Hands rose again, and answers came:
"Repetition?"
"Using it more."
"Battle!"
Lothar nodded.
"All of it."
He tapped his cane and wrote it out:
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Ways to Rank Up Rune:
Repetition:
Use your Rune diligently and consistently. Practice until your Soul learns its song.
Battle:
Fight. Battle accelerates repetition and grants fragments of your foe's Soul and Runes. Those fragments strengthen your own Rune and your Soul, and by extension, your body.
Rune Absorption:
Consume a Rune of a kindred Element to greatly boost your own Rune. The stronger the Rune you absorb, the less the benefit scales unless it is similarly strong. If not kindred, break the Rune and absorb its Divinity, strengthening you much like battle.
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Lothar let this block of text settle before adding:
"Yes, this is your only hope. Though talentless, your Runes, even while in the Eleventh Class, can reach the Gold rank, having more Divinity, better control, and greater output."
