I love tales like these where death and birth become one. I also adored how you made Ethan really feel his insignificance, and then gave him back his "power" in the form of an awakening... Trapped as we all, but still woke.

I'm with @bananafish : this line hit me hard between the eyes!

"There is no line between creator, created, for each begot the other, yet there, with your designs, you have drawn one."

Thanks for an amazing piece : )