Ascendant Ranking System:
If the number of Ascendants surged, so too did the devastation they wrought. Some rose as saviors, their power a beacon of hope. Others crowned themselves as warlords, ruling through fear and conquest. And far too many succumbed to the seductive whispers of unchecked power, their humanity eroded by ambition.
Left unchecked, they would become not just humanity's greatest asset but its greatest catastrophe.
Thus, the Otherworlders Ascendants Association (TOAA) did not merely create a ranking system to measure strength. They forged a hierarchy to shape the destiny of Samsara World itself, a system that would decide who was worthy to wield power and who would be cast into obscurity.
Each rank was more than a title.
It was a threshold separating the weak from the strong, the forgotten from the legends.
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Ascendant Ranks according to The Otherworlders Ascendants Association:
Power dictates everything in Samsara World. The weak perish, the strong carve their names into eternity.
This is the hierarchy of Ascendants where destiny is decided, and legends are born.
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F-Rank – The Awakening (Beginner Level)
-The lowest tier of existence. The powerless struggle to take their first step.
-Newly awakened Ascendants, barely grasping their abilities.
-Unstable power often more dangerous to themselves than to others.
-Restricted to low-risk missions, menial labor, and supervised beast-hunting.
-Survival rate: 40%. Many perish before they can even rise.
Most will never be remembered.
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E-Rank – The Initiate (Apprentice Level)
-The first step beyond mediocrity. A glimpse into true combat.
-Basic combat training completed capable, but inexperienced.
-Eligible for minor exploration and escort missions.
-Allowed to hunt weak monsters beyond fortified zones.
-Still considered expendable in TOAA's grand design.
-They begin to fight. Most will never escape this level.
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D-Rank – The Competent (Adept Level)
-The line between survival and significance.
-Fully recognized as independent Ascendants.
-Capable of surviving beyond safe zones for prolonged periods.
-Assigned to high-risk missions often as cannon fodder.
-Those who fail to evolve beyond this rank die forgotten, nameless soldiers in someone else's war.
Only those who hunger for more will rise.
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C-Rank – The Elite (Expert Level)
-To stand at this rank is to be feared. Or to vanish trying.
-Masters of advanced combat skills, refined magic, or superior aura techniques.
-Can stand against multiple weaker foes or challenge stronger threats.
-Eligible for leadership in minor expeditions.
-The first rank where names begin to carry weight.
A graveyard of the ambitious. Rise, or be buried in obscurity.
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B-Rank – The Vanguard (Master Level)
-They command the battlefield. They shape wars.
-Capable of leading battalions into war and turning the tide of battle.
-Recognized as high-value assets within TOAA and the World Alliance.
-Authorized for high-risk missions dungeon raids, forbidden zone expeditions, and first-contact operations.
-Granted access to classified resources and restricted knowledge.
The world begins to notice them. Power is within reach.
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A-Rank – The Legends (Grandmaster Level)
-Names that echo through history. Myths forged in blood.
-The strongest warriors, mages, and tacticians of their era.
-Their mere presence alters the course of battle.
-Granted unrestricted access to elite missions and classified intelligence.
-Feared, respected, and envied in equal measure.
Only 1 in 10,000 Ascendants will ever reach this rank.
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S-Rank – The Paragons of Power (Saints)
-Their names are whispered in awe. Their strength surpasses nations.
-A force so great that entire armies are mere insects in their path.
-Feared by rulers, revered by the people, and hunted by the ambitious.
-Holds direct authority that rivals TOAA's High Council.
-A single S-Rank Ascendant is equivalent to an entire kingdom's army.
To challenge one is to invite death itself.
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SS-Rank – Masters of War (The Kings)
-Living calamities. Gods among mortals.
-Their actions determine the rise and fall of empires.
-Leaders of legions, rulers of nations, untouchable sovereigns of the battlefield.
-Feared even by the mightiest creatures of Samsara World.
-Their names are immortalized in the annals of history.
At any given time, fewer than ten individuals hold this rank.
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SSS-Rank – Transcendents of Humanity (The Emperors)
-They stand at the peak. No equals. No rivals. No limits.
-Beings whose very existence bends the balance of Samsara World.
-Feared by gods, rivaled only by forces beyond mortal comprehension.
-The final step before breaking free of mortality itself.
-Their will shapes reality, their mere presence shifts the fate of the world.
Only one has ever reached this rank in history.
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"To ascend is to embrace fate itself. To hesitate is to be forgotten."
The path of an Ascendant is one of blood, ambition, and dominance. Those who rise command the world. Those who falter are swallowed by it.
This is the law. This is Samsara.
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Arthur's voice echoed through the chamber, unwavering and absolute.
"From this moment forth, strength is no longer a lawless force. It is an asset to be honed, regulated, and, when necessary… crushed."
A silence followed, thick and suffocating. No one dared to challenge him.
And thus, the first great law of TOAA was set in stone.
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The Ascendant License – A Mark of Dominion
The Ascendant License was not merely a status symbol. It was a decree, a contract forged in power and blood. It dictated:
What missions one could undertake.
The level of authority one wielded.
The privileges granted by the World Alliance.
For many, it was the thin line between survival and annihilation.
To bear the mark of an Ascendant was to step onto the battlefield of fate where only the strong carved their names into history.
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Arthur rose from his seat, his expression unreadable. His words carried the weight of an unshakable edict.
"From this moment forward, the Otherworlders Ascendants Association is the law. Every Ascendant must register under its banner."
Then, his voice darkened, and the air in the chamber thickened with an unseen force. The very space trembled beneath the pressure of his presence.
"Those who refuse…" his gaze swept across the gathered leaders, unyielding and merciless, "…shall be deemed a threat to humanity itself."
A crushing silence followed. No one moved. No one spoke.
The weight of his decree hung in the air like an inescapable fate.
There was no room for dissent.
The meeting had ended, yet beyond these walls, the true battle for survival had only just begun.
And as the countdown to the barrier's collapse continued…
One truth became undeniable.
The age of unchecked power was over.