Originally, Cheong had planned to use her recent advancement to the mid-stage of enlightenment as a way to motivate her dear Half-Blade Dual Sabers Society members. However, reaching the mid-stage didn’t unlock any particularly groundbreaking techniques. And, she realized, to these "novices," there was little difference between the initial and mid-stages of enlightenment. It was like comparing a fortune of one billion to one billion and one hundred million: both were beyond comprehension to ordinary people.

Of course, for someone as accomplished as Cheong, it was disheartening not to be able to share her triumph more widely. But, as the …