Night City's Celestial enclave slept under veils of silver light. Klaus sat in the meditation chamber, breath steady, shadow and starfire twining in his veins. Selene leaned against a column, arms crossed, nine tails flicking with agitation.
Across from him sat Liora. Her eyes were half-lidded, her silver-blue hair cascading like starlight. She'd been training him tirelessly, showing him breath cycles, corrections to the flow of celestial energy.
And somewhere in the long hours, her voice had softened. Her eyes lingered longer.
Now, as Klaus finished his Dark Celestial Assassin cycle, the Simp System pulsed.
[SIMP SYSTEM ALERT]Target: Liora (Celestial Elf).Charm Resonance: 99% → 100%.Bond Complete.Cashback 10% Active.Skill Resonance Unlocked: Celestial Sight.
The Awakening
Klaus's vision burned white-silver. His crimson eyes expanded into concentric rings, glowing faintly with constellations. For an instant, the world fractured—shards of possible futures spinning around him like broken mirrors.
He gasped, clutching his head as the visions slammed into his skull.
[NEW SKILL] Celestial Sight (S-Rank).Passive: Glimpse probabilities of the immediate future.Active: Burn 1 day lifespan to see up to 1 week ahead.Penalty: Prolonged use risks "Memory Bleed."
Selene snapped upright, tails bristling. "Klaus! Your eyes—"
But Liora's voice cut her off. Gentle, awed. "He has my gift… the gift of the Starborn line."
Visions of Tomorrow
Klaus staggered to his feet, silver flames flickering in his gaze. The Crown pulsed, Lucifer's laughter echoing through his mind.
[Lucifer]: "Hah! Now this is exquisite. The wolf grows fangs of prophecy. Futures are no longer hidden from you, Crown-Bearer. Will you see triumph… or your own corpse rotting on a throne?"
Klaus's eyes blurred again. For a heartbeat, he saw:
Himself drowning in rivers of gold.
Selene burning Belmora to ash.
Liora standing at his side, her hand bloodied but bound to his.
A throne of shadows and stars—and a blade at his back.
The visions cracked, and he collapsed to one knee, panting.
Liora's Hand
She caught him, her silver eyes burning. "You weren't meant to bear this sight, Klaus. It breaks even Celestial heirs. But… you held it."
Her voice dropped, softer. "Which means you were born for more than any of us."
The Simp System pulsed again.
[BOND COMPLETE] Liora — Starfire Resonance.Perks Unlocked:• Celestial Sight (S-Rank).• Starborn Blessing — Passive 5% increase to all INT and WIS stats.• Shared Skill: Starveil — Conceals user from scrying and divination.
Selene's Warning
Selene's tails lashed, her voice sharp with jealousy and fear. "Klaus, you're binding yourself to too many threads. Stars, shadows, foxfire, venom—each of them wants a piece of you. If you keep feeding them all, you'll burn out."
Klaus rose, crimson-silver eyes burning brighter. "No. I'll weave them together. That's what the Crown was made for."
He smiled faintly, voice low. "The world doesn't know what it means when futures and shadows kneel to the same throne."
Cliffhanger
The chamber shook. From beyond the enclave, bells tolled across Night City. A guild horn—a warning.
Selene stiffened. "Something's wrong. Someone's coming."
Klaus's Celestial Sight flickered again. For a flash, he saw himself standing over corpses in his brewery, gold spilling from shattered barrels, and a cloaked assassin's blade descending toward Selene's heart.
He hissed, wings flaring. "So that's the future waiting for me? Then I'll rewrite it."
The Crown pulsed.
[QUEST UPDATE: Brewing Shadows, Burning Stars.]Objective: Protect the Brewery from Guild Retribution.Reward: Brewery Rank Upgrade + Starveil Expansion.Penalty: Brewery destroyed, Companion Death possible.