[Investment Authority has met the requirements for an upgrade.]
[Would you like to initiate the advancement?]
[Yes / No]
Soren stared at the prompt, his mind racing. He paused, looking at the floating words while a wave of uncertainty washed over him. He had no idea what this process would actually do or how it would happen.
Yet, the answer was obvious. He needed to know the truth behind Ethea's curse. He needed to eliminate those mocking 'insufficient authority' warnings that blocked his path every time he tried to dig deeper. To save her, he needed more info.
Soren focused his mind on the options and made his choice.
'...Yes.'
The glowing interface instantly vanished. But before he could even register the change or form another thought, his vision began to blur. The room went completely black, and he slumped backward, falling unconscious.
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Many hours later.
"Dear, you're awake!"
Clara cried out, immediately wrapping her arms around the figure lying on the bed.
