After my mother brought to my room, she left me to bring my sister to her room, making sure to get the bodyguards to make sure she doesn’t leave her room. But before she left she told me…

“Or, take out your literature homework, I’ll help you with it after taking your sister back to her rooms”

“But mom don’t you have work to do”

“It’s okay I can finish it later.”

As I watch her leave with my sister, I close the door, heading towards my desk. Taking out my homework I put it on my table as I sit down in my seat and as I start to tackle the difficult parts that I was previously unable to do again. As I begin to think, my mind starts to wander back to my sister’s awakening ceremony and what it spells to my future.

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The awakening ceremony. In this world, children who reach the age of 7 go through a special ceremony to make them capable of facing the outside world.

This world, unlike my previous world, was filled with magical creatures coming in all sorts of forms and sizes. These magical creatures are the true rulers of the land, some races more peaceful than others. In general, magical creatures are called Raksasa, though identification and thorough study by academics have led to an index being made to name and identify specific species, with new additions constantly being added.

These magical creatures hold in them incredible powers, capable of wiping out the masses and threatening humanity with extinction. Humans had been able to survive by taking care to avoid catching the unwanted attention of these beasts. Luckily most Raksasa were more territorial in nature and kept to their land instead of expanding and conquering. That's why as long as humans were paid due diligence and avoided gaining the ire and attention of a powerful Raksasa, they would survive. As humans ran around, sneaking from one place to another, though death is a frequent thing, they had been able to rise in numbers and had hopes for a future.

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That was until they met a certain race of creatures called the Sihir. Unlike the other creatures, they did kill humans and it was not out of spite or any need but out of pure pleasure. To the Sihir, humans were like a form of drug and they were the addicts. They searched and hunted for humans with no stop and as a result, the future of humanity seemed bleak as their race neared extinction.

That was when humans discovered Fos. The exact history of how this happened was unknown, the only thing known was that this discovery led to a rapid growth of human forces with most living humans working together, sharing resources and their knowledge of Fos to fight back. Even now, new discoveries are being made and then shared among the various institutions studying Fos to the public. One of which was the discovery that the optimal time for a person to awaken the Fos within themself was at the age of 10, which could be lowered down to 7 using special resources. Before this, many families and groups had children awakened at younger ages, often resulting in their deaths or a defected body.

Fos as an energy source, in simpler terms, brought out the inner beast of a person, both figuratively and literally. With it, people have been able to fight back not only against the Sihir but all manners of magical creatures. With it, humans were able to create a small haven for themselves in a small peninsula of the world. The edge of there push is called Gunhirs Wall, the location of the last and greatest push humanity has had to drive out as many Raksasa, especially the Sihir, as they could from their lands. While some still reside and roam the lands, the overall territory of the peninsula is under the hands of humanity. A big reason for their advancements stopping is The Forest of Gehenna, a forest a bit further away from the wall in which resides a whole host of new and extremely dangerous creatures.

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“Darn”(why couldn’t I have been born to a more peaceful world one where humans aren’t at the threat of extinction)

“Is the homework really that difficult for you”

“Huh”