The real world was far crueler than the game ever had been.
The fire ignited.
But this time…
It was not a small flame
A colossal pillar of fire erupted toward Ashvarn's artificial sky, tearing apart the crimson darkness above them. The flames rose wildly, fiercer than any bonfire they had ignited before, to the point that even the distant monsters retreated in fear from its light.
And at that exact same moment…
Far away.
Beyond Old Ashvarn.
Inside the temple that housed the Mother Flame, where the Elders and Hunters had waited silently for months…
Something finally happened.
Something that had not occurred since the very beginning of the catastrophe.
The Mother Flame trembled.
Then exploded violently.
The message…
Had finally begun to reach them.
The Mother Flame had finally ignited.
