This chapter's epigraph is from the opening lines of the novel, "The Fifth Level." The fifth level is the highest point in the heavens, and it is the place where the sun and the moon come together. It is the location of the "yin-yang" stele , the ancient symbol of the sun. The narrator tells us that the fifth level will be the final stage of the battle, and that the battle will take place in the middle of the night. The sun and moon will be joined by the stars, and the battle is to take place on the fifth day of the lunar new year.
This chapter's epigraph is from the opening lines of the novel, "The Fifth Level." The fifth level is the highest point in the heavens, and it is the place where the sun and the moon come together. It is the location of the "yin-yang" stele , the ancient symbol of the sun. The narrator tells us that the fifth level will be the final stage of the battle, and that the battle will take place in the middle of the night. The sun and moon will be joined by the stars, and the battle is to take place on the fifth day of the lunar new year.