Void, Outside the tower :
Beings of all races stood as a line when the PRIMORDIALS themselves appear to claim everything. They wanted to lay waste to the creations made by them and created everything anew. They wanted to devour and take the power that evolved from the creation until now.
The defenders of the creation. The gods, the demons, the giants, the dragons, angels, spirits, humans, elves, dwarves. Every race united to face against the predators that threatened to destroy their home. Both sides are in a fierce confrontation for days. On the 11th day of the war, the defenders won and also lost.
They managed to seal all the PRIMORDIALS yet everything is lost during the fight. The tower, the planets, their homes, families, comrades and everything is laid to waste in front of them and burned into ashes. They lost almost every thing defending the creation.
Yet even the creation doesn't matter now. The destruction is imminent. The cracks on the wall that separates the reality with nothingness have expanded. Ultimately the wall broke down. As the defenders slumped in defeat dropping to their knees, some of them can't help but roar at the approaching void in anger.
They give it their all, yet everything is gone. Their efforts are futile. The end is near. When everyone gave up their final hope, a human didn't. He sighed and thought,' so this is the end huh. I have tried everything to grow to this level yet this isn't enough. I need to grow, I have to avoid the mistakes. I need to do this again '.
As the void consumed them all, a window appeared :
[ You died ]
[ Stigma : Regressor (1/1) has been activated ]
[ The cogs of are turning back ]
[ Regression has been successful ]
[ Allen your stats and skills are returned to the time of your awakening ]
[ Stigma : Regressor (0/1) has been lost ]
His name is Ryan Miller. He is a tower climber, unlike others who made contracts with the constellations and received buffs, he is a plain awakener without the support of a constellation at the beginning. But he discovered chronos relic made from combining uranus & a part of chronos soul, he gained the stigma, the Regressor.
But it can only be used once. It gives the user the stigma : Regressor. He is fortunate gain such a relic since it allowed him to turn back time. But there is a condition to use, once he use this stigma, the relic disappears. It's price to turn back time. Chronos planned to use this relic but he failed since his father's soul held resentment against him. In the end, Chronos fell at the hands of his son Zeus, driven mad by splitting soul and corrupted by the abyss in tartarus. He no longer had his sanity. In the end, the once mighty titan god of time is now but a shell of slumbering madness.
The Olympians didn't know there is a such a relic or else they would've hunted down anyone who knew about this. Ryan stood up and looked around. This is all a barren wasteland. Just as his previous life, he is now going to undergo an awakening and get his stigma from the depths of his soul. Everyone gets a stigma when they awaken or when they make a contract / trade with a constellation. And he is a dual stigma wielder who is looked down as his stigma - Glutton. It's description is increased hunger and 100% nutrient absorption. He can eat anything and digest it after going through little to no trouble. Although if the stuff is too risky he might be knocked out cold for sometime.
He is commented as a failure until he discovered a complimentary skill to the glutton stigma. A skill for suitable for his stigma. A necromancer skill - Soul Harvest. Later he found an easier way to evolve this and became one of the most powerful players after consuming the souls and getting their skills. He didn't stop there, he used this stigma and skill to create a new set of skills that is so versatile and useful that those once scorned him begged him to join their side. Ryan gazed at others who are panicking. Why don't they? Afterall the trial after awakening will be life threatening. Only 50% may survive based on many factors it may rise to a death rate of about 90%. There is even an incident where only 10 out of 1000 survived.
There is also the psycho bastards and bitches, the constellations. Entities of the tower that will make cry for their entertainment. Olympians are the worst kind, especially with their hot temper and the demons are known for their deceit. These constellations sometimes increase the difficulty if they feel boring. And they won't sit still until they're enjoying when the humans and other races are fighting with their life on the line. In a few minutes the hell called awakening and trial will begin for everyone and trust him when he say this,' it's a nightmare '.
The trial involves fighting against a group of jackals. not 10s or 100s but they will be in 1000s. One wrong move and your neck will be gone in the next second. But this is also one of the best field for him. He later came to regret when he knew about the complete details of this trial. The prices of the skills he needed is super cheap here compared to outside. At least the beginning versions that will be available in this place that he needed. Soul Harvest, he need many of the skill books with this name. The only place he can get them is the Pharoah's pyramid. Many thinks this trial is to kill as many jackals as possible. No this a survival + maze quest.
The Pharoah's pyramid is the maze for them. They need to survive for 3 days and explore the maze of Pharoah Tutankhamun to find the exit themselves. If they can't find the exit in 10 days. They will face the wrath of Pharoah Tutankhamun for disturbing his eternal slumber. Even if survive after that, you'll be cursed by the Pharoah and if you encounter any undead by chance, you have to either kill it or better start running, run until you're not in the sight of the undead. Yep, his curse will make the undead chase you to kill you. There is only one way to dispell this curse, Killing the pharoah in the dungeon. But it's almost suicide to do that, except there is a way.