Two days had passed since the Blood Moon war at the capital, and it was finally time for Alec, Draco, and the Fourth Elder to return to Estonia City, their own city.
The battle between the Ancient Black Dragon and the Monarch of Mercury had opened Alec’s eyes to the realm above the Tier Rank system, showing him just how vast the gap truly was.
Alec had always thought the Tier-9 mage realm was the apex of the martial path, but he received a rude awakening when he saw the Monarch of Mercury manipulate his elements without delay and with no visible cooldown.
The fact that the monarch had awakened upgraded abilities upon reaching the Star Monarch Realm proved that the realm above the Tier ranks unlocks a variety of in-depth powers for all human mages.
But Alec was not able to watch the fig
