The past

"So this is what you've been hiding all this time…" Mira mused to herself, not expecting an answer from Alex.

Mira's shock was still evident as she processed Alex's revelation. She still hadn't quite got a grip over Alex's Soulforge talent, nor about how it somehow had a rank that wasn't following the normal ranking system.

But even more astonishing was the fact that it seemed so… overpowered.

The fact that Alex could get something so precious like those 'Soul orbs', just from killing beasts, while everyone else was still stuck trying to get beast cores, was simply a cheat!

The usage of these soul cores seemed like a crazy benefit for someone like Alex.

She looked back at him, she saw his vulnerability and the trust he had for her in his eyes.