Rapid Improvement (2)

All the attention in Black Mountain had been stolen away by Vaan's unprecedented achievement. His brilliance burned so brightly that no one within the Black Mountain paid attention to the chaos spreading outside of it.

Ba-dump!

Many hearts thumped loudly whenever the concerned warriors witnessed Vaan's body crack under the gravitational pressure only to reform itself.

No one knew how long Vaan could last under such unimaginable suppressive power, but no one wished for him to fall. The natural respect and worship for the strong ingrained in every warrior didn't permit them to desire otherwise.

At that point, it no longer mattered who Vaan was or where he came from. Even if he weren't someone from their empire, their feelings wouldn't necessarily change.