In a brightly lit room decorated with beautiful red, gold, and cyan decorations, a man stood before several young masters as he passed them the Sacred Stone to awaken the abilities that would accompany them for the rest of their lives.
Today would determine whether they would be awarded a beautiful blessing or cursed with a horrible one.
The difference between life and death could be decided today, and it would be based on a system and an ability given by heaven.
Well, that was true for all children in the world, except for those who were here.
Everyone present belonged to one of the most powerful families in the worlds... An SSS-Class Family!
It wasn't just one person who was powerful within this family; everyone had such a powerful bloodline that awakening a Class S would insult them.
They all awakened at least SS Rank, and there were still numerous SSS Rank individuals.
Outside, that Rank was a blessing that didn't come around even once in a thousand years, but here they were commonplace.
In fact, if the man guiding the children looked up, he would find himself face to face with the greatest luminaries in the world.
From great heroes who saved a world to heroes of an era and even gods, this family had everything the world longed for, so their status in the wide and high reaches of this era was superior in every way.
They were practically the owners of the world, and one of the youngest Young Masters, Miss Ruby, who had awakened last year, had awakened the great ability to travel between worlds. In addition to having supreme talent for magic, she could travel to other worlds at will!
That's why this family had nothing to worry about. If you awakened as a trash, you would be Rank S, possibly enough to live anywhere in the world and rule (except here), plus no one would dare mess with you, because who would be stupid enough to touch the children of the Lockward Family?
Well, there were those who could.
But today, the atmosphere seemed a little different because only three would go through the awakening process.
Two were 12 years old, it was their first chance to awaken, and the other was already of legal age, at 16, his last opportunity to awaken.
He was Louis Lockward...
The youngest son of the God of Thunder.
Considered by many (or all) to be the weakest of God's children, and with good reason. Despite being the son of God, he was weaker than many ordinary humans in the lowlands.
That's why he was peculiar.
But today he was acting a little strange.
Because he was also...
A reincarnated being.
Louis suddenly frowned when he found himself in a strange and unfamiliar place after being shot in the head.
He looked around and frowned.
'What is this? Am I not dead?'
His mind felt confused, and he suddenly felt a sharp headache. His mind was filled with one thought: 'Right. I was shot. I must be in the hospital... Did I survive? Wait, is this a hospital?'
No matter what, it didn't look like a hospital, even though the colors were pretty.
As he felt the pain in his head and thought he was about to die from it, his mind suddenly began to fill with information. His body immediately shook from it, attracting the attention of those present.
"Young Master Louis, is something wrong?" The man leading those who were about to awaken looked curiously at Louis.
'Is there something strange about him? He looks... pale?' This man, Jack, felt out of place seeing the Young Master in that state, but Louis quickly shook his head, indicating that he was fine.
Although he wasn't.
'I've been reincarnated?!' His mind buzzed with shock as all the information about his family and an unknown world was processed by his brain. It was fragmented, incomplete information, but it was enough to give him everything he needed.
As a fan of fantasy novels, he was familiar with the concepts presented there. Therefore, upon receiving so many memories of a completely different world and life, he realized that this was possibly the reincarnation he had read about many times.
But was it possible?
He couldn't help but remember the faces of those two bastards, the last two faces he saw, and he suddenly began to laugh...
"Hahahaha!" His laughter immediately attracted the attention of those present, who looked at him in shock, for that was just the moment when one of his brothers from the Family was about to awaken.
He thought Louis was mocking him, so he felt angry but couldn't say anything. After all, their difference was huge.
One was the son of a god, the other was the son of a supreme lord of a world. Their statuses were incomparable.
One was, possibly, the SSS rank, and the other was the SS rank. That was the difference, despite being from the same family.
'Damn you, you're the most useless of God's children. How dare you laugh at me?'
But Louis, of course, wasn't laughing at him. He was laughing because: 'Damn bitch, you didn't think that after you killed me, I would come back to life in a family of powerful and wealthy people, hahahaha.'
Amidst laughter and revelry, he suddenly stopped when he felt a strong urge to vomit.
'Shit, what's happening?' He swallowed everything that seemed to be coming up his throat, but his body shook before he could understand what was happening.
"Louis, what is that disrespect?' A thunderous voice echoed in his ears, making several present tremble, including Louis.
'That's the voice of... My father?' He didn't turn around because he didn't know where his father was; he didn't even know he was here.
He simply bowed his head slightly in apology. 'My God, is this the power of a God? It made my whole body tremble suddenly. It even took away my urge to vomit from the shock.' His heart beat rapidly at this, and the ceremony continued.
The young man who was in the place of awakening placed his hand on the Sacred Stone with the help of Sir Jack and injected his power.
Immediately, a sacred power emanated from the rock, enveloping the young man's body, expelling Sir Jack far away. This sacred power spread to every corner of the young man's body until he recoiled.
All the information he needed to know appeared before his eyes as the system awakened within him. And on the sacred stone, the following words appeared:
[Class: Monarch of the 10 Beasts.]
[Rank: SS.]
Upon seeing those words written on the sacred stone, several present nodded.
"Oh, it's been many years since a Monarch of the 10 Beasts appeared."
"I should say that, as expected of the Son of the Summoning Monarch. One more step and they could become a god, not bad."
"Haha, young man, you have a bright future ahead of you. Work hard in your training, and I am sure that one day, both you and your father will reach the highest heights." Declared the highest-ranking man present, a God.
Upon hearing this, the young man who had just awakened bowed deeply. "Thank you, God of the Earthly Beasts. As your subordinates, my father and I will strive to follow your words."
"Good." The God of the Earthly Beasts nodded and looked at Sir Jack. "You may continue."
Sir Jack responded with a bow of respect and then called the next one, the other one who would attempt his first awakening today.
Watching from the side, Louis felt intensely interested in whatever they were saying.
'Gods, monarchs, and awakened abilities. Isn't this a magical world? The power these people have is immense too, just listening to them makes my blood boil.'
It seemed more interesting than he had imagined when he read fantasy novels. But there was something that continued to bother him.
The memories he received when he first arrived at this place were scattered and partially cut off, making him think something strange was happening.
For starters, why had he arrived here? What was he doing in a body that had been alive just moments ago?
'Could it be that I replaced the soul? Or maybe there are two souls in the same body... He had the same name as me.' As he was confused and couldn't understand what was happening, he didn't realize that the other had finished awakening.
Just as that happened, something strange appeared before him.
[Host found]
[Louis Lockward, son of the God of Thunder and the Goddess of Birds. The Reincarnated.]
[Welcome…]
The messages suddenly cut off, and a red message appeared.
[Gods on the scene. The System will hide itself.]
[Awaken your abilities to allow the System to hide within your soul and thus remain undetected]
[Good luck, Host]
While he was still processing what was before him and in a state of confusion, a voice reached him.
"Louis Lockward, please." Mr. Jack called out to him.