The runes sparkled into life, forming coherent concepts that Damien could understand.
He scanned the foreign text...
Name: Damien.
True Name: —
Rank: Aspirant.
Soul Core: Dormant.
Memories: —
Echoes: —
Attributes: [Fated], [Crown of Thorns], [Rune Veil], [Star of Divinity]
Aspect: [Forsaken Vessel]
Aspect Description: [You are a vessel long abandoned by the gods, forced to serve as a conduit of various atrocities. You bear the marks of fate and are forced to succumb to its entirety.]
I genuinely can't tell if this means I am extremely powerful or extremely weak...
Damien desperately wanted to formulate a plan and figure out how to escape his current predicament with the abomination that was probably laughing it's ass off at him right now but he eventually decided to continue studying his runes.
More specifically, his attributes.
He focused his attention back onto the group of runes depicting the "Attribute" section.
A split-second later, more text appeared with presumably what each attribute did.
Alright, let's see if I get anything useful...
[Fated] Attribute Description: "The strings of fate wrap tightly around you. Unlikely events, both good and bad, are drawn by your presence. There are those who are blessed, and there are those who are cursed… but rarely both."
[Crown of Thorns] Attribute Description: "You bear the Crown of Thorns — a symbol of unshakable mental resilience. Your will endures where others would break. Yet, there are times when surrendering to a destined end is wiser than suffering through the weight of survival."
[Rune Veil] Attribute Description: "Your runes cannot and will not be uncovered by the unworthy."
[Star of Divinity] Attribute Description: "You were commonly associated with those of the divine, yet you were fundamentally different. An outcast who still bears their hatred and love. Now, they are gone, yet you still live on."
Damien just sat there in silence for a while.
After processing what he had just read, he stood up and thought:
What the fuck.