Ajax woke up and felt excruciating pain all over his body. He looked around and saw that he was in an unfamiliar room; the room was made of wood with old furniture.
Ajax tried to get up, but he didn't have the strength and energy to do so. His body was recovering, and he had to rest. Ajax felt his eyelids go heavy, and he fell asleep again.
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After a while, Ajax woke up again and the same view greeted him; this time, however, there was a metal bucket full of water and a wet cloth beside him. Ajax tried to feel his body again; fortunately, it had recovered some stamina.
Ajax summoned the system to check his status.
[Name: Ajax Harbinger]
Status: fatigue, severely wounded, recovering
[Due to status, host stats have been lowered by 75%]
Strength: 1344 - 336
Agility: 1314-328
Defense: 1494 -373
Dexterity: 1301 - 325
Astral Energy: 800
Overall Rank: Semi-Master
'At least I'm recovering fast,' Ajax thought. Once again, he lied down and took a nap.
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Ajax was woken up by something wet scrubbing his skin. He opened his eye and saw a young woman washing his body.
"Who the hell are you?" Ajax said in confusion. The nurse looked at him, and her eyes widened, before running out of the room.
"What the hell?" He tried getting up; fortunately, his body had healed enough for him to do simple tasks like sitting. After a while, two grandpas entered the room and started inspecting his condition.
"It seems your recovery is smooth." The old man holding a cane said "My name is elder Ryuo, and this person next to me is elder Serik." Elder Ryuo said
"My name is Ajax; thanks for saving me back there." Ajax said. "No, we should be thanking you instead; had you chosen to ignore that situation, we wouldn't be here." Elder Serik said. Both elders bowed in unison as a sign of gratitude.
After discussing for a while, Ajax now understands where he was. He was currently residing inside the village chief's house. This village was named Dimiourga. Apparently, people here worship the god of creation.
Ajax was curious about this god of creation. Logically speaking, the power of creation was very powerful; if he was correct, then the creation god can just create anything it wants!
Ajax was also curious about one thing: does his heritage [Eternal Void] have a god as well? The void was something so strong that it could erase things from reality. All this thinking made Ajax's head hurt, so he decided to worry another day.
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It took about 2 more weeks before Ajax was almost fully healed; thanks to his rank, he had increased regeneration. When he managed to get out of the house, he decided to explore the village.
The village was lively, and people were supportive of each other; the damages caused by the silver mane wolves were almost gone. Ajax walked around, and people who saw him always thanked him and praised him, some even giving him fruits.
Being a hero was never Ajax's thing; he had walked the path of blood and there was no turning back. He decided to move to the cathedral. The cathedral was considered a place of worship for all the villagers.
The place was also where the elders say the "Piece of Divinity" lies. He wanted to see it for himself, and being a hero of the village granted him access. The priest in white clothes guided him towards the inner chamber, where a grand door was revealed.
The priests pushed the door, and inside was a massive altar. In the middle of the altar was a floating cube. The cube had this peculiar aura around it, as if it were bending reality itself; not only that, but it exuded power. Ajax looked at it with curiosity and asked the system what it was.
[The object in front of the host is a heritage left behind by the (@(-_++#()@) ]
'The what?' Ajax was confused because, before the system answered, it turned gibberish.
[The object in front of the host is a heritage left behind by the creature of the unknown; in the host's terms, this creature can be labeled as creation, or simply put, primordial creation.]
"Primordial creation... perhaps it is indeed something from the god they worship, but a creature of the unknown?" What even is that? Ajax thought.
"System, what is my heritage?" Ajax asked after a long while.
[The host's heritage is also something left behind by another creature of the unknown; in the host's term, this is called the...]
[VOID]
Ajax was surprised; he never thought his heritage was also similar to the object in front of him. Whatever these creatures of the unknown were, they were certainly strong!
Ajax took another look before turning away, and just as he was about to leave, he heard a whisper. "Come, child.. come nearer.."
Ajax looked around in a confused manner, trying to find who whispered to him. The priests also noticed this and were also confused by his actions. "Must have been the wind," Ajax thought.
As he was about to leave again, he heard it again. "Come closer, child..." Ajax looked around, and his gaze was drawn towards the cube; this time he felt like he wanted to touch and feel it. He walked towards the cube, and the priests tried to stop him.
As he was about to touch it, a sudden voice appeared that cleared his mind. "You do not wish for this fight creation; stop before I break you."
Suddenly the enticing feeling was gone, and Ajax was left. Confused, what in the seven hells was that? and who the hell was whispering to him? Ajax's thoughts were interrupted once more as the voice talked again.
"So it seems this human is your successor."
"Yes, now hands off."
"Grumpy as always.. this is why no one likes you.."
"Enough with your jokes. This human mortal is my successor, and the void has already accepted him. "
"The void.. you.. accepted him?"
'.. Yes'
"How interesting. Then I have an offer. Ajax Harbinger, would you like to also become my successor..?"
[Creation has offered you his heritage; will you accept it?]
"What the fuck.." Ajax was confused by what the hell was happening—first there were voices, and now this absurd message, another heritage?! How was that even possible?
"Ahh, fuck it, yes, I accept."
[Creation heritage has been accepted.]
[New heritage acquired: Creation]