After the Great War and humanity's victory over the devils, the Ancestor of Humanity unearthed a heaven-shattering secret, which shook them to their very core. They found the name for the unknown ore they were using: Cyronium (an ore that contains crystallized Originat)
A successful method was discovered, able to dissolve the crystallized originat, converting it into what humans can use to cultivate without harm.
The dissolved Originat was in the air like oxygen. With this, Earth was reviving, resources were surplus, and the continent was growing.
Within a few months, Earth was able to produce Originat itself; they didn't know how, but they knew that it didn't depend on their method to be able to do it.
As research went on, humans still couldn't absorb the devilish energy, unlike the weapons created with Cyronium. They researched Cyronium, trying to figure out why it could do so, but they found nothing about why.
With this, they didn't dare abandon the weapons as they are now human fangs against the devils, but they enhanced their power and strength.
And thus came the Legendary Swords, swords that are powerful and can still exist with the death of their master, awaiting another master to bring them to their use.
A total of nine legendary swords were created because of circumstances and knowledge, as all other creations of it led to failure.
Humans didn't stop there, continuing their research until a way was found out.
Bloodlines, a method was created so that the offspring of some powerful weapons would still be able to awaken the same spirit with them.
Exclusive cultivation methods and also the potency of the offspring's ancestral bloodline increase the chances of awakening one of the Ancestor Weapon spirits.
After this, humanity discovered they hadn't named the weapon that they had created. Due to the threat of devils, there was no time for that.
REQUIEM.
This was the name given to the weapons.
It was later established that human talent differs from one another and in strength and potential.
Ranks were established, differentiating between talents of humans.
D, C, B, A, S, SS—these are what govern the ranks of humanity's talents.An instance occurred where the same elemental power but different rank. And Talent was distinguished by element power, beast power, and weapon power.
Element power was a common talent; human power beast power is rare, while weapon power is rarer.
And the rarest of it all, is a combination of two powers, a combination of element power and weapon power, like awakening a Fire Sword Power.
With the awakening of one's talent, comes class, where your path and foundation are built. The Requiem gives this class.
The basic classes include the Elementalist, Weapon Specialist, Warrior, and Beast Tamer.
There are special classes, like Blood God, combinations of the basic classes.
Humanity was established, their population increased, and as they multiplied, strong men rose among them.
The devils were still around, new devils created every day, but humanity was able to exterminate them, keeping their habitation safe.
Due to the Great War, the continents on Earth are no longer seven, but five.
Earth has expanded beyond its former size, far larger, and sturdier than before. The five continents were positioned in the North, South, East, West, and Center parts of Earth.
Each continent was named after their position: the Northern Continent, the Southern Continent, the Eastern Continent, the Western Continent, and the Central Continent.
The Northern Continent was the former continent named Antarctica, a land of ice and snow. Devils weren't much here, but each of the devils that exist are strong and can destroy numerous cities.
The Southern Continent consists of people from Africa and Australia, who came together as Australia was destroyed during the Great War due to its small size. The continent was also affected by the war.
The Eastern Continent consists of North America and South America. Both countries came together, reigning over the Eastern Continent.
The Western Continent consists of the Asian, the Chinese, the Indian, Israel, North Korea, South Korea, and the Japanese.
The Central Continent consists of people from the North, South, East, and West parts of Earth. It's a continent where all races come together in harmony.
Except for the Northern Continent, all other continents are assaulted with devils. The Southern Continent had it worse as they had the highest population of Devils and Poor Originat, which limited the talent and power of the humans.
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YEAR 5000, Southern Continent, January 21st.
The Southern Continent had different cities; countries aren't used again, but cities and provinces are. It had 36 provinces and 300 cities. The provinces are divided into 5 high provinces, 10 mid provinces, and 21 low provinces.
The 5 high provinces have 5 cities each under them, the 10 mid provinces have 12 cities each under them, and the remaining cities are distributed under the 21 low provinces.
Blackwater City, one of the cities under a low province Tall buildings, some skyscrapers , humans walking down the streets, supermarkets, and various things could be seen.
Technological instruments such as phones, laptops, and televisions still existed.
During the war, the inheritance of humans was destroyed, humanity started from scratch, and the existence of phones and laptops just came out about fifty years ago.
Even though it was advanced, it still retained the basic appearance of the phone.
"Big Brother, hungry." A black-haired eight-year-old girl held the cloth of her elder brother, a ten-year-old boy black hair and eyes, bearing resemblance to her.
She dragged his clothes, her stomach growling in hunger. They were in the kitchen of a two-bedroom house, well furnished, painted, and tiled.
"Mina, just wait a moment; the food will still be done," the big brother said, trying to calm his sister.
Seeing his younger sister had calmed down, he focused on what he was cooking: white rice with a bit of pepper sauce.
Even though he was ten years old, he had to learn how to cook.
It all began two years ago, the same day as today.
January 21st, Year 4998, Nighttime.
In this same house, a young eight-year-old boy stood by the window in his bedroom, his curly black hair and his white face with sparkling black pupils shone with smiles and childishness.
"Matt, what are you doing by the window?" A young woman's voice resounded.
Matt smiled, looking back, "Mom!" He ran towards his mother, who gladly opened her arms for him, carrying him up into her arms.
"Have you forgotten about your birthday party?" His mother lightly pinched his nose, making him giggle.
Anna Garfield was the name of his mother. She was an Asian beauty, a cross between Chinese and Japanese. A beauty on her own, even though she was close to her thirties, yet looking like someone in her teens. Her black hair cascaded down, making her beauty enchanting.
"Let's go to the living room; we better not keep your father your sister waiting," Anna said, as they left the bedroom.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MATT!
Strings of balloons covered the entire living room, a young man and a young six-year-old girl were wearing party hats, and smiles were on their faces.
These were his father and younger sister, Ben Garfield and Mina Garfield.
They shouted when they saw Matt, wishing him a happy birthday. Matt felt happy, as his mother dropped him.
"Happy Birthday, Big Brother." His sister held his clothes, dragging its tug, wishing him. She was six years old, had black hair and black eyes, and had their mother's beauty.
"Happy birthday, my big boy," his father carried on, tickling him, which made him laugh. His laughter made both father and mother smile; their eyes contained happiness.
His father, Ben Garfield, a young man in his thirties, also a handsome beauty, with smooth skin, charming black eyes, and he was the same with his mother, still looking like someone in their twenties.
Matt smiled at this scene, his heart full of happiness and excitement.
At this moment, his mother came from the kitchen with a cake that had the words, Matt at 8, written on it; eight burning candles were on it.
Placing it in front of Matt on a table, his eyes shining, "Hmmm, before we start, let's sing a song for my big boy," Ben said.
And the family began to sing….
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday, dear Matt,
Happy birthday to you.
...
"Happy birthday, my son," both Ben and Anna said.
Matt smiled as he opened his mouth, blowing out the candles, and the family celebrated. His mother took out a knife and four plates, cutting part of the cake onto a different plate.
Everyone took a spoon and ate the cake. Matt was delighted, his cheeks bulging.
"Oh yeah, before I forget," Ben hit his head, going into the room and bringing out a present, wrapped carefully.
Matt shone when he saw this. "This is mine and your mum's gift for you," Ben smiled.
Matt jumped in joy, "Thanks, Mom and Dad." He bowed with courtesy, taking the present from his dad, and he wasted no time unwrapping the gift.
When he unwrapped it, he saw a box of a phone with "SAMSUNG S50 Ultra" written on it. Unwrapping the box, he saw the phone, black in color, having five cameras behind, his heart was fluttering with joy.
JINGLE! JINGLE!
The doorbell rang, and Anna went to open the door, welcoming the guest.
A brown-haired young man and a silver-haired young woman, holding a silver-haired young girl at the same age as Matt.
"I hope we aren't too late." The brown-haired young man smiled. Anna smiled as she welcomed the family.
This was their neighbor; since they had been living here when Matt was born, they had been staying next door too.
"Happy birthday, Matt." The silver-haired young girl smiled, her eyes lingering on Matt, as she stretched forward the present in her hands.
Matt smiled, delighted, as he collected the present. "Thanks, Eira."
Their parents watched this, chuckling, smile on their face as the party went on.