Hoping for something more than friendship would be insanity. Even more so, it would ruin any chances of potential friendship they might have once had.
When reaching for the stars, one should always be prepared to fall. Ambition could easily cloud judgment.
Yet, Lucian found himself doing just that — grasping for the brilliantly shining star that was Arcadia's sun.
… Well, to be fair, it was the System that was doing most of the heavy lifting.
In the room Lucian had previously stayed in, he was sitting cross-legged on the king-sized bed with his eyes closed.
A subtle smile tugged at the corner of his lips. He had been waiting for this very moment for a while now.
Lucian was finally going to break through the shackles holding him back from advancing to the Blood Tempering Realm.
The only catalyst required for him to do so was the rapidly approaching Star Essence Fragment.
