swoosh
Loki returned to the awakening room only to witness another shock that nearly gave him a heart attack.
Eden particles surrounded him and started vibrating as if welcoming their chosen one. Even the tower hummed slightly, and the Eden flowing around it became vibrant and danced wildly.
"Wha—" A holographic screen appeared in front of him before he could complete his sentence.
- [Ding! World Resonance Detected…]
- [Ding! Mission completed…]
- [Activating Deceitful System]
- [Deceiving the World Laws…]
- [Deception Successful…]
- [Deceitful System Successfully activated…]
The surrounding chaos returned to its normal state. He became paler than before, imagining the chaos it would cause all over the world once this news spread.
sigh
"This is troublesome…" Loki heard a sigh as his parents and he appeared before an ordinary-looking office. The tower master was sitting on her chair, intensely gazing at him.
Loki feigned ignorance towards her gaze and looked around.
"Sit," she ordered, and we sat on the chairs next to us.
"Don't worry, I have erased the memories of everyone present in the tower," she explained, and his face lit up instantly.
"Now," she clapped. "Tell me."
Loki had a troubled look on his face as he debated whether to tell her the truth or not. Meh... He didn't want to risk getting on her bad side since she looked quite powerful.
"Well, I got a blessing from a powerful being and now I have to run errands for him until he's satisfied," He remarked with a solemn face as he remembered the conversation.
"Hmm… I won't ask what errands you have or who the powerful being was. Let's get to the main topic," she exclaimed with a serious face, which made me tense. "Agree to this condition of mine and consider your debts settled," she responded.
"What debts and what condition?" He coughed and inquired.
"The debts of erasing everyone's memory here and keeping my mouth shut regarding today's matter." She smirked. "Don't worry, your parents will tell you about my condition, so you can leave now." She mused with a playful smile as she snapped her fingers, and I disappeared from the office.
(By the way, William and Amelia have been asleep in the room since their memories are changed instead of erased.)
Loki reappeared in the waiting room where Kiara and Bella were asleep. He mumbled curses at Lily and then hurriedly checked my system.
"Status"
[Name: Loki GrimHeart]
[Age: 13]
[Rank: Low-Iron]
[Affinities: Order]
[Abilities]
- [Inspect: Host can observe target's status.]
- [Fool's Gaze: Host can copy the target's ability, skills, affinities, or items after the copied conditions are met or if you defeat them.]
- [Deceit Robe: Host can negate any mental or spiritual ability.]
- [...]
- [...]
(After awakening, everyone gets their own status screen that reflects their abilities, affinities, and skills they've awakened.)
Loki gasped after witnessing the abilities provided by the system. Every ability was powerful in its own way. Maybe I am the Chosen One. Who knows?!...
While he was feeling giddy and blessed, he got teleported to Lily's office again. This time his parents were awake, and everyone was looking at him.
"Son, we've decided to engage you with Tower Master Lily's granddaughter, Athena. What's your decision?" Amelia inquired with a serious gaze.
Loki looked at Lily's face and noticed a smirk. Your granddaughter better be a beauty; otherwise, I will curse you for the rest of my life, He thought as he acted like he was seriously pondering it.
"Alright," he replied honestly.
cough
"William and Amelia, you both can wait in the waiting room. I have something to discuss with him." Lily teleported them.
"I forgot to tell you. How much do you know about blessings? No, how much do you know about this world?"
"Just some basic information. Nothing much." He pondered and answered honestly.
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The history of Eldoria is divided into 6 eras:
1. Pre-Historic Era:
- Humans lived on the Antarctic Continent. The civilization was in its developing phase, with new technologies appearing from time to time. Humans ruled the continent with no traces of other races or civilizations.
2. The Great Calamity:
- The continents of Eldoria started to merge. Various races emerged from other continents, with some being kind and curious while others were chaotic and malicious. A great war erupted between multiple races, including humans, which spanned centuries.
3. New Dawn Era:
- The first generation of Heroes emerged from this era. They ended the centuries-old war by forming alliances with multiple races and creating a Multi-Race Alliance. Humans allied with Elves, Dwarves, Beastmen, etc., and defeated the Asuras, sending them far north from the main continent, Arcania. It's called the New Dawn because humans, using the knowledge of other races, created their own way of harnessing and utilizing Eden.
4. Catastrophic Era:
- Another great war occurred between multiple races due to some misunderstandings that nearly led to the annihilation of multiple races.
5. Void Era:
- Not much is known about this era, except that the second generation of Heroes emerged and single-handedly stopped the complete annihilation of said races. Technologies rapidly evolved in this era due to the Heroes' efforts. They created a new AI called Cynthia to oversee the whole Multi-Race Alliance and prevent another catastrophic era.
6. Victorian Era:
- This is the current era. Technologies are far more advanced today, and the living standards of people have also changed rapidly.
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"You might be wondering why I'm telling you all this. Well, the heroes that emerged during the 3rd and 5th eras were all individuals blessed by gods. The last individual to be blessed by a god was during the Void Era.
The emergence of a blessing indicates that the world will soon be in great turmoil, and you have a great responsibility ahead of you.
"Alright, I called you to inform you about the heavy responsibility that you have received. You can leave now," Lily announced as she shooed me away.
"Oh… by the way, my granddaughter is very beautiful, just like me, so don't get charmed easily." She playfully chuckled and teleported him away.