User blog comment:Deathwalker 13000/Sitting on the Fence/@comment-1705775-20151207151911/@comment-1705775-20151207202102

I'm sensing a Misery or similar.. maybe even Hatter (maybe Voice in this reality is an actual Monarch who gained a hero status by "defeating" an aspect of Hatter, hence the lack of cosmics and so on as Voice became kind of like Emperor of Man from Warhammer (oddly Imperium of Man and Golden Empire are quite similar, especially the "Neo-Voice" stage of the character) ).

Just as our Voice kind of changed over time maybe this one does as well, allowing a gradual change back to the "old times" as Hatter kind of "bleeds" into reality again, via the mad ruler.

The Secrets and Absolutes in such a scenario would be two societies devoted to hiding the few mystic / off-world beings and nations left (hence perhaps a reason for "Secrets" to be named thus).. with differing views on how to do so.. the Dark and Gentle One divide in Absolutes can be viewed much as differing sects in a larger philosophy but may be a little less noticable in this reality for ease of plot (plus if mysticism was effectively outlawed Oblivion and Creation may work closer together than in other realities).