Ethan, now fully inhabiting Asher Wargrave, faces his third and final awakening. The hall is filled with cold, watchful family members, including the smug Ninth Sun, Thalric, who expects another failure. But when Asher's hand touches the crystal orb, it flares with light, and his Astra veins ignite. He has awakened. The system chimes, delivering the Absolute Physique, a cheat that doubles his stats, grants perfect muscle memory, and bestows an omni-perception that sees everything around him. His Life Rank is Faintstar, Sub Life Rank Spark, and his affinity is Lightning. He summons his soul-bound weapon, Virelass, a rapier with serrated edges that can teleport, store Astra, and heal him by consuming enemy blood. The Wargrave family watches in stunned silence as the boy who failed twice now stands as a prodigy reborn.

Asher is sent to the First Training Ground, a place reserved for prodigies, and his instructors are stunned by his rapid progress. He masters movement training, Astra control, and weapon drills in days, not months. His first spar is against Kale, the strongest trainee in his cohort. Asher holds back at first, studying his opponent's every move with battle intuition, then unleashes a devastating offense that leaves Kale bleeding and defeated. The other trainees watch in awe as the Tenth Sun, once a disgrace, now moves like a seasoned warrior. Clinton, the weapons instructor, realizes that Asher is not just talented; he is a monster who learns and adapts mid-combat, a trait that rivals even the Primarch himself.

Asher is sent to the capital to represent the Wargrave family at the Emperor's twins' birthday party. There, he is challenged to a duel by Ryan Silvershade, a Duke's son who mocks his late awakening. Asher accepts, and the fight is brutal. He uses his lightning affinity and Virelass to dismantle Ryan with surgical precision, breaking his arm and leaving him a bloody mess on the ground. The nobles are shocked, and the Emperor himself is impressed. Asher's name spreads like wildfire, and the rumors of his strength grow wilder. But the victory is hollow; Asher feels nauseous from the bloodshed, a reminder that he is still new to this world of violence. He returns to the estate, his reputation forever changed.

Six months after his awakening, Asher is thrown into a forest for the True Awakening, a brutal trial where Wargraves are meant to survive or die. He is hunted by assassins and monsters, forced to fight for six hours without rest. He uses his lightning, his rapier, and his Absolute Physique to survive, killing dozens of foes and even sleeping for an hour mid-trial, a feat no Wargrave has ever dared. He faces a final assassin, Hillary, who wields a rapier and flames, and the duel is cataclysmic. Asher emerges victorious, his body torn but his spirit unbroken. The Wargrave family watches in awe as their youngest son returns, not as a survivor, but as a predator who has tasted blood and craves more.