Chrysalis

Titus was a renowned Legionary above and below the ground. He was known for his strength, his iron will, his leadership and his willingness to put himself in harms' way to protect his fellows, he was a leader who never spared himself.

Most of all, he was known for his unyielding sense of duty. He had sacrificed over and over again in order to perform the role he filled and he would damn well do it again. He never hesitated, did not regret but often, he grieved.

Looking down at the eager trainees below him he felt sorrow grip his heart.

But it didn't stop him.

"You are about to undergo the final trial on the path to becoming full members of the Deep Legion" he announced.

Serious expressions overtook the trainees at the word trial. What would they need to do?

"You have experienced severe mana saturation sickness on the way here and we have done what we can alleviate the symptoms, but we have not cured you. Behind that door lies the greatest secret of the Legion. We will cure you of saturation sickness permanently, the process will also make you stronger, faster, smarter, more powerful than you currently are. When it is done you will be reborn".

A few gasps and disbelieving murmurs erupted from the youths in front of him. Was any of this even possible?

Titus pointed to the door behind them. "Beyond there lies the greatest secret of the Legion. It enabled the first Legionaries to perform the heroic feats deep in the Dungeon that helped end the Cataclysm thousands of years ago and it fuels us today. Every full Legionary you have ever met has undergone this process, including me".

The commander took a deep breath. No avoiding it.

"Let's go in and I'll explain further".

enchanted seal on the door and striding through. Titus waited on the stairs until everyone had entered the next

her heart. The way they moved, it was almost as if they had been blocking the exit, making sure that

The room itself was unremarkable. Light was provided by glowstones embedded in the ceiling which illuminated a simple and unadorned stone chamber. The chamber itself was long, but narrow, with regular offcuts down the right side. Pushing past her fellow trainees, Mirryn saw that in each

each basin was not as simple as she had first assumed. Incredibly fine, intricate runic patters had been carved into the surface, the lines so thin she almost hadn't seen them. In the center of the pattern a thin hole could be seen, perhaps for something to

the commander. All of the trainees stopped gazing around and turned back to their

his eyes hard with determination, "listen

ensure he

the basin until you are submerged. The fluid will be absorbed into your body, remaking it into something new. After twenty four hours it'll be done and you'll be a full

at lightning speed. If mana could be condensed into a liquid, wouldn't it be

could see their confusion. He

at the seams. There are powerful healing enchantments built into the basin. You will be ripped apart and remade constantly for a day. One

the trainees stared back at their commander in shock. They had been prepared

Abyssi decided that to be human was not enough. In order to overcome the Cataclysm, to make sure

gripped their hearts as

this chamber and the insane ritual about to take place but they quickly squashed the thought. Who was that standing in the doorway, they thought bitterly. Commander Titus. He was a legend in the Legion. If all of them unleashed their most powerful skills at once would they

they could start to celebrate he pulled the short sword on his hip from its sheath and gripped it tightly in

to spare yourself the suffering, step forward and I will give you a quick

begun their transformation. Once the

would be able to

As Loremaster it was Alberton's role to keep the histories of those days and the determination, the sheer will of those men and women had remained within their

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