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 a Divine Sovereign.
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The Inner Odyssey

Thunderous applause erupted all around the arena, the spectators satisfied with the intensity of the first bout. Hopefully the rest would follow suit, and keep their blood racing.

Alden watched as the two Guilds left the dueling space, the hum of magic lingering in the air after their exit. He didn't need to look down to know that the cracks which had run through the ground had now been fixed, courtesy of Mana Crystals as well as Zephyr Clan Elders reinforcing and repairing the structural integrity of the stadium.

Almost in an instant, any sign of previous damage was repaired.

Brought Shame