Just one fight caused fifty yards of dimensional corruption.
And he hadn't even used the Balance Protocol.
On the second night, alone in his room while Mira slept, Kai pulled up his Status screen.
[RECKONER SYSTEM - SSS CLASS]
[User: Kai Arren]
[Shard Rank: A (Apex)]
[True Rank: SSS (Mythic) - LOCKED]
[Balance Points (BP): 1,789]
Kai blinked. That was up from 1,247. He'd gained 542 points from killing the Razorback alpha. A C-rank Echo was worth significant points, apparently.
But then his eyes caught the next line, and his blood went cold.
[Current Debts: 9 years lifespan]
[Remaining Lifespan: 38 years (Age: 24)]
Nine years.
It had been eight years before the Glasslands mission. Now it was nine.
"One fight," Kai whispered to the dark room. "One C-rank Echo cost me a year."
