Dawn filtered through the temple window, laying stripes of gold across the narrow bed as Kael Dorian stood over his bed with a case full of his belongings. "Ah, it's time to leave this place I called home. I finally turn 18, it's time to explore the world on my own. I'll miss this place." He expected another ordinary morning with a few goodbyes and see you laters. Instead, a sharp agonizing pain tore through his skull and spirit, and he fell over on the floor.
Memories foreign flash through his mind as images of a different life from that which didn't belong to this world, but one that he lived before, rush through him expectantly, that fateful accident of his returning from school one evening, when he was walking down the side road, and a crazy truck came out of nowhere, hitting him. He died, and then there was darkness.
He pressed trembling hands to his temples."Wh-what is this…? So I was reborn, shit, never thought those novels I used to read were all true, dammit, that fucking truck-kun could have been a lot gentler, ugh." he still held his head as the tidal wave of memiores was still coming through.
I was Kael, an ordinary high school student from Blue Star; now I'm Kael of Aetherion. At least I was able to keep my past name, so I don't have to deal with the confusion that would have been a headache.
Then the pain vanished from all the memories flooding into his head. A low hum filled the air, as if the world itself had taken a breath. Light pooled above him as a cool and refreshing feeling spread through his body, making him close his eyes in bliss. When the light and comfort disappeared, he opened his eyes to a digital screen interface appearing in front of him.
"No way do I actually get a cheat," he says, looking at every word on the interface in front of him.
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SYSTEM INITIALIZATION COMPLETE
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User: Kael Dorian
Age: 18
Status: Awakened
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HEALING NEXUS SYSTEM ACTIVATED
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Welcome, Healer.
To get started, please say or think the word
status.
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Staring at the hovering translucent screen, every letter of his heartbeat was beating fast with excitement. He whispered, "Status." The screen rearranged itself.
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Name: Kael Dorian
Class: Healer (Unawakened Evolution)
Level: 1
Healing Points: 0
Skills: [Basic Heal] [Diagnosis]
Gift Available: Newbie Package
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He stares at the interface. "Hmm, interesting, this system awakened me to a healer class. I quite honestly wasn't expecting to be a healer, but hey, I won't get mad at what was given to me." Looking over the panel, he looks at the level, and he wasn't surprised to be level 1 since he had just awakened. He moved on to healing points. "Healing points are at 0. How do I get these points anyway?" Just as he said, the panel changed, answering his question.
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To answer the user to earn Healing points, also known as (HPts), in
Healing others restores their health and grants the user Healing Points (HPts).
The HPts Scaling is that the more severe the injury or illness, the more points you gain.
Then you can use HPts to exchange for:
Skills (offensive, defensive, utility)
Items (potions, scrolls, weapons, relics, and many other items)
Attributes (STR, AGI, INT, etc.)
Skill Upgrades
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After reading through what the system told him, he now understands the points and how to get them. "Oh, this is so interesting. The more I heal others, the more I can gain these points, which is amazing. Oh, I can't wait to try this out. I basically get stronger from others' pain, not bad, at least I don't have to work that hard to get stronger, so I won't die in this world."He looks down at the skills and reads their descriptions.
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[Basic Heal]: Restores minor wounds or pain.
[Diagnosis]: Instinctively understands the severity of a wound or illness.
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"Pretty good and basic, but whatever, moving on." He looks down and notices the Newbie Package. As he looks at it, a panel shows up.
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NEWBIE PACKAGE AVAILABLE
Open Package? [YES] / [NO]
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His hand moved before he could think. "Yes."
Light flared as he pushed the button, and after the light died down, the panel opened, revealing what he had received from the gift package.
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You have received:
• Beginner's Staff (Common)
• Healing Salve ×5
• Basic Mana Potion ×3
• Passive Perk: [Healer's Affinity]
• +20 Healing Points
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He summoned the staff, feeling the hum of energy within it, and smiled faintly.
A new life… a new chance. I won't waste it this time.
Kael sat on his bed, thought Status, the display expanded again, sharper and more precise than before.
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STATUS
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Name: Kael Dorian
Age: 18
Race: Human
Class: Healer (Unawakened Evolution)
Level: 1
Title: None
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Attributes
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STR — 4 (Avg Adult: 10)
AGI — 5 (Avg Adult: 10)
END — 4 (Avg Adult: 10)
INT — 20(Avg Adult: 10)
WIS — 20 (Avg Adult: 10)
CHA — 6 (Avg Adult: 6)
LUK — 5 (Avg Adult: 5)
Free Attribute Points: 0
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Skills
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[Basic Heal Lv 1] – Restores minor wounds and pain.
[Diagnosis Lv 1] – Reveals condition and injury severity.
[HPts Conversion] – Convert Healing Points into Attributes or Shop credit.
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System Currency
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Healing Points (HPts): 20
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Available Menus:
[Status] [Skills] [Shop] [Inventory] [Perks] [Log]
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He blinked at the figures, comparing them line by line." Below average in strength and endurance… that tracks," he muttered. He had always been the most petite boy in the orphanage, the one who caught colds every winter. But his Intelligence and Wisdom—those were above the norm. Eh, whatever, I'll improve on my other stats later to keep me well-rounded, he thought. Fornow I should need to heal my cash cows oops, I mean my patients.
Curious, he focused on the glowing Shop tab. The screen shifted.
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HEALING NEXUS SHOP
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Healing Points (HPts): 20
[1] Skills
Minor Barrier – 10 HPts
Cure Poison – 15 HPts
[2] Items
Healing Salve – 5 HPts
Mana Potion – 8 HPts
[3] Attributes
+1 STR / AGI / END – 3 HPts
+1 INT / WIS – 5 HPts
+1 LUK – 10 HPts
[4] Upgrades
Basic Heal → Heal – 20 HPts
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Kael whistled softly."So I can spend points to get stronger… or save them for better spells."He scrolled through the glowing lists like a child discovering a new toy, half in awe, half in disbelief, especially when he found some skills he was not expecting. I thought this was an ordinary healing system, but it was not at all when he was looking at some really lewd skills in the shop.
The system's voice, faint and genderless, drifted through his mind:
Healing Points are gained by mending others. The greater the pain, the greater the reward. That also means sometimes feeling their sexual desires too.
Kael looked down at his hands—the same calloused, scar-lined fingers that had scrubbed temple floors for years. Healing others to grow stronger…It wasn't a warrior's path, but it was one he could believe in.
He closed the panel, and a smirk curled on his lips. "Hahah, this might be even more fun than I thought. "Outside, sunlight pooled through the doorway, gilding the dust in the air.
Kael stood up from the bed and headed to the door with his case in hand and a smirk on his face. " Looks like this life is going to be really exciting ahead for me."
He walked through the worn door leading to the courtyard. The morning bell had rung minutes ago; the temple would already be busy. As he walked down the corridor, he looked out the window, seeing the kids playing outside. All he can do is smile and continue his walk outside the building. He takes a deep breath. "Alright, let's do this. I only have so few coins, so I think first is to go to the guild and register as an adventurer and figure out how to sell my services as a healer."
He walks outside the orphanage, and as Children ran by he started walking the dirt road that sloped down toward the heart of Luria Village. Seeing Merchants rolling carts of merch, food stalls trying to sell their weekly gain, and a pair of armored adventurers already arguing about quests and how they will be splitting the reward this time.
He quickly made his way to the guild and entered the door to his new life.
Kael waited in line, surrounded by adventurers. As he looked around, he saw A red-haired girl to the right of him, who looked like a novice mage summoning a fireball from her fingertips; a tall man from the other side of her lifted a wooden club with one hand, and many other unique adventurers around grinning.
When it was his turn in line, Kael walked to the clerk, who looked up from her ledger."How may I help you, sir?"
"I'm Kael Dorian. I'm here to sign myself up as an adventurer," he said, trying not to sound too eager.
She doesn't seem that impressed and gives him a dead look since this is no new thing to her, "Class?"
"I'm a Healer." Noticing her non-impressed look, he changed his tone.
The clerk nodded and slid a form and a glass card thing toward him.
"You'll need to fill out this form and provide a drop of blood for your ID crystal. To regurgitate so you can get your rank as an adventure."
He followed her instructions carefully. When the ritual circle beneath the counter flared with light, the crystal in her hand pulsed faintly.
"Registration complete." She handed him a small silver tag etched with his name and class. "This will track your rank and contributions. You're starting as an F-Rank Adventurer. Your identification also grants access to our training grounds and job board. Good luck, newbie, and stay safe. It's dangerous out there."
Kael turned the tag over in his hand, smiling. "Thank you very much, I'll keep that in mind."
"Then, welcome to the Guild of Silver Sun, Kael Dorian," she says, waving him off.
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Hello everybody, this is the author here to say hello. I hope you all enjoyed this first chapter of my novel. I'm a beginner at this, so I would love to hear your feedback and opinions as we go through this journey together. I hope I can make more for y'all in the future. I will give a warning that there might be rewrites here and there until I feel like I have fixed all my mistakes