The valley was quiet now—eerily so.
Not even the wind dared to whistle through the trees. The cracked shrine of the Scarlet Tribunal still lay in ruin behind Elias, and although the battle of the Trial was over, the ache in his bones and soul told him something had changed permanently.
He wasn't the same.
And the world knew it.
System Notification:
[New Title – Path-Breaker: Your defiance against fate has earned you recognition from the Hidden Realms. Certain factions will now view you as a threat—or a messiah.]
Another ping echoed in his mind.
[Faction Alert: The Watchers of Truth have marked you.]
[New Passive: Veiled Authority – Those with weaker will shall instinctively fear you.]
Elias blinked, the reality sinking in like a slow-dripping poison. Every action he took from here on would have ripples. Peace had come—but with a cost.