Truth, many people have their own version of the truth. For example, What if there was a corrupt noble who treated his servants and his people like trash, was killed by an assassin while sleeping. The common people and his servants would see the assassin as a hero, while other nobles would view him as a villain. The common peoples truths are the complete opposite of the nobles, and so the truth is based on the perspective of whoever experiences it. The Truth of one may bring joy and prosperity, while the same truth might bring another poverty and sorrow. The truth that Markus Valefar had witnessed though, had marked his end on the planet Estara.
Estara had been a normal world like earth, until a dark force that they named Gehenna arrived and sent terrible monstrosities to destroy the planet of Estara. Luckily everyone on Estara from the age of 12 awoke a magical power called an ability. There were many different types of abilities, like the ability to conjure and control fire or ice. Or even the ability to create weapons out of thin air. Each person had their own ability and a Status screen that would allow them to view how strong they were. They also had the ability to gain experience that would allow them to "Level Up". When someone leveled up their body would grow stronger and so would their ability. There were many different ways to level up, like training, practicing with an ability, and fighting monsters and beasts that lived in the wilderness.
Each person on Estara had a maximum level they could reach and it was different for each person. One person might have a max level of 10 while another person would have a max level of 35. There was a ranking system put in place to organize people by what their maximum level capacity is. The ranking system is;
F Rank = Level 1-5
E Rank = Level 5-15
D Rank = Level 15-30
C Rank = Level 30-50
B Rank = Level 50-75
A Rank = Level 75-105
S Rank = Level 105- ?
There has only ever been one S Rank person in the world and they appeared at the start of the war against the forces of Gehenna. He paved the way for the Estara heroes to be able to clean the world of Gehenna's minions and for Estara to achieve a safe zone for people to live in peace. The name of the S rank hero is Henrik Samyaza and his ability was the power to turn his enemies into his own soldiers using an unknown energy that he himself called Mana. Everyone adored him because to them he was their savior. But little did they know that he was actually someone to be afraid of and that his secret would be the end of a promising young soldier by the name of Markus Valefar.
Markus was different from the moment he was born, he had red eyes and raven black hair and he didn't cry when he was born, instead he looked around and seemed to wonder what everything was. On his 12th birthday he eagerly awaited awakening his ability. When he looked at his status screen where his ability was and it only had question marks. He was devastated since he had no idea what his ability could do and it's description only had question marks as well. His parents still treated him well even though they knew he had an unknown ability.
Several years pass and Markus decides to join the army to fight against the forces of Gehenna. His parents are worried for him but allow him to join because they know how bad he wants to get stronger. When Markus turned 20 he had already hit his maximum level of 25 and knew he was at his limit. He was going to resign when he heard someone call his name on the loud speaker. "Markus Valefar please report to the general's office".
On his way to the generals office, Markus couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. When he made it to the office he opened the door and went inside, only for the office door to slam shut. That's when he noticed the general with a big smile on his face and the S Rank hero Henrik Samyaza standing next to him with the same smile on his face.
"Hello Cadet Markus Valefar, I'm sure you know the gentleman standing beside me". the general said in a calm voice.
"Of course sir!, That is Henrik Samyaza the only S Rank hero in the world"! Markus replied with excitement evident in his voice.
"Well Henrik here has seen you in action and has decided to train you". the general said in the same calm voice.
"But sir, i have already reached my maximum level. I don't think i will be able to get any stronger". Markus said in a sad tone.
"Don't worry lad, with the training you'll receive from Henrik, you'll be able to overcome your limits and grow much stronger"! the general replied in proud tone.
"REALLY"?!! Markus shouted in amazement.
"Yes,I'll have Henrik teach you, so go with Henrik to the training grounds after dark and he will teach you how to overcome your limits".
Markus thanked them many times and went to bed so he would be ready for his training.
Little did he know that this would be the last training session of his life on Estara.
Markus woke up when it was after dark and went to the training grounds where he saw Henrik waiting for him. "Welcome Markus, are you ready to finally exceed your limits"? Henrik said with a grin on his face. Markus had the same feeling he had earlier that something was off, but he told himself that there was no way something would happen in the middle of a military base so he decided to stay. "Yes i am, so when do we start"? Markus replied in an excited tone. That's when everything went wrong, Henrik's figure transformed into that of one of Gehenna's generals, the horseman of death Malak.
That was when Markus realized the truth. There had never been an S rank hero. Henrik Samyaza was actually the most dangerous general of Gehenna, Malak.