WARRIOR OF LIBERATION

"True fire does not ask who is worthy.

It asks who is willing."

— Flame Scripture, Line 1

📍 Location: Sector D – Rebellion Core

The sky was on fire.

Six divine pillars of chained light spiraled downward like spears of sun-born judgment.

Each one carried enough heat to erase not just buildings — but souls, systems, and memory.

ALERT: Divine Burn Incoming

Estimated Impact: 60 seconds

Effect: Total Zone Erasure

Warning: No entity under Level 40 expected to survive.

Sei stood in the plaza, facing the sky.

His flames flickered, unstable, bones aching, eyes burning.

Mina grabbed his arm.

"We can run. We can hide in the tunnels. The people—"

He didn't answer.

He simply stepped forward.

Then turned to face the thousands now watching him.

Some in awe.

Some in terror.

All believing.

Liberation Flamefield: Full Sync

1,187 souls aligned to Ashbound Vagrant class flame.

Trait Unlocked: Flame Anchor — When Sei takes fatal damage in a Liberation Zone, belief can delay death for 3 seconds per 100 linked souls.

The system buzzed.

Unstable. Almost shaking.

Emergency Evolution Condition Met.

Do you wish to Ignite Class: "Godflame Liberator"?

Warning: Mythic → Undefined Tier. No path back.

Sei whispered:

"Let's see if fire can protect."

"Let's make it sacred again."

He closed his eyes.

Opened his hands.

And accepted the flames.

Class Evolution Engaged…

MYTHIC CLASS ASCENDED → DIVINE CLASS: GODFLAME LIBERATOR

You are no longer a rebel.

You are a flame unto gods.

New Trait: Heart of the Unburned – Soul destruction is suspended while carrying belief flame.

New Skill: Flame Bastion (Divine) – Create a shield of living soulfire around an entire Zone for 10 seconds. Requires 1,000 linked souls.

🔥 FLAME BASTION: ACTIVATE 🔥

Sei spread his arms wide.

His fire erupted.

Not upward.

Outward.

A dome of silver-blue soulfire expanded from his chest like a heartbeat.

It raced across rooftops, over walls, across the streets — and wrapped around the entire Sector like a barrier of burning stars.

The divine pillars struck.

BOOOOOOOOM.

The sky cracked.

Light shattered.

Reality trembled.

And Sector D…

held.

Inside the dome, no one moved.

Everyone stared as Sei stood alone, arms raised, body glowing with fire that wasn't consuming him—

It was becoming him.

Divine Burn Impact Nullified – First Instance in Empire History

Achievement: Flame Above Heaven – Title Acquired

You have rewritten the rule of soul suppression.

All Flamebearers gain +20% resist to Divine-class attacks when within your aura.

Mina stood frozen.

Her voice cracked.

"He didn't block it. He… replaced it."

The people fell to their knees.

Not to worship.

To weep.

Then Sei collapsed.

His body hit the ground—smoking, exhausted, unconscious.

But his flame…

still burned.

Above, in the Imperial Sky Citadel, Judge Halvane smashed his mirror.

"He used belief to stop godfire."

An aide stammered, "Shall we prepare the next wave?"

Halvane paused.

Shook his head.

"No. It's too late."

"Now the gods fear him."

WORLD NOTICE: A New Flame Tier Has Been Lit

Liberation Zones Rising Across: Sector H, Outer Ring 3, Eastern Fracture…

A war has begun.

And deep underground…

The First Flame cracked open.

Its voice, no longer just a whisper.

"The chains are not ready for what comes next."

TO BE CONTINUED…

🔥 Chapter 22 Tease: The Fire That Speaks

Sei wakes changed. But his flame now hears voices—millions of them.

The system is no longer a tool. It's alive.

And not all of it agrees with him.