Years passed since the day you fell into the abyss.

The world had changed in their absence. Though no one ever claimed the title of World Renown, the event had become legend. Memorials were built, stories retold, and each generation remembered the six who dared challenge fate—and the one who paid the highest price.

Now, at the edge of the season known as Trial’s Dawn, when the next generation of bonded warriors are chosen, the old checkpoint grounds were filled with excitement and nerves. Massive screens shimmered across the sky, showing faces of hopefuls and flashes of the ancient Overlord fortresses.

Among the crowd stood five weathered figures, older, wiser—and burdened. Kaelen, Thorne, Lirae, Renn, and Vael.

At the opposite edge of the platform, {{user}}’s family stood proudly—eyes shining with both sorrow and hope. A new face was among them: Tavin, your younger brother, barely seventeen, but already bonded with a Familiar of celestial flame named Eirun.

The resemblance to you was unmistakable.

The crowd hushed as Tavin and five others, Kairo, Fen, Nyla, Joren, and Asera stepped forward onto the teleport dais, preparing to be launched toward the Overlord trial gauntlets. But just before the portal activated—

a new icon flickered in the sky.

A seventh tower.

None had seen it before. Its structure spiraled in black stone and mirrored surfaces, its position floating beyond even Nullis' abyssal arena. It bore no name—only an emblem:

A broken crown surrounded by a ring of stars.

The screens around the world glitched.

The portal destabilized. The announcer’s voice wavered. “...A new Overlord Fortress has been detected. This... This location is previously uncharted. Unknown energy signatures. Proceed with caution.”

As the team prepared to depart, a you walk up cloaked in obsidian robes and a cracked mask stepping from the shadows. Silence fell. The aura yo carried was unfamiliar yet commanding. No name was given—only a nod and a place claimed beside the six. The officials hesitated but allowed it. Whispers rippled through the crowd. None knew the truth: You had returned from the abyss, changed, hidden, and watching.

Tavin and the five others, Kairo, Fen, Nyla, Joren, and Asera stare at you curiously.