The Riftblade thrummed in Minwoo's hand like a heartbeat woven from stars.
The world beneath him—the guild house, Tokyo's sprawling towers, the rain-soaked streets—vanished like smoke.
He stood alone on a platform of shimmering cosmic light, suspended between dimensions, at the edge of the Rift itself.
Around him, galaxies spun slowly, vast and indifferent, their stars ancient sentinels watching from silent vigil.
The Crownblade was no longer just a weapon. It was a key.
A beacon.
A summons.
Minwoo felt it stir—a force older than time, pulling him forward.
A voice echoed through the void, layered with power and centuries of judgment.
"Minwoo, Riftborn. You have claimed the Crownblade, but now the true trial begins."
From the depths of the cosmos, colossal shapes emerged—beings of pure celestial energy, their forms shifting like nebulae and black holes.
They were the Eternal Sovereigns—rulers who had forged realities and collapsed stars, guardians and tyrants of countless worlds.
Their eyes burned with the light of dying suns.
"You hold a blade born from a fracture in existence," one sovereign spoke, its voice a storm of galaxies. "But can you command the forces that shaped that fracture? Will you ascend… or be shattered by the cosmic tide?"
Minwoo steadied himself.
The Riftblade's pulse aligned with the constellations swirling around him.
"I am no mere wielder," he said. "I am the Rift's command."
A surge of energy erupted from the blade, bending space and time itself.
Back on Earth, the Rift tears pulsed violently, the veil between dimensions thinning.
The ancient obelisks—scattered relics of forgotten rulers—flared with unearthly light, signaling the awakening of powers long dormant.
The masked seer's acolytes looked skyward as the heavens cracked open, revealing swirling portals where stars and shadows collided.
"The Riftborn calls," she whispered. "The cosmic war has begun."
Cinematic Trailer-Style Blurb: Cosmic Arc Edition
Beyond the veil of reality lies a fracture—an ancient scar in the fabric of existence.
Minwoo, once a silent warrior of shadows, now commands the Crownblade—the key to realms beyond mortal sight.
Awakened by destiny, hunted by Eternal Sovereigns, he must face a cosmic trial.
Galaxies shatter. Time fractures. Ancient rulers rise.
The Riftborn must ascend or be consumed.
This is not just a battle for Earth.
This is a war for all realities.
RIFT COMMANDER: Cosmic Ascendance — where legends become stars, and stars become legends.