As a small child, Arthur couldn't do much; his daily life consisted of sleeping, eating, meditating, and pooping.
He tried to listen to his surroundings and was always alert for any new information about things like magic and the world.
Since Arthur was just a baby who couldn't move, he dedicated all his time to meditation, and the result was that his intelligence stat increased by one.
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**Name**: [Arthur Crescentmoon]
**Age**: 0
**Title**: "Heir of Black Space" (Partial)
**Stats**: Strength (4), Vitality (4), Agility (4), Intelligence (8 -> 9)
**Traits**: Telekinesis (Lv*1), Inventory (Lv*1), System (Lv*max)
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[Due to continuous meditation, intelligence increased by +1.]
One day, when his mother, Sophia, and his father, Vasu, were asleep beside him, Arthur opened his eyes. It was clear he wasn't asleep—he was pretending.
He stared at the quest that had popped up two weeks ago.
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**Quest:** Go to the family library and collect information on magic.
**Reward:** Intelligence +1
**Penalty:** Decreased future affinity with magic
**Time Limit:** Two months
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It was the first time I had received a quest with a clear time limit.
For two weeks, I had secretly been trying to walk on my legs. Thanks to my previous life's instincts and greater-than-normal strength for a baby, I managed to walk properly within two weeks.
But nobody knows this.
Looking at my surroundings and seeing both Mother and Father asleep, I silently crawled to the edge of the bed. Looking down, I saw the massive chasm.
Fuhu, is this how babies feel when they look down?
I slowly turned my back and, with two small hands, grabbed the edge of the bed. I let one leg down slowly and climbed down safely.
"Ah, stage one complete," I whispered.
I stood on my feet without making any noise. Looking at myself now, I appeared like a toddler walking on the ground.
I moved toward the massive gate. When I reached the gate, which was ten times bigger than me, I sighed. "Finally, it's time to use it."
I activated my telekinesis.
"Tolek..." Shit, I can't pronounce 'telekinesis' properly with this baby mouth.
I tried again. "Telek...e...sis!" Finally, the trait activated, and the door, ten times my size, slowly opened.
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For those wondering why I didn't use telekinesis to lift myself: what if Mother and Father suddenly woke up and saw their child flying across the room? They'd think it was the work of an evil spirit. It's better to be a walking toddler than a flying one. And the opening of the door could easily be explained by a gust of wind.
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Finally, I stepped out of the room. Freedom at last!
I started making my way toward the family library. After a few turns, I arrived in front of the library door. With the help of telekinesis, I slowly and gently opened it.
As soon as the door opened, golden lamps lit up. It must have been due to magic or advanced technology.
I looked around the library—it was massive. I noticed a golden-colored book in the center of all the others. It seemed important.
Once again, using telekinesis, I gently made the book fall to the ground. On the cover, written in golden ink, was the title:
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**"The Story of the Beginning."**
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I opened the book and found an introduction about what it was.
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In the world of Azure, more than 8.4 million species live. But have you ever wondered how life and this world came into existence? According to my teacher, great sages, and researchers, we have finally found the answer.
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So, the world I was born into is called Azure. Although I didn't understand much of what was written, for the sake of completing the quest, I continued reading.
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Long before the universe or even the multiverse came into existence, there was infinite nothingness, which we call the "Blank Space" or "Void."
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Damn, the first sentence of the book talks about that place.
I calmed my agitated self. So, the place where I was is beyond time and space.
Let's keep reading.
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There was nothing but infinite darkness in this void. However, from an unknown place, the great heavenly law of order came riding on an infinitely massive serpent with millions of heads. Each head of the serpent could hold an entire world. The serpent entered the blank space, stopped at a realm within it, and placed an egg-like structure, which was the law of order, in the void.
The law of order, without any sentience, lay in the void for an unknown amount of time before transforming into a golden orb. From the orb's center, a plant sprouted, growing infinitely in the void without any energy. Soon, it blossomed into a flower, and as the flower bloomed in nothingness, creation began.
The rules and laws of the multiverse were born from this flower, and every world in the multiverse is guided by these laws.
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Is this story even real? What about the Big Bang Theory? I suddenly thought. The Big Bang Theory explains the birth of the universe, but this story talks about the birth of the multiverse.
Then again, this is a magical world, so anything could happen.
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I continued reading the story.
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