The magic here is similar to a skyscraper, where you must climb on your own to reach the next level, with no elevators!
[Magic ranks in the mortal realm (Argos) range from 1 to 20, the highest level; only those who pass this rank can enter the Immortal Realm! After reaching adulthood—which, by this world's standards, is sixteen years old—a person has to go through a ritual known as the awakening to gain access to magic and use it.
Having just turned sixteen, Pyris was about to embark on his awakening journey, which would awaken his mana core.
The mana core enabled people to harness mana within their bodies. The elements of heaven and earth can be controlled by them thanks to mana awakening!
Earth, Darkness, Death, Life, Ice, Time, Space, Fire, Water, Wind, Light, are the elements! Some individuals possess more than one or two elements, but having five or more is uncommon, and finally, possessing all of them is unheard of in the post-ancient era!]
"I will awaken all of them!" Pyris stated with assurance that he was not being conceited or anything; rather, it was just a gut instinct that he could pull it off.
[Yeah!] Lia, of course, just rolled her eyes; Pyris was trying to accomplish something that not even most gods could accomplish in their lifetime—awakening all those elements.
What an absurd joke!
It was just impossible, not because she meant to belittle him or anything!
The corrupted beast—what about it? Arguments with Lia were pointless and would not help Pyris in the slightest. Instead, he wanted to learn more about this world.
[Yes, corrupted beasts; most of the beasts became ferocious monsters that would kill you at first sight, in contrast to the fortunate beast-humans who assumed their humanoid forms during the ancient Awakening! They are still predators; it was not until they learned how to use mana that they gained intelligence.
Aside from innate predators such as dragons, phoenixes, demons, and vampires, most corrupted creatures possessed greater power than most awakened ones.
They could also use elements.
Corrupted beasts possess what are known as cores; awakened use these cores to gain ascendancy by channeling their energy in specific ways.
"That is enough; most of this is taught in the academy, so let us not waste too much time on it; then again, I know everything there is to know about this topic!"
Later, they talked about races; Pyris could not avoid this touchy subject.
There are several races, as they had already discussed, but there was more to it...
Certain races had classes; among humans, for instance, there were High Humans who ruled over ordinary humans.
High humans were superior to ordinary humans in all aspects, including appearance and strength. They were like the idealized version of humanity.
However, some humans showed through magic that they were no joke, even more powerful than High Humans, proving that humans were not all that inferior.
"The witches are the ideal illustration of that." Although some didn't consider witches as Human, it was an undeniable fact.
Vampires were divided into Original Vampires, Duke Vampires, Vampire, and lastly Halflings! Halflings were turned vampires.
Demons were classified into three groups: Chaos demons, Fallen Angels, who shared the same level as Chaos demons, and Duke demons. Chaos Demons were the true sovereigns of the Demon Empire; they were terrifyingly powerful fellows, just like Fallen Angels.
Chaos Demons rarely showed themselves up in the public eye apart from their young generation. The number of fallen angels was estimated to be in the hundreds. These were not your typical demons, Duke Demons.
High Elves were the elves at the top of the food chain, while the other elves were ranked equally, such that Forest elves and Moon elves were on the same level.
Other races were all equal; being stronger than the other was determined by pure strength rather than a special class of bloodlines.
Despite these constraints, other races without classes were not vulnerable to others; they were equally strong, and the'special class' had a low production rate.
Dragons and Phoenixes, the most enigmatic race, are two examples. They didn't have any lesser or higher classes, what determined power was their strength.
Through relentless training, dragons could challenge those above them and usurp their positions and wealth.
However, some families could not be so easily challenged in such a deplorable way as they were considered untouchables. This was a result of their distinct Bloodlines, which endowed them with special abilities.
The Obsidian Family was one of the families that persevered over many generations!
[You have to remember Pyris, the system, and the Goddess's blessings aren't meant for you to be some kind of hero; to righteous-minded people, you might seem like a villain and would make enemies of them if you're to pursue your journey as Goddess Lilith's Champion!
Being the Goddess's Champion has its drawbacks, so you should be aware of that even though your path is somewhat similar to that of an antihero, some people may have a different opinion of it! Your path revolves around pursuing women, not saving the world or anything of the sort!]
Pyris was well aware of this, having discussed it with the Goddess prior to his transmigration. His goal was to use the system and the blessings to attract and gather women in order to create a harem.
'Although this is a lustful path, you will not discard or abandon any of your women after they become one with you! It has repercussions. Alternatively put, every woman you meet will be your lifelong friend. However, I am sure you are not the type to treat women disrespectfully!
The words of the Goddess reverberated within him.
While he could have one-night stands with other women, he was only allowed to stay with the woman he had "marked" as his forever—with her permission, of course.
All of this came naturally to him; this was his style, and even if the Goddess had not given him this rule, this was precisely the kind of person he would be.
Everything was alright as long as he remained true to his goal of seducing women. Her Champion, those were the final words the Goddess spoke to him!
[Pyris, the Goddess, was just playing with you; anything is fine as long as you don't mistreat women. Otherwise, all she cares about are your well-being and Lust Points!
"Huh? And here I had assumed she was... Oh Goddess, I can not wait to become a god. He will reimburse her for the games she played.
"Why does she care about my Lust Points? They are mine to use and to get stronger, surely? Why is she concerned about them?"
Both of them, however, were unable to respond to this query.
"Young Lord, you're awake!" His maid's entrance was heralded by a happy voice as his bedroom door flew open.
"Rose!" Pyris smiled.