This is a big one, and should get us completely caught up the the present (including a few things from a little further back in the story). Next art chapter will be a little later, after the climax of the first arc.

  Just a reminder, this is AI-generated concept artwork that I use to help myself visualize. It will never be sold or profited from in any way and will disappear whenever the book gets published. I understand that some people don't enjoy the existence of AI art in any form (and others just don't want to see it), so it will never be placed beside the text of the story and will come in separate chapters that are easy to opt out of. I hope that this is a reasonable compromise that respects everyone's divergent preferences.

  Not every detail will be a perfect match with the text and it will never be as good as your imagination. If something you see doesn't work with the version in your head, go with your imagination instead. Thanks for everything and I hope that you enjoy the rest of the arc.

  The black chains

  Potential empowered variants for later (let me know which effect you like best)

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  Inside Edge's Core

  The revisor

  The reactor

  Shadow step

  Regeneration

  Slash (making these captivated me for some reason and now I want some IRL)