Due to popular demand in my discord server, as well as a couple extra hypothetical song/lore scenarios, Astral Aurora will be getting a short extension to include a special set of songs that I excluded from the soundtrack -- The Commander Trials. Since these aren't included in the main soundtrack, they will be regarded as extras. These might appear in the second version of the full soundtrack video.
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These trials consist of absolutely ZERO hand-holding. A battle with a commander in their full-power Hyperdyme state is nigh impossible to win, let alone several consecutive bouts! Aside from the final battle with Hyperdyme Apnea, this is like nothing that's come before, and these battles are not just simple boss fights like in the Overseer Trials. They are ALL final bosses. You will need to merge with Odera again to even stand a chance.
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Every commander has 3 forms. Suppressed, Dream, and Hyperdyme, and Arama's equivalent would be The First, The Second, and The Third. Hyperdyme, as well as Arama opening his Third Eye, are the commanders' original full power forms. In these forms, they return to their roots as Hyperdimensional Astral beings with levels of power that make their previous forms seem completely irrelevant. They chose to limit themselves an eternity ago for the sake of experiencing a completely new perspective of existence, one they prefer more. As a result, it's become nearly impossible for them to revert back to Hyperdyme form without causing unreal collateral damage, which they'd want to avoid. This is also why they didn't switch to this form when the young gods invaded the astral plane; it was far too risky for the current threat and would do more harm than good. In this case, the commanders in their dream/2nd forms have combined their powers to create a special temporary reality in which they can revert back without having to worry about collateral damage.

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