Breakdown
Kael's Status Breakdown (Post-Chapter 3)
Name: Kael
Race: Nullborn (System-compatible anomaly)
System: Ashborn Protocol
System Integration: 10.1%
Current Tier: Wakened (formerly Initiate)
Core Traits (Unlocked):
Persistence
Effect: Survive one otherwise fatal wound every 48 hours. Passive. Triggers automatically when Kael is about to die.
Null Resilience
Effect: Immunity to Cradle-based Seals and direct neural overrides. Makes Kael resistant to most forms of system suppression and tracking.
Active Skills:
Specter Step (Instinctive Reflex Skill)
Effect: Blink-like evasion skill that activates automatically or manually during critical moments.
Cooldown: Variable (based on system stress and consciousness)
Revenant Echo (Ashborn Shadow Projection)
Effect: Temporarily manifests a shadow double to fight or block an attack.
Limitations: High energy cost. Currently one use per engagement at Wakened tier.
System Directives:
Survive.
Grow.
Reclaim the Ashborn legacy.
Terminate or subvert Cradle control nodes.
Uncover hidden Protocol Sites across the world.
Faction Alerts:
Cradle Factions: Kael is marked as a Class-Red Anomaly.
Hollow Court (Unknown Faction): Passive interest logged.
Council of Nine: Tracking Kael's system evolution remotely.
Enemies/Threats Introduced:
Shiverborn Reaver – Extradimensional aberration. Classification: Crimson-Void. Still at large.
Codebreaker-001 – Cradle Enforcer Unit. Destroyed.
Third-Tier Ascendants (Kaleh Drayven, Brant Corin) – Brant is dead. Kaleh is likely hunting Kael or investigating his disappearance.
Now let's continue with chapter 4