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Zenith Online: Rebirth of the Strongest Player

Death is sometimes not the end, and the zenith is empty. Legends rise and fall. Myths are born. Faced with death after a dismal fall from grace where glory, renown, and prominence were once found, Kieran's second chance is fueled by vengeance. It burns like a ruinous flame and drives Kieran's quest for power within and without. Though not an ingrate, he remains curious about why he returned to the past instead of dying. He has nothing but questions, but his death puts the beginning of his story into perspective, showing him that Zenith Online... is the beginning of the end — the end of the current Age. The zenith is empty and calls for someone to claim its throne, but to answer that call means to bear the consequences. Everything — especially choice — has a cost. Challenges lay in wait. The road to supremacy is wound in suffering, and to know the truth is to know madness. And so, the Maddened awakens...

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Soul Theory

Pride swelled in Kieran when he received Cardinal Weiss' praise.

However, he also felt conflicted and failed to understand why the praise of a fanatic incited faint delight in him. Could anyone make him happy with simple praise?

'No… no way. That must just be part of my mental state now.'

Though balanced, his mind still remained influenced by the Flame's earlier actions of corrupting his realm. So, perhaps that delight came from the fact it was another person who bore the Flame speaking.

'That could be possible. Like the Flame vicariously stroking his ego through me… us.'

Kieran nodded subtly. That line of thought sounded much more reasonable than his growing desire for others' praise. He couldn't stomach having that kind of kink.

'There are people like that, though.'

The thought of those people had Kieran grimacing. The things they would do for praise and how they would react to it were nothing short of disturbing and faintly sad.