The golden notifications slowly faded into the air.
John remained standing before the True Heart, but his thoughts were no longer on the System.
Instead...
They were on Aurelius.
The First Dragon King.
The founder of the Dragon Kings.
The being whose mere remnant had caused the System—something John had always relied upon—to fail its analysis.
John looked at the ancient king carefully.
"You said..."
"...the System couldn't measure you."
Aurelius nodded.
"Correct."
"Because you're too powerful?"
A gentle smile appeared on the ancient king's face.
"No."
"Because I no longer exist within the boundaries it governs."
John frowned.
"I don't understand."
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Aurelius walked toward the crystal pond once more.
With a wave of his hand, the pond changed.
This time...
It no longer showed mountains or continents.
Instead...
The world itself appeared.
John saw the planet floating within an endless sea of stars.
Beautiful.
Small.
Fragile.
Then the image expanded.
