Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday

As more time passed, the energy storm thickened. It was growing more violent with each pulse of Grace's power.

The pond around her started bubbling with searing energy, and steam curled into the air in ethereal spirals. The elemental forces of the Spirit Stones she had consumed were spinning around her like guardians of the ancient world. Each strand hummed with life and power, converging into her core.

Her body trembled under the weight of the incoming surge. Energy crashed against her like roaring waves slamming into cliffs, but she remained unshaken, spine straight, eyes closed, and soul focused. The sound of her heartbeat was echoing like distant thunder within her ears, keeping pace with the raw forces pressing against her limits.

It was becoming... Too hot. Too powerful. Too overwhelming.

But right when Grace started feeling that she couldn't take it anymore... it happened.

Her body stilled and a silence deeper than silence fell upon the space. It was as if time itself was holding its breath.

Then, a blinding golden-yellow erupted from within her, shooting into the sky with a force that cracked the clouds and split the sky above the spatial realm. The barrier of power, the final shackle of the mortal plane, was torn apart in a single, glorious instant.

The light enveloped her completely before disappearing into her body minutes later. Once everything became silent and still again, Grace finally opened her eyes.

Her emerald orbs were glowing with a light so pure, so divine, that even the waters beneath her rippled in awe. Her aura expanded outward in a slow wave, touching every corner of the realm and wrapping the dimension in her newfound power.

Supreme Warrior.

It took 2025 an entire minute to pull itself together from the shock, and once it did - "Master, you did it! You really did it!"

A digital screen with real-time readings from Grace's core appeared in the air, updating them on her new strength.

>Rank Identified: Supreme Warrior

>Energy Output: 9.9 trillion enera units per second

>Core Capacity: Boundless (Limitless growth detected)

>Abilities Acquired: Dimensional Travel, Realm Breach, Universal Sense, Elemental Mastery – Peak

>Signature Detected: Origin Flame – Match 50% with High Lord Altherion

"That's… so much power." 2025 whispered in awe.

Back at the pond, the last energy remnants finally settled, folding into Grace's body like the sea returning to calm after a divine storm. She stood up from the water slowly, and every drop that fell from her body glowed with condensed spiritual energy. Her clothes dried instantly under the heat of her aura, and a new mark shimmered on her forehead. It was a luminous sigil shaped like a four-pointed star surrounded by concentric rings, the ancient symbol of the Supreme Rank.

The space around her vibrated slightly, as if aware that its master had changed.

Then, she raised her hand.

In the blink of an eye, the air before her shimmered, bending, swirling, and then... splitting.

A long tear of light appeared in front of her, revealing a corridor of glowing mist and energy, pulsing with rhythm that didn't belong to the spatial realm or Earth. The very laws of existence seemed different on the other side.

Grace exhaled. "The Magik Realm…"

Her voice echoed not just in sound, but in power, resonating with the energy of the realm itself. She turned around, letting the portal close behind her as she walked out of the pond. Each step she took left glowing footprints that slowly faded behind her.

"Congratulations on the breakthrough, Master." The dragon spoke, even bowing it's head to acknowledge her power.

"Congratulations, Master!" 2025 chirped as it flew to hover near her.

A smile broke out on Grace's lips as she faced her two loyal companions. "Thank you. Both of you."

"Was that a portal to Magik Realm just now?" 2025 asked, sneaking a glance at the air above the pond where the portal had opened moments ago.

Grace nodded her head before turning her attention at the screen showing her breakthrough data.

Even though she was now at the Supreme Warrior Rank, the same as the High Lord of the Magik Realm, she understood the truth better than anyone else - rank alone did not determine power.

She was still only around 50% as strong as the High Lord. The difference wasn't just in years of experience - it was in control, precision, depth of spiritual awareness, and mastery over every element and skill within their reach.

The High Lord had been a Supreme Warrior for over four hundred years. Four centuries of wars, breakthroughs, strategies, failures, and unfathomable refinement. While she had only just arrived at this realm of power. Her elemental affinities - fire, water, wind, earth, and now, space - had all evolved, but they were still unstable in their new form. Her aura had become vast and intimidating, but still raw. Every step she took now echoed with power, but she had to be careful not to shake the world with every breath.

So instead of rushing into the Magik Realm in hopes of confronting or negotiating with the High Lord or searching for the missing piece of the Book of Balance, she chose discipline.

"Looking at your expression, it's obvious that you are aware of your current situation." The dragon spoke once it noticed her studying her data. "Now that I know you won't be heading straight to the Magik Realm to get killed, I can go and enjoy my beauty sleep."

But before it could have left, Grace turned her questioning eyes at him. "You think the High Lord of Magik Realm will kill me?"

The dragon gave her a bored look. "If you will go there causing trouble, or demanding something, of course he will. You need to be prepared even before thinking about going there, not only with your powers but also with planning."

Grace nodded her head in understanding. She was already aware of this part. Just because she could open portals to anywhere in the galaxy, didn't mean that she could go around using this power. She needed to plan things out.