The system interface in Valeria's mind solidified. The frantic, blinding gold text locked perfectly into place. It broadcasted the absolute truth of the cosmic shift directly into her consciousness.
[Divine Evolution Completed.]
[Subject: Lucian of the Morning.]
[Catalyst: The Prime Origin Anchor.]
[New Class Acquired: God of the Zenith and Rebirth.]
The glowing interface slowly faded from her vision, but the blinding light inside the localized shadow tent remained. Lucian stood entirely upright on the frozen wooden floorboards. The physical weakness and the terrifying, heavy petrification were completely gone. The grey ash that had threatened to consume his heart had been violently purged from his system.
He was a flawless, radiant beacon of pure celestial plasma.
"Silas," Valeria called out. Her voice was steady and filled with profound, unyielding pride. "Drop the curtain."
