Summary
A breath, a shadow, and Phosphene appears.
For thousands of years, age-old legends have loved to tell the extraordinary tales of a multitude of creatures, true myths that roam the different landscapes of our good old planet Earth...
Why shouldn't the Cross The Ages universe with Arkhante, Mantris and the Rift have the right to have its own legends and myths?!
Let's take the example of Phosphene in the version standard of this SR card, which has nothing to envy from the most mythical creatures. Dangerous flying beast? Or majestic creature?
Everyone will see the fantasy they want.
It's hard to define. This giant half-serpent, half-dragon is fascinating. It seems so light when you see it flying, almost floating, rising from the bowels of the earth to the high mountain peaks. But what is his quest? What is the Phosphene seeking across the endless deserts and dizzying mountains of the Rift?
It seems that when hope slowly fades, a fragile, almost imperceptible breath is felt. The air suddenly freezes, and gives the impression that the whole world is on pause.
It is at this precise moment that the Phosphene appears. Emerging from the mists, immense and majestic, it glides between the gigantic cliffs of Solon, enveloped in eternal clouds.
His luminous skin captures the last rays of the sun, and is adorned with this almost unreal mystical aura that draws him in and stretches him. He arrives growing rapidly, writhing, as if dancing, the Phosphene carries us with him into his trance...
Is it our imagination? Is it a mirage? Or is it something else?
Faced with such a spectacle, it would be difficult not to be speechless, not to feel this admiration mixed with a slight tremor. The Phosphene, far greater and more beautiful than anything one could have imagined, can finally reveal itself.
In the air, a subtle vibration, a sign that the Phosphene belongs to the natural elements of this world. On its flanks, fins similar to translucent flippers undulate, projecting light onto the surrounding rocks, illuminating the landscape with its rare beauty.
This Special Rare card immortalizes the magical encounter between a mythical creature and the person who has the incredible luck to be able to observe it...
In the heavens, Les Phosphenes offer us a unique ballet, a gravitational spectacle.
In the alternative version , a man is precariously balanced on a gigantic floating rock, suspended from the mountainside he has courageously climbed, guided by the gravitational anomalies of the Rift which are carried in the air.
His cloak billows behind him like a banner, swaying in the powerful winds generated by the Phosphenes' passage. He stands, legs anchored to the ground to keep from flying off this incredible cliff, offering him a breathtaking panorama of the creatures' mad ascent.
To add even more fantasy to this spectacle, the skies of the Rift are tinged with pastel colors. Shades of orange, others of pink and still others of turquoise intertwine to form a backdrop worthy of the colors that illuminate our most “Dou” dreams.
What splendor, a real contrast to the dark, post-apocalyptic landscapes of the Rift.
In the distance, in front of the Phosphenes, islands float and drift slowly, bathed in the golden light of twilight.
Is the man a Phosphene trainer? An adventurer who has come to climb these mountains in search of thrills? A traveler seeking creatures of rare beauty for the pleasure of observing and photographing them in their natural habitat?
Carried away by the frenetic rhythm of the ballet of these 4 Phosphenes who move and sway in a fluid movement before his astonished eyes... He seems to be analyzing them. Maybe they are from the same family?
Phosphenes glide between floating rocks like moray eels swimming in the ocean.
Their translucent, crystal-like scales capture the rays of the setting sun and project rainbow reflections in all directions.
The man contemplates, motionless, the majestic Phosphenes that fascinate him, forgetting the rope wrapped around his fingers, which he grips firmly, dreaming for a brief moment of capturing one of these mythical creatures. But something prevents him.
Perhaps it is wiser to savor the present moment, the almost sacred beauty of this moment...
Perhaps he simply doesn't want to disturb this fragile balance...
Finally, his fingers slowly loosen, he releases the tension and lets himself be carried away by the atmosphere.
This alternate SR map is definitely a grand vision of Phosphene, in her natural environment.
Phosphene is a bright taste of what the Rift has in store for us next.
These two Special Rare cards mark the impressive start, and promise a quality Rift Season 3. Phosphene is without a doubt the emblem and symbol of Rift-style wonder.
Cross The Ages fans dream of seeing this magnificent creature with their own eyes.
And if Phosphene is only the first chapter of the SR series of Season 3 of the Rift, the next ones also promise to reveal other fantastic creatures, which will make our imagination work.
