Ash_Monarch

The Apocalypse is in full swing. 

Defiled - powerful creatures corrupted by the Great Collision - prowled the lands in search of prey. Unfortunately for them, the human race had long since retreated behind the secure walls of the Sanctuary of Everlast. 

During one of his regular excursions outside the Sanctuary, Alden is separated from Celeste. - his childhood friend and crush. In that moment, he came to regret never summoning the courage to confess. 

Somehow managing to survive thanks to some trickery, Alden awakens as a mage. 

Instead of receiving a normal power, he gains the ability to decay. What's more, during his ascension, he received a vision from his future self advising him not to trust the Asterons - celestial beings who had saved his race from inescapable doom.  

Normally... such a revelation wouldn’t faze Alden. 

However, there was only one major problem with the declaration, though. 

Celeste was bound with an Asteron. 

And not just any normal Asteron... 

She had made a pact with one of the Divine Sovereigns.
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Cover is not mine. I found it on Pinterest.

The Inner Odyssey

As she sensed Alden's mind enter the key - evidenced by his body going completely still -, Morrigan sighed.

Her body sagged, clearly tired out from the long talk.

…Restoring the Barrier was just one of her many tasks.

A hacking cough escaped her throat.

Morrigan winced and quickly brought a tissue to her lips. The napkin came back red, stained with her blood.

Idly, she pondered on where her lifespan had all gone. She should have been in peak physical condition as someone approaching her forties. Not the least because she was also a Transcendent.

Her high rank should have helped in increasing her lifespan.

Here she was, her condition deteriorating day by day, week by week, and month by month.

Morrigan knew what had caused her to become so sickly. It was also the reason why her life was slowly dwindling.

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