[Skai Galaxy Titans Leaderboard]
[1. Zoryx Kaelthar | Lv. 50 | (Thryskai)]
[2. Thalrik Dazeth | Lv. 50 | (Trakar)]
[3. Sylas Grimblade | Lv. 0 | (Simioid Human)]
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A Human in the top ten… such a thing had never happened before in the history of the Skai Galaxy.
No one seemed to pay attention to the prefixes added before Sylas’ name. The Human Race was among the most common across the universe, and it was more rare for them not to have prefixes and suffixes than for them to.
The fact that Sylas had been able to make it to 13th without such a prefix was shocking enough, but to make it to third with an unknown and seemingly unimportant prefix… just what did this mean?
The worst part was that from the perspective of those off Earth, it hadn’t even been more than a few hours since Sylas appeared on the list first.
No, it wasn’t even an hour.
How could a person jump from nowhere, to 13th, all the way up to 3rd place, in what seemed like a few minutes at best?
Was he experiencing some sort of trial? Was he currently undergoing metamorphosis right this instant? Could it be that he was still improving? Would he jump to first place before things ended?
What would this mean for the rest of the Galaxy?
In the time since Sylas’ name first appeared, there had been countless investigations made about him. Those that weren’t aware that he had already been on the Breath Master List certainly became aware now.
To have such talent, and to also be a Breath Master, just what did this represent?
…
Ulrik sat in his office in silence, watching the ticking timer go down slowly. He had already prepared everything that he could. No, he had been preparing for years already.
There was nothing to do but sit and wait now. But, he also realized that he was stuck in an odd time warp. Because of this…
No one had the opportunity to contact him, and he had no idea that Sylas had jumped from 13th to 3rd place.
It wasn’t just him that was unaware, but all the other participants as well.
…
Lorien sat in her time warp, her expression peaceful. She seemed to have undergone a huge change.
Her scant clothing and seductive demeanor were nowhere to be seen.
Her hair floated down to the small of her back, a pink and violet fog hanging around her.
There was a reason she had gone out of her way to expose herself for the sake of this treasure…
Just how many sacrifices had she made? How many of the Mist Race had died in just the last day because of her?
’It will all be worth it.’
There was no life worth living when you were under the thumb of another. It was either she broke through and reached that stage, or she would be buried here.
And she had no intention of being buried.
Her body calmly relaxed.
’Soon, I will trigger it… once I am within the War Battlefield, they won’t be able to do anything to me. And by the time I come out, The Golden Grove will know my name.’
Her Will solidified around her, showing faint signs of shattering the Shaping Will barrier.
**
Cassarae rolled over in bed, gasping for breath.
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