Damian was an ordinary boy until fate thrust him into a world of magic, war, and shadows. Stripped of everything and forced to endure suffering, he finds himself drawn into a secret order whose blades enforce the will of the gods. Though he possesses no magic, Damian’s willpower and skill carve him a place among legends.

But in a land where loyalty is fragile and truth lies buried beneath blood and lies, Damian’s journey will test not just his strength, but his very purpose. From nameless captive to feared warrior, his name will echo in both light and darkness.

This is the rise of the Black Robe Ace.

<WORLD TRIGGER PROTOCOL NOW AT HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) COMPLETE.> I could hear a voice in my head say.


It wasn't long before I began to notice some slight changes in my body like I was dead but yet conscious.


"What's this feeling? My body feels lighter than usual. This sensation, it feels like I'm drowning, why?" Multiple unanswered questions flowed in my thoughts.


"Could this be what it feels like to die?" I couldn't help but wonder.


"Wait a sec, I shouldn't be able to feel if I'm dead right? I don't feel Very much alive either. Is it because I died? Wait, did I really die?"


"If that's the case, shouldn't I be in the afterlife? This place doesn't matchup any description of the afterlife I've heard and read so much about. If so, where the hell am I?" I asked in a state of shock, waking up to find myself drifting away in the endless void of space.


"Okay calm down Damian let's think things through." I said to myself trying not to freak out.


"I don't feel entirely dead, though. So, what's going on? I asked all these in shock, still unconscious of what was happening to me.


<CONGRATULATION: YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE QUEST TO BEGIN CELESTIAL EVOLUTION.> A feminine voice spoke to me.


It was at that moment I noticed a message written on some sort of holographic board which hovers above me as the feminine voice read it out softly.


"Give up on living? What does that mean?" I asked myself still in a state of confusion.


"Vessel for a superior being? What does even that mean?" I asked, subconsciously communicating with the voice.


"This is starting to sound like a line from some fantasy-based novel and also this voice where have I heard it before?" I thought within myself.


<DO YOU ACCEPT THIS TERM? YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS TO RESPOND, FAILURE TO RESPOND OR ACCEPT WOULD ATTRACTS A PENALTY.


PENALTY; YOU'LL BE TRAPPED IN A STATE OF OBLIVION FOR ALL ETERNITY.>


"Oblivion? From what I've heard, is a state of complete forgetfulness and isolation. No one wants to be trapped in a place like that for eternity."


"It did say I would live again right? If it means my survival, I can't decline."


Being honest at this point I didn't really get what's going on but I just decided to keep my cool and go with the flow, see where this lead.


<CONGRATULATION, YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL REQUIREMENTS TO BE REVIVED.>


<YOU'VE BECOME A PIECE IN THE HANDS OF THE UNKNOWN AND GAINED THE EXPERIENCE OF A CELESTIAL BEING. YOU'D BE REVIVED IN A BRIEF MOMENT, PLEASE WAIT>


With that, there's an outburst flash of light which instantly overwhelms the place and in a brief moment, the light begins to fade before another message popped up, quoting;


Chapter 12 - Death is but a New beginning