"My name is Ethan Kael'Dri Smith. Sovereign of Old Gassendi. Chosen of Fate. Blood of the Primordials. Son of Zark and Madeleine. Husband of power. Father of legacies. And now... the Core."
"You who have walked beside me. You who have fought, bled, and loved beside me—our path doesn't end here. It only begins."
His eyes flared, and the formation above him expanded into an awe-inspiring constellation-like sigil, covering the entire sky above the estate.
"Today, we ascend. Not just as mortals. Not as nobles. Not even as lords... but as Ancestors. Pillars of this world."
"Let the Ancestral Ascension begin!"
As the final word echoed, the sigil exploded silently into cascading rivers of energy, descending upon the estate like falling stardust. Each light targeted one person—each subordinate—binding them in threads of ancient essence. The air rang with the music of awakening.
He floated higher now, drawing all the lights toward himself, condensing the ritual into one divine beam.
