Marvin tapped his pencil as he sighed. Everything was so easy. He had always felt that he belonged somewhere else. That his potential was being wasted. But he feared telling others of these thoughts as they would think he was conceited. All he could do was keep his thoughts inside his head and suffer.
He was always the first to finish his tests. He was a straight-A student and many students feared him. He was someone they all acknowledged as a future leader. But this was all before everything changed.
As Marvin continued to tap his pencil the taps became slower. The sound of writing in the room ceased. Utter silence filled the room. A soft creaking sound could be heard then...
BOOM~
The walls, floor, and roof of the classroom busted apart. Light surrounded the new room they appeared in. Surprised voices sounded out throughout the room. Nobody knew where they were. The light looked as though it went forever.
Marvin remained standing where he was. He looked around into the endless light. It was as if they were in heaven. He began to wonder if he was dead. After a short 17 years was he finally dead?
"Welcome, Heroes."
A sweet voice sounded out from the infinite light. Just from hearing the voice Marvin felt the urge to bow. This sweet and innocent sounding voice also had a domineering effect on it. Fear consumed all the students as they knelt on the ground.
The voice sounded out again but it was closer to them, "I, The Goddess of Light, humbly welcome thine Heroes who will save the world of Eden."
In front of them stood a short golden-haired figure. Her skin alluded a shiny white color. Her hair flowed silkily down to her legs. A pure and domineering aura flowed out of her body and surrounded the students. As they knelt they felt a warming sensation inside of their bodies.
"I have given all of you a blessing on behalf of the other Gods! The world of Eden is in trouble, we have selected you all to become Heroes and save it from the evil that lays within!"
As she spoke the once fearful students were calmed by her sweet voice. Their minds were cleared as they listened in on what they were told to do. Marvin was mesmerized by the sweet voice that came out of this young looking Goddess.
"Go! Complete my task and you shall be rewarded greatly by the Aerus Empire!" Information flowed into the student's minds as another streak of light surrounded them. They disappeared in a flash.
The Goddess stood looking in the directions the students were and whispered, "I am sorry for your sacrifices, but the Holy One mu--"
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"Lilly! What're you waiting for come back!" Through a dark portal, a new voice spoke.
The Goddess, Lilly, smiled back and said, "I'm coming!"
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Marvin opened his eyes and found himself inside of a room. he was laying in a comfortable bed. A lady wearing a maid dress noticed Marvin awake and quickly stood up from a chair next to the bed.
With a hint of fear she spoke, "Welcome Sir! May I please have your name? I am Kristina Link. I work as a maid of the Link Royal Family."
Marvin looked at the beautiful lady in front of him for a moment before he answered, "Ah, yes! My name is Marvin Simon...I'm currently 17 years old."
Kristina let out a small laugh and spoke, "Welcome to the Aerus Empire, Marvin! Here you are a great Hero who is destined to save the world!"
"Wait...how do you understand me...?"
Kristina responded as quickly as Marvin asked the question, "All Heroes are given a skill that allows them to understand all languages in the world! It also allows you to speak in any language without even trying!"
Despite all these changes Marvin was more excited than scared. he began to ask several questions with interest in this new place he was in.
"Wait, why is your surname Link if this is the Aerus Empire?"
"The Aerus Empire is made up of 13 separate kingdoms. Right now you are in the Link Kingdom. Each kingdom has gone through the same process of summoning heroes. In five years time, the strongest of the Heroes will be chosen to go defeat the Great Dragons Of The East and the Demon King.
"During those five years, all of you will receive the best protection the Empire can offer. Which brings me to my second task! May I please check your stats?"
With confusion on his face, Marvin asked, "Stats? What do you mean?"
Kristina smiled with a small glint in her eyes, "People with the ability to grow can all check their status and share with others. Everyone else would have to go to Identifiers and even then it costs an insane amount of gold! In this world, bloodlines are the best identifiers of growth ability!
"All the Royal families have great bloodlines and are the strongest in the Empire. Only some incredibly strong Adventurers are able to grow even stronger and venture througho--"
Kristina lightly blushed as she realized she was going on a rant, "I apologize sir! I got carried away. All you need to do is think of a screen appearing in front of you."
Marvin laughed a little inside. Maybe this world would be a little bit fun after all. He focused his thoughts and thought of a screen.
DING~
He quickly opened his eyes to see a blue screen in front of him that showed five different pages to look into. Just looking at it piqued his interest.
- Status Window -
[Basic Stats]
[Skills]
[Titles]
[Equipment]
[Overview]
"Ah, you must see your Status now? I need for you to do is tap the [Overview] section."
Kristina brought out a tool that looked like an amulet. Holding it up she pointed towards Marvin and spoke, "This right here will allow me to copy your Status Overview and I will then give it over to the royal family so they can assign the appropriate training to you!"
Marvin did as he was told and tapped the Overview section of the screen. The blue scene in front of him suddenly widened as more words covered the screen.
- Status Overview -
Name: Marvin Simon
Age: 17
Race: Human
Title: Hero
- Basic Stats -
Level: 1
Strength: F - 5
Agility: F - 4
Spirit: F - 3
Intelligence: F - 6
Wisdom: F - 7
Magic: F - 4
- Skills -
[Summoned Hero - N/A]
[Skill Creator(Growth) - D+ ]
- Titles -
[Hero]
- Equipment -
N/A