I remained where I was, suspended in the void, as the three of them moved toward me.
Xeron was the first to speak, his composure breaking the moment he came close enough.
"When… when did you rank up?" he asked, his voice carrying clear urgency. "Why haven't we heard anything about this?"
A faint smile formed on my face.
Without answering immediately, I drew my presence inward, suppressing the physical pressure that had been radiating from me. The silver glow around my body dimmed gradually until it disappeared completely, leaving nothing outwardly visible behind.
"Who told you I ranked up?" I asked calmly.
Xeron's eyes widened slightly as he watched the glow fade.
"That…" he began, then paused, clearly trying to make sense of what he was seeing. "That shouldn't be possible. You're still at the Transcendent stage, I can feel that clearly… but then what was that just now?"
He didn't finish the sentence.
