On the night of February 22, 9774 of the Radiant Calendar, a streak of light cut across the sky.
Velin lay on the hillside north of Kixilin Main Camp, watching the silent night sky light up. A strange feeling suddenly welled up within him.
When the night sky fell silent again, an inexplicable drowsiness washed over him.
A few minutes later, Velin slowly fell asleep amid the grass.
"Please wake up!"
An ethereal voice roused Velin from his drowsiness. He opened his eyes and looked around, only to find himself standing in the void.
Looking up, he saw a creature with an indistinct face standing dozens of meters away, watching him.
The unknown being placed its right hand over its chest and bowed slightly. "Greetings, esteemed Trial-taker. As you can see, I am a Destiny Star Being. Under the Covenant of Fate, by consuming the Fish of Life nourished by fragments of your own destiny, you have voluntarily accepted fate's trial."
Velin pointed at himself and asked blankly, "Are you talking about me?"
"Yes, esteemed Trial-taker," the Destiny Star Being replied.
Hearing that, Velin opened his mouth, then suddenly realized that Cecilia had set him up.
The Fish of Life had indeed been nourished with his Destiny Shards, and he had indeed eaten it. But the only problem was that he had never known about any of this. Now that a Destiny Star Being had come looking for him, his mind was completely blank. He had made no preparations whatsoever.
Taking a deep breath, Velin cleared his mind and stopped himself from overthinking. He looked up at the Destiny Star Being and asked, "Then may I ask, what is my trial of fate?"
Seeing this, the Destiny Star Being waved a hand, and a passage of unfamiliar writing appeared before