In a greyed-out world frozen in time lay a child covered in blood and wounds.
However, the most eye-catching thing about the boy was the flabbergasted expression on his face as he stared at, or rather, the lack of the assasins who were trying to kill him.
Truthfully, he felt as if they got too easy of a death after everything they did; however, he didn't have time to dwell on it as he was interrupted by a new popup.
[Host's life is in critical condition; does he wish for assistance in healing his injuries?]
[Yes/No]
"Yeah, heal them, please," the kid said, remembering the condition of his body.
Soon his body was enveloped in a bright golden light, which gave the boy an invigorating feeling.
After a few minutes, his body was back to normal with his previous injuries, not even leaving a scar.
Seeing the state of his body, it all finally hit the child: his parents just died, and he too almost died.
He didn't cry; he just kneeled on the ground. His expression was broken, devoid of any childlike innocence one would expect from someone his age. Instead of that face, he was just despairing, his eyes appearing soulless as he thought about the future.
However, just before he could get lost in his own thoughts, a new pop-up appeared in front of him.
[The host has met the requirements for awakening. Does host accept?]
[Yes/No]
The boy was momentarily stunned; the popup temporarily distracted him from his emotional turmoil, and as there wasn't much danger with awakening after some thought, he accepted it.
"Go ahead," he said.
All the mana in the surrounding area started moving towards the boy and entering his body, forming a mana core.
The boy felt a strange hit of dopamine as he felt mana for the first time.
However, before he could get distracted, another pop-up appeared in front of him.
[Does Host wish to upgrade his aspect?]
[Yes/No]
'What?' The boy wasn't exactly sure what was going on, but since the system had only done good so far, he decided to trust it and say yes.
[Excellent choice host]
This was the first time the system had displayed such a strong reaction to anything.
However, before the boy could ponder over it, his body violently exploded, leaving all the surroundings red with blood.
The boy had died.
There was no more trace of the boy aside from a small floating white ball that was pulsating.
However, the mana that the boy was absorbing before dying was still being absorbed, but instead of the boy, it was being absorbed by the white ball.
Slowly, the small white ball became bigger and bigger, as well as gaining a golden tint, until finally it was the size of a palm and fully golden in colour.
The only way to describe the now-golden palm-sized ball would be 'Divine'.
Once this was done, a skeletal human-like structure and other organs started materialising around the ball before the skeletal structure was covered in a human-like muscular layer.
At last, but not least, skin started forming around the structure before regrowing its former black hair.
The newly formed body looked the same as the child's previous body, aside from the much brighter and cleaner skin tone as well as more luscious jet black hair.
"AAAAhHhhhahahahahhahha!!!!!!!!!" The boy let out a gut-wrenching scream as soon as his body regained function.
The boy had been in unbelievable pain since the moment his body exploded before eventually reforming.
The pain was far too much for anyone to go through, let alone a child, but the boy desperately held on with the single desire of eventually taking his revenge.
The boy wasn't sure who hired the assassins to kill him or why? , but he knew that it must've been someone highly influential to have such skilled assassins at his disposal.
So if he wanted revenge, he needed strength and a lot of it.
So with this single thought in mind, he endured the pain, which was similar to if someone poured lemon juice inside an open wound as well as being pricked by 1000 needles in every inch of your body at the same time.
After a few minutes, which felt like an eternity to him, the pain subsided as a new popup appeared in front of him.
[Congratulations, host, you have awakened.]
Seeing the popup, a smile of relief found its way up the boy's face.
Finally, it was over. No, this was only the start of his journey for revenge.
Once the boy had awakened, time started moving again as the world regained its colour, with not a single soul aware of what happened until .
CLAPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A loud, thundering clap resounded inside the minds of every single person in the world.
The boy panicked upon hearing the sudden, loud noise inside his head and fell on his buttocks.
"Owww," he cried out as he rubbed his rear.
'No more importantly than that, it couldn't be right?' he thought as he opened his status screen, praying to be proven right.
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Name:Aiden Lunar
Race:Human
Age:10
Sponsor God:Goddess of Light
Level:1(0%)
Aspect: Martial Blade God (Tier V)
1st Ascension
[Variable Stats]
Battle Force:75
Strength:11
Agility:19
Endurance:10
Vitality:15
Intelligence:30
[Invariable Stats]
Mana:F-
Charm:E-
Luck:C
Resistance:F
Skills: [Passive Skills]—[Strong Mind], [Appraisal]
[Active Skills]—[Circulation of Light]
Elemental Affinities:-
[Basic Elements]
1.Fire(24%)
2.Earth(19%)
[Deviant Elements]
1.Metal(60%)
2.Light(95%)
Host Exclusive Perks
1.Inventory(0/100)
2.Shop(Locked)
3.Quests
4. Host Protection Protocol (cooldown: 100 years)
5.Auto Kill
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Shock—that was the only way to describe how Aiden was feeling right now.
He had to double-check his status screen just to confirm he wasn't hallucinating.
Even after that, the content didn't change.
He had actually done the impossible; he had awakened a divine aspect.
He almost thought he was the second one to ever have it, but then he remembered how his parents told him about there being a divine thunderclap 10 years ago.
So he should be the third-ever divine human. Aiden didn't bother worrying about there being another divine human like him somewhere out there; all he cared about was that he had the potential to become a god as well as being able to take his revenge. It almost felt like a dream.
Another thing he noticed was the mention of a sponsor on his status screen.
"Goddess of Light, huh?" He muttered, feeling glad he didn't actually sell his soul to a demon accidentally.
After all, while he said that he didn't care who helped him, he really hoped he didn't accidentally sell his soul in his moment of desperation.
"Thank you, Goddess; I promise to someday repay you for all you have done for me," he said, his voice expressing his genuine gratitude.
He was initially a bit weirded out about why his status screen looked so different compared to how other people described their status screen.
For example, his status screen was golden, and it even had the mention of a "Level" and some exclusive host perks.
Aiden was a bit curious about what all these were and why he had them, but he just jolted it down to him being sponsored by a god, and as for his curiosity, he held it back as he had something more important to do as he moved towards his house.
His parents still needed a proper burial, after all.