CH73 Birthday Gift, Everspring Rune
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A silver-grey-haired youth sat at a workbench in a Rune lab, focused intently as he worked.
The Rune Pen in his hand moved with careful precision, drawing stroke after stroke, curve after curve, breathing life into a complex Rune Structure.
It appeared at first glance to be a single lifelike glyph, but in reality, it was a sophisticated array—an intricate lattice of Runes compressed into a minute, compact form.
A Greater Rune.
And the youth, of course, was none other than Alex Fury.
He had just finished inscribing the Rune when the first light of sunrise spilled into his dorm room.
'I made it on time.'
Alex let out a breath of relief as he set the pen down.
His eyes shifted to the reflection on a polished metal ink jar nearby. The weary but determined expression staring back at him made him chuckle softly.
"Happy Birthday, Alex Fury," he whispered. "You're officially an adult in this world now."
