The last book's conclusion saw Rand al' Thor successfully recreating the Dark One's Prison through a powerful weaving of Saidin, Saidar, and True Power. The end product of which is described as pure light whose brilliance even the Dark One cannot withstand. As Rand sealed the Lord of Darkness as it was done in ages past and in ages that will still come, it became clear that Shadowkiller's life is also draining away. At the end, Rand was able to switch psyche, transferring his soul, his consciousness, his whole being to the body of Moridin and vice versa which eventually saved his life from certain death. As he rode south to begin a new life, a life of travelling and carefree wandering Rand realized that he can no longer touch the True Source and he can no longer channel the One Power. However, he also realized that he had a newfound power, a power that creates through his will. It is implied that the reason Rand can no longer channel is because during his fight against the Dark One he was burned out due to the stupendous amount of the power he wielded and possibly even Moridin was burned out as well. But his new-found power can be attributed to the fact that Rand as a consequence of his victory against the Dark One and the saving of creation was then granted Creator-level power becoming effectively an Avatar of the Creator himself. The scope of Rand's new powers are very broad indeed because by simply willing something or anything to happen, that something can become a real thing. Anything that he wills can come into existence even those that are not part of the Pattern. Somehow Rand has transcended the Wheel of Time.