A day had passed, and Atticus had not left the sanctum of origins even once. The guards stationed at the entrance couldn't help but wonder if he was okay.
Even Celestial, during her most rigorous training sessions, had never stayed in the sanctum for a whole day. To them, it seemed insane.
However, Niall and Dario, who stayed nearby, felt differently. They were already used to his absurd training habits. To them, a single day was nothing out of the ordinary.
In just one day of training, Atticus had made significant progress. While the spirit element followed a different principle from the other elements, it still had some similarities.
To increase his mastery over any element, Atticus knew he needed to immerse himself in it and strive to become one with it. The closer he aligned himself with the element, the more his proficiency increased.
The spirit element, however, worked like the principle of ranking up with mana. A well had formed in his mind, and all he had to do was absorb spirit energy and fill this well.
As he continued absorbing the spirit energy and filling the well, Atticus could feel his proficiency growing rapidly. The range at which he could sense the spirit energy around him also expanded.
The well in his mind seemed bottomless, almost infinite, but Atticus knew it was only a matter of time before it filled up completely.
'I wonder if the spirit element follows the same rankings as the other elements,' Atticus thought.
It seemed likely. Even the space element followed the same ranking principles. Yet, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was different.
During his brief conversation with Niall and Dario earlier, he had manipulated spiritual energy outside his body within a given range.
That level of control was equivalent to Level 3 in other elements. What puzzled him was how quickly he had advanced. He had only awakened the spirit element the day before, how had he progressed so fast?
He decided he needed to confirm his suspicions.
**Character Profile:**
**Name:** Atticus Ravenstein
**Age:** 17
**Gender:** Male
**Race:** Human
**Attributes:**
Strength: 820 → 860
Agility: 830 → 864
Endurance: 860 → 892
Vitality: 880 → 994
Intelligence: 84 → 90
Perception: 73 → 78
Charm: 67 → 80
Will: 87
**Level:** Master+
**Talent:** Mythical
**Bloodline:** Primordial Elemental Bloodline
**Elements:**
- **Level 4:**
- Fire: 7%
- Water: 2.8%
- Air: 0.2 %
- Earth: 0.2%
- Light: 0.1%
- Lightning: 0.1%
- Ice: 0.1%
- **Level 3:**
- Darkness: 99.1%
- Space: 62%
- Spirit Element: 1.2% (NEW!)
- **Level 2:**
NONE
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*Level 1
NONE
*Locked Bloodlines -
Abilities:
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Innate Skills:
* Conceal [Potential: Mythical]
- The ability to conceal your level from anyone regardless of rank. You may choose what level you want to be shown.
- Current mastery: Mythical
Life Weapon Skills:
* Transcendent Slash: Godspeed Grace
* Endless Strike
*Vorpal Nova
Normal Skills:
* Arcane Barrier [Potential: Transcendent]
- Current Mastery: Grandmaster-
* Elemental Mimicry [Potential: Transcendent]
-Current mastery: Grandmaster-
*Ethereal Cloak [Potential: Empowered]
-Current mastery: Master
*???: [Collective Potential: Transcendent]
-Current mastery:
-Dimensional Loop: Novice
-Predatory Perception: Novice-
-Immunity Buildup: Novice-
-Slow Decay: Novice-
-Pain Resistance: Novice
-Aura Masking: Novice-
-Revenant's Touch: Novice-
-Metabolic Boost: Novice-
-Nullification Field: Novice-
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'I was right,'
Atticus was struggling to fully comprehend what was happening. His gaze remained fixed on his spirit element stats. He had only awakened the element yesterday, yet he was already at Level 3.
'Was it because of him?' Atticus's thoughts shifted to the spirit he had summoned, Ozeroth. 'Did he do something?' he suspected.
Even when he had awakened his space element, it had remained stagnant until he was ready to develop it. But this… this felt entirely different.
Currently, Atticus could sense and manipulate the spiritual energy within the room, an ability he felt he shouldn't have yet.
Regardless, he could do it. Since he couldn't find a concrete explanation, Atticus decided to leave it alone for now. Instead, his gaze returned to his stats.
'Looks like awakening the spirit element gave me a significant boost,' he thought.
His stats had increased considerably since the last time he checked, and only a week had passed. However, the most shocking increase was in his charm stat.
'That's a lot,' he noted.
Charm usually increased with each rank up, but even Atticus had to admit this was unusual. Then he thought about Zoey, Seraphina, and the other members of the Starhaven family he had encountered so far, they were all incredibly attractive.
In fact, since entering Sector 8, he couldn't recall seeing anyone who wasn't attractive. Even the guards who had shown him ill intent were striking in their own way.
Earlier, Atticus had deeply pondered what Ozeroth had meant when he said he was too weak. Lumindra was a Tier 7 spirit, yet she had bonded with a seven-year-old Zoey.
That led Atticus to believe that being "too weak" to bond wasn't a real limitation. Instead, it seemed Ozeroth disdained the idea of his strength being restricted by Atticus's current level, so he chose to wait.
After taking note of everything, Atticus set aside his speculations and refocused on his training. His first day of training had only increased his mastery by 1%. He still had a long way to go, especially if he wanted to reach the level necessary to bond with Ozeroth.
Meanwhile, the elders of the Starhaven family were engrossed in a tense meeting.
The elders sat around a circular table in a grand chamber, their expressions grim.
Elyrin had called the meeting immediately after hearing about Atticus's decision to bond with Ozeroth. The news had shocked the Starhaven family, and they had convened to discuss their future.
"A union between Zoey and Atticus would be disastrous," Elyrin began coldly.
"The boy has decided to bond with Ozeroth, a spirit despised by the entire spirit race. Do you all realize what that means for us? For the Starhaven family?"
An elder with a deeply wrinkled face shook his head slowly.
"Elyrin, that 'boy' is the apex of humanity. A hero. Refusing this union could make us enemies of someone who holds the loyalty and respect of every human in the domain. I understand your concerns, but do we truly want that?"