SSS-RANK: Super Extraction System

LeonVale’sworldstoppedwhenthechamberlabeledhimF-Rank,nospark,justEmptyCore.Onedozensparksinaseaofathousandchances.Anear-miracleoffailure,somehowfloppedharderthanflatlining.InNeo-Veridia,strengthrulesthegame,noexceptions.Thosewhoaretoughgethailedaschampions;others?They'restuckcleaningupmesses.Mightmakesrighthere,plainandsimple.Leonendedupontheground.That’swherehelanded,nosurprisethere.Later,theredmoonclimbedintoview.Rightafter,creaturessmashedpasttheshield.HissiblingsstoodneardeathyetdeepinhisEmptyCore,anoldforcestirredawake.[SHADOWEXTRACTIONSYSTEMACTIVATED]Leontakesenergyfromwhateverhedefeats.Eachtimeacreaturefalls,hegainsmorestrength.Asshadowsvanishintohim,hedriftstowardamystery-somethingwaitsinaspacebeyondplaces:aseatatopnoland,whileavoicelessheadpiececallsouttohimthroughemptydark.Yettakingwhat’snotyoursbringstrouble.Ontopofeverythingelse,theEvernightAlliancecaughtwind.Notjustvampires-werewolvestoo.Oldcreaturesthatoughtabemythsarepokingatthecity’swalls,messingupdungeoncores,chasingwhatever’spumpingoutthatdarkenergysignal.Huntingforhim.Leon’sstuckinariskymove,quietlygettingstrongersohecanshieldhisfolks,hittingschoolwhilesneakingaroundtopulloutshadows,actingpowerlesseventhoughsomeold,grimforcenownameshimsuccessor.ThatF-Ranktag?Totalfake.HisEmptyCoreisn'tbroken,itfights.Eachdarknessheswallowsdragshimnearertoarealityhecan’tfaceyetNoteveryseatofpowerfitsahero.Somecrownscomefromshadows,builtonbones.Somekidsjustinheritstuffwhethertheylikeitornot.TheCrimsonMoonmarkedthestart.What’scomingnext?Thingsareabouttoheatup.