Chapter 3 - Chapter 3: Awakening

< Commencing Ownership...>

A strange light emitted from the silver ring, and strange markings started appearing on it, enveloping Kairos. The whole underground cave was illuminated by the light, and then it faded away, leaving the unconscious Kairos on the brink of death.

The air was thick with an otherworldly energy, and the ring's power pulsed through Kairos's lifeless body. It was as if the ring was trying to revive him, to bring him back from the threshold of death.

< Detected! Life Force of Host is fading with time. Emergency Actions are ready to be taken! >

< Ding!>

< The basic ability of ring, [BODY RECONSTRUCTION (Lv1): MONAD ABILITY PHYSIOLOGY] is being installed without permission.>

< Checking conditions to download....>

< Conditions to download MONAD ABILITY PHYSIOLOG:

1. Strong Willpower >

< Conditions fulfilled! Installing... 1%... 50%... 100%... [MONAD ABILITY PHYSIOLOGY] is Installed Successfully >

After the notification sounded, the ring began to shine, emitting a pure cosmic light that enveloped Kairos in a cocoon. As time passed, the cocoon cracked, but there was no visible difference between Kairos's past and present self. However, the actual difference lay not in his body, but in something more ethereal - his soul. There, a strange, metallic-looking circular container had appeared.

< To save the host, the basic skill [BASIC REGENERATION (Lv1)] is being installed without permission >

< Checking conditions to download...>

< No conditions detected >

< Conditions fulfilled! Installing... 1%... 50%... 100%... [BASIC REGENERATION (Lv1) ] is Installed Successfully >

Suddenly, Kairos's body began to absorb energy from its surroundings, and his recovery commenced. The old scar on his face started to heal, a testament to the ring's power. However, after some time, his body abruptly stopped absorbing energy...

< Checking Bloodline...>

< Awakening of a Unique Race, never seen before, is detected.. >

< Conditions to unlock the Bloodline:

1. Try to gain Hybrid Physiology

2. Strong Willpower

3. Experiencing and Surviving Death >

< Bloodline is awakening...>

As the notification appeared on the floating screen, a bright, colourful light enveloped Kairos, forming a cocoon around him. The cocoon was a kaleidoscope of colours, a mesmerizing sight to behold. Kairos's body began to glow with an soft, ethereal light, as if his very cells were being rewritten...