[Prepare for appraisal]
Kade found himself surrounded by the same endless darkness he had found himself in just before, yet in the depths of the void were instead countless stars entwined with endless silver strings between them, weaving a cosmic scene rather than the nothingness of the unknown.
It was a beautiful sight. Kade observed the sight keenly; it held more wonder than any sight he had seen on earth, something that was beyond the mortal sense of his own. So as the spell prepared his appearance, he silently took in his surroundings.
The fighting was done; the constant battles he had endured had led to this moment, where he would live on and become something greater than the mundane street he always was. An evolution, a rebirth to see how the boons could take him further beyond.
In the break between his chaotic life, Kade embraced the short bit of calmness and awaited the spell's voice once again. The whisper came back to him not long after, this time with more weight than ever before.
[Aspirant, your trial is over!]
[A heretic hidden away in the army of war followed the trek up to a shrine filled with more abominations to count, outshining the zealots of war by fighting barehanded into hordes of creatures like a madman.
Cheating death not once but twice, the heretic with only his vigilance defied common sense, slaying the commander who dared sacrifice him, only to do the same to an unknown far more corrupted. Stirring the unknown in its cursed sleep, being acknowledged not by word, but by soul]
[You have defeated thirteen dormant beasts: tortured hound]
[You have defeated Awakened Beast, Broken devout.]
[You have defeated Awakened Human, Warren of the war legion.]
[You have survived being sacrificed.]
[You sacrificed an apostle of the war god to the unknown.]
[You have stumped common sense itself!]
[Final Appraisal: Fantastic. Your spirit triumphs over destiny!
Kade glanced at his achievements with a hint of pride, a smirk gracing his face as he recalled all the trials and tribulations he had undertaken to pry victory from the grasp of fate. But despite his great mood, one thing bugged him.
'Still, why is it the unknown?' The spell seemed so grand to not know something, so why would such a being not be named? A censor on such an all-consuming concept like the spell was slightly alarming.
[Dreamer Kade, receive your boon!]
He had succeeded, despite it all.
[You have been bestowed a True Name: Heart of Chaos]
Kade's once calm mood had subsequently been slain by the runes before him, Suprise washing over him. 'A true name?!' He had always known of such a title given out by the spell to the most special kinds of people, the ones on the front of the billboards depicting the magnificence of the awakened.
Yet Kade didn't expect to be in the same boat as those glorified superhumans, nor did he expect to get such a name after his first trial. If he tried hard enough, he could potentially brute-force his way onto one of those same propaganda posters.
'Heart of Chaos' didn't exactly fit with the image the government was supposed to promote. imagining that as a slogan for modern awakened make him chuckle.
The spell gave him no time to dwell, continuing its whisper.
Your aspect is ready to evolve. Evolve aspect?']
"Why wouldn't I? Evolve it!"
Kade bit down on his thumb in anticipation of the result. Surely anything was better than Heretic; it had only caused him trouble in the trial.
[Dormant Aspect Heretic is evolving...]
[New Aspect Acquired]
[Aspect Rank: Sacred*]
Kade, in shock, unintentionally bit down harder. 'OW, motherfucker!' he cursed, shaking his hand before returning attentively to the runes.
[Aspect Name: Unyielding Asura]
[Aspect Description: You are a being hated by the realms above, your unending vigour and spirit, a weapon that even the gods envy, a fury, a passion that goes beyond common sense. To be Asura is to fight, rebel, and ascend back against the beings beyond, using sheer will to claw destiny and dominate fate.
Innate Ability: [Rebellion]
Ability Description: [An Asura despises the heavens and divinity of others. Facing such a being in battle allows the user to go beyond their limits by pure wrath.
"Divinity..." It sounded like a powerful ability, yet Kade had no clue how often he would face enemies that would allow him to make use of such a quirk. He thought about the enemies he had faced so far, with only the angelic statue seeming like something that it would activate.
Still, the rest of the boons were to come; an innate ability was just additive, an initial perk that would help form his style of awakening, so his aspect ability would be the life of his expression of power.
"Overall, not bad."
The spell spoke once more.
[The first seal is broken.]
[Awakening dormant powers]