But should one bow down to defeat in the face of a loss? Should the inevitable always prevail without a chance for reprieve? Arran refused to believe that his destiny was to end here, and so he resisted fiercely. While Kasack laughed, Arran gritted his teeth, biting into his lips, and endured, outputting every ounce of power that he could from the bracers. Arran’s eyes turned bloodshot, and his lips bled. His body was under a lot of pressure from fighting Kasack’s aura. Normally, using the powers of the World Essence Pulse Bracers was usually free of burden. But to resist Kasack and protect his allies and the Earth, Arran had to draw upon the bracer’s powers far beyond what he could handle. Now, his body, unable to bear it any longer began to fall apart. Dark creases began to form on Arran’s body like cracks on his skin looking as if his blood vessels were about to burst from his body. He experienced pain the likes of which Arran hadn’t felt in a long time. Yet Arran endured, hi

Just then, Arran remembered something… ‘That’s right. Eris and Charmy were among this generation’s Chosen. Both of them possessed a spark of the origin of the Immortal Ent’s Verdure and the Charm Speaker’s Crown.’ Immortal Ent’s Verdure and Charm Speaker’s Crown… these two along with the World Essence Pulse Bracers were among the seven ultimate treasure artifacts of the Aeth civilization. Both of them corresponded respectively to the rulers of the Earth and Water seats of authority and like World Essence Pulse Bracers, both artifacts also chose certain individuals once every thousand years to bestow a spark of their origin onto this becoming chosen ones. For this generation, Eris and Charmy had been chosen by the Immortal Ent’s Verdure and the Charm Speaker’s Crown respectively. Meaning they each possessed a spark of the origin of the artifacts and could call upon their powers to empower them. Arran knew about this but in all his years with them, he had never seen the two princ

In the Aeth civilization, there were two popular trees whose legends and stories were passed down through the generations. The first of these trees is Illys, the tree of life and death and reincarnation. Set on an island the tree is said to be surrounded by a perpetually flowing circular river whose waters are said to grant one immunity from sickness and disease and can prolong one's lifespan. It is also said that any who can cross Illys’ River would be granted eternal life while those who failed would forever be laid to rest below its shores. The second tree which is even more popular than the first is known as the Immortal Ent tree. The Immortal Ent is said to be the first living thing born from the breath of the Primordial light god. Taking the form of a tree, it possessed unlimited vitality and life force which it used to nurture all life on the Etherium, becoming the symbol of life and Earth. Unlike Illys whose location is shrouded in mystery, the Immortal Ent tree is loc

It wasn’t enough to have a barrier to protect yourself in Charmy’s territory. Even if your domain was strong enough to allow you to reach Charmy, it was still useless. That is because 100 meters around Charmy is the absolute death zone that nobody can cross. Charmy’s combat style differed from Eris and Arran both of whom were close combat fighters. Her style closely mirrored that of mages. Powerful mages were at their strongest within their magic towers which served as their territory. Inside it, they can unleash devastating might from the scores of prepared magical spells and traps. The same was true for Charmy. Within the ocean created by the Charm Speaker’s Crown, subatomic nanamites were simply the first layer of abilities prepared for battle. 100 hundred meters around Charmy was where things started to get truly dangerous. This zone was covered by droves of whirlpools twisting around in tandem to create powerful ocean currents that acted forcefully on one’s body, forcing them

The world was lightless, swallowed by a void of deep creeping darkness that expunged all warmth, casting a chilling shadow over the entire battlefield. Arran’s attack was like the end of days for all, a desperate attempt to end all life by all means necessary. The 10X effect of Death Bringer was on another scale such that it covered almost the entire battlefield including Kasack’s position at the center of the formation. This instant death ability which was mostly single target in nature had been transformed into a wide sweeping attack after accumulating 10 counts of Death Bringer charge during the fight, a feat that was easy to accomplish due to the sheer number of enemies throwing their lives at Arran. Before now, Arran didn’t know he could do this. But in his desperation to cull the number of enemies down attacking him and his companions and strike down Kasack once and for all, arran was forced to attempt a risky move. Surprisingly, stacking Death Bringer counts was feasibl