A peaceful night. The whole city of Berkun was fast asleep. And in the eye of the city a grand mansion with multiple glorious statues of human warriors wielding various weapons from a normalk looking sword to a khopesh. suddenly something exploded and the mansion caught on fir. the fire rapidly spread throughout the whole city. cries of pain and agony resounded in the air as the whole city was burned to ashes within a few minutes.
the scene shattered and a new scene started showing. A young child who is half human and half just floating darkness was carefully holding a Void Black orb, with faint, swirling shadows deep inside, as if it holds an endless abyss about the size of a human fist.
Shing!
All of a sudden the boys head rolled on the ground as his body continued running forward in the dark ancient palace that seemed to hold all the terror of the world within. then a soft voice whispered from a distance "suffering is not an option it is a certainty, embrace it and you shall find the path to avenge."
with that the scene suddenly shattered and a boy with dazzling white hair and dark blue eyes who is in his 16s woke up.
My name is Aren Athenis and i am the last decendent of the now forgotten Athenis family which were ones known as the hero of the continent.My job is to hunt monsters it's quite like adventurers but not. the monsters that adventurwrs deal with are those that are roaming the wild antame but mine are those hidden from plain sight blended in the human society and hard to distinguish. This also means they are more powerful and more intelligent. well although thats my dream job i don't have enough power to advance to that position so i am currently training as a normal adventurer.
three days ago the strange repeating nightmares started and i have a very powerful attraction to one of my coworker who always had that look like he was experiencing some terrible unspokable things that no humans can dream of. it's not what you think,it's like an invisible force is pushing me towards him for some unknown reason. And all of this started from the moment those nightmares started showing up.
12th november of the 135 year of the united calender Aren Athenis killed his cowerker who he felt a strange attraction from. And it wasn't a pleasent death for his coworker named Flint. he was mutilated and his organs were scatters across his body. from Flint's body Aren took out a crimson red gem , with faint cracks that glow like molten lava. only after he swallowed the gem does he return to normal.
where am i, what happened to Flint.As he began observing Flint's body a burning sensation came from his chest. It was like someone lit up fire inside his body and poured lava over his chest. For about a hour Aren was writhing in pain far worse than anything he has experienced before.And after an hour of torment his pain subsided
And all of a sudden his head started to hurt. In his blurring vision he saw the corpse of flint turning into countless specks of light and disappeared. When he fell unconsious a whole new scene appeared before his eyes
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A dark, fog-choked valley. The air is thick with a sense of something ancient, something watching. The land is barren, save for jagged rock formations and twisted trees. In the distance, an ethereal figure stands—a silhouette against the fog.Aren was standing sh*t scared. the figure started speaking in a low voice as though he was tired but couldn't rest."You come seeking answers, seeking power... yet you are lost. You wear your emotions like a shackle, bound to the echoes of what you've done. The Gem is but the beginning, and the journey it sends you on will change you forever. Do you even understand the price?"
"wh-who are you, what is this place." Aren asked the mysterios being."Me? I am the Requestor. A forgotten shadow of ancient time waiting for the light of dawn and a examiner to test those who seek strenght."the requestor said