“Lucien, breakfast is ready”
A woman yelled from inside a 2 story house, a little boy who was currently in the outskirts of a forest playing with his dog looked towards the direction of the house and said to his dog
“Come on Limbus, Grandma is calling”
The little boy was called Lucien, he was found by his grandmother in a river, he didn’t care though, for him , his grandma was the only family he needed . Lucien walked inside the house, it was not big nor small, it had a living room, a kitchen and in the second floor there were 2 rooms facing each other. His grandma, a middle aged woman was sitting on a couch while reading a book, without looking away from her book, the woman said
“Did you do what I asked you to do? Or were you just playing with that dog”
“I Finished my workout before I started playing with Limbus” said Lucien with a proud face, he was an obedient child after all.
“Good” said his grandma with a smile in her face.
Lucien however was not happy, “grandma, why do i have to do all this workout, it’s not like I need it, you won’t even let me go hunt with you also I’ve never seen you working out before”
His grandma sigh and put down her book, her eyes looked at Lucien and said
“Lucien, you must know that the beasts in the forest are not normal animals, they are what’s called magic beasts, and only people who cultivate are able to fight them on equal grounds, your grandma is one of those people, which is why I’m confident in retreating safely if ever found myself in a dangerous situation, you on the other hand are not able to cultivate nor can you strengthen your body with spiritual energy, which is why I’m making you exercise, so that should you ever find yourself in danger, you are able to protect yourself a little.”
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When Lucien heard this his face sank a little, not being able to cultivate has always been a thorn in his side, especially when he listens to all those stories with cultivators as the protagonists and how they are able to fight gods and slay demons, his heart yearns for that kind of strength, however he knows that he will never be able to attain that level strength, he knew that he was missing a True name, something essential for cultivation, and if someone ever finds out about him, he and his grandma would be in danger.
“I know grandma, I’ll work even harder from now on” says Lucien as he makes his way to the stairs . once in his room, Lucien grabs his favorite book from the shelf that’s hanging on the wall, and starts reading it. The book is about a kid who starts off as a weak mortal and whose life has been full obstacles but who eventually reaches the pinnacle of cultivation and ascends to become a god. The book is said to be based off real events, Lucien however doesn’t if that’s true or not. He did learn from the books the cultivation realms that the people of this world go through to become stronger.
Almost every single person, except for some who are born with special physiques and/or bloodlines, is born as a mortal, those who are born with a True name (99% of the population of the world, innominatus are actually very rare cases) can absorb the spiritual energy that is present everywhere in the world through cultivation techniques, cultivating not only makes one stronger but it also increases one’s vitality which is why people who cultivate, specially those at higher realms, have very long lifespans. The cultivation journey goes like this
1-Spirit seed,
2-Spirit channels
3-True mage/knight
4-Grand mage/Knight
5-Arch mage/ Holy knight
6-Legendary
Lucien knows that everyone is born with a spirit seed, which is also the name of the first cultivation realm, he knows that you need a cultivation technique to help you guide the spiritual energy of the world and use it, to activate your spirit seed, unfortunately, he doesn’t own a cultivation technique and even if he did, that wouldn’t change a thing, without a true name even if you have the strongest cultivation technique, you still won’t be able to cultivate.
Lucien keeps reading the book until eventually, he falls asleep, in his dream, Lucien opens his eyes to see himself floating in a endless void of darkness
“Where am I?” Says Lucien, as he begins to look around to try and find a clue that can help him determine where he is right now.
“What exactly happened, how did I get here?, The last thing I remembered was reading that book and feeling a little drowsy, did i fall asleep? Is it possible that i am dreaming right now?” Lucien was very confused and some what scared, when all of the sudden, an ancient and majestic voice resonates everywhere
“Don’t be afraid, my chid”
“Wh-who are a you?” Says Lucien, with a pale look in his face, he was very sacred right now
“Don’t worry about now, we don’t have much time, i need to get you ready before they find me” said the Ancient voice with a hurried tone.
“Get me ready?, ready for what? Said Lucien with a curious but at the same time, hopeful look in his face, for some reason he felt that his life was about to change right now, but instead of being afraid, his heart was beating with excitement, until he heard the next words that the Ancient voice said.
“To slay the Gods”.