"Sometimes I wonder whether what I think of as 'evolution' might share great similarities with what alchemists call 'ascension,' in that both involve the original form undergoing a kind of 'ascension' to a certain extent."
"Alchemists believe that through the mysterious art of alchemy, mundane substances can ascend to a higher existence, much like how an ordinary person might leap to become a god."
"Alright, I must admit that such a description is indeed somewhat exaggerated, but from what I understand of alchemy, it is true. They kill the metal and then forge more powerful metal."
"So what about evolution?"
The Plague Doctor paused his writing. This was a question he had been studying for nearly a century, but to this day he couldn't find an answer, or perhaps he had found an answer, but it seemed to be the wrong one.
