He cannot tell how much time has passed. But what he knew was that he was in pain. Lots of pain.

  His body was burning from the inside. He even started to believe he was actually on fire.

  He cannot check since his eyes were closed. He once tried opening his eyelids but it assaulted his eyeballs with so much pain that he brought his hands and tried to pluck them out.

  It was only due to Celestes constantly placating him that he stopped. Without her he had no chance to even survive.

  During all this time he had eaten a lot of these crystals. These crystals looked hard to chew, but when he put them in his mouth, they turned liquid and was easily swallowed.

  He throat was burning. He screamed a lot, but now he can't even do that. He tried but only exhaling sounds come. Maybe his adam's apple was torn and damaged.

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  His ear drums are torn too, making him unable to hear. His nails are gone as if someone ripped them and his fingers broken. In pain he was clawing his fingers on the ground. His body was strong but hours and hours of clawing and without any aether to reinforce would certainly injure him.

  He already ate more than a 1000's of these crystals but it was still not enough. Celestes told him that the pain would stop when he eats enough. When it does, all he had to then is to give himself a name. That name will become his 'True Name' and allow him to use aether and become a transcendent.

  After long time eating and suffering, his pain started to ease. He felt relieved and picked more crystals and started eating them faster.

  Slowly as time went on, he could feel the pain becoming more and more bearable.

  Suddenly his pain stopped and he understood this is the time that Celestes spoke of. He opened his mouth to speak

  "I am-"

  Just as he was going to speak his new name, he felt as if he was teleported.

  He opened his eyes. He was afraid of his eyes feeling pain but there was none.

  All he could see was black. Did he went blind?

  He looked down at his hands. He couldnt see anything even after bringing up to his face.

  But his pain was going away and he could feel his nails again. His body was healing.

  He felt as if he was floating. Looking around him, there was nothing but black.

  Suddenly he heard a male voice.

  "How was your first day?"