NFT Avatar: #00033 Xal’Ruun - The Starforged Warrior

The Exile of Xal’Ruun - The Starforged Warrior
A Dying Star and a Shattered Empire

In the far reaches of the Vel’shara Nebula, the ancient empire of Kael’Zyn ruled over a thousand systems. Their people, the Zal’thari, were beings sculpted by cosmic energy skin the color of starlight, veins pulsing with celestial fire. For millennia, they thrived under the watchful gaze of their star, Aetherion.

But stars are not eternal. As Aetherion darkened, so did the empire. The royal houses turned to infighting, waging war across the galaxy for dwindling resources. Prophets whispered that only one warrior could restore their people: a child born under a collapsing supernova. That child was Xal’Ruun.

The Rise of the Starborn.

From birth, Xal’Ruun was unlike the others. His skin glowed with an ethereal blue, and his body radiated the remnants of a dying sun. Trained by the Oracles of Nytha, he mastered the lost arts of Aetherforging shaping raw cosmic energy into weapons and armor.

By the time he reached adulthood, he was the strongest warrior in Kael’Zyn. But power breeds fear. The ruling houses, terrified of losing control, declared him a heretic. They sent assassins to kill him. Entire fleets burned worlds to erase his legacy. Yet Xal’Ruun survived, vanishing into the void. An exile.

The Call of the Void

For decades, Xal’Ruun wandered the ruins of forgotten galaxies. He became a myth a spectral warrior appearing when dying civilizations cried out for salvation. But the universe is vast, and its horrors are endless.

When the Voidborn awoke, devouring star systems like parasites, Xal’Ruun felt their presence echo through his bones. They were ancient beings, older than galaxies themselves, feeding on dying stars and leaving galaxies as cold, lifeless husks. And they were heading for Vel’shara. The very home that exiled him.

The Return of the Exile

Xal’Ruun returned to Kael’Zyn as the Voidborn fleet blotted out the heavens. His people, broken and desperate, bowed to him not as a savior, but as a last hope.

He led the Final Convocation into battle wielding a starforged glaive pulsing with solar fury. They fought across burning planets, on crumbling space stations, and even within the heart of a black hole.

In the final clash, Xal’Ruun shattered the Voidborn matriarch with a single strike, his body burning like a newborn sun. The explosion destroyed the enemy fleet but left him stranded in the abyss. Lost among the stars he swore to protect.

The Eternal Guardian

Now, stories spread across the cosmos of a lone warrior, drifting through the void. A blue-skinned sentinel, glowing with starlight, watching over forgotten planets. And when the universe grows dark once more, and new horrors awaken… The Starforged Warrior will return.