The full moon above the Swamp Kingdom flickered for a brief moment—glitching as though reality had stuttered.
Down below, in a chamber buried beneath even the Council Hall of Wills, Ashen stood alone before an altar made of fossilized rootstone. His [Glitched Runecore] floated above a small basin filled with ancient world liquid—Veinlight, harvested from the forbidden layer he accessed after defeating the Watcher of Broken Veins.
The Runecore pulsed erratically.
[Warning: This item is incompatible with any known Evolution Path]
Attempting to consume this may result in…
Permanent Stat Mutation
Loss of Class Identity
New Skill Tree Creation (???)
Ashen exhaled slowly. His Elemental Staff rested against the altar's edge, while his upgraded cloak swirled faintly with a mix of natural wind and raw spell heat.
"Let's gamble," he whispered.
[Item Used: Glitched Runecore]
Absorbing anomalous code…
System boundaries bypassed…
Rootmind Integration Activated…
The chamber shook.
