Legendary Ring Artifact

The Legendary Ring Artifact is a Lord Rift reward that Michael names Dragon Might for the draconic pressure it emits. Rather than primarily enhancing his body, it strengthens his mind, supports multitasking, stores simple Soultrait powers, and weaponizes an adjustable aura of dragon might.

History

Lord Rift reward

Michael receives the ring after Daniel's death and binds it by overcoming the resistance of its will. The Artifact improves memory, mental power, and multitasking without adding the usual physical enhancement, allowing him to carry more non-mental Artifacts. Its uncontrolled presence initially forces nearby Starless Summons to the ground, after which Michael learns to suppress or release the dragon might deliberately. (Chapters 281–283)

Stored powers and combat use

The ring's crystallized dragon eyes can store power produced by Michael's Soultraits or supplied by another person. Michael tests Extraction, Glacicle, and Liopham's Rage of the Primal, discovering that he can reproduce simple functions without activating the original Soultrait. Complex foreign abilities remain inaccessible because the ring does not provide the knowledge that normally comes from studying or binding a Soultrait Symbol. (Chapter 282)

Michael repeatedly stores Enhancement in the ring, merges its dragon might with killing intent or Extraction, and uses its mental reinforcement to operate many Soultraits at once. It remains bound through his later Tier 4 preparations and is explicitly distinguished from a Tier 3 Artifact as a Legendary Tier 2 ring. The corpus does not state whether it is upgraded, transferred, destroyed, or retained after its last confirmed uses. (Chapters 287–318, 475–574, 642, 734–778)

Abilities and properties

• Its passive enhancement targets memory, mental power, and multitasking rather than strength or endurance. (Chapter 281)
• Dragon might creates an adjustable oppressive presence that can frighten or suppress weaker beings and combine with Michael's own aura. (Chapters 282, 287, 574)
• The crystallized eyes store and release Soultrait-derived power, including Enhancement for later use. Simple foreign effects are possible, but complex Soultraits still require missing knowledge. (Chapters 282, 289, 315)
• The ring is a Legendary-grade Tier 2 Artifact; “Legendary” describes grade, not an unbounded Tier. (Chapter 642)

Ownership and custody