As Max stood in silence, trying to digest this newfound knowledge about his origin, the flame-armored guard tilted his head slightly and gave him a strange look. "Thousand Vine Sector of the Verdant Sky Realm… hmm."
His voice was thoughtful, but tinged with something else—curiosity, perhaps even a sliver of disbelief. "I have heard of that mortal realm planet before. If I remember correctly, there were rumors it was destroyed, or at the very least, sealed off. It's been… what? A thousand years since someone from that sector came to take the Trial of True Inheritance."
The guard's gaze lingered on Max for a moment longer, as if trying to see through the veil of time itself. "I guess the rumors were wrong. You do have the bloodline from our Black Dragon Palace," he added quietly, before stepping aside to let them through.
Max said nothing, but his mind was spinning. 'Destroyed? Sealed? Thousands of years since someone from Acaris came here?' He was stunned once again.
