After the End: Serenity

When Serenity came back to himself, his hands were actually on Evan’s new wings. They stretched far to the sides of his body, somehow larger than Serenity had expected even though he knew they were exactly the right size, exactly what Evan’s essence code said he should have.

Everything glowed with essence until Serenity released his Aspect. It was far more comfortable now, which clearly meant he’d pushed it farther in its growth. Serenity pulled up his Status quickly and found that that wasn’t the only change; his Arcane (Mana) Aspect had also advanced, as had his Level. He’d even unlocked his next Skill.

He had no idea where the Core Progression had come from; that usually required specific work and feeding, which he’d deliberately not done. He wasn’t ready to advance a Tier.