The System arrived. An enigmatic force with the power to reshape the very fabric of the world. The mundane crumbled; familiar skylines turned to dust, making way for the reconstruction of a reality infused with Ether, the lifeblood of the cosmos. The heavens poured forth their bounty, a rain of celestial materials suffused with Ether, igniting the apocalypse foretold in prophecies of old. Amidst the ruin, The System extended a lifeline to humanity—a chance at cultivation, at the hallowed immortality once the stuff of myths. This gift was not without its trials. The Great System summoned the most promising souls to a tutorial, a gateway that would test their mettle. The weak would falter, unable to grasp the new strands of existence, while the strong would rise, fueled by the newfound Ether in their veins. In this maelstrom stood three beacons: Giuliano, a warehouse worker torn from death’s door at the apocalypse’s dawn, found himself at the threshold of the spirit world, with the potential to wield the ethereal forces of the departed. Milly, fresh from university halls and sharp with a gun, never witnessed the start of the apocalypse. Instead, her rash choices thrust her into a perilous start, a gambit that could end in catastrophic power or unexpected salvation. Rafa, once a community’s stronghold, survived the initial storm, only to face a new reality. The System offered him the tools to rise as a titan, to stand as a bulwark for his people in a world reborn. As Earth beats with a new heart of Ether, and humanity stands on the brink of an evolutionary leap, the universal quest resonates with a single word: Ascend.