"I am Jan, and I will be the third person in this family to sacrifice my body for power." 

I stood in front of a crystallized artifact built inside a palace.

"If you inherit evil, your body will perish; if you inherit good, you will continue to awaken. May the one have mercy on me." 

There are thousands of people around the palace. I paced left and right, looking at people's faces.

Then something reminded me,

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One girl asks me. Ina, she's my best friend.

" Why are you doing this? ask yourself."

I was born into the royal family of Astragalus, a royal bloodline that has gone down in history. I am the two-hundredth child of this family, and it is customary for every hundredth child to perform a ritual against Azul ( crystallized artifact build inside a palace ), giving him or her a fifty percent chance of survival and thus becoming the savior.

"Are you being forced to do this? Even though you know that this will kill you?"

Yes, I am well aware. I don't care if I die from this, as long as if it costs my body to save the world, I will be happy to do it.

"Do you think you will survive?"

I know that the last hundredth child died in this ritual, but the first child survived only ten years, dying at the age of eighteen.

" Ten years is not enough time to live life to the fullest!"

Yes, I agree. But, for the sake of my country, the people that live here... there's nothing more beautiful than peace.

"I have nothing to say to you: ...... But I'm going to miss you when you're gone."

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My eyes teared when I heard that. She burst into tears.

"We've been together for five years since we were five. And we're already best of friends. And tomorrow, you have to do this ritual. But it's your choice and your family tradition... "

I closed my eyes and she looked her straight in the eyes.

I make a vow to myself. 

If I survive, I will protect you, no matter what the cost.

"Still, ten years is not enough!"

....

"How can you be so sure you'll survive? This is a serious matter! "

You have to trust me.

" kay... "

Ten years is not enough time for all the kingdoms in this world to be at peace... 

I'm well aware of that.

She pulled a charm out of her pocket and handed it to me.

This will bring you good luck. And I wish to see you tomorrow. And please have a good night's rest...

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He steps forward and takes the sacred blade in his hand. He cuts his finger and lets it bleed.

Then, he swings his hand around. Making complete blood surround him in a sphere.

[ My vision turns dark red, black, and white... glitching... Into another dimension. ]

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A huge tree with leaves that looked like a sea. The fallen leaves that turn pink when they reached the ground. The tree has veins of purple-blue leaves. And white bark.

Tree: "Jan Astragalus, do you seek the power of the young?"

Jan: Yes.

Tree: "Your power is only contracted for ten years. Ten years after this contract, you will die at the age of eighteen. Just like the first child in Astragalus Family.

Jan: I vow to use this power to sue for peace.

He must have remembered what Ina said yesterday.

Ina: "Don't you think ten years is enough time to live to the fullest? Do you not want to live even longer? Just because you've got this power?"

I remained silent.

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Jan: "Great Azul, I also want to use this power to live longer."

There's silence for a few seconds.

Tree: there are four conditions.

1) You will die and be reborn. However, when you do, your appearance, voice, the bloodline will change.

2) You will not gain the power of Savior. Instead, you will get the Gate of Sacrifice. This gate can be used to mimic any other gate or power. The higher the energy you use, the greater the risk of sacrificing a body part you have. According to this gate. It still possesses great power than any power in this world, so use it wisely.

3) People who have connections with Jan Astragalus ( old name ) will have their memory erased.

4) You will be reborn 10 years later.

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However, each kingdom set a rule that anyone with a sacrificial gate would be beheaded immediately if they found out. In this world, it is known as a huge, forbidden threat.

I shut my mouth when I heard the words spoken.

Jan: I accept your offer.

[ I still wonder... who made this as a tradition in the first place? ]