Ascension of the Nephilim

It was said that within the three planets, only ten elemental cores would be created within a year.

Different from the world of the Planesworld, where legacies, Codes, and Corruption were abundant, there needed to be more means to create a core. Most cores in the region were usually of Low-grade form. Very few would have Mid Grade. And only the kings of the strongest kingdoms within the three kingdoms would have High-Grade Elemental Cores.

But Emeros spoke as if the requirements to make a Core were not so demanding as their methods.

"...Gemstones of power and monsters that can naturally summon elemental magic? What do you mean? Should I find legendary Gemstones like the Primal Rock?"

"...I don\'t know what that is." Emeros shrugged.

"What stones do you need? What power or quality do they have to be."

"I found a rather potent firestone in the mines. But what I need... is something stronger and far better than this. I\'d estimate at least three times the energy and power of this one." Emeros took out a magical gemstone that he had found in the mine. It was the strongest ore type that he found.

They were Fire Gemstones. Emeros used portions of this to create the powerful alchemy bomb they used in their battles.

"You just need something three times stronger than a Fire Gemstone?!" Alistair shouted in shock. These gemstones were expensive if one was poor. But for Alistair, he could buy them in large amounts and could even buy a mine for these. Finding something three times stronger was costly, but this was a great bargain compared to the former cost of making a Low-Grade Elemental Core!

"Yes. I\'d need enough to be around three times the size of this one. And we need a monster. The monster you need must match the elements of the stones you are looking for. So if you are using Fire Gemstones, you\'d need a monster that uses a similar element. The stronger the monster, the better the quality. Monsters at the Captain level would create Poor-Grade Elemental Core. If they are at least a Champion and have the stones, we could make Low-Grade Elemental cores."

Alistair trembled and fell to his knees.

It was too amazing! Creating a Low-Grade Elemental Core would ensure some of his allies become Commanders! He only had one Commander serving him!

"Of course, you will need to capture the monster alive. Creating them would seal the souls of the beast and turn them into Elemental Cores."

"But how is it possible?! You can use... Captain level beasts?!"

"It will be of poor grade. It\'s half the power and half the mana capacity of the Low Grade!"

"I have never heard of a poor grade! No one knows how to make it! Is it possible... to produce many of these?!"

"I see. You plan to outfit the weaker ones. Give them a chance to reach Champions... Yes. But I would need at least four souls of Captains to make one."

"But my Prince! How is this possible? The kingdom has similar ways of doing it! But only those who are Sprites or Spirit Creatures could be used! And the chances of finding something strong enough to become a Core is hard to find! How can you use... any beasts?!" Alistair exclaimed.

"The secret... is this." Emeros pointed at several strange glyphs that he wrote on the Formation Plate.

"These are the markings of Greed and Gluttony. I am also using Noxus and Kyros\'s power. Mysterion and Revelation. This will seal the soul of any monster into the Elemental Core. And with another Mark, we can store the power of various elements. Through the Code of Astra or the Celestial Code of Daradiel, I can make the soul have a way to replenish its energy by drawing from the wielder\'s energy."

"Are you certain that you can do this?!"

"Find a creature of element and the stones of the same element, and I will show you. You have to capture a beast alive."

Immediately, the Prince left the room and shouted like a madman calling his team to hunt beasts and monsters nearby.

His shout and commands spurred the massive ship and forced it towards the dreaded mountain range where no humans could live due to the abundant monsters in the land.

The ship moved close to a volcano where it was known that various humanoid creatures known as the Fire Spawn lived.

The Commander that the Prince commanded personally went down with a team of Champions. The ship shot waves of energy that eradicated the small colony of fighters. It was a massacre. The Commander was too strong for the group.

Nearly an hour since the Prince had left, did he enter the room again and brought four bounded Fire spawns. Each at the level of Champions!

Next to the Prince was an ore mine of the stones they had kept in the ship.

"Champion Fire Spawns! And as for the stones, this is among my most precious stones. Behold, the Heart of the Volcano! A rare Fire gemstone found at the core of an active volcano! It is as you said. This fire gemstone is three times stronger than your Fire Gemstones. These Heart of the Volcano are used to create potent alchemy weapons that could create alchemy weapons that could wound a Commander if he\'s careless! Such rare material is not easily found! Even among the Fire element ores and gems of power I currently have, this one surpasses it all! I have brought them here along with many Blazing Fire Gemstones found in this ship!" Alistair revealed the spoils.

"Then I can create three Low-Grade Fire Cores. I will ask you to give me one, Alistair. My current Core is actually of the dark element. I wish to hide it. Having a Low-Grade Fire Core with me would be a good way to mask that power."

"Done! The cost of our attack would not be worth a tenth if I gained two Low-Grade Elemental Cores! And if you prove this to be true... I would have the chance to fight back against my brothers and sisters!" The Prince answered.

"Then let\'s get to it! Alistair! Keep them bounded and bring one within the circle of the formation plate. Kill them on my command. Vivindel, help me keep the circle stable with your magic." Emeros gave the orders.

The first of the Fire Spawn was thrown at the center.

Emeros activated the circle, and a strange power could be felt seeping out.

In his time within the Mines, he had tested and tried to harness the power of the Code and the Corruption of others. Kyros and Noxus could do so freely because they were gods and fallen and had the blessings of the many gods and fallen they met or devoured. Knowing the gods\' or fallen\'s glyphs and marks would generally do nothing. Perhaps through Xermolipi could, the power be drawn out through attraction.

As for Emeros, he used Vasilius as a way to \'command\' the letters to work and draw power. He was the inheritor, and through Vasilius and the First Word crafted into the Energy Conversion Circle, Emeros could wield their power and summon a portion of it.

Astra and Celestial, with Soter\'s light, appeared.

"Holy Fire!" Alistair saw the power and exclaimed.

"Kill it now!" Emeros ordered.

The Prince was a Commander as well. With a quick stab toward the heart, the Fire Spawn screamed.

The light of the formation lit up as it bound the soul of the Fire Spawn.

Mammon\'s power was summoned, and the Fire Spawn\'s fiery body imploded along with the Blazing Fire Gemstones and the Heart of the Volcano.

The energy began to compress as it took form.

"Elemental Cores are said to be less of a physical object and more of a spiritual one! I have seen many rituals to turn a Sprite into an Elemental Core... But this! You turned the Soul into an entity!" Alistair exclaimed.

Emeros was focused on his task. The power of Solas and Soter was giving life to the stone. And its life was far greater than anything the three planets had seen. It was just a Low-Grade Elemental Core. But it was alive! It could still grow and reach Mid-Grade!

The Fire Elemental Core stabilized as it floated above the Formation Plate. And at the center, the mark of Vasilius was engraved.

"Low-Grade Fire Spawn Elemental Core completed." Emeros smiled as he stood up and caught the fire core.

"Imbued with great holy energy, this Fire core can also harness holy nearly twice as better than before." Emeros held out the Elemental Core and could sense the holy energy within.

Alistair watched in amazement. The power of the fire was pure! It was true! It bore a resemblance to holy!"

"This should be a good gift for you, Prince Alistair." Emeros smiled.

"What...?! You\'re giving it to me?" Alistair exclaimed.

"Let\'s trade that outdated Elemental Core. Give that one to someone else. This is better suited for you."

"Indeed, it is! Indeed it is!" Alistair laughed and laughed like a madman. He had gained an Elemental Core! And Emeros could even make more!

"Alistair. I\'ve shown you my capabilities, not just for your benefit. But that you would believe my story. Now tell me, what can I do? I want to ascend in power so that I would have the opportunity to meet the Crown down there. I believe he holds more secrets about Vasilius."

Alistair tried to calm himself down.

"My Prince... by the way things are, I would recommend that you go to the Cloud Peak Academy. It would have been too late for anyone else, but you, you just might make it!" Alistair smiled.

"An Academy? Why?"

"Cloud Peak Academy will soon be vying for a bid to send a genius student to the Continents Above the Sky. My Prince, in this way, you could study and find connections to reach the Heavenly Lands! The greatest power within the Tri-Planet union!"