Calm Before The First Storm

Emir sat cross-legged in the center of his home's training room, the quiet hum of the space around him barely registering as he focused entirely on the task at hand.

Memorizing the Ability Path.

The ability he had purchased not more than ten minutes ago had cost him all his AUC—his entire admission gift and his first month's salary.

The price was steep for sure, but he didn't mind. He had no other use for the credits anyway.

In his hands, he held a sheet of paper, the lines etched across it forming a complex puzzle of the path his Aether needed to follow for this new ability.

It was the most complicated one he'd encountered so far, almost on another level, despite it being only first rank like the others.

Though he expected that, as it was a growth ability, it still surprised him a little.

The thought of optimizing and adjusting it seemed like a nightmare, but he was up for the challenge.