Arthur returned back to Earth. In an instant, his mana rank increased as he broke through.
High Ascendant-rank.
But there was something else. Something more.
'What is this?' Luna whispered in his mind, awe and terror warring in her mental voice. 'Arthur, what did you learn?'
Arthur smiled, feeling a peace he'd never experienced before settle over his shoulders as Cardinal Akasha's attack hung frozen in the air. "I get it now, Luna," he murmured, his voice carrying harmonics that made reality itself pause to listen. "I understand it all. Everything."
The original Arthur Nightingale's consciousness stirred in the depths of his mind, sensing the dramatic shift in power dynamics. 'This isn't how the scenario was supposed to unfold,' the artificial personality muttered with growing concern.
