"...The beginning was merely a desire."
"Perhaps it was a desire for a new magical technique. Perhaps, while hunting demons, they could not resist stepping a few paces closer. Perhaps they only wanted to lend a hand to a companion trapped in a swamp, believing they would not be dragged down as well."
"Greed, anger, delusion."
"And so, they embarked upon The Path of Falling."
"These young wizards shared something in common—poor yet wealthy, ignorant yet reckless. Simply put, they disliked charity and disliked following the prescribed order. What they wanted was a chance to solve their own problems, a chance to prove themselves, a chance to make a name for themselves overnight."
"This opportunity could bring honor, wealth, and power. It could also bring corruption... The pressure from within would constantly gnaw away at them, like that old capitalist joke: he sold the rope that would hang him... The first time they stumbled, they often became depressed and panicked, feeling that their lives were over and that they were powerless before the future—then, at this point, the fates of the fallen and those wizards who joined Raven diverged."
"The fallen need no further mention. They simply allowed themselves to sink into the deepest abyss."
"Meanwhile, some of those swept along by desire became the objects of 'salvation' for organizations like Raven. Yes, salvation. Raven's founders understood these young wizards' mindsets well. They would empower them anew, never expose their dark sides before their classmates, friends, or family, and instead draw upon ancient rules of the mysterious world—lofty ideals, ambiguous beliefs, time, hope, arguments that this was not corruption, and so on—to let these young wizards join them willingly, with 'dignity'..."
Fatty Xin seemed to have found his inspiration. As he expounded upon the views in Madam Larry's The Path