The Final 12 Days (5)

- 4 Days Until the Barrier Drops –

 

Standing atop his newly minted 15-foot-tall, five-foot-deep Rampart, Aoni gazed out into the distance as a bitter wind swept past, jostling his hair and the fur of his coat, bringing along a comforting chill and light dusting of snow.

As his eyes scanned the horizon, an unmissable shimmer rippling across the material, constructing the Rampart was a clear indication of it having reached the Full-Star Step.

Four more days had passed since he'd upgraded his wall to 2-Star, and given its current size, he could honestly say that compared to its previous stature, it now stood as imposing as a castle wall in his eyes.

Upon reaching the Full Star Step of the first Star, it had expanded inward, thickening the density of the wall by nearly 2 feet, along with changing the color from the standard stone he had gathered into something much harder to break through.