Regression: Reclaiming the End

[ Patron Perk: Absolute Dissonance – Active ]

[ All magical effects within 5m of the Vassal are weakened by 30%. ]

Magic recoiled from me.

I was a walking breach in the system’s foundation.

The Hex-Eater raised its claws again—frantic, desperate to inhale, to consume. But the air around me bent differently. Magic died in my shadow.

"You’re not the only glitch down here."

I dropped into stance.

[ Skill Activated: Emberfang Style – Lv.4 ]

[ Consecutive strikes generate Burn stacks. Max: 15 ]

[ At 15 stacks: -30% Healing & Defense for 3 seconds ]

I surged forward—left step, shoulder loose, momentum coiled tight like a bowstring.