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Chapter 138: Ascension

Chapter 138: Ascension

WHOOSH!

Ghost surged forward, a single, casual step sending him gliding across the void with impossible grace.

A ghostly afterimage followed him, a faint trial of starlight in his wake as he came to a stop again beside Noah, his eyes, burning embers of divine energy locked onto his rider.

He did not bow. He did not lower his head.

Ghost was no mindless beast; he was a unique force of nature, a legend in his own right.

Noah smirked, placing a hand on Ghost’s neck as he finally got over his initial excitement. The celestial warhorse huffed, an unspoken agreement passing between them.

"Yeah," Noah murmured. "You’ll do".

Then, with effortless motion, he swung into Ghost’s back. The moment he did...

BOOM!

Ghost reared onto his hind legs, his wings flaring open in a blinding cascade of light and the very moment his hooves touched down again, he exploded forward in a streak of golden brilliance.

Aether surged around them, the momentum building instantly, faster, faster, faster... until the wind roared past Noah’s ears.

In his 11+ years of playing the game, Noah had never moved that fast.

Riding on top the celestial warhorse, he grinned, feeling a new thrill of the game, Warstar engulfing him and giving him a surge of dopamine.

As the horse charged, Noah accessed his interface again.

DING!

[Do you want to enter the Heavenly Domain now?]

[YES?] [NO?]

This time, he no longer ignored it, clicking on yes.

As soon as Noah clicked on yes, the blinding radiance of ascension covered him and his mount, and then the sound of something shattering reverberated as cracks spread through the void, and then...

Noah was taken out of this void, alongside his mount.

And just like that, the legend of Ghost had begun.

The transition was instant. One moment, Noah was engulfed in the blinding radiance of the ascension sequence. The next, he already arrived.

BZZZ!

A crisp breeze swept past him, carrying the scent of fresh earth and wildflowers.

The warmth of a golden sun kissed his skin, the sky above stretching endlessly in a perfect azure expanse. The Heavenly Domain.

Finally, Noah was here.

He emerged atop a vast, vibrant grassland, a rolling sea of emerald green stretching as far as the eye could see.

The blades of grass, impossibly vivid, shimmered under the sunlight, swaying gently as if whispering secrets of the wind.

Patches of flowers, luminous blue lotuses, crimson sunbursts, and delicate silver lilies dotted the landscape, their petals pulsing faintly with energy.

It was all so realistic.

Even nature itself here held an ethereal glow, charged with the raw essence of the Heavenly Domain.

Noah sat atop Ghost, his Celestial Warhorse standing proud, his radiant mane flowing like molten gold in the wind.

The warhorse’s hooves barely disturbed the grass, his very presence leaving behind a faint, shimmering trail of starlight where he stood.

In the distance, rolling hills gave way to towering crystal-streaked cliffs, their surfaces reflecting prismatic light across the land.

Waterfalls of liquid silver cascaded down their sides, their descent slow and deliberate, as if gravity itself had been refined in this realm.

And further beyond, the silhouette of an immense citadel, a city of soaring spires and floating platforms loomed against the horizon, a beacon of divine craftsmanship. The first human settlement that Noah would meet in this domain.

The air itself hummed. Not wing sound, but with power.

A sense of boundless potential, of infinite possibility, filled the very fabric of this world. This was no mere game environment, it was the proving ground of legends, the Heavenly Domain.

Noah smiled and exhaled, his gaze sweeping across the breathtaking expanse before him. Then, ever so slightly, he leaned forward.

Ghost understood.

BOOM!

The warhorse kicked off the ground, not galloping, but soaring.

Aether surged beneath his hooves, lifting them into the sky in an effortless glide, the world below rushing past in a blur of gold and green.

The Heavenly Domain stretched before him, vast, untamed, and waiting.

Noah smirked.

Feeling mischievous, he screamed. "I’m back!"

And that scream... alerted them.

...

Few minutes earlier...

Far away, in a remote location of the Heavenly Domain, a group of 10 Avatars stood at the foot of a mountain chain clearly modeled after the Himalayas.

This mountain range was a dangerous and popular location of the Heavenly Domain called the Misty Mountains.

All 10 Avatars were max level 100 accounts.

One of them was a famous Avatar.

[Avatar- Crimson Saint]

If any casual player saw this Avatar currently in the game, specifically those of the Scarlet Rose persuasion, they would literally lose their minds because of the Avatar itself and also because of the identity of its controller.

Afterall, this was the captain of club Scarlet Rose, Jonathan.

Just like Dain Ironvalor was to Club Phoenix Rising and Stinger of War was to Club Cyber Squad, so was the Crimson Saint to Scarlet Rose, the pro club’s only God level Avatar account.

As for the reason why this old Warstar veteran decided to come to the game today, it was simple. One of his oldest friends and rivals was coming today.

Of the 10 Avatars present today, only 2 were of the Paladin class, his Crimson Saint and another Avatar that stuck close to him.

Jonathan briefly looked at his time and asked. "How is the broadcast going?"

One of the Avatars went silent as if he went offline, and then it moved again. "Lord Doom just left the beginner domain".

"Good, get ready, he’ll come here anytime soon".

"Be ready, let’s give him a good welcome".

"Yes, captain".

The other Paladin Avatar hesitated. "Umm, captain, is this right?" His voice sounded juvenile. Clearly, he was a teenager.

Jonathan looked down at the Paladin. "What is?"

"This...," he hesitated. "Ganging up on him like this. Besides, he is still just level 60. Umm, t-this doesn’t feel right".

Jonathan chuckled. "Young Chris, listen to me, the target we’re going after today is not just anybody".

"He’s the most shameless, unscrupulous, and treacherous villain there is".

"There’s no need to pity him at all".

"Just follow, and observe. You’ll know soon enough".

And then, a device that the Crimson Saint held blinked.

[Target found: Lord Doom!]

[Location: Obsidian Citadel]

"Let’s move!" Jonathan ordered.

Where an Avatar would appear in the Heavenly Domain after completing the challenge could not be predicted, and this was why he had to use a tracker.

As soon as Lord Doom’s location was pinpointed, Jonathan knew what to do.

Entering the nearest city, they paid gold to utilize the NPC-operated city teleportation portal, going straight to the citadel.

And there was where they heard it.

The "I’m back!"

Jonathan was stunned. "He’s already moving!"