The air inside Nexus seemed to tighten in anticipation as the holographic confirmation flickered.
[Congratulations on reaching Rank-1.]
[Main Quest II completed. Reward: 500 credits.]
[New Main Quest added. Check Quest List for details.]
[New Familiar acquired: Lightning Panther. Check Familiar Inventory.]
[Host share increased permanently to 20%.]
For a brief second, Kiara simply stared at the notifications, allowing the weight of them to settle.
Rank-1.
A genuine spirit warrior.
No longer a civilian pretending with borrowed firepower.
And a twenty percent share.
Her lips curved slowly.
"Lightning Panther," she murmured with satisfaction. "Now that sounds like something worthy."
Her chest still tingled faintly from the breakthrough, as if thin currents of electricity were weaving beneath her skin. The Ether Core within her felt stable yet alive, pulsing gently like a second heart.
Excitement swelled inside her.
