting some kind of revelation regarding the Dark One himself. Like finding out who/what he actually is, why he wants just about everyone dead, what his relationship with the dragon might be(if any), etc.

 

I also don't really expect him to be resealed though. That wouldn't be much of an ending, but really just a restart of the series. He's definitely going to be destroyed/transformed or some such.

I think that the Dark One's role and nature is pretty simple and has been made clear. He's the antithesis of creation. I don't think that there's much more to it than that. The Dark One wants to destroy the Pattern utterly. The Creator creates, the Dark One destroys. Equal and opposing forces. If there's any big revelation, I think that it'll be that the Dark One has won in ages past; when the Dark One wins, he destroys the Wheel of Time and the Pattern, and then the Creator remakes creation.

 

I don't think that the Dark One will be destroyed or transformed; I do think that Fain will be bound outside of time with the Dark One, and that all future turnings of the Wheel will differ because of that.

[Raap]

The DO is the antithesis of the Creator, wanting to undo everything that the Creator has made.

 

I'm pretty sure that the DO is going to be resealed, but in a more effective way ie. regrowing the pattern over the bore, a scar as opposed to a band-aid. The big thing about this series is that this has all happened before and will happen again. Not exactly the same, but following the same over-arching pattern. At some point the DO needs to be sealed in such a way that the Aes Sedai in the AOL will barely be able to detect the TP, and then bore through the pattern to get to it. The memory of the DO will have faded and then will be reborn. Its the continuous cycle of life and death. I for one will be very upset if the DO is destroyed. The best I can see is having the DO diminished in such a way that it takes nearly another full turn of the wheel for strength to return.

Well, the Prophecies of the Shadow quote at the end of the book says

 

'Once again, His glorious cloak shall smother the Pattern of all things, and the Great Lord shall stretch forth His hand to claim what is His.'

 

Once again? Claim what is his?

 

While I agree that it's sort of the 'theme' of the series, it does seem like things are changing. Birgitte even says so, after witnessing the dragon cannons. The future visions experienced by Aviendha also hint that the future will hold an end to the medieval ages, instead moving into the industrial age. Maybe we'll see an end of *both* the DO and the Creator?

[Lancer]

Ok here is some stuff people haven't said...

 

Egwene DIES...This is the grave that Nyneave see and is kneeling at and crying over. (How's that for a twist)

 

Ahvienda stops Rand from Allying w/ the Seanchan and has her people leave!

 

Mat gets his Eye back and retrieves the HoV.

 

Perrin gets Faile pregnant

 

Lan survives and Bitchslaps Rand for taking too long

 

Fain is Lews Therin's Father

 

Lanfear is Rand's illegitimate sister

 

Morgase takes the Sun Throne in Elayne's Stead

 

Loial gets the Ogier to join the armies of light and kicks some serious @$$

 

and Finally

 

The Dark One is Luke Skywalker's Father!

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[Byzantine279]

Actually Lancer, The Dark One is clearly a piece of 5 billion year old cheese that someone forgot to throw out.

[Sweepstreets]

I suspect Fain will in some way be used to seal the bore. Think about it. Flinn uses the wound from the Shadar Logoth dagger to counteract the effects of the shadow inflicted wound, then Rand uses the evil of Shadar Logoth to cleanse the taint from Saidin. I'm guessing that's all just foreshadowing. I think somehow when the new seal is made, Rand will somehow seal Fain in with the Dark One and the two evils will be locked in combat together for eternity, unable to effect the outside world.

 

"In Winter's Heart, Rand and Nynaeve al'Meara used the One Power to set the evil of Shadar Logoth against the evil of the Dark One's taint on saidin. The two evils annihilated each other, cleansing the taint on saidin in the process, and Shadar Logoth was completely destroyed, leaving a massive hemispherical crater. This leaves Padan Fain, with his dagger, and Rand with the wound in his side as the only remnants of the evil of Shadar Logoth."

 

Really curious to see what happens with Fain/Rand/DO.

[Hopefire]

Well, the Prophecies of the Shadow quote at the end of the book says

 

'Once again, His glorious cloak shall smother the Pattern of all things, and the Great Lord shall stretch forth His hand to claim what is His.'

 

Once again? Claim what is his?

I see his "glorious cloak" to be a metaphorical word for the clouds shrouding and smothering the world, and his increasing ability to choke out life and hope from people. He's already smothering the Pattern. And I see the part about him stretching forth His hand to claim what is his I see as either being his claim on Rand or his claim on the world. If referring to Rand, we might have seen that part of the prophecy already at the end of TGS; if referring to the world, I'd say it refers to the Dark One putting his armies in motion following Rand's rejection of the shadow at the end of TGS.

 

Either way, I don't really see it as anything new in of itself.

[Raap]

Well, the Prophecies of the Shadow quote at the end of the book says

 

'Once again, His glorious cloak shall smother the Pattern of all things, and the Great Lord shall stretch forth His hand to claim what is His.'

 

Once again? Claim what is his?

I see his "glorious cloak" to be a metaphorical word for the clouds shrouding and smothering the world, and his increasing ability to choke out life and hope from people. He's already smothering the Pattern. And I see the part about him stretching forth His hand to claim what is his I see as either being his claim on Rand or his claim on the world. If referring to Rand, we might have seen that part of the prophecy already at the end of TGS; if referring to the world, I'd say it refers to the Dark One putting his armies in motion following Rand's rejection of the shadow at the end of TGS.

 

Either way, I don't really see it as anything new in of itself.

Maybe not, but it does hint that there might be more to him than simply wanting to destroy everything. After all, if that's all he wanted why wouldn't he just force the Forsaken and/or his other servants to use balefire on everything? Unravel the pattern? One might also argue that neither Rand nor the world is his, unless there's something we haven't been told. There's also this part: "There shall be none but Him, and those who have turned their eyes to His majesty.", again suggesting that he might not want everyone/everything dead. I'm also not quite sure what the Forsaken get out of it if he simply destroys everything. They certainly don't appear to want that.

[Exy]

While I agree that it's sort of the 'theme' of the series, it does seem like things are changing. Birgitte even says so, after witnessing the dragon cannons. The future visions experienced by Aviendha also hint that the future will hold an end to the medieval ages, instead moving into the industrial age. Maybe we'll see an end of *both* the DO and the Creator?

Things are changing, but only from what she has seen before. She doesn't remember anything prior to the current Age, which obviously is a lower-tech age than the Age of Legends, or our Age. Remember Thom's stories from the first few books (Materese the Healer, Mother of the Wondrous Ind; Lenn, who flew to the moon in the belly of an eagle; Mosk and Merk, with their lances of fire that stretched around the earth; and I think there were a couple others). Also the Mercedes-Benz logo the girls found in the museum in Tanchico. This hints that the series is set in our far future. The fact that non-magical technology is primitive in this age, and probably the Age of Legends as well, doesn't mean they don't go through more technologically advanced ages. Probably certain ages -- I always figured ours was supposed to be the Seventh Age -- are always more technologically advanced, every time they happen.

 

 

Maybe not, but it does hint that there might be more to him than simply wanting to destroy everything. After all, if that's all he wanted why wouldn't he just force the Forsaken and/or his other servants to use balefire on everything? Unravel the pattern? One might also argue that neither Rand nor the world is his, unless there's something we haven't been told. There's also this part: "There shall be none but Him, and those who have turned their eyes to His majesty.", again suggesting that he might not want everyone/everything dead. I'm also not quite sure what the Forsaken get out of it if he simply destroys everything. They certainly don't appear to want that.

I don't think this is the case. The Dark One's goal is to unmake reality. The thing is that his followers don't understand that. They believe that they'll be overlords of the Earth, ruling forever, once the Dark One takes over. They're going to be just as disappointed as everyone else when they are destroyed.

 

That's why Ishamael is (and inevitably had to be) Nae'blis. Ishamael is the only follower who realizes the Dark One's intentions, and he shares them due to his nihilistic philosophy. And probably because he is and always was the antithesis to the Dragon -- he's the one who, ultimately, is devoted to his very soul to the Dark One -- the Champion who opposes Rand's Champion of Light.

[Byzantine279]

I wouldn't be so sure he truly intends to destroy everything. Destroying is far too easy for him to have not managed it once. I suspect everyone is wrong about the DO's motivation. Though I am unsure of what it could be either.

[Hopefire]

 

That's why Ishamael is (and inevitably had to be) Nae'blis. Ishamael is the only follower who realizes the Dark One's intentions, and he shares them due to his nihilistic philosophy. And probably because he is and always was the antithesis to the Dragon -- he's the one who, ultimately, is devoted to his very soul to the Dark One -- the Champion who opposes Rand's Champion of Light.

YES! I'm always surprised by how this seems to get missed.

 

In the first three books of the series, Ishamael tries to tempt Rand over to the Dark One. He does a poor job of it, it's more threatening than tempting, but the intent was there. Get the Dragon to swap sides before he's aimed himself at the Shadow. After Rand takes the Stone and Callandor, the goal from the Shadow as I see it is to use a more subtle means of turning him to the Dark. Rand's goals are immutable. He's not going to swerve from the path that leads him against the Dark One. But the Dark One can and does cut away Rand's capacity for faith, hope and love. The taint is part of how its done, careful shaping of world events is another. The Dark One and Ishamael work almost pays off - at Dragonmount, Rand comes within a heartbeat of taking Ishamael's philosophy to the conclusion that Ishamael did, and ending it all.

 

The Last Battle began in TGS, and it was fought at the summit of the Dragonmount. Rand's victory was to embrace his true nature - to reject Ishamael's nihilism and embrace life. To put it into context:

 

"I see it now. I will not live through this, and so I don't need to worry about what might happen to me after the Last Battle. I don't need to hold back, don't need to salvage anything of this beaten up soul of mine. I know that I must die. Those who wish for me to be softer, willing to bend, are those who cannot accept what will happen to me."

-The Gathering Storm, page 519

 

"I have a right to my anger, Bashere. Don't you see? Before, I tried to hold it all hidden within. That was wrong. I must feel. I must hurt for all the pains, the deaths, the losses of these people. I have to cling to these things so I know why I am fighting.

-Towers of Midnight, page 505

 

Not to mention all his own words about how he tried to make himself hard, unfeeling, when what he needed to do was to feel everything.

 

Anyhow, what it boils down to is that Ishamael is the Dark One's mortal representative, and Rand stands in for the Creator. The other Forsaken don't even know what they're fighting for; if they actually understood what the Dark One planned, they'd want out. Not that they could easily get out, but oblivion isn't what they signed up for. I'm sure that given the choice of oblivion as sure as if she'd hit by balefire or lurking for a couple of decades before eventually settling down in some nice backwater estate where she could could play with her pretties all day, Graendal would prefer the latter option. I think that similar statements can be made about the rest of the Forsaken. I think that why Lanfear is in the state she is at the end of Towers of Midnight; I think that she finally understands the Dark One's goals.

 

 

 

I wouldn't be so sure he truly intends to destroy everything. Destroying is far too easy for him to have not managed it once. I suspect everyone is wrong about the DO's motivation. Though I am unsure of what it could be either.

 

My theory is that the Dark One has won multiple times before, but the Creator just keeps remaking reality with the Dark One imprisoned again. It's not exactly pleasant for the people who die horribly every time the Dark One wins, but the new Wheel is basically the same as the old one and keeps turning. But the primary goal of the Dark One is to win the long game: to break the Wheel in such a way that it cannot be recreated.

 

In ToM, we get a neat prophecy:

"I see him before you! Him, the one who lives many lives, the one who gives deaths, the one who raises mountains. He will break what he must break, but first he stands here, before our king. You will bloody him! Measure his restraint. He speaks! How was the fallen slain? Tellindal Tirraso, murdered by his hand, the darkness that came the day after the light. You must ask, and you must know your fate. If he cannot answer then you will be lost. You will bring his end swiftly, so that the final days may have their storm. So that Light may not be consumed by he who was to have preserved it. I see him. And I weep."

-Towers of Midnight, page 754.

 

Why would the Dragon be murdered before the Last Battle? That would theoretically ensure that the Last Battle would be lost ("the final days may have their storm"). The prophecy suggests that Rand consuming the Light is worse than losing the Last Battle. I think, I suspect, that if Rand truly falls, his fall will prevent the Creator from recreating the Wheel of Time; alternatively, he can destroy the Creator himself, which would serve much the same purpose. Better to kill Rand, let the Dark One destroy the Wheel, and then remake it than to allow DarkRand to destroy everything beyond the ability of the Creator to remake it.

 

That's why it was so important for Ishamael and the Dark One to try to warp or turn Rand; only Rand can truly end the cycle. If the Dark One were to win in Memory of Light, the victory would be temporary; the cycle would restart, and the Dark One would be back where he started. But if Rand had chosen differently at the end of The Gathering Storm, creation would have ended permanently. The Borderlander prophecy was a safety mechanism, designed to prevent the worst case scenario.

 

Or at least, that's my theory.

[talligan]

Okay, so this is how I think it'll all go down:

 

1) Moiraine shows up and b-slaps Egwene. She gets all up in her grill like "RAND IS RIGHT ABOUT THE SEALS AND UR DUMB"

2) Egwene doesn't listen, she ports an army right into Tarwin's gap and saves Lan as he's about to be overrun.

3) Mat rushes in, saves Caemlyn and plugs the waygate.

4) Rand Ta'averen's Fortuona and convinces her to show up at the field of Merrilor.

5) There Rand is about to announce the Dragon's peace when Aviendha shows up and is all like "NNNOOOOOOOOOOO INCLUDE THE AIEL"

6) Min figures out Callandor, Nyneave and Moiraine go to the bore with him and help him seal it.

7) Battles

8) Rand dies but shows up in MEA's dreams every night.

[DPT24]

I've heard two differant theories involving Caymlen and Mat, and they're both good. He's going to show up as Caymlen is being attacked, and either A. gateway over to Tar Valon for the Horn or B. Gateway to Ebou Dar and collect the Seanchan army. If he ends up in the Tower, he'll run into Seanchan sneaking through the tower, since the horn's probably in the basement. They'll bow to him, and he'll get them to take him to Tuon, and then there's the Seanchan problem solved, they'll argue and he'll get her to agree to help at the Last battle, and be named head of all of the Seanchan armies. Then, they'll head to the Fields of Mellinor and lot's of funny things will happen as Egwene will flip out on Mat, attempt to attack him with the Power, or something like that.

[decrepid dragon]

Heres what I think is going to happen, other than a victory for the Light side:

 

Rand somehow beats the DO in a tricky and convoluted way. Perhaps even channels the Creators version of the true power. It says in previous ages that the DO has turned the Dragon to his side but that still ends in a draw, so there must be some incredibly specific conditions that must be met to destroy the Wheel. And the pattern stays the same while the DO learns a little more each time. Maybe this is the first age he has actually figured out how to achieve his goal, hence all the "No more spinning out the Dragon, this is the last age where it is all decided yadda yadda yadda". I am not sure if he will seal the DO away for the next age or cast him out of the pattern all together.

 

Mat remains awesome. His amazing general abilities and nigh invincible Hero's of the Horn rip up the trolloc armies. Be extra funny if he had someone gate him to all four of the borderlands battles and he stayed for a couple minutes, directing all of those at the same time. Makes Fortuona all in love with him (sounds a bit like she is already, just doesn't want to admit it), and convinces the Seanchan to join the forces of Light. Probably when they attack the WT and he is getting the HoV. He also somehow makes himself Emperor with more authority than Fortuona, introduces Gambling as a national sport . Wins any competion, even archery, as he shoots five arrows at once with his eye closed after spinning around 3 times.

 

Perrin kills Shadar H with a lot of white sparks and flame from his hammer, this somehow saves Rand, it seems like SH is a walking talking foxhead medallion/gholam that has the DO personality and an Area of Effect. I think he gets near Rand and would have killed him, due to his OP denying capabilities, but this is where Perrin saves his life for the second time. Then world of dreams is somehow brought in/becomes important and Perrin proceeds to rip up the DO's forces from in there.

 

Damandred reveal, BT resolution, Caemlyn resolution, Fields of Merrilor resolution.

 

Egwene gets back into situations where she is useful so I don't continue to be annoyed at her.

 

Gawyn redeems himself by butchering Shadowspawn left right and centre. Has a funny moment where he makes the Seanchan go all goggle eyed when they find out he killed three of their precious bloodknives at once.

 

Lan better survive and live happily with Nynave until he dies of old age, then she lives on aone for like 500 years, and sees her great-great-great-great-great grandchild grow up. Thats one thing I find sad about channelers living for ages, one partner will have a life that is like 5 times longer than the other, as in WoT each person seems to find the only love of his/her life, minor characters find other spouses but they seem to not have been love at first sight partners to begin with. Perhaps the only one this wouldn't happen to is Rand/Avi/Elayne (Min dies of old age) but Rand will probs die, sooooooooo... And Thom will die in a few years after marrying Moiraine anyway.

 

Fain survives and runs further North into the blight and sets up a kindom of undead and madness (That would be awesome).

 

IF NOTHING ELSE READ ABOVE AND BELOW THIS

 

I assume all the Seanchan creatures are shadowspawn, so the DO, or more precicesly Aginor (if he is revived again) can take control over them and force them to fight for the shadow. Shakes their sense of self righteousness severely (OK from Avi's dream this doesn't happen, but it would be like the best wild card to play for the Shadow)

 

Shadowspawn become almost completely extinct, a few trollocs run off into the blight to try and survive, and are either extinct in the next couple hundred years or join Fains zombie kingdom

 

All the people begin to work together for once, and get sick of war for a generation at least. Andor become like Great Britain in the fact it has the best technology, so is like a super power. The new Grey Tower (do you see what I did there?) Becomes another superpower and a sought of balancing force in the world.

 

Is this really going to be one book?

[Majsju]

 

 

I assume all the Seanchan creatures are shadowspawn, so the DO, or more precicesly Aginor (if he is revived again) can take control over them and force them to fight for the shadow. Shakes their sense of self righteousness severely (OK from Avi's dream this doesn't happen, but it would be like the best wild card to play for the Shadow)

 

 

 

None of the seanchan beasties are shadowspawn. they were collected from other worlds through the portal stones, and were the key to why there are no shadowspawn alive on the seanchan continent.

[Bob T Dwarf]

 

Is this really going to be one book?

 

 

Well, ummmmmm, no. Not the way you're plotting it out. That'll take another whole series.

[Cirin]

I do somewhat like the idea of the Dark One's victory (the destruction of the Wheel) not actually being an ending, but the Creator just restarting it all if it happens. It's not necessarily what I'd like to see, or that I think it will be, but if Moridin found out that even the Dark One's victory wouldn't end the cycle, it just might lead him to abandon the Dark One. Maybe just eat balefire or something. We'll see.

 

There will be a lot going on. Since it is the Last Battle, major characters can be killed if desired (not that they necessarily will be, but I imagine that at least some secondary main characters will bite it at somepoint in the fighting - Lan perhaps, maybe Min, etc.).

 

The Seanchan will have to be brought into the whole peace process, almost definitely through Mat somehow, although there are a lot of ways that could happen. I think Rand will break the seals, since Herid Fel said that he had to.

 

As for Callandor, not sure what role it will serve ultimately, but there is any number of role that it could play. Magic swords are prime in myth, and they do all sorts of things. Is it just a sa'angreal, however flawed it may be, or is it something more (like how the ashanderei was the key to leaving the Tower of Ghenjei)?

 

Is there a connection between the two women needed to control Callandor and the fact that the male a'dam has two bracelets on it, not just one (always thought that was interesting, since it would involve complete submission on the male's part, but may be nothing)? Demandred will likely have to do something pretty amazing for it to make up for the fact that the only thing we know about what he has been up to in any of the books is that the Dark One was pleased...

 

I also see there being at least one (probably only one) return to the Light for a Forsaken (which may be where the title "A Memory of Light" comes from). My primary guess after The Gathering Storm was Moridin (for numerous reasons, which I won't repeat here, but seemed a pretty solid case after "The Gathering Storm"), but after the scene with Lanfear at the end of Towers of Midnight, it could also be her. She may even be Min's "women dead and gone" that Rand needs (unless she just knew it was Moiraine and referred to her as such, but I always got the impression the image had something to do with a woman dead and gone, but not sure which woman... either way, that one could easily be Moiraine, since we know that she is needed), since Moiraine techically never died, but Lanfear did... for that matter a similar case could be made for Birgitte or even Tuon to a degree (although that is a weaker argument, going only on "the death of Tuon," and the fact that Rand needs the Seanchan support).

 

Anyway... since that's a long rambling paragraph, I'll stop there... still, I think it will be interesting. Actually, it had better be! It's the end of the Wheel of Time! Well, it's not THE ending, there are no endings to the Wheel of Time, but it is AN ending (I also think the book will end something along those lines, maybe with a wind dying down somewhere and fading away).

[Annia]

I wouldn't be so sure he truly intends to destroy everything. Destroying is far too easy for him to have not managed it once. I suspect everyone is wrong about the DO's motivation. Though I am unsure of what it could be either.

 

I'm sure DO is just lonely and is trying to get to bore to grow large enough to pull all the Dark Friends, Black Ajah, Forsaken, Myrddraal and Trollocks out of the pattern to keep him company. Then it will be just Him and them!

[decrepid dragon]

 

 

I assume all the Seanchan creatures are shadowspawn, so the DO, or more precicesly Aginor (if he is revived again) can take control over them and force them to fight for the shadow. Shakes their sense of self righteousness severely (OK from Avi's dream this doesn't happen, but it would be like the best wild card to play for the Shadow)

 

 

 

None of the seanchan beasties are shadowspawn. they were collected from other worlds through the portal stones, and were the key to why there are no shadowspawn alive on the seanchan continent.

Cool, didn't know that. Who did that? I still liked my idea though maybe the DO will still somehow convince them all to join him (ok that won't happen but it would make me laugh)

 

 

Is this really going to be one book?

 

 

Well, ummmmmm, no. Not the way you're plotting it out. That'll take another whole series.

 

Not if you cut the Andor superpower and zombie madness kingdom bits. Just a whole lot of wishful thinking, I know some things won't pan out like this for the most part, even with the fact there isn't too much left to do I am still used to a WoT book going at a slower pace and getting less done. If they wanted to they could probably squish all the resolution parts into a 200 page book. It wouldn't be that satisfying, but it would be possible to cover all the points in sufficent detail, like some other series do.

[randsc]

"Jim sighed, rubbed his eyes, and reached for his coffee. He was exhausted, but also elated. The Texan was one of the founding partners of Iades Sea Energy, and had been one of the survey team that had first uncovered the vast new energy source back in the summer of 2017. All reports indicated that there was enough energy to power the world for generations. Now, the drilling rig had almost reached that energy source. .."

[dwn]

We see the Seanchan foiled in their attack the White Tower, the Black Tower cleansed, Caemlyn wounded but not killed, the Malkieri suffer heavy losses, but hang on till help arrives. There is a long, drawn-out argument/debate at the Field of Merrilor (reminiscent of the council at Rivendell), but Rand, after a teary reunion with Moiraine, sways everyone to his cause. Rand, Mat and Perrin Travel to Shayol Ghul, each smashes a seal...

 

...and the series ends mid-sentence when the Dark One unravels the pattern.

 

-- dwn

[Tom Sawyer]

Rand shows up at Shayol Ghul with Callandor. Fain's waiting for him there and decides that he likes Callandor better than his dagger because it seems to be more precious and he's due a birthday present anyways. He bites off Rand's other hand and grabs Callandor, but then, while he's dancing around in celebration, he accidentally trips and falls into the Pit of Doom. Rand had just broken the seals before this and the DO is manifesting in a physical form in order to destroy the world and he gets stabbed in the face by Callandor as it's falling down and dies.

 

At that point, lava's exploding everywhere and all the heroes are about to die, but then they get saved by a bunch of giant eagles who weren't in the story before that and then just showed up at the end for no reason.

[Lancer]

Tom you forgot to say this is the part when the Smurfs show up and they reveal to all that THEY the SMURFS are the Real Power of the "Power" It is from their urine or tears or something that fuels Siadin/Saidar and that like Midiclorians they actually are the "True Power"! The DO is actually Gargamel!! And the Choosen are actually revealed as Snorks! Well that or Fraggles!