At the first ray of sunlight, the city was nothing but chaos. Half of the castle lay in ruins. Several inhabitants were agonizing and dying, poisoned by Dono's venom.
At the sa mont, Rieze and Ulturion went to et Dono. In the house, Rieze sat down on a chair and said:
— I hope you're ready, Dono.
— Why so much pressure? The show doesn't start until tomorrow, replied Dono.
— Unfortunately, I'm afraid our guest has decided to speed things up, retorted Rieze.
— How much ti do we have left? asked Dono.
— Hmm… I'd say either mid-day or by the end, answered Rieze.
— That could work, then, said Dono.
Rieze turned her attention to Ulturion.
— By the way, I didn't get a chance to ask, but what rank are you at in the Human Realm? she confided.
Rieze's expression beca perplexed.
Is he ssing with ? she thought.
— … We're all in the Human Realm, but I'm asking about your rank, she clarified.
Seated in the lotus position, Ulturion took a few seconds before responding.
— At the master stage. I'm approaching the highest level of the Human Realm.
— … But why say "master"? There are nine ranks in the Human Realm, Rieze wondered.
— That's the path for those who will never surpass the Immortal Realm, explained Ulturion.
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— Explain yourself; you're intriguing .
— My thod is similar to yours, but it's divided into three stages: amateur, interdiate, master. As soon as we awaken, we already possess our aura, of course too weak to manifest at first.
— Okay, but even with our thod, it's enough to activate the aether within us to develop the aura, said Rieze.
— Yes and no. When I beca a cultivator, the aether in my body activated right from the start. Thanks to this thod, if you activate it from the beginning, it follows your progression. For the aura, it's the sa: it evolves with your level. But anyway, I'm talking a lot when I don't even know the na of the Realm that cos after the Immortal Realm. If I had to rank myself according to your system, I'd be at the eighth, but I can fight on equal terms against a ninth rank, explained Ulturion.
— That's very interesting, what you're saying, said Rieze.
— But when are you going to ntion that this way of cultivating is suicidal? interjected Dono.
— … You noticed, said Ulturion.
— Of course. With your thod, you risk dying. When becoming a cultivator, it takes ti to stabilize your body until it gets used to the new power. You want to do that and, at the sa ti, explode the aether you've absorbed throughout the process. The survival rate must be ten percent, according to , threw Dono.
— What can I say? I like the risk, and here I am in front of you, right? replied Ulturion.
Dono stared at Ulturion for a mont, then returned to his activities.
Elsewhere, at the sa mont, Simone and Hikiri were already at the port. Simone wanted to leave as quickly as possible.
A few minutes later, Asti and Darlius arrived.
— Don't hurry yourselves, mocked Simone.
— And why are you here? I thought we were eting at the boat, asked Asti.
— Because…
— Because Simone thinks we're going to be late, interrupted Dina, erging from a shadow flat on the ground.
— That's scary… people coming out of shadows, teased Hikiri.
Dina responded with a middle finger.
— Fuck you, Hikiri.
— Stop it, both of you! You think this is the ti? exclaid Simone.
Despite her words, Hikiri and Dina continued to glare at each other with disdain, a mocking air on their faces.
— Does anyone know where Aconé and Tony are? asked Simone.
No one knew where they were.
In Kelvin's house, Tony was sitting on the table, legs crossed. Aconé stood right behind him.
— Tony, I don't know what that child ant to you, but we have to go, pleaded Aconé.
Despite her pleas, Tony heard nothing. He had isolated himself in his consciousness, which no longer resembled a training ground as before, but a black space illuminated by shades of red, black, and a bright light. In the background, a wall seed close to ruin. Tony floated in a colorful sky, eyes closed, face blank.
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