Author: Hello everyone this is a promotional chapter I've made for my new novel.
The title still isn't final so I'll only post the first chapter.
I'll be deleting this later.
This novel will be alternating from first person to third person point of view.
Also the word count here will increase more than this novel.
Hope you like it as I will be posting it next month.
And I'll mass release chapters every 50 power stones on the new novel.
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Chapter 1 - Blessings
Live.
A word that has been echoing in my head.
Live!
The sound of a woman's scream.
It echoed endlessly as I walked, one step at a time and yet, even as seconds... minutes... hours... days... and weeks had passed, it still reverberated without stopping.
My eyes are blind, and I aimlessly traverse the land. I have no recollection of anything that has happened before.
The only thing I remember was a woman's scream, a desperate voice wanting me to live.
And so I did.
I was starving yet, I didn't stop moving. The gut retching pain I felt at every step made me want to die however, I still continued to walk.
I travelled, hearing the voices of people around me. My clothes were in shambles as well as my hair. My body was malnourished and yet... no one paid me any attention.
It was as if they did not notice my presence in the first place. I didn't beg for their help as it was useless to do so.
I would only be kneeling but no one would even come to help me.
That is why... I did not stop my steps and move on forward.
This however only lasted for a while, I want to keep moving...
But I am merely just a mortal, I have my limits and certainly, mine has reached its end.
I kneeled yet, I couldn't feel anyone around me. Not a voice, or sound could be heard.
[Please... Help... Me...]
I pleaded to the silence, my voice sounded hoarse due to dehydration.
I am reaching my limit, I'm dying...
So anyone... Please...
[Help me...]
Creeeeeak!
Suddenly, a loud creaking sound reached my ears, followed by another one a moment later.
[It has been years since I have stepped into this land. What a refreshing air!]
A seductive woman's voice resounded, it sounded pleasant to hear.
[Indeed, unlike the air of "Eden", which is abundant in "Aeven", this clearly feels much more refreshing.]
Followed by footsteps, another woman's elegant voice sounded and agreed with the previous remark.
[Oh, is that a young man I see? From what I remember, a hundred miles around this land is forbidden to be entered.]
The elegant voice recalled after seeing the young kneeling on the ground.
[So, how did you get here, young man?]
She asked and approached him, her footsteps were no longer heard as if she was stepping on air and not the ground.
[Give him a break Eden, can't you see that young man's blind? Just observe him and you'll see— ?!?!?!]
She commented on the elegant woman's words, but she exclaimed the moment she observed the young man.
[Eden... I think you should also observe this human, more specifically his soul. You too would be shocked to see what I have seen.]
She remarked and the elegant woman gave her a glance before she went on and observed the young man.
[His soul? I find nothing special— Oh...?!his soul, it seems that this young man's soul has two attributes. What a surprise, I have never seen someone with two attributes before.]
[That's exactly why I told you to check his soul. Hey, Eden, I have a proposal to make. If what I have in mind is successful, then wouldn't the peace treaty be made faster?]
[Oh, what exactly is the thing you have in mind? Is it really something that could haste the peace treaty? If so, tell me what it is.]
[Of course, I'll naturally tell but first... will you agree on making him our apostle?]
[Our apostle...? I know that it is theoretically possible since his soul could have two attributes, both "Aeven" and "Nyxavor", however, have you never thought about if his body could handle our "blessing"?]
The elegant woman asked, her brows were raised as she stared at the woman with a seductive voice.
[I thought about it naturally, don't underestimate my intelligence Eden. If his body is unable to handle our power, then we could just seal it for now until he reaches a certain level. The question is... are you willing to accept him as your apostle?]
The elegant woman pondered after hearing her reason. Only after a few moments did she respond.
[Then, let's do it, let us make him our apostle and bestow him the highest grade of both our blessings.]
She stated and her energy rose and even though the pressure wasn't directed at Lax, he still couldn't help but suffocate.
[Hurry! That young man is dying from the pressure of our power.]
The seductive woman warned, and she too released her power as her aura soared.
[I, [Eden], the ruler of Pantheons, bestow upon you... a blessing as my apostle!]
[I, Arcalia Meir, shall bestow upon you, a blessing as my apostle!]
Their auras caused the air to tremble even while holding back. Then, they announced to the world the very first blessing they made.
Both of their energies gathered into one point, combining like creation and destruction, it was chaos.
It lasted for a few seconds before it reached its maximum output and vanished into the void, disappearing from existence.
However, in both the woman's eyes, they could see the miniscule size of energy the size of an atom.
It cannot be seen by the naked eye, but to them, seeing it was an easy feat.
Slowly, the miniscule size of energy floated in the air, heading towards the young man kneeling on the ground.
The two of them went tense at this time, and they were both prepared to act at any given moment if something unexpected happened.
Luckily, nothing unexpected happened and the atom-sized energy successfully merged with the soul. The two breathed a sigh of relief at that fact.
[Come to think of it, isn't his vitality incredibly low? Judging from his appearance, he lacks food and water.]
The elegant woman stated, and suddenly bread and water appeared out of thin air, which she gave to the kneeling man.
The young man however, was already unconscious but still alive.
[There's no need for that Eden, our blessing grants him several abilities and one of them is the fact that he no longer needs to eat.]
The seductive woman made a comment on her words and stated. The elegant woman then nodded in understanding after hearing her reason.
[I had no idea what our blessing provides as it is currently sealed. This is after all, a first for me.]
[Me too! Although, one of my trusted subordinates told me that almost all high-ranked blessings give a person that ability.]
[Now then, we are already late for our meeting that will happen soon. But we can't just leave him here and we also cannot bring him with us.]
The elegant woman remarked and planned a solution in her head. After a moment of pondering which happened in less than a split second she said,
[That is why we'll let him gain experience first and see if he could survive on his own.]
After she said that, a bracelet magically appeared in her hands and put on Lax's right wrist. It fitted him perfectly and it looked like any ordinary bracelet except for the fact that it wasn't.
It was a bracelet that contained its own space or a storage which can store non-living things inside a suspended time.
The contents were Lax's basic needs in order to survive in this world.
[Arcalia, it is time for us to leave. Before that, I shall send him into a place where he could begin his journey.]
The elegant woman said, then her index finger pointed at Lax and motioned downwards. Lax vanished in thin air, and was teleported somewhere else.
[Now then, wouldn't you tell me your plan along the way, Arcalia?]
She said with an emotionless expression on her face as she disappeared from sight.
The seductive woman too disappeared after a smile formed on her face and the entire place became silent.
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A few thousand miles away, the body of a young man suddenly appeared in the streets but no one paid him any attention.
The young man was unconscious and laid like a lifeless person on the ground. Only after a while did he regain consciousness and find himself in an unfamiliar place.
He wasn't starving anymore and he felt energetic more than before. He also felt his vitality returning as a foreign energy filled his body.
He wanted to move but decided to rest, and he thought back to the memory he had before he had fallen unconscious.
However, no matter what he did, he could only remember the faint voice of two women. He was already on the verge of fainting when they appeared, so it was natural that he wasn't able to remember much.
Then, suddenly he stood up, his malnourished body was no more and he felt joyful at this fact. He wanted to express his thanks to the two women but he had no clue as to where they were.
[A gate...?]
He mumbled and his thoughts shifted after seeing a gate.
It was at this moment that he realized, he could now "see", and his happiness reached its peak as a stream of tears flowed down his eyes.
[I can... see...?]
However, he was wrong but at the same time correct. He was able to "see", but only their outlines, it was as if he was seeing the 2d world drawn by a skilled artist without finishing the details.
Unfortunately, he was still blind but due to the blessing he could now partially see.
Still, this made him ecstatic as it was still better than not being able to see. He moved towards the gate a moment later and stood at the entrance.
[Divine Branch]
He mumbled the name of the building. It was located on top of the porch, so the outline of the words could be seen by him.
[l will start from here.]
He uttered as he stepped inside the entrance.