The elven woman tilted her head and smiled, her voice carrying unnaturally across the space between them.
"Haha, you can," she nodded graciously. "Since you've already passed the test, the result of what's going on doesn't matter anymore. You've met the requirement. So even if you use other concepts or inheritances—outside of the True Inheritance Hall—it doesn't matter now."
She smiled deeper, her golden eyes gleaming with expectation. "You passed fair and square. Whatever you do next… is your decision."
Max's lips curved slowly into a smirk, his eyes narrowing as he turned back toward the collapsing world around him. Flames crackled. Space trembled. The sky, or what remained of it, bled golden-black light.
"Then it's time," Max muttered, his voice laced with battle intent. "Let me show you what I can really do."
