Everblood Ascendant

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Darkness.

Then—movement.

Caelan wasn't sure if he was alive or dreaming. He felt no pain, yet everything inside him shifted, like a storm had taken root in his soul. He hovered in a realm that felt both vast and intimate, as though it were woven from his own memories and something far older.

Golden light wrapped around his body, not warm, not cold—just right. As if it recognized him. Accepted him.

Then the transformation began.

It wasn't a scream-inducing agony. Nor was it some gentle healing. It was something deeper. Every fiber of his being began to unravel and reform, guided by a power ancient beyond comprehension.

His bones reshaped.

His muscles reformed.

His mana core—once faint and flickering—now pulsed with growing brilliance as mana flooded into it, stretching its boundaries. The energy didn't just stop at his core. It flowed into every cell, every breath, every heartbeat… until the very essence of who he was began to evolve.

> [System Notification]

— Mana saturation complete

— Bloodline resonance active

— Physical and magical limits recalibrated

— New Class Progression:

 Warrior Path – Silver Stage (Initial Level)

 Mage Path – True Mage (Initial Level)

His strength surged steadily before stabilizing, no longer at the helpless level he once knew. He could feel it in his limbs—in his stance—that something within him had changed. That he had stepped beyond who he once was.

His hair lightened, shifting from black to a striking shade of white that shimmered faintly in the golden glow. His eyes opened wider, now radiant gold, burning with power and clarity he had never known before.

Then came something strange.

His skin shimmered for a heartbeat—golden patterns rippling across it, fleeting but undeniable. Scales. Not fully formed, not fully present—but their brief emergence sent a message Caelan could feel in his very soul.

> [System Notification]

Dormant bloodline detected…

Draconic origin confirmed…

Fusion with Everblood essence initiated…

Fusion successful.

New Bloodline Formed: Everblood Draconic Bloodline

The air stilled.

Even the echoing space of this unknown realm paused—as though the very laws of power were reevaluating what had just occurred.

A voice spoke again. The one from before. Calm. Immense.

Caelan turned and saw him—the one who had first appeared in the cosmic void. A man, but not truly human. The Everblood Concept now stood tall, arms folded, eyes glowing faintly like dying stars.

He studied Caelan with unreadable emotion.

"This was not foreseen," the Concept said quietly. "Your soul resonated so strongly with the blood… and yet it unearthed something far older. The birth of a fusion this world has never witnessed."

Caelan stood upright, steadier now, fists clenched at his side. He didn't speak. He didn't need to.

The new strength in his body spoke for him.

The Concept gave a faint smile—almost proud.

"You were chosen to carry the Everblood legacy," he said. "But now… you are something more."

Caelan closed his eyes, inhaling deeply as the golden glow of the realm began to fade. He didn't know what lay ahead. But for the first time since his fall… he no longer felt helpless.

The storm within him had only just begun to rise.

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