Lord Doom struck the killing blow to the Forgotten King.
As the SSS-Rank dungeon final boss faded into motes of light, there was a brief flash of light, and then the victory cutscene.
BZZZ!
The throne shattered.
The sky above the Grand Monastery opened, for the first ti in eternity. Light cascaded down, burning away the ash.
Each mber of the 20-man party was granted a Title of Rembrance, even those who died during the raid that were revived by the dungeon algorithm after the Forgotten King fell.
A choir of distant voices played, and the world above rembered again.
But that was not the end, because a golden ring chis once.
And then, a system alert echoes across the player interface.
DING!
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[System Notification: Your raid party has cleared the SSS-Rank Dungeon successfully, Grand Monastery of Aetheryos!]
[Difficulty: Ascendant Mode]
[Clear Ti: 1 hour, 43 minutes, 57 seconds]
[Bonus Objectives Achieved: 5/5]
[MVP: Lord Doom – Tactical Orchestrator/Final Blow/ Crown Phase Savior]
...
And then...
[REWARD SEQUENCE INITIATES]
Each team mber who was part of the raid party floats above a radiant sigil. The sky parts as golden relics descend from above, one at a ti.
[Title Unlocked: Echo Slayer of Aetheryos!]
[Effects:]
> 10% damage against enemies influenced by ti, mory, or divine elents.
>Passive: Grants party-wide 2% cooldown reduction in all group content.
>Visual: Adds golden spectral wings that shimr and vanish after a few seconds.
...
[Your raid party has triggered Guaranteed Rewards for All!]
[SSS-Rank Relic Reward– Class Specific]
>Each player of this raid party has received a Relic-tier item directly tied to their main class, styled after the Monastery’s twisted divine aesthetic; halo-like motifs, broken scripture, clockwork elents, etc.
[Combat Mage Avatar, Lord Doom has been rewarded with a Symbiotic Spectral Sword: Lance of Split Aeons!]
>Lance of Split Aeons: When striking, has a chance to cause a ti fracture, allowing a skill to be cast twice within 1.5 seconds.
>This is a Symbiotic Spectral Sword. It can be rged with another sword, fusing its ability into the new sword.
[Blademaster Avatar, Reckless Storm has been rewarded with an Item: Mantle of the Tilost Duelist!]
>Mantle of the Tilost Duelist: Increases parry fras and grants a ghost step that trigger post-teleport.
[Summoner Avatar, Enlightened Fla has been rewarded with an Item: Chains of Binding Oaths!]
>Chains of Binding Oaths: Summons deal more damage to targets afflicted by mory bleed, a new chanic introduced in this dungeon.
[Paladin Avatar, Dain Ironvalor has been rewarded...]
[Paladin Avatar, Crimson Saint has been rewarded...]
[Elentalist Avatar, Captain Batman has been rewarded...]
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[Your raid party defeated the Grand Monastery of Aetheryos at record ti!]
[Skill Point rewards have been upgraded!]
[Your raid party has received 500 Skill Points to be shared between all mbers of the raid party!]
...
[Your raid party have been rewarded with Currency Crafting Materials!]
[×5 Aetheryte Cores – Required to unlock Ascended Gear upgrades.]
[×300,000 Raid Tokens ( used for crafting costics and reforging relics).]
...
[Your raid party have been rewarded with an RNP Loot Pool – Rolled per player.]
...
[Your raid party have been rewarded with a Personalized Cutscene: mory Relic!]
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At the center of the platform, an ancient, half-broken bell rings once more; quiet, intimate. Each player walks forward and touches it.
And then, a unique cutscene plays for each individual, tied to their journey and trails in the dungeon, and how they interacted with the lore.
After this, they each receive a mory relic that forms into their hands, one of a kind accessories that embody the personal legacy of the dungeon.
Unlike the guaranteed rewards that were SSS-Rank though, the mory relics are S-ranked items and equipnt.
And then, it finally stopped raining rewards.
Silence.
After a few seconds of silence, the 20-man team slowly recovers and regroups. So check their loot in stunned silence. Others danced, shout, or slump back in disbelief.
The raid may have seed like a walk in the park, but it was anything but that. They only conquered it because they were focused and determined when it mattered.
As for the rewards? They were blown away.
Till date even in the English Pro Alliance, SSS-Rank equipnt were a rarity in the ga, exclusive stuff. To get even one of them for a miracle.
And yet, conquering the SSS-Rank dungeon rewarded them with at least 1 SSS-Rank equipnt each.
Noah stood at the front, arms crossed, a small grin tugging at the corner of his mouth. "Right, alright, now to the real boss fight. RNG".
Genevieve spoke up. "Guys, let’s just roll respectfully, okay? No need for..."
"Respectfully?" Benjamin interrupted her with a grin on his face. "I’ve already sacrificed two cooldowns and my dignity. I deserve sothing shiny, you know".
Genevieve glowered.
Aria waved her arms dismissively. "You only lost your dignity when you called your fireball a ’hot date with destiny’, Ben".
Benjamin acted shocked. "? When did I say that?"
Aria looked at him and scoffed.
Noah grinned. "Roll phase. Let’s see who the Goddess of luck loves the most".
[ROLL 1 – Legendary Encantnt]
[Rolling for: ’Divine Requiem – Aethefire Enchant’]
[ROLLING...]
DING!
[Captain Batman rolls a 94.]
[Crimson Saint rolls an 88.]
[Misty Rose rolls a 73.]
[Enlightened Fla rolls a 46.]
[Dain Irovalor rolls a 60.]
[Reckless Storm rolls a 98.]
[Noah rolls a 2.]
"..."
[...]
[...]
At the end of the 20-man roll, a few participants, Noah especially was left completely speechless.
Aria grinned. "Bow before mortals. This enchant is mine. First person to beg nicely might get a screenshot".
She snatched the enchantnt without hesitation.
Benjamin was stumped. "98? Rigged". He accused. "You probably hacked the dice".
Aria looked at him in disdain. "I’m not the one who plays in gambling dens".
Noah sighed. "I’ve defeated gods, but apparently I can’t beat a girl with luck stats maxed in attitude".
[ROLL 2 – Transcendence Scroll]
[Rolling for: ’Transcendence Scroll – Skill Evolutio Token’]
[ROLLING...]
DING!
[Enlightened Fla rolls a 99]
[Crimson Saint rolls a 92]
[Reckless Storm rolls a 12]
[Misty Rose rolls a 41]
[Captain Batman rolls a 0]
[Lord Doom rolls a 100]
The mont that Caleb’s Avatar rolled a 99, he jumped in excitent, already celebrating his win. When Benjamin rolled a 0, it created a chain reaction of laughter in the gaming hall, till the next roll was displayed.
As soon as Noah’s roll was displayed, the hall quietened in shock.
’The heck!’ The sa thought went through everyone’s mind.
"I rolled a 92 and I’m not even second best". Jonathan lanted.
"No. No way. 100?!" Caleb felt grievant.
Noah chuckled. "You know what they say. God gives his strongest upgrades to his most broke Avatars".
"And I rolled a zero. That’s not even on the dice". Benjamin felt like crying.
"It’s not," Aria agreed with him. "You just suck".
[ROLL 3 – Unique Mount: Seraph of the Broken Bell]
[Rolling for: ’Seraph of the Broken Bell – Celestial Mount’]
They almost all did a dance as soon as they saw what was at stake, and then with conviction, they rolled the dice.
[ROLLING...]
DING!
[Misty Rose rolls an 89]
[Dain Ironvalor rolls a 10]
[Enlightened Fla rolls a 57]
[Captain Batman rolls a 77]
[Reckless Storm rolls a 90]
[Crimson Saint rolls a 1]
[Lord Doom rolls a 91]
Silence.
Deep, suffocating silence, then...
"Noah... don’t you dare". Genevieve turned to glare at Noah, forgetting about her monitor completely.
Noah chuckled nervously.
Aria also glared at him. "You’ve got TWO of the drops already! Greed incarnate!"
He chuckled again. "Can’t help it Aria. The mount chose ".
Benjamin stared daggers at him. "You’re gonna ride that thing like so sort of holy tax collector".
Noah stared back at him. "Correction. Like a divine warlord with style".
Of course, they were not taking that lightly, not with shaless lords like Jonathan still without one of the drops.
The group bickered, complained, and mock-threatened to hack the dungeon, all led by Jonathan. Of course, it was all banter. Deep down, they were all smiling.
They just cleared the hardest dungeon in the current version of Warstar in less than 2 hours, and even the RNG didn’t dampen the victory.
As the final loot screen faded, Noah mounted his new mount, the Seraph, wings flaring golden as the broken monastery crumbles in the distance.
But before they logged out of the ga, having been holding himself back since, Gabriel could not anymore as he stepped before Lord Doom with his Dain Ironvalor. "I’ll trade you 2 A-Ranked equipnt and an event-exclusive skin for it, you in?"
Noah looked at him. "Pass".
Gabriel sighed and cursed slightly beneath his breath. "Okay. How about the Astral Wyrm, Crimson Fang of the Abyss, seven hundred premium tokens, and I’ll include that animated ’Heartspark Victory’ emote you wanted".
Noah grinned. "Now you’re talking". He raised his hand to his chin in thought. "...Throw in the limited-edition Bellcaster cloak skin and you have a deal".
Gabriel gritted his teeth. "Shaless bastard". He muttered.
Noah smiled. "You said what?"
"Nothing". Gabriel looked at him. "Deal".
Noah’s smile widened. "It’s nice doing business with you, captain".
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