"Haaaaaaaaaaa!"
A young man screaming while in a stiff pose, was supposedly doing some charging up, at the back of the class.
"Shut it!"
An object with the size of a fist flew towards his direction.
The young man sensed the object and tried to grab it cooly, but his hand was too slow leading to it landing on his forehead and left him groaning in pain.
The lady who threw it was standing in front of the class staring at the man lying in the ground weeping in pain.
"Alright, listen up! The awakening ceremony will start in 2 hours. I believe everyone have the intelligence of an adult to identify that this is a serious matter unlike Har in the back!"
Berry, the president, said with a serious tone and added a hint of anger when she said Har.
Hearing his name being used as a bad example, Har who is groaning in pain, retaliated.
"Tha-"
But before he could speak, another object flew towards him making him suffer even more in the forehead.
Berry harrumphed and ordered someone to take Har at the nurse office.
***
At the nurse office, Har, who is alone, had a bandage on his forehead.
He slightly touched it, and pain surged like a tide.
While in pain, Har remembered the devilish look of Berry and sighed deeply.
Then, he stood up and thanked the nurse before bidding farewell.
Har walked in the hallway seeing many students getting excited and agitated.
Today is the day that the awakening ceremony is conducted.
Getting awakened and becoming a strong figure is a dream of many, so many are excited but the chances of getting awakened are less than 30% making the students more nervous than ever.
Being an awakener or not dictates the future of the majority of the people especially for the common folks like Har.
If they didn't awaken on the first try, it is basically impossible to go for a second try.
Because the awakening serum price was astronomical to the point that even a commoner worked for their lifetime the total money they gathered is not enough.
It is also a government supported program making the burden of distributing and handling the serums are handled by the government also the event itself.
Every human that is affiliated will receive a chance to awaken in the first try for free at their graduation ceremony.
Har returned at the room and noticed that 10 or less students are present wearing their graduation robes.
Har, who is still in his school uniform, changed into his graduation attire that he took out from his own bag and left for the plaza.
There is still an hour till the ceremony will start but Har is serious this time.
He came from a commoner family and in an hour, his fate will be decided soon.
***
Har whistles while in the chair waiting for his turn.
He seemed nonchalant and uncaring but deep within his heart, he is nervous to the max.
"I got to act cool... Acting cool will impress the gods and will give me their blessing in turn."
Har thought in his heart.
On his side was the president, Berry, annoyed from his whistling.
"Can you stop? You are like that for thirty minutes now."
Berry's eyes furrowed at Har and her bad temper that can be seen earlier was gone, replaced with seriousness and resolve.
"Berry Wall!"
Har was about to speak but the speaker called for Berry making her standup and walk in a stiff pose.
Har saw her walking and thought that his turn was near making his nervousness intensified.
This can't be hidden anymore as he stopped his whistling and his legs are shaking.
And a while later.
"Har Dawn."
Har stood up and walked towards the podium, received the serum, and will consume it at the backstage where a laboratory is stationed.
He was led to a room and there he gulped down the serum in one go.
"Do you see your status window now?"
The laboratory personnel asked.
Har gulped down his fears and hope as he nods.
"Can you tell me what it said at the part of talent rating."
The laboratory personnel asked.
Of course, the laboratory personnel have way of knowing the grade of talent of the student they are evaluating and at this point he already knew.
Har was shaking as his net words claimed his future.
"F... minus."
Har said with a ghastly expression.
His dreams, future, and plans were wiped out this moment making him despair.
The laboratory personnel nods as if to confirm Har's words and told the despairing Har a few follow up questions about his skills and attributes before leaving.
Har's skills were none and his attributes were below average.
Har completed all the papers regarding his graduation and left without meeting his classmates or the ones he knew.
As for his parents, they both died at a sudden dungeon outbreak while they were outing in the countryside.
He mourned for them for 3 months before he resolves himself to be a man who can eliminate all the monsters in the future.
At his home, he is lying like a log at his bed and his eyes were devoid of life.
At the age of 18, his future is like a withered tree, can't be restored.
He looked at his status window once more, hoping that his skills might have appeared a while later.
-
Name: Har Dawn
Level: 1
Str: 1
Agi: 1
Mana: 1
Vit: 1
Talent: F -
Skills:
[Unknown: lvl. 1] locked
-
His eyes widened at the discovery of the new ability, but it was locked.
He remembered that a special rare gem that can unlock it but it cost astronomical, so he totally gave up on that.
It was all a fleeting, temporary, hope.
***
3 years later, at a certain convenience store.
The 21-year-old Har was scanning items after items before notifying the customers of their bills.
From Monday to Saturday, this is his new life ever since the graduation ceremony.
Just a random clerk at a random store.
At first, he envied the awakeners that are appearing in the news but after days of loathing he just accepted his fate and just lived on.
But today is an unusual day.
Boom!
Crackling noise was heard as a blazing red rift that is a size of a door appeared in front of him.
At the same time, a string of text appeared.
-Unlock requirements: Enter the Infernal realm-