As the arcane symbols of the teleportation circle glowed faintly beneath his feet, Anthony, now known as Lorian, felt the pull of spatial magic twist reality.
The vibrant chaos of the Rank 10 floor vanished in an instant.
He reappeared on the sacred floor 1, reserved solely for the apex of adventurers, those who had ascended to Rank 1.
The air itself shifted as his arrival caused the fabric of space to ripple.
A distortion unfurled, bending perception like a mirage, before settling.
Out of that disturbance stepped Anthony, his posture unyielding and confident, his black eyes surveying his new surroundings with calm intensity.
The atmosphere on this floor was oppressive, each breath laden with the weight of innumerable auras saturating the space.
Unlike the drunken revelry and cacophony of adventurers vying for attention on the lower floors, the Rank 1 floor was steeped in solemnity and control.