Chapter 16: Bloodline Ascending
The early morning sun cast a golden hue over the training grounds of Greystone. For the past few days, the inner courtyard had echoed not with the clamor of rebuilding, but with the rhythmic clash of blades, the roar of summoned beasts, and the steady hum of growing power. Lucas stood at the center of it all, sweat trailing down his brow, sword in hand. Across from him, Elira and Kaela stood ready, their weapons drawn.
This was no ordinary training.
Since Lucas had discovered the hidden potential of the Identify skill, their progress had leapt in bounds. With every scroll he read, new pathways opened—not just for him, but for his party. By absorbing the skill inscriptions and focusing their mental will, both Elira and Kaela were able to learn and refine abilities far beyond what normal tamers could achieve.
Kaela's beast, Thunderfang, now crackled with arcs of electricity strong enough to blacken steel. Elira had honed Luna's agility to the point where the lynx could dash across walls and leap between rooftops without losing balance. And Lucas—Lucas was no longer simply a baron of Greystone.
He was becoming something more.
"Again!" he called, spinning Zephyra-blades in his hand as he lunged forward.
Kaela met him head-on, her twin sabers flashing in a flurry of electrified strikes. Elira flanked them from the side, loosing a volley of wind-blades from Luna's saddle. Lucas twisted, dodged, and spun Zephyra-blades into a vortex that deflected the blasts.
The fight raged for minutes before all three broke apart, panting, grinning.
Angel's soft, ethereal voice broke through the air.
{System Alert: Party Level Synchronization Achieved}Lucas Carter - Level 20
Elira Moonshade - Level 20