Caius closed his eyes and opened them to find himself standing in a realm composed entirely of Arcane Circles. The same Arcane Circles that were currently being used to perform the 'Rite of Noble Ascension'.
He raised his hands in front of his face and found that he no longer had his moonstone ring or his Storage ring on. His Lochxen uniform was no longer on him either.
He looked up and he saw there was someone in front of him. On their knees with their heads almost touching the ground. The 'ground' was the top of a gigantic Altar with Caius on one end and this person on the other. They were so far apart he couldn't really tell who it was but he could make an educated guess.
Who else would be in here with him besides Anton Orlock, the Vampire Lord?
'Well, might as well go to him,' Caius thought.
He had read about this Rite in [To Kill A Demon Lord…] and knew what was required of him. Athenodora was merely the one permitting him to ascend so he still had a role to play.
