Gaes, the legendary sorcerer. A name whispered in awe, the man who achieved peak magic levels. He'd mastered the Crest of Creation, making him the strongest sage the world had ever seen. But Gaes was a man of ambition, and even ultimate power wasn't enough.
“Three Crests? Pathetic!” he’d scoffed, glaring at his reflection. “True power lies in mastering all four!”
The problem? You couldn’t just switch Crests like choosing a new outfit. Stuck with Creation, but yearning for the power of Close Combat, Gaes hatched a daring plan: reincarnation! He’d be reborn with the coveted fourth Crest and become an unstoppable force. Simple, right? Oh, the hubris of a powerful sorcerer…
Chapter 2: The Crest of… Failure?
Thousands of years later, young Matthus arrived in the capital, a 12-year-old prodigy eager to join the prestigious Second Academy. He imagined himself wowing everyone with his Close Combat prowess, only to discover that somewhere along the way, history had taken a sharp left turn.
“The Crest of Failure, they call it now,” he muttered, overhearing whispers in a bustling weapon shop.
Apparently, his “unstoppable” Crest was now considered the absolute worst, a mark of magical mediocrity.
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