"An Aether Core? That's impossible! How could Gregor obtain such power?"
Kael's mind raced, torn between cold analysis and the fury blazing in his chest. Gregor had always been known as a 5th-Class Magician—even when they clashed in the last war.
But Kael couldn't ignore the truth. Gregor had cast Titan's Leap, a legendary 6th-tier spell thought lost to time, a spell that even Keira had only read about in ancient tomes.
Back then, Kael had reached a grim conclusion—Gregor had broken through and ascended to the 6th Tier, granting him the strength to wield such powerful magic. But that alone wasn't enough. With the cursed Umbral Doom Staff in his grasp, he had nullified the spell's staggering mana cost, allowing him to fight like a berserker consumed by madness.
But now? How had he obtained an Aether Core?
