The Guild Alliance had been in an uproar. For three days they used all of their high quality equipment, ordered players with specific skills and even searched through the ancient records yet they couldn't figure out a certain young man's awakened attribute and class.
The girl who accompanied him, apparently his sister, had also awakened an extraordinary attribute. During those three day periods her attribute had been successfully unraveled. Her class was relatively common so there wasn't any problem there.
As the final day approached the headquarters had no choice but to end their testing and research. They just gave the young man the video recordings of his awakening day and also some papers containing their testing results. He was instructed by them to give those to the academy when he arrived there today.
All the young adults from across the territory had been gathered within a single enormous basement. This place gave them familiar vibes when they first awakened. Except for the nine tables with mysterious orbs on it, there was a circle drawn with all sorts of twisting and swirling symbols in the middle of the place.
The biannual teleportation circle activation was scheduled to be today so those awakened in earlier months were also present. They didn't have to wait for long as twelve at noon sharp the circle lit up. The players maintained the order and guided them to enter in the group of ten. They also gave everyone a last piece of advice,
"Be sure to remember this, when you arrive on the other side of this teleportation circle then no matter what happens just stay calm and follow the orders given by the people there and nothing untoward will happen to you."
With that the awakened young adults left for the academy.
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Today was the day Blue will go to the capital. For the past few days he had been trying his best to comprehend the space element. He already had rudimentary attainments on all the elements, the fate element being particularly high thanks to a certain someone.
He figured out the uniqueness of his elemental affinity. Any attribute affinity would display a particular aspect of it which remained unique for that individual. There were those who had the destructiveness of the space element as their speciality, some had the extreme mobility aspect of space and such examples.
He had the aspect of imperceptibility as his speciality. He couldn't help but feel this was very fitting for him. Given his ever present desire to remain low profile he ended up awakening to that direction. The funny thing was that in his new life one of the main goals was the complete opposite of it.
Regardless he was happy to have figured it out before going to the academy. Now he could properly plan his actions there to get the most benefits that will further improve this speciality of his.
He also did some other things.
Using the bloodline ability Material Transmutation he turned the kitchen knife which killed the original Blue into liquid iron before casting it onto the Illusory Forge ability, where a dark flame along with a furnace and smithing tools manifests in reality, thus making a dagger out of it.
He was sure that the threads of fate on it remained untouched even after such a transformation. Firstly, he was the one handling the entire process and secondly, this bloodline ability came from him so from a kitchen knife to a combat dagger no outsider was involved in it.
He planned to use that dagger as one of the main ingredients to later forge a weapon that will be permanently used by him. He had most of them already gathered in his subspace but there were some necessary ingredients left to collect which would differentiate it from an abyss spawn's craftsmanship to an awakened human's.
He also had plans for an armor set.
By the way, he didn't neglect the mother-daughter duo. Karla's innate ability, which she called Time Remote and a skill on top of that, its limitations and other nuances had been figured out by them. He also made sure to caution her about what to do and not to do in the academy or at any place for that matter.
On Laura's side, she had completely got used to the [Clan Manor] menu. Of course when they asked him the name for this "skill" he told them simply that it would be called Home from now on. So the Home skill saw many activities from the three of them.
From the initial structure of just a mansion by the beach, Laura had moved most of her herb garden inside Home. In order to not startle the neighbors she wasn't excessive about it. She was also told of many arrangements made by him to ensure her safety and convenience in the academy.
Her favorability point increased by two in this period making it 66 now.
Speaking of it, Karla's favorability point had been very slow to increase. From the initial 81 when he took her virginity to now where he had daily sex with her, it only increased to 82 thus making him readjust his understanding of the matter. The higher the points the more difficult it was to increase further.
Just before dawn when the night was still present to "activate" his skill, he gathered the ladies and talked with them about possible scenarios and potential troubles they might face on their journey to the academy and even inside there. He then informed them of what to do and how to solve it if such situations appeared.
Thus his image in their heart grew more and more radiant.
Last night he had already given the order to all the corrupted within the city to eliminate themselves in the most natural way possible after a month and within the timeframe of two weeks. Though he will never visit the Outer Area ever! He still made sure to get rid of any possible traces of an abyss spawn that might have lingered in this world.
He also had to say that his luck had been good. He always had a gnawing fear of getting affected by the disasters and abominations before he could leave this place. He still survived till now so he could only wish for this luck to continue just a bit longer.
Though this system wouldn't jeopardize itself by bringing him here just to get eliminated by the disasters or worse captured by the abominations, the Outer Area was known for being unpredictable and unstable. An accident could happen at any moment so he believed even this system was insecure just like him.
He teleported Laura inside the [Clan Manor] menu and in the morning he made his way to the city administration office along with Karla. He bumped into the wrinkled face player on the way.
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After having already agreed to let him do all the talking in front of outsiders, he efficiently handled the guy and didn't even leave a single chance that would reveal his earlier lies. After getting on the bus that will leave for the capital, he saw the guy giving him a thumbs up out of nowhere.
He nodded to show his understanding that he never understood what the guy was on about.
The bus left for the capital and many hours later they arrived at their destination. The capital was indeed much better than the remote city they were from. There were also many similar buses carrying the awakened newbies from all over the territory.
He spent some time with Karla as he accompanied her to visit all over the capital. One had to work hard for the route of conquest. Though this insignificant effort paled in comparison to what he had to do back in the Abyss.
When the appointed time to report to the headquarters of Guild Alliance approached he got the overexcited girl to leave with him and head to their destination.
For the next three days he and Karla cooperated to get all the testing, questioning and research attempts done. Thanks to his many imparted solutions there were no discrepancies and suspicious points from Karla's side.
Her attribute of Frozen Water was confirmed and she also got the same stuffs he received from the Guild Alliance to confirm their extraordinary attribute awakening. Well, they still didn't understand his attribute so just assumed it was an extraordinary attribute like Karla's.
At ten in the morning, all the young adults scheduled to leave for the academy were gathered and were led to a gigantic basement under the headquarters that was somewhat similar to where they awakened in their respective cities.
At twelve in the noon, the teleportation circle lit up. Blue saw the teleportation circle and instantly knew all the functions as well as the rules it followed to work. The twisting and swirling symbols were void words.
Of course, even if it was the language of abyss spawns as well as another equally powerful race, all others still had no choice but to learn it and use it since the aether usage on certain needs made it a necessity.
However they didn't call it void words like them.
"Runes, huh?"
Blue pondered in his mind amusedly as he listened to the final piece of advice given to them by one of the players overseeing this matter.
He also got into a group of ten with Karla who was grabbing his hands tightly. She naturally didn't know earlier about teleportation circle thus became extremely nervous. Her elder siblings wouldn't reveal any details of the academy. He could actually understand why they did so and he also had a good awareness of the treatment they will receive just after arriving there.
"Karla, when we go to the other side make sure to heed to the last advice they gave just now."
He emphasized further and to which she solemnly nodded her head. His group entered the teleportation circle and after ten seconds of flickering light they vanished from the spot.
Just before he saw the last scenes in that world he smiled with relief as he thought,
"Finally, the exit from this despair."
(End of Arc 1: The Progenitor)
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Extra content.
Next arc snippets, world-setting facts and arc conclusion overview.
Next Arc Snippets:
It will be centered around the academy. Clara will be introduced along with other characters who will play a vital role for his eventual entry into the Inner Area. This arc will serve as the foundation for Blue's inevitable rise in prominence.
World-setting Facts:
Blue's current location is in the Outer Area of a certain empire in the Endless Void. There's a twist however that he was indeed in the Endless Void but not so at the same time. It will be revealed later.
Arc Conclusion Overview:
1. Spectral Screen Conclusion
2. Conqueror's Route Conclusion
1. Spectral Screen Conclusion -
[The Progenitor System]
[System Level: 4/??]
[Evolution Rank: Awakened (Initial)]
[Next Evolution Requirements: ??]
[Menu Unlocked: 5/??]
[Host Stats] [Appraisal] [Mission] [Subspace] [Clan Manor] [??]...
[Host Stats]
[Name: Blue (Azure Limbo)]
[Existence Level: 0.46/100]
[Physical Race: Awakened Human]
[Body Age: 18]
[Spiritual Race: Abyss Spawn]
[Soul Age: 3,150,438]
[Bloodline: Lust Incubating Abyss Spawn]
[Physique: Obsequious Charm Physique]
[Aether Vein Attribute: Space]
[Class: Blight Paladin]
[Class Level: 1]
[Class Skill: 3
Wailing Sanctum, Blight Sense, Drain Touch]
[Ability: 30
Innate Ability - Premonition
Bloodline Ability - Memory Palace, Cognitive Distortion, Memory Shifting, Perception Dissonance, Anomaly Creation, Rules of Anomaly, Body Corruption, Mind Corruption, Soul Corruption, Lustful Murmur, Lust Desire Amplification, Rules of Lust, Lust Siphon, Lust Transfer, Soul Projection, Material Transmutation, Illusory Forge, Phantom Incarnation, Physiological Amplification, Aether Control, Aether Moulding
Physique Ability - Sculpted Form, Center of Attention, Persuasion, Melodious Voice, Scent Pheromone, Opposite Sex Allurement, Sweet Liquid, Reproductive Specification]
[Mission]
[Current Main Mission: None
Ongoing Side Mission: 0
Completed Main Mission: 1
Completed Side Mission: 2]
2. Conqueror's Route Conclusion -
Karla (Awakened Human)
Class: Restrictor (Level 1)
Attribute: Frozen Water
Innate Ability: Time Remote
Carnal Consummation: Chapter 26
Existence Level: 0.03
Vitality: 0.40
Aether: 0.20
Threat Level: 0
Behavioral Trait: Straightforward
Favorability Point: 82 (Enamored)
Laura (Mortal Human)
Physique: Blessed Womb Physique
Existence Level: 0.009
Vitality: 0.05
Aether: 0
Threat Level: 0
Behavioral Trait: Gentle
Favorability Point: 66 (Interested)