(A/N As usual, Big thanks to
Talvin_Shiji
Mist_vibe22
hamzaumer
for the power stones, they mean a lot. This chapter is quite long, i hope it was worth it and you ENJOY)
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"Orion!" Aurora was mortified when she saw her son abruptly faint.
"He ran out of mana." Erevan checked on him and concluded after noticing the disappearing spatial crack.
Aurora breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him sleeping comfortably, though she couldn't completely get rid of her worry; fainting from mana exhaustion could be fatal if abrupt, especially during execution.
"We'll confirm his affinity when he wakes up. For now, you should return him to his crib," Erevan told his wife, still trying to wrap his head around this unexpected situation.
Aurora nodded her head before heading out of the study, Lyrielle in tow.
The poor girl was still basking in the joy of her awakening before Orion stole the spotlight, though that was the last thing on her mind. She was visibly concerned about her baby brother's well-being.
At night, in Aurora's room, the man of the hour finally opened his eyes. The first thing he felt was the biting hunger, his stomach reminding him once again of his missed meal.
He was about to crawl out of his crib and call out to anybody when his mother suddenly appeared in front of his crib.
He could swear there was nobody in the room earlier, so how had his mother suddenly appeared?
It would seem he was severely underestimating his mother, and it was no fault of his; Aurora had done her best to prevent any show of strength in this private mansion of theirs. Even the guards guarded their aura properly.
Her goal is a perfect growing environment for her children.
Aurora smiled at her son before quickly picking him up. She took a seat on her bed, opening up her chest to feed him.
Orion would have made a show of refusal had it not been for the hunger he was currently feeling, and he seriously doubted his mother would take no for an answer.
After finishing his meal, Aurora placed him back in his crib, guessing he must still be tired.
She stood there for about ten minutes just gazing at him with warmth before leaving the room, closing the door behind her.
Immediately, Orion heard the doors close, and he opened his eyes. He pretended to be asleep while she was here, waiting for her to leave.
'Finally, I can't believe she just stared at me for a good ten minutes,' He thought.
'Now! It's time. System!!' He shouted in his mind, a smile on his face.
Even though he didn't know why he was so eager to have this system, he just had a good feeling about it.
[EMISARRY OF TIME AND SPACE]
WELCOME HOST
SYSTEM DETECTS HOST HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
'Of course! What are you, how did you bring me here, why am I even here, can I go back, where have you been?'
Orion hurled questions at the system, although he had many more; these were the most pressing. He already deduced the reason for the last one, but hearing it from the system's mouth would make him certain.
I AM THE EMPIRE OF TIME AND SPACE SYSTEM, AND ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT SOUND REDUNDANT, THERE ARE REASONS FOR EMPHASIS. I AM TASKED WITH ASSISTING YOU IN FULFILLING YOUR GOALS.
'Goals, what goals, I don't even know why I am here'
SYSTEM HAS NO ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
'Oh come on! Tch, he clicked his tongue mentally.
'Next question'
FOR THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUESTIONS, HOST WAS TRANSFERRED TO VELASTRA WORLD ID '240710214' THROUGH SPECIFIC CO-ORDINATED DIMENSIONAL CHANNELS.
A SUITABLE WORLD AND FAMILY WERE REQUIRED FOR THE HOST'S SEED AWAKENING AND GROWTH, AS EARTH WAS UNSUITABLE.
SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO TRANSFER HOST BACK TO EARTH AS IT CONTRADICTS MY PURPOSE, IF HOST WISHES TO TRAVEL BACK, HOST WOULD HAVE TO DO SO WITH HIS CAPABILITIES.
Orion could swear he heard a smug tone from that last sentence.
FOR THE LAST QUESTION, AS HOST HAS GUESSED, THE AWAKENING OF NEXUS WAS REQUIRED FOR SEED ACTIVATION AS PER THE STANDARDS OF THIS WORLD.
Orion had to take a second to process all that he'd just learned.
'So long story short, I was just taken from Earth and dumped on Velastra as a way to complete some grand goal, and I had no say in it'
AFFIRMATIVE
'And why exactly was I chosen as the host for this oh so wonderful system?' He said, his tone bleeding with sarcasm.
SYSTEM HAS NO ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
Now he could swear the system took an offended tone
'H-'
Before he could ask his next question, the system chimed in again
HOST IS ADVISED TO MOVE ON, AS SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MOST OF THE ANSWERS HOST WOULD REQUIRE.
GETTING STRONGER IS A SURE-FIRE WAY TO SATISFY HOST CURIOSITIES AND GET ANSWERS.
'Okay, firstly, stop with the host, you can refer to me as Orion, and secondly, I guess you are right,' Orion sighed mentally.
NOTED.
OF COURSE, ORION, THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO BE PERFECT.
'There's that smug tone again, you sure you aren't sentient?'
SENTIENCE REQUIRES EMOTIONS, SYSTEM POSSESSES NO EMOTIONS.
'Whatever you say,' He thought with an eye roll.
'So what next? Show me your functions.
CERTAINLY,
SYSTEM IS COMPOSED OF TWO MAJOR FUNCTIONS
-STATUS
-QUESTS
WITH OTHER FUNCTIONS COMING UP WHEN REQUIRED.
AS YOU CAN ALREADY GUESS, THE STATUS SERVES AS A REAL-TIME DISPLAY OF ALL YOUR ATTRIBUTES, IT HELPS MONITOR GROWTH AND SHIFTS IN ABILITIES.
'That's certainly going to be useful,' Orion thought, already considering the implications.
QUESTS, LIKE ITS NAME SUGGESTS, SERVE AS A MISSION PROVIDING OPTION, WITH REWARDS ON COMPLETION. THE QUESTS ARE TIED TO SITUATIONS YOU FIND YOURSELF IN.
[NOTE] ALL REWARDS ARE SET TO CAUSE CHANGES IN YOUR STATUS. NO PHYSICAL REWARDS WILL BE PROVIDED AS SYSTEM CANNOT PRODUCE PHYSICAL MATTER, THEY WILL ALL BE TIED TO YOUR INHERENT PHYSIQUE.
'Wow, so no Excalibur, I was really hoping for one'
THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO ASSIST YOU IN GAINING STRENGTH, BEING A MEANS TO AN END [COMPLETING YOUR GOALS], AND STRENGTH GAINED IS BEST EARNED, NOT HANDED ON A PLATTER.
SO WORK HARD, ORION.
'All my life has been about completing my goals. I'd set goals for myself before you arrived, with some already accomplished. So believe me when I say I need no reminder to work hard' Orion replied with a serious tone.
'There's nothing more unfulfilling than living a life without a dream or goal, yet you expect me to chase one I know nothing about. It's not even a goal anymore.'
'Still losers can't be choosers, like you said, if I want something, I should acquire sufficient strength,' He said, his resolve hardening.
I BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO GET ALONG SPLENDIDLY, ORION.
'I guess, I'll be counting on you from now on, dear system,' He said, a rare smile appearing on his face.
'Alright, show me my status, let's see how terrible it is.' He muttered with a sigh.
CERTAINLY,
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STATUS
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NAME: Orion Chronos
AGE: 1
GENDER: MALE
RACE: HUMAN
ATTRIBUTES:
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STRENGTH: 2
AGILITY: 3
ENDURANCE: 1
VITALITY: 10
INTELLIGENCE: 30
MANA: 10
CHARM: 3
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RANK: (LOW) ACOLYTE RANK [Just awakened]
TALENT: MYTHICAL
BLOODLINE: ???
AFFINITY: SPACE, TIME
ABILITIES:
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Innate Skills:
*Temporal Distortion (Low proficiency)
-The ability to alter the space and time around you. You can break, mend, and control the fabric of space and time. Depends on your proficiency.
*The Seer (Low proficiency)
-The ability to view glimpses of the present, past, and future with varying locations. It can be through visions or dreams. Depends on your proficiency.
Acquired skills:--
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A glowing interface appeared in front of him, displaying all his stats and info.
'I'm guessing no other person can see this,' He asked the system mentally.
AFFIRMATIVE, THE CONCEPT OF A STATUS SCREEN IS ABSENT IN THIS WORLD. AS SUCH, NO ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO VIEW YOUR STATUS. THAT SAID, OTHER FORMS OF SCRUTINY MIGHT PROVE EFFECTIVE.
'Alright, so the glowing interface is mental, but there might be other means of being analysed.' He interpreted.
EXACTLY
'Noted.'
'Let's see what we have here'
Orion mentally went through what he saw on the screen.
'Strength, agility, and endurance are unsurprisingly low.'
YOU ARE A BABY AFTER ALL
'True, I can understand why my intelligence is so high, what's up with the vitality and mana?'
YOUR MYTHICAL TALENT WOULD BEGIN SHOWING ITSELF THROUGH YOUR VITALITY AND MANA RIGHT FROM A YOUNG AGE.
'Is that why I awakened early?'
AFFIRMATIVE
'Uh, system, do you mind explaining how my charm is so low? I'm sure being cute serves as a sort of charm.'
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'System?'
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'Fine, stay silent.' He grumbled inwardly.
'The abilities check out, that would explain the special crack that appeared earlier and why I've suddenly started seeing the future. I haven't seen the past, though, I wonder what that would be like.'
'I'm not even going to ask about the whole bloodline question mark thing, I am curious about the ranks though, I've been trying to get books on it to no avail'
THE RANK SHOWN ON THE INTERFACE IS ATTUNED TO THE POWER RANKS PRESENT ON THIS WORLD. IT IS DEPENDENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXUS.
*ACOLYTE RANK (BEGINNER TIER)- STAGE 1
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*APPRENTICE RANK (INTERMEDIATE TIER)- STAGE 2
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*ASCENDANT RANK (ADVANCED TIER)- STAGE 3
- CHARACTERIZED BY THE AWAKENING OF ONE'S CONCEPT
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*ARCHETYPE RANK (ELITE RANK)- STAGE 4
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*MYTHOS RANK (LEGEND TIER)- STAGE 5
-CHARACTERISED BY THE AWAKENING OF ONE'S TRUE NAME
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*EMINENT RANK (WORLD-SHIFTING TIER)- STAGE 6
THESE SIX STAGES ARE THE KNOWN RANKING OF POWER ON VELASTRA. EACH RANK BRINGS QUALITATIVE CHANGES TO THE BODY, MIND, AND MOST ESPECIALLY THE NEXUS.
THERE ARE FOUR SUB-RANKS UNDER EACH MAJOR RANK: LOW, MID, HIGH, AND PEAK.
'World-shifting tier, that sounds immense. Do we have someone of that tier on Velastra?'
SYSTEM HAS NO ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION
'Yh thought as much'
'System, show me my status again'
The interface came up, and Orion checked through it and spotted his rank.
'Acolyte-low, I'm at the start of the starting line'
YOU HAVE A GREAT HEAD-START
'You are right, I have a great head-start and I'm going to make the best use of it,' He thought, his resolve solidifying.
-DETECTED HOST'S RESOLVE
-QUEST GENERATED
-GREAT HEAD-START:
Go from low acolyte rank to peak acolyte rank.
DURATION: FIVE YEARS
REWARD: EYE OF TRUTH AND FACADE.
ACCEPT/DENY?
'Accept, of course, I'm starting to get excited,' Orion thought with a grin.
GOODLUCK ORION.