To contain his research he constructed the Arcane Labyrinth in the Sickened Sea, where he investigated his final goal of discovering the nature of Violet Death. To cover more ground, he split himself into three aspects: the Shadow, the Heart, and the Soul, each of which focused their research on a different aspect of life. Tyre's research had an immense scope, traveling across the universe as part of it. He was able to find a way to not only bypass his normal human lifespan, so that he could live long enough, but also to keep his consciousness secured so that with each iteration, he did not forget. He was one of the few individuals that have found loopholes through the rules of creation in order to bypass the reset when the wheel turns. Both as a result of this and a way to cope with the nature of the knowledge he gained from his work, Tyre over time was driven mad, as experimentation in his eyes had no limitations. He learned however that the only way he could truly face the Enemy was to become a Traitor, so he betrayed the Seven to remove all remaining boundaries to what he could research. Tyre did the dirty work of the Seven, breaking natural and ethical boundaries in order to advance the research necessary to facing the Violet. Though the views of himself and the Seven likely did not align, he saw the Enemy as a greater threat, possibly because he couldn't bear the notion of another entity being more powerful than himself. Tyre served the Seven, becoming a Cardinal after stealing one's visage.