THE ECLIPSE LEGACY

BASIC < INTERMEDIATE < ADVANCED < EPIC < LEGENDARY

The gift power system in this novel revolves around the ranks above. Starting from the lowest, BASIC is often regarded as a useless ability. It usually provides only a slight enhancement to physical strength, barely surpassing that of an average person. An Eclipse with this rank is often mocked and looked down upon by others.

Next is the INTERMEDIATE rank. It is said that as long as you awaken an intermediate or higher rank, you can walk with your head held high. Even a single step up from Basic makes an enormous difference. Intermediate-ranked abilities typically include body hardening, enhanced agility, stealth, and other supportive skills. Those who awaken this rank often serve as valuable support members in a team.

Following that is the ADVANCED rank. Awakening an advanced-ranked gift is considered a stroke of luck. At this level, abilities expand significantly, including partial elemental control, summoning, beast taming, and more. An Eclipse at this rank can lead a small to mid-sized party, making them highly respected in their field.

The runner-up is the EPIC rank. People would kill to awaken this tier. Those who obtain an Epic-ranked gift command immense respect, and no one in their right mind would dare offend them. It is said that even a beggar who awakens an Epic-ranked gift would be treated like a king. The abilities granted at this level are on a whole new scale, offering complete elemental control, berserker transformations, beast morphing, and more. An Eclipse of this rank is powerful enough to lead guilds, wielding both influence and overwhelming strength.

Finally, at the pinnacle of power is the LEGENDARY rank. It is said that less than half of the current population has an affinity for awakening as an Eclipse, and among them, those who reach Legendary rank are as rare as a myth. These individuals are considered national treasures, so valuable that foreign nations would go to great lengths to secure or neutralize them. Their powers are nearly unfathomable, including high-tier elemental mastery, puppet manipulation, undead control, and other abilities that seem similar to the Epic rank but exist on an entirely different level of power and quality.

Beyond combat abilities, there also exist non-combat skills such as blacksmithing, alchemy, and potion-making. Although these abilities do not directly contribute to combat, their worth is measured by their utility. Some non-combat gifts can reach as high as Epic rank. For example, there was once an Eclipse who awakened an Epic-ranked iron smithing gift. Despite lacking direct combat capabilities, he managed to rise through the ranks purely through his unparalleled craftsmanship.

However, beyond the standard ranking system, there exists a mysterious and elusive classification known as the UNIQUE rank. A gift labeled as Unique is truly one of a kind. While high-ranked abilities may occasionally have duplicates, albeit rarely. But a Unique gift is absolutely irreplicable. Not even an Eclipse with copycat or plundering abilities can steal or replicate it.

Sounds powerful, doesn't it? But as they say, high risk, high reward. Obtaining a Unique gift is like playing a game of "Gacha" itself. If you're lucky, you might surpass even the Legendary-ranked Eclipsed. But if fortune isn't on your side, you might find yourself lumped together with those at the Basic rank.