Kelvin felt Xerion's fiery aura as a fierce glow in his bones as he moved through the morning crowd. Lyra and Darius moved by his side with their beasts, Avian Salaris with her glided overhead and Rhoam with his iron plates gleaming and adding to the trio's presence.
As paragons of the Inner Sanctum, their relics from the Echoes of Triumph were a quiet badge of honor, but their focus was on the Tide's Crest, the mentorship initiative which is now swelling into a movement.
Kelvin's level is now Adept Rank 3, with a 68% sync ratio and a very high stability bond with Xerion, the Level 8 Legendary End-Tyrant, was a foundation he sought to anchor, but the weight of leadership pressed harder on him each day, a challenge that both thrilled and unnerved him.
The Tide's Crest had grown beyond Kelvin's expectations, its sessions in the Obsidian Yard drew the presence of some first-years like Riven and Lia, second-years like Soren, and even a third-year, Veyra.
