Reaper's Resurgence: A System Reset

Alexia

After talking for a little bit longer, Ethan and I end up trading our knowledge on the System's changes since the Reset. Things like the dungeons, the Authority, Nests, and so on. And through it I do end up learning something new about the System's changes.

Apparently there are going to be tournaments held between all of the Dimensional Blocks at some point in the distant future where the Dimensional Champions of each Block compete. And not only does winning the tournaments give the champion in question some supposedly good rewards, but it also gives rewards and benefits to the Block they represent.

A rather interesting change, if I'm being honest.

I like it.

Something else that's interesting is that the Dimensional Champion of a Block can challenge another Dimensional Champion of a different Block when their Blocks are at war, and if they're both given permission by the Dimensional Leaders of their Blocks, then their fight will determine the result of the war. Which is probably a fix to the System since some Planetary Wars from before the Reset went on until the entire planet on one side ended destroyed because some of the Nobles on the losers side were too stubborn to admit their defeat.

Ethan also went around from island to island after all, not just spending his time on this island, so he has found some Tier 2 dungeons. And during that he learned that there seems to be a Tier 2 dungeon on about a third of the islands. This one not included, unfortunately.

On my end I trade with him the knowledge about the differences in dungeons along with the Cataclysm Class monster and Nests, none of which he knew about surprisingly. Except for some details about the differences in dungeons, which makes sense considering he was in a dungeon himself.

We continue talking for a little while, and at some point I ask if he needs help with finding his parents just to return the polite favor he offered me, and just as I was expecting, he rejects the offer right away. Because he's a dragon, and a dragon doesn't accept favors from non-dragons unless it's in return for something else.

Mostly just asked to return that favor.

And after that we go our separate ways, with me heading back to the base and him continuing his search for that ice element magical ore of his. Something that makes me really glad that I didn't have an item requirement for my ascension and instead had a skill requirement.

It doesn't take me long to arrive back at the base where I quickly tell Aidan everything that happened. Then I quickly sense around the base to see if Astrid is out of the dungeon, only to find her not here. So I leave again, teleporting to a different island this time. This one being an island directly below us, slightly to the East. One covered in swamps and rainclouds pouring down rain all over the island.

Let's see if I can find a Tier 2 dungeon there.

Because I can't stagnate. I have to keep growing stronger if I want to find my parents. Or at least Mom.

And I need to stay strong to protect Astrid from anyone who might try using her to get to me. Not that she'd let them, considering that we'd both rather die than let someone use us to blackmail or trap the other.

But what's most important is staying ahead of the former Ascendants.

My thoughts pause as I sense Luna approaching while I'm in mid-teleport, making me turn my head up to find the bat flying down towards me with a light squeak of delight. And Luna is… twice as large as the last time I saw her for some reason.

My answer is given to me when I identify her and find her status to have changed.