Ascension of Chaos

Ashley

When I step outside of the Domain, I learn about one major problem that I didn't think about before. One related to the livestreaming aspect of being in a Domain.

Yep.

The fact that everyone knows I'm in a Domain.

"Successor of Chaos!! Can I get your autograph?!" "Ashley Sinclair, would you please answer some questions for the press?!" "Successor of Chaos, I would like to meet with you-"

Without hesitation, I flap my wings and ditch the crowd of people gathered around outside of the Domain. Because no way in hell am I humoring them.

From the looks of it, there were both reporters from news stations that've already gone back online, fans who likely stalk, or rather, watch my battles, and actual people there for business related matters. Including some people who are clearly otherworlders based off of their names alone.

Now I'm starting to second-guess whether I should enter Gates a lot. Since all it takes is the people in my territory roaming around to look at all of the Gates while I'm in there to try to locate the Gate with only a single person inside of it for them to find me.

Well, at the very least they aren't hard to get away from.

Especially since I have wings.

I fly all the way to my Spire before landing on the top of it. Completely ignoring the new buildings being built beneath it.

Fortunately they're keeping it to a minimum and aren't cutting down the trees. Otherwise I'd be rather irritated. Since I like the trees.

On that note, I go ahead and move to the edge and dangle my legs over it as I check the new Skill Tree I got from the roc.

For this particular Skill Tree, there are five different branches stretching out from the root. And of those five, two of them focus on improving my lightning mana and adding stuff to it, while two focus on improving my flight. Then the last one focuses on physical abilities. Specifically, speed.

Although I can't help but wonder which branch eventually leads to whatever skill let the roc absorb lightning to heal.

After looking over the new skills available, along with the skills from the Skill Trees of the other monsters in that Domain, I got ahead and look at the number of Skill Points I have available.

{You currently have 124 Skill Points.}

Hmm…

First I'll see what new runes I have for lightning magic.

A process that doesn't take very long at all. And what I find actually pleases me a bit.

Two runes in this Low Grade Lightning Mana Manipulation skill that weren't in the basic version. One that lets me create barriers, and one that lets me expel lightning from myself in larger blasts rather than just one small pulse.

The barrier will be really helpful.

Mostly because I don't have any barrier skills yet.

I return to my Skill Tree before selecting a skill that costs one hundred Skill Points to purchase.

{Lightning Reflexes – Locked – Your reflexes will increase like that of the lightning you use.} – [Spend 100 Skill Points to unlock this skill.]

From what I've read on the forums, it doesn't actually mean my reflexes will be as fast as lightning. But either way, an all around boost to my reflexes is always welcome.

So I go ahead and purchase it.

Then I focus on testing out my reflexes and trying the new runes for the rest of the day. All the way till I get some rest at night.

When I wake up the next day – the day of the Planetary Council meeting – I go ahead and fight in four more Official System Events. Winning all of them, of course, and leaving me with a total of nine wins. One away from the minimum requirement for a Class advancement even if I'm nowhere near the level requirement. Then I head back to my Spire to mentally prepare myself for the meeting.

And when the time of the event finally does come around? A bright crimson light shines from high in the sky as I sit atop my Spire. Following which I find a notification appearing on my interface.