«In the name of the Duchess Emilia Eligward, I declare that you, Alex, are banished from the Eligward family» - the arrogance and mockery in the words echoed through the vast hall, very ornate, laden with every imaginable snack and dish, alcohol and drink. The hall was filled with expensively and austerely dressed nobles of all classes.
The speaker was a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length black hair tied in a low bun. Her slender body, her ample breasts and thick thighs, her white and long legs made her a real MILF that all men would desire. She was dressed in a tight black evening gown that showed off her healthy white skin and sexy body.
Her blood red eyes, showing arrogance, contempt and coldness, stared at a young boy who was not even ten years old.
He had snow-white short hair, piercing red eyes, and a handsome face. He was dressed in a black suit with golden lines running down the back of his sleeves, forming a dragon pattern. This suit was complemented by his cold eyes and impassive face, as if these words were a joke to him.
"Well, it looks like you've decided to self-destruct the entire duchy. Nothing should have been expected from a beautiful concubine." - His cold eyes filled with mockery at the woman, as if he knew no fear.
«Y-You...!» - Emilia's face turned angry and red. Her eyes stared at the boy in utter rage, even in those red eyes you could see her eyes turning red with rage.
«Guards! Get this bastard out of my sight!» - Emilia ordered loudly, ignoring the stares of the many nobles.
A group of heavily armored knights had already surrounded Alex. Unlike ordinary men, these knights had impassive faces, for they are specially trained to serve without the right to show emotion.
"There is no need to disturb them. I was born with a full brain, unlike you, beautiful chicken." - Alex turned and walked towards the huge and high gate, a group of guards following him.
As he walked epically away, his eyes met with a girl who looked as much as possible like Emilia, only a younger, cuter version.
"Loser with no talent, let's see what you become..." - He whispered softly, but not so softly that she couldn't hear.
Her cold but sweet face turned a bright crimson. Staring at Alex angrily, she couldn't say anything because it was the plain truth.
She hadn't had any talent from birth, unlike Alex, who outdid her in every way. From fencing to simple things like studying. She was always in his shadow and her father paid little or no attention to her and her mother. But six months ago, things changed dramatically. Alex's parents, the Duchess and Duke of Eligward, died under unknown circumstances. Many speculated that the prophecy of the Goddess of Time had come true and that demons had entered the human world to start a new war between the worlds.The first targets of the demons were the Duke and Duchess, for the Duchess was a 6-star wind mage and the Duke was a 7-star ice mage and 7-star knight. They were a force few could defeat.
Naturally, Emilia decided to seize all the power. But how exactly? Quite simply. The law enacted by the king of the kingdom of Nedea, where they lived, stated: "If in a noble family a husband and wife die and their child is too young, the concubines have the right to pass the appropriate examination to become the head of the house. The other members of the family have no right to inherit the position of head of the house". Using this stupid or clever law and eliminating her competitors, she passed the test by bribing the judges.
But back to what happened.
Under the scrutiny of the nobles, who had mocking, arrogant, or just plain static faces, Alex walked out the main gate, ignoring them.
'I am finally rid of this rabble of snakes and rats. I've already prepared my map, my money, my resources and my horse. Now all that's left is to begin my training in the open world.' - His thoughts stopped as he realized that he had left the new Duchess' estate.
*Clang*
The iron gates closed with a loud bang and would never open for him again.
"This world really sucks..." - Alex muttered and walked forward.
Yes, Alex is a reincarnated man.
In a past life he was born into a rather wealthy family. He had good looks and money, what could be wrong with that? His parents, of course.
When he was only four years old, they started to teach him hard to read and write. He didn't go to kindergarten like normal people, but spent all his time with tutors who didn't see him as a child.
He grew up without parental love, friends or happiness. His childhood was spent sitting at a table and reading books.
Alex lost all hope in his family and people. There was no concept of love or at least friendship for him because they thought friendship was a waste of time.
To make his life somehow interesting, he suggested to his parents that he take a programming course, which they agreed to, much to Alex's surprise.
Even there, no one wanted to mess with him because of his expression and his eyes, which were endlessly filled with boredom and loneliness. He radiated an aura that seemed to tell people to stay away from him.
There he was introduced to the Internet and learned to use it at a master level. During the year he spent in the course, he created several websites and sold them for a good price. With the money he made from selling websites, he created a free version of an online wallet that only required email, which he created because he didn't have a phone or similar technology.
After earning $1,500, Alex bought a phone and a SIM card. A year later, he got his passport and used it to open a bank account. During this time, his name spread all over the Internet. How did he find the time? He ran away from home. He didn't care what his parents thought or did. He rented an apartment, connected to the Internet, bought a computer and started doing what he was better at.
After 4 years he was quite rich and had a good reputation. Orders to create websites came in every day for several pieces totaling more than $3,000.
Alex also decided to learn big and took an online course. There he learned how to create an application, plugins and such.
After a year, when there were so many orders that he almost couldn't keep up, he took a month off. During that time, he created an app that could create websites, not just automatically, based on built-in artificial intelligence. By connecting a credit card, his phone numbers to receive SMS, emails, etc..
After creating protection from pirates and connected servers, Alex released his act to the public, where anyone could create a site if they paid the appropriate price, which varied according to complexity.
After posting it on his social networking account, people immediately downloaded it. Already in one day, the number of downloads has exceeded 100,000, and orders for the creation of sites and not only, about 5000. Revenue came in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. After a month, a million downloads, and used more than 50,000 times.
Another 2 years later, when the application became a mainstay. Just then, a large corporation decided to buy the rights for $170 million. Of course, Alex didn't refuse and gladly sold his creation.
He used the money to start his own company with the sole goal of creating a fully immersive game.
After finding investors and using advanced technology, development began. In just 7 years, a fully immersive device was released, along with a game for it. VRMMORPG game - another world. As soon as it came out, it immediately became the best-selling and most popular game, bringing in billions of dollars every day.
He became rich and a big shot in the political world. But alas, he died. Or rather, he was killed. Alex himself remembers nothing and felt absolutely nothing. He fell asleep and woke up as a baby in this magical world, heir to a great duchy.
The world itself was wonderful, full of magic and the supernatural.
The World of Ataraxia, that was the name of this world that humans had invented. It was divided into 3 continents. The central one is the human continent, filled with humans. Eastern - a continent for elves, nature spirits and elementals. The southern continent is the place where dragons rule. It is also the home of super magic beasts, which are above ordinary magic beasts and have human consciousness, feelings and personality.
Of course, there are also demons. Creatures from the lower world created by negative emotions from the higher worlds. A place where the dark gods and their children live. A place where there is no light, full of darkness.
Two thousand years ago, the dark gods opened a passage to the upper world and sent creatures, demons and evil spirits there. At that time, humanity could not use magic, and eventually began to decline rapidly.
Realizing that things were bad, the kings of all races decided to unite, temporarily forgetting their conflicts and forming a united front.
Humans were almost useless in this war. They couldn't even defend themselves against the weak creatures, their swords, spears and bows couldn't even scratch them. The human population began to dwindle rapidly. The gods of virtue, seeing the suffering of their worshippers, decided to have them fight the creatures. The god of martial arts, Darek, gave humans martial arts that could materialize their souls into reality. By using spiritual power, people could strengthen themselves and make weapons stronger, more powerful, and sharper. The goddess of magic and witchcraft, Meia, gave her daughters the ability to use magical power, or Manu, which she gave to her daughters. These daughters later became known as witches, girls who could use magic to create almost any scenario, provided they had enough magical power.
The other gods of virtue gave their blessings to their chosen ones who could use a certain amount of their power. These blessings could also be inherited, later creating noble families. Inherited blessings could only be activated at the age of 10. This process was called the Awakening Ceremony, which became mandatory for all 10-year-old children in order to find the forgotten descendants of the heroes.
After 10 years of endless war and despair, the Alliance was finally able to drive out the creatures and seal the passage to the Underworld.
And so... Alex found himself in this world of gods, demons, and magic.
"My father said I could only open my eyes in extreme situations... so what do I do?" - Alex pondered as he walked through a dark forest filled with trees over 50 meters high. All kinds of animals, insects and birds were making noises, making the atmosphere even more eerie.