The brilliant blue light suddenly wrapped around the young teen. Julian's body was like shining a blue star at midnight decorating the night sky.
It was then, A robotic voice of a female resounded within his head.
Ding!
[You have acquired the rights to access your hidden power!]
[Congratulation on obtaining The System!]
Julian ignored the voice in his and walked onward to his unconscious mother. Julia was fortunate that the terrifying monster focused on Julian back then, or else she might easily lose her life.
He carried his mother on his back even though he has a huge hole in his chest. Julian gritting his teeth together and endured the excruciating pain, but before he could take another step forward, his vision suddenly blurred, and he falls to the ground together with his mother before losing consciousness.
Ding!
[Beep! Beep! The scanning process has been initialized!]
[Beep!... Stranged object detected in the host body! Beep! Detecting host health status is in extreme danger!]
[Beep! The healing process has been initialized! Beep!]
[The host is entering in coma state! Beep!... Estimated time of recovery: three months!]
Series of beeping and the robotic voice echoed in Julian's head. Unfortunately, he can't hear it as he was unconscious.
Observing the hole on Julian's chest. You can see the blood and flesh started to slowly mended together and patched up the wounds. The Muscle, Flesh, and skin started to combined and returned to the place where they should be. His two hearts were beating as wild, making the wound slowly recover each minute.
The wounds that almost impossible to treat are starting to heal at an incredible speed. If a normal person saw how this wound heal, she/he would surely be shocked.
After a few hours, Julia wakes up from her sleep. Her beautiful face was painted with shock and worry when she saw the figure of a heavily injured young teen beside's her.
"Julian!? Julian!..." Her panicked and high-pitched voice echoed in the ruined city.
...
Somewhere at a small hut, A young teen with white hair was sleeping. At his chest were numerous bandages and herbal plants covered his wounds. Suddenly the young teen opened his eyes.
Julian's crimson eyes saw the wood ceiling, and his nose smelled the strong smell of herbal plants. He felt the hard surface of the wood against his back.
'Where am I?...'
Thud!
Suddenly a sound of something heavy dropped can be heard nearby. Julian turned his head, and he saw a Black-haired beautiful woman approached him. The beautiful woman firmly hugged Julian and cried on his shoulder. Her sadness poured out in a flood of uncontrollable tears on her beautiful face.
Julia has just become a widow, tragically losing her husband and not even having the chance to say a proper goodbye. Then she was forced to escape from their own home carrying Julian along with her and prayed for every day, hoping the gods answer her prayer and make the heavily injured Julian wake up.
"Julian..! My child... Thank god that you are now okay... I thought you would never wake up again... Sob... sob..." Julian speaks with a shaky voice.
"Don't cry, Mother.. looked I am awake now.!" Julian reassured his mother with his word.
Julia didn't reply and just firmly hugged Julian. After a minute, Julia finally releases her son and tells him about things that happen when he's unconscious.
"What!? the kingdom was conquered by the Black-Iron Kingdom instead of helping us!?." Julian was outraged by what he just heard from his mother.
The Black-Iron Kingdom is one of the three kingdoms that creates the Soaring Eagle Alliance with the Pearl Kingdom and their Maharlika Kingdom.
The Black-Iron Kingdom has a good relationship with them and trade's good with them before. Julian never expect that the Black-iron kingdom would strike them when they're down.
Although before the terrifying monster destroys the city, The Black-Iron Kingdom has some dispute with them. It is not enough reason for them to conquer his homeland. Anger sparks in Julian's crimson eye and making it looked like a blazing ruby.
"Mother, Don't worry. I will protect you no matter what happens..." Julian smiled at his mother.
Julian felt a heavy emotion of despair inside of his heart. He was too weak to protect someone he loved and cared about. Power! If he only has the strength to withstand the terrifying monster before, then his father wouldn't die. If he only has the strength to kill that terrifying monster, maybe Alberto and everyone in the city could have a happy life. If he had the strength of that mysterious woman in the sky, then he could save everyone.
'Power... I need Power...' Julian can feel his hunger for power growing stronger and stronger as his thought wander around.
"Mm... I believe in you." Julia speaks gently.
The terrifying monster was gone, but the ruination killed the stronghold of their family. Their perfect family was now incomplete without his father. The young teen and his mother only have each other now. The terrifying monster was gone, but the trauma and pain still remain inside their hearts. Julian talked with his mother until the night comes.
When Julian saw his mother was sleeping, He takes a walk outside while muttering a word.
"Always walk forward and look at your goal... Success is about not giving up... Father.." Remembering his father's words when he was a child, Julian's eyes teared up.
...
At night in the middle of the forest, A young man with white hair and a crimson eye was staring blankly in the air with a bewildered expression.
Julian was looking at a blue screen in front of him. He tried to grab it earlier, but his hand just passed through the screen.
[Name: Julian]
[Race: Human]
[Health: (Healthy)]
[Experience: 0/100(Level 0)]
[Strength: 14]
[Agility: 12]
[Constitution:17]
[Intelligence: 11]
[Sense: 14]
Abilities :
[Demon of Wrath]
Equipment:
[None]
Level Points: 0
Skill Points: 2
Mastery Points: 0
System Points: 0
"What the heck is this!" Julian muttered with a shocked expression on his face. He was dumbfounded at the screen floating in the air.
Ding!
Suddenly the robotic voice of a woman before resounded on his head.
[Welcome to the system interface!]
"System? What's that?" Julian asked the robotic voice of a woman on his head.
[The system will help you gain strength and unlock your hidden potential to become a powerful being!]
"Powerful? Quick tell me!" Julian's cold-looking eyes turned to excitement when he heard the thing he needed the most.
[The system will allow you to access the hidden power within you! You can use the skill point to acquire abilities that you can use to fight your enemy!]
[The system have various kind of function that will help you progress and advance! Some of the system function was locked and only can be unlocked when you have certain requirements!]
"So I need a skill point to obtain power? Mm... Where would I use my skill points?" Julian asked the woman on his head.
[The system had a shop function! There you could spend your skill point! You can access the shop by clicking the bag icon in the System Interface!]
Julian followed her instruction and clicked the bag icon on the screen.
Shop:
[Abilities]
[Equipment]
[????]
Julian noticed the locked function, but soon ignored it after touching it and nothing happen instead he click the abilities function in the shop.
Abilities(Tier 0):
[*Sphere of Umbra level 0*
Effects: Harness the power of shadow and throws a shadow ball that deals damage depending on the host [Intelligence stat] and [Sense Stat].
Ranged: Depending on the host's sense and skill level.
Cooldown: 15 seconds
](Cost 1 skill points).
[*Ghost Step level 0*
Effects: Harness the power of shadow and increase the host [Agility Stat] by 5 points(The effects would be double at night).
Duration: Depending on the host's sense and skill level.
Cooldown: 15 seconds
](Cost 1 skill points).
[*Rune of Shadow level 0*
Effects: Harness the power of shadow and create a rune that will empower your attack with darkness and increasing its damage power.
Cooldown: 30 seconds
](Cost 2 skill points).