Thanks! That theory makes some sense. I wish it was explained in the comic, but that would probably have been hard to do without the exposition that was more prevalent back in the day.
In other news, I've fully come around on Eternal Warrior and am very much enjoying the Eternal Emperor arc. It's kind of like Brandon Graham's Prophet except that it makes sense. Great stuff. I want more.
Of course, I also want "current day" Eternal Warrior but I'd also be cool with it as a companion book to Rai set in the future...