Dreamweaver; Successor Of The Nightmare King

Episode 20: Sigils; Levels And Classes

EPISODE 20: THE TENTH RULE: 'HE WILL ATTAIN THESTRENGTH NEEDED TO UNLOCK THE ANCIENT SEALS!' PART III: ENDREGEN; THE SEAL OFAWAKENING IS UNLOCKED! SIGILS; LEVELS AND CLASSES

I stood with my Gramps in the arena.

"You have completely mastered your physical ability. Both your physical strength and mental fortitude have improved greatly. At this point, we can attempt releasing the limiter of Endregen one more time" my Gramps said.

"Are you sure about this?" I said as though I were not looking forward to the moment.

"I'm sure. You'll notice that the strain exerted on you will be much less than before" my Gramps said.

I sighed.

"If you say so" I said and took in a deep breath.

"TO THOSE THAT MUST NOT DIE, I PROTECT THEIR LIVES! TO THOSE THAT MUST NOT BE SEPARATED, I PROTECT THEIR BONDS! TO THOSE THAT MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN, I PRESERVE THEIR DEEDS! IN MY HANDS, I HOLD EARTH AND ENDREGEN, MAN AND ENDREGINIAN, LIGHT AND DARKNESS! SEAL OF ENDREGEN...UNLOCK!" I roared as a sudden release of energy caused the entire area to tremble.

My eyes had turned crimson like my Gramps' and a mysterious shadow masked my face. My Gramps could clearly see my face though however I hadn't come any closer to seeing my Gramps' face. Armour made out of water materialized around me, shielding me, however my cape had become a torrential stream of fire! The insignia of the Lion appeared on the back of my cape, made out of pure golden light. I stared at myself in awe and surprise.

"My transformation is slightly different from my previous one" I noted.

"Of course. Previously, you barely had the strength to unlock the Seal Of Endregen so your body only channeled a portion of the Seal's strength. Now that your cells have grown stronger, your body has generally transformed and you've completely mastered your full strength, you are now able to channel the full strength of the Seal" my Gramps explained.

"But what's with this transformation? My armour is made out of Water, my cape out of Fire, the golden insignia of the Lion out of Light and my face is cloaked in Shadow. I'm like some Dream Being version of Jekyll and Hyde!" I screamed in alarm.

"In a sense, your transformation connotes the requirements needed to unlock the next limiter. That requirement is Balance which can only be achieved by one with a deep understanding of their identity and a strong will. The fact that you can sustain your transformation connotes that you are a balanced person with a strong will. Otherwise, your cape would have boiled and evaporated your armour or your armour would have quenched your cape" my Gramps said seriously.

"SCARY!" I exclaimed in alarm.

"It's precisely why you needed adequate preparation to release the Seal. And this is just the most basic level of strain you'll endure which is precisely why we spent so much time on ensuring that you built for yourself a strong foundation" my Gramps explained.

"So what are the properties of this limiter?" I asked.

"The Seal Of Endregen is also known as the Seal Of Awakening. Once released, your awareness is tremendously sharpened and you become able to perceive other realities" my Gramps explained.

"C'mon Gramps. I already have an awareness of the Dream and Real Worlds" I said with a laugh.

"Yes, but that's just two realities out of the countless other realities out there" my Gramps said.

"WHAT?! THERE ARE OTHER REALITIES OTHER THAN THE REAL AND DREAM WORLDS?!" I exclaimed in shock.

"Where did you think Endregen's Interdimensional Gate led to? Of course by manifesting it in our reality, we were able to use it to seal the passages of infiltration but the fact that there was another Gate other than the Eternal Mirror Gate should have told you that there were other worlds out there too" my Gramps explained.