The world had changed forever the day the first Gate opened.
Monsters poured through rifts in space, bringing chaos and destruction. Humanity had only survived because of the awakeners—humans who had gained supernatural powers. They became hunters, standing as the last line of defense against the nightmare creatures that threatened to consume the world.
But not all hunters were saviors. Some used their power for their selfish desires, becoming villains who terrorized the innocent as much as the monsters they were meant to fight. Meanwhile, the heroes stood for justice, striving to keep the world from plunging into darkness.
Among them was a boy named Mahi.
Born to hunter parents, Mahi had dreamed of becoming one himself. But fate was cruel. His parents perished in a catastrophic Gate Break—when a rift overflowed, unleashing an endless horde of monsters into the city. Left alone, he was sent to an orphanage, where he grew up with a singular goal: to protect others so no one would suffer like he had.
When he finally awakened as a hunter at the age of sixteen, his excitement turned into despair.
F-Rank. The lowest possible rank.
He was weak. He had no special abilities. He barely had enough mana to be considered awakened at all. In a world where strength determined one's worth, an F-rank hunter was nothing more than a burden.
Still, Mahi refused to give up. He took on the most menial dungeon jobs, scraping by with whatever little he could earn. But fate had yet another cruel twist in store for him.
One fateful day, while assisting a group of low-rank hunters in clearing a Gate, something went wrong. A sudden spatial fluctuation ripped through the area, and before Mahi could react, he was sucked into the darkness of an unknown rift.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a place beyond imagination—a void of swirling shadows and endless nothingness. He was trapped, cut off from the world, with no escape. The pressure of the void crushed him, his body screaming in agony. The realization hit him like a blade to the chest.
He was going to die here.
As despair set in, something unexpected happened. A mechanical voice echoed in his mind.
[Would you like to become a "Player".]
At that moment, everything changed. A new path had opened before him.
And for the first time in his life, Mahi had a chance to defy fate.
Let's explore how Mahi will transform his destiny.
The story will continue...