The Sanctum was the world of Celestials and the only place where the creator's Law didn’t take effect. It shimmered with countless starlights as if the Milky Way itself had been woven into its form and resembled a massive tree laid flat upon the ground.1

The roots of the tree extended into pathways connecting to various places on Earth. This allowed Awakeners, who had received Stigmas, to travel freely to and from the Sanctum. The wide road of the trunk led directly to the Celestials’ temples.0

Following the Milky Way’s path up, it eventually reached a fork in the road with three branching paths. Each led to a temple belonging to a North Star Celestial.0

Following one of these paths revealed a grand temple covered in silver light. It wasn’t ornate nor intricately carved in a way that would make one gasp in admiration, yet anyone who stood before that radiant silver temple couldn’t help but feel a suffocating ...0