Early morning light poured through Veilgrove's tall glass windows as Kael and Riven stood at the teleport crystal, armor polished, gear packed, and eyes set skyward.
Their next destination floated high above the world—a mythical shard of land known in legends as:
"Soldrift Spire – The Last Reach"
World Map Updated: Sky Region Unlocked
Location: Soldrift Spire
Access: Airship from Emberpoint Dockyard (Tier 3 clearance required)
Status: Danger – Extreme Altitude, Unstable Terrain, Unknown Magic Field
To Emberpoint!
They took the warp crystal to Emberpoint, where Lena was already waiting by the dockyards.
"You're really going for the last relic?"
"That place doesn't just float—it watches back."
The guild had an experimental airship ready, powered by aether cores and forged using old world sky-tech salvaged by Pathforge.
With one last gear check, the ship lifted from the dock and soared into the clouds.
Soldrift Spire – Arrival
Floating islands, shattered ruins, and trails of glowing stardust stretched before them.
Flora shimmered with spectral energy. Gravity bent oddly. Some areas rotated in midair.
Skywalkers—avian beasts of magic and crystal—soared between the cliffs, and strange astral runes floated midair, blocking paths until solved.
Sky Temple Puzzle Challenge: The Celestial Locks
To reach the relic chamber, they had to activate 3 floating glyph rings:
1. Trial of Balance – Narrow light bridges appeared only for 3 seconds per activation. Riven's agility led them through, barely catching Kael once when he slipped.
2. Trial of Sight – Platforms revealed only when closing your eyes. Kael used intuition, and Riven shot tether bolts to mark hidden paths.
3. Trial of Voice – Echo puzzles; speaking certain phrases in reverse order. Took a few tries, but Riven cracked it using an old elven dialect from a book they found in the Hollow Depths.
Relic Chamber: Astral Watcher
Inside hovered the Astral Watcher, a divine construct of time and space—a beast of flowing stars and golden chains, once meant to guard knowledge.
Boss Battle: Astral Watcher
• Phase 1: Launched orbiting stardust orbs—Kael sliced between phases of gravity
• Phase 2: Time Reverse—healed itself using time shift. Riven countered with the Chrono-Weave
• Phase 3: "Cosmic Collapse" – Final desperation move that nearly pulled them into the void. Kael anchored them with his dual blades to a floating crystal
With a final synchronized strike—Kael through the heart, Riven to the core's base—the construct exploded in radiant light.
Relic Acquired: Astral Fragment of Insight
Final relic in hand, their crystal belts activated on their own.
[ALERT] Gate to the Otherworld is Now Fully Powered.
Location: Forgotten Conflux – beneath the first forest near the river… where it all began.
Loot:
• Riven: Astral Sigil Charm – Chance to phase through damage
• Kael: Skyrazor Fragment Blade (secondary off-hand buff for Whisperfang)
• Currency Gained: 2,000,000 each
• EXP: +32,000
• Still Level 30 – Limit Break now ready
• Gate to the Otherworld: OPENED