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Death is sometimes not the end, and the zenith is empty. 

Legends rise and fall. Myths are born.

Faced with death after a dismal fall from grace where glory, renown, and prominence were once found, Kieran's second chance is fueled by vengeance. It burns like a ruinous flame and drives Kieran's quest for power within and without.

Though not an ingrate, he remains curious about why he returned to the past instead of dying. He has nothing but questions, but his death puts the beginning of his story into perspective, showing him that Zenith Online... is the beginning of the end — the end of the current Age.

The zenith is empty and calls for someone to claim its throne, but to answer that call means to bear the consequences. Everything — especially choice — has a cost. 

Challenges lay in wait. The road to supremacy is wound in suffering, and to know the truth is to know madness. 

And so, the Maddened awakens...

Zenith Online: Rebirth of the Strongest Player

Kieran's cold gaze swept over the contenders still showing hostility.

Although they hadn't approached him, Kieran's sensitivity to malice painted them in a different light.

Retaliatory Sense outlined everyone deemed as a potential threat in a faint red color.

Whenever someone outlined in red made a move the red aura vanished momentarily, replaced by a translucent black fang-shaped aura, symbolizing an enemy viewed as Prey.

After speaking, Kieran glanced up at the timer above.

Less than thirty seconds had passed since the round's beginning, yet almost 10% of the contenders were eliminated by frightening opponents nearby.

'It might not be a perfect symbolization, but our initial rank should depict the disparity in our strength. Although I've eliminated four people myself, it seems others are eclipsing my pace,' Kieran thought to himself.

The Improved Abhorrent Paroxysm