Ren stood over the dead Giant.
He felt the Aspect of Ambition beating in his chest. It demanded fuel.
"More," it whispered. "I need more power."
Ren looked at the Giant's corpse. He saw a faint yellow glow rising from it.
It was the Aspect of Heavy Strength.
Ren reached out. He grabbed the glow. He forced it into his arm.
His arm swelled.
He realized the truth of the world.
Power is not given. Power is taken.
The world is full of loose Concepts. If you are brave enough to bind them, you become a God.
Ren turned to his people.
"We are not slaves," Ren said. "We are Hunters."
He raised his iron fist.
"We will hunt the beasts. We will hunt the Giants. We will hunt the Spirits. We will take their Aspects and wear them as armor."
"We will climb the sky and drag the Sun and Moon down to their knees."
This was the beginning of the Great Era of Cultivation.
- The End of volume -