Interstellar Man of mystery and mastery

Previously

…He took one last look at the swirling projections, the abstract patterns that represented a profound threat. Then, with a silent nod to Lyra, he turned. The hushed twilight of the Chrono-Library began to fade, replaced by the raw, vibrant chaos of a dimension teetering on the brink. He would follow the tears. He would seek the Architects of Silence. And he would uncover the truth, no matter how deeply it was buried, or how close to home it might lie. The shimmer of the veil between worlds beckoned, and he stepped through, a man of mystery, and soon, perhaps, of a mastery he had yet to comprehend.