It was called the awakening, but no one could tell what caused it. However, the number of people who stepped up proved reality. They all said that they had gained memories, skills, or knowledge that they would need years to study.
The public assumed it was a gift from the gods for humanity to stand against an incoming calamity. However, for scientists and grandmasters, it was more than that.
An uneventful day became world-changing when a great light descended from the sky, bestowing certain individuals with knowledge that made them geniuses compared to their peers. But, of course, the amount of knowledge was different from one person to another, and for Ori, it was an immense amount of knowledge.
After waking up from the long dream, Ori forgot what it was about because it made no sense for him when he opened his eyes. However, his knowledge from that dream was mainly about runes and alchemy.