_Transcendent

A recurring dream from a fateful night haunts Varian. 

With a past he couldn't forgive himself for and a future he abandoned, his life in the present is in tatters.

But when you're alive, there's hope. 

The hope comes one day in an unexpected form. 

The painful past, the meaningless dream and the unexpected way forward force him to make a choice.

Stay broken and remain in the sorrow of the past he couldn't change. 

Or. 

Pick himself back together and try for one last time, to find the truth about his own dream and its connection to his unforgivable past, all in the hopes of forgiveness of himself, by himself. 

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Divine Path System

It was impossible to believe, but it was barely two days since Varian went from level 0 to peak level 4 in the water path.

So, while he had the prerequisite understanding of his path to progress so far, and even 'trained' with Sarah, his fighting experience with the water path was close to nill.

The training with Sarah didn't count since most of it was her showing her power and him comprehending it.

So, when faced with a peak level 4 abyssal, Varian tensed.

The piercing feeling in the back of his neck didn't help.

Hundreds of thousands of eyes in the stadium stared at the five floating stages.

Their gazes were dispersed and at least a few thousand were looking at Varian.

Every audience can directly swipe through the countless holograms and choose to watch the battle they liked.

The same went for the billion viewers who were watching this test match beforehand.

The Duel [1]