Interstellar age Year 2099 January 1st, Planet Aqauris, hearth of humanity, 1 year before the First Apocalypse.
[Star City, Capital of Aqauris]
Suddenly on an Public Transportation Atmospheric Shuttle the turbines explode, hurtling civilians through the looming buildings.
Ashiro Frantically wakes up to the blaring sirens for an emergancy, yellow strobe lights flashing, smoke and dust fills the air. "Not again" Ashiro sighs inwardly before vomiting his breakfast outwards.
A typhoon of memories wash over him, flashes of his past, all the times he died, all the times he failed, a swirling concoction of emotions slamming like a freight train into his skull before Ashiro, once again falls into a coma moments before impact.
[Unknown location]
In a dark alleyway in a bustling street full of eastern architecture, pagodas are seen every few blocks, fancy taverns and alchemists stores, Brutish blacksmiths and rich hooligans. Lies a certain unconscious white haired individual, dressed in a shabby, dusty and torn brown jinbei robe, itchy undergarments and well worn wooden geta sandals.
Outside of the decrepit alleyway, a large but minimally decorated, yet sleek carriage only adorned with a crest pulled by two beasts of burden, scaly oxen, are passing through the main street.
"Barely moving at a peasants pace" mumbles the old man sitting atop the carriage dressed like a butler.
"Don't complain Old fogey Doen" replies the Guard Captain "Or Lord Golgi might hear you".
Whilst this is all happening, the white haired man stirs himself awake, bleary eyed, and shell-shocked for a split second before remembering who he is. Ashiro, the man with a system and a mission.
[Host is awake, proceeding to scan]
[1%.....4%....27%...53%..98%...100%]
[Host is back to full health, diagnostics are all clear, unknown energy detected, similar to qigong life energy... processing]
"Shut your yapping mouth system, I just woke up" Ashiro scoffs while slowly getting up, while looking around, he spots the tiled roofs and dirty cobblestone ground, wooden crates and smelly barrels, a disgusting smell indeed, fishy...
Back on the street, Lord Golgi stops his carriage to flog his Old Butler for being distracted. Slamming the carriage door open in haste just to beat his subordinate put of boredom, from waiting in line all morning, while laying the whip to his skin, Lord Golgi notices a white haired man brat slowly stumble out of the alleyway nearly knocking over the Guard Captain who is faithfully standing by his Liege.
"This should be Fun" Lord Golgi says as he grins deviously, "Captain Golae, please grab that pest over there, He must have stole something from us when we weren't looking"
"Yes my Lord, I shall oblige thee" Golae responds, before hastily lunging at the white haired lad.
Instinctively Ashiro tucks and rolls away, before springing back up, and sprinting away
"F@#%in catch that thief!!" Lord Golgi yells out to his entourage of guards in the carriage, without missing a beat 6 arrows spring out the window landing themselves on Ashiro's robes sleeves pinning him to the beam of the front railing of the Golden Goose Tavern.
[Host f#×*d up] the system teases, "Yeah I know" Ashiro replies with a sigh. "Did you atleast finish processing yet?" Ashiro Inquires.
[Host is currently residing in the Celestial Fiend Realm, one of the last 6 realms of the 12th universe, we are located on the continent Pangu, the only large land mass in this realm, Qi is the energy present in all things. Think of it as a pure Qigong life energy, it follows the 5 elemental laws of heaven, and dao is all other form of Qi, given form with meaning and faith.]
"Okay, okay that's enough for now" Ashiro grumbles before looking at the approaching unit of guards, the large fat bald man saunter in a flowery yellow robe waving his paper bamboo fan "Well look at what we caught ourselves here, White hair, Young, Spry, and Fast, Old Physician Fe check this brat out see if he has a Physique or Bloodline"
Ashiro now being drug by the guards to the Carriage, "I blame you system" disheartened Ashiro spouts inwardly.
[You always do]
When the guards get Ashiro in a Thrall collar, with some slight 'coaxing', also known as 3 broken ribs and some missing teeth.
The old physician Fe, inspects Ashiros Joint Flexibility, Pulse Rhythm, and Posture. "My Lord Golgi, this does seem to be quite good in aptitude, I can't conclude without a Qi Measuring Orb, but I believe him to have some sort of Ice Physique, with White Hair, Icy Blue eyes, abnormally low heart rate and a coldness emanating from within."
"Good, Good, Good, hahaha let's see if I can use him and put him up for auction at the sect entrance exams" Lord Golgi bellows out guffawing.
Chapter 2 - Murim