I generally think I'm pretty good at predicting the plot twists and turns of fiction, especially since I started writing my own stuff. One day I'm going to post a guideline about how to predict that stuff, in case you want to be the guy telling your friend that you knew he was dead the entire time (like I did, the first time I saw Ghost*!).
But instead, I'm writing a short post about Wheel of Time. This is essentially a longshot, and is only actually relevant to fans of the series, but I'm doing it anyways. The Dark One is, or is somehow closely related to, Balefire.
Seriously, think about it. He's the Dark One. An evil force. What is he supposed to be? A man? A horrible fanged monster? That Rand** is supposed to kill in some kind of sword-fight? As much as I love sword-fighting (not WoT swordfights though, which are far, far worse than literary shakycam), after all this build up a simple fight with the source of all evil would be kind of lame. That's what midbosses are for.
No, the Dark One wants to destroy Creation, to undo. Isn't that what Balefire essentially is? Destruction? Maybe that's the point of the chaos, the Forsaken, everything: to drive the world into a point where balefire use becomes necessary to survive. No, this theory doesn't take into account everything, but I do like it a lot more than the Dark One just being some really powerful guy.
*I'm kidding. I have never seen Ghost. I never want to see Ghost. Please don't force me to see Ghost at gunpoint.
**Why is he called the Dragon Reborn? Or, rather, why was Lews Therin called the Dragon, other than 'Fantasy Must Have Dragons'? Does anyone in WoT even know what a Dragon is?
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