Announce Post #3403: Ascension of Abraxin

With the Nine Challenges complete, Avechna, the Avenger declared that Ascension begins for Almighty Kethuru could not be held back any longer without the Nine Seals whole. Magnagorans were first to reach the Staff of Ascension, with Warlord Uzriel d'Vanecu, the Sealbearer of Life, to pick it up and pass it on to their chosen contender - Silvanus d'Murani. From there, they raced to the Astrosphere of Scorpio, where the Almighty's power was manifesting and the Staff of Ascension was necessary to hold Him back.

Thus positioned, they waited, for they had none to rely on but themselves this Ascension. And though the forces of Gaudiguch, Glomdoring, Hallifax, and New Celest sought to pry the Staff of Ascension from his hands, Silvanus never relinquished it. Magnagora faced wave after wave of resolute opposition and blood was shed upon every Astrosphere of the Astral Plane, soaking into the Almighty's domain.

While battles raged upon Astral, Serenwilde chose to focus their efforts on protecting the Basin of Life rather than championing a Sealbearer of their own. With the Seals weakened, Kethuru was able to send forth the Daemuru of Cardinals into Oleanvir Valley where it was first found by Huskii Myeras. The invasions continued with the Shogatha of Mutability and the Azoraphant of Fixation ravaging across the Prime Plane, all stopped by Serenwilde who chose to devote these efforts to their own Sealbearer, Madungonga Stormhide.

On Astral, Kethuru continued to manifest His power upon the Astrospheres, forcing those seeking to seal Him away to change tactics and locale frequently. Eventually, Silvanus was triumphant in proving himself to Avechna and became the True Ascendant to recharge the seals. The process both destroyed and remade him, to be reborn under the name Abraxin.

All hail, Abraxin, the True Ascendant of War!