The System paused.
[Unknown.]
Phei's mouth opened slightly.
"You don't even know?"
[Correct.]
For several seconds, he simply looked at the System Window before a laughter escaped him.
The situation was ridiculous, but beneath the comedy sat a suspicion he had been carrying for some time, and the System had just made it considerably harder to dismiss.
His abilities were not truly coming from the System.
At least many of them were not.
The System called them rewards because that was apparently the easiest way to present what was happening, yet more and more it appeared to be guiding him toward awakening that already belonged to his Cosmic Dragon bloodline. Certain actions, achievements and encounters opened sealed doors inside him, while the System recognized whatever emerged afterward and displayed it as neatly as its own understanding allowed.
