The low, steady rumble of the sleeping Night Dragon instantly ceased to be the dominant sound. In the space between Klaus's whispered command and the dragon's next deep breath, the Arkadius System responded. It was a projection only he could perceive, yet it possessed a cold, crystalline reality that seemed to cut the sunlit garden in two.
The initial view that materialized before him, shimmering with the characteristic faint blue light of celestial data, was his own existential summary. It was a terrifyingly accurate ledger of the walking paradox he had become.
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~~**Status Window**~~
Name: Klaus Lionhart (Arkadius Deus Millano)
Title: Gluttony Apostle, The Youngest Archmage in Xyros, The Youngest Swordmaster in the Continent, Contractor of a Lost Species, Dark Dragon Meister, Last Protector of Xyros, Third Chair of %&$ Council, The One Who Awaits Beyond, The One Who Betrayed God
State: Transcendent (Soul)
