My life has been full of hardship or struggles since I was 3yrs old but it got worse in my teenage years! And how that happened well.....
My name is Raph and am traveling back home from boarding school which I was put in by my family. I say home but am just heading to my relatives place.
I have been staying with them since I was 5 years old having been moved there by my family who didn't want to see a low class warrior like me!
To explain this is Gaia a vast world rich with resources, energy and has five large continents with different races namely the beastfolk, elves, dwarves, dragons among others. We humans are among the races that exist in this world and have a very unique skill/power that helps us hold up or even dominate other weak races and that's the system that awakens in us when we are teenagers.
Every system is unique to the individual due to the talent one is born with and because it depends on talent some systems aren't really favorable. This doesn't mean they are useless no just not suited for somethings.
This isn't a problem or reason for discrimination or casting others out no it's not and believe me it isn't. The problem comes when you're from a prestigious family famous for what they do and prideful like mine.
The ' Evermore's ' family has a rich history for being one of humanities strongest and founding families of Whistoria! One of the biggest city to stand for thousands of years alongside 7 other families including the royal family.
The ' Evermore's ' produce prodigies in close combat and far with some utilities support in it for generations so you would understand the disappointment of having someone as me born in it!
For those wondering your system only comes of age so your talent remains unknown till the day you awaken your system but the major families discovered that the quality of mana detected in you at a young age determines your talent.
Lore and behold it works just as they discovered proving it's accuracy and though I doubted it and trained hard to prove myself even when they treated me differently and sent me away to distant relatives I didn't give up.
All that effort went to dust on my sixteenth birthday waking up to a chime and reading the words that increased... no that just proved what my family already knew [ding ... Host has awaken the mental enhancement system
Name: Raph Evermore
Talent: Cognitive, mental resilience.]
I remember staying frozen in place for a while before having the worst time ever since then, now making 20yrs my relatives have asked I return home for something important which I don't believe is but come anyway tired of school. Little did I know I would miss it for a long time but never return.
After a long journey I enter the house "am home, Aunt Jun, uncle Mark!"calling out before entering the living room finding my spoiled cousin on the couch on her phone scrolling through "evening kale where are Aunt and uncle!"
She doesn't look up or move just point a finger to the dining room, after removing my shoes I move to the dining " oh you're here Raph hurry up and sign these!" Says Aunt Jun pointing to some papers on the table.
"What are they?" I pick up one to read frowning before looking at them " a marriage form for me, I don't even...!" I didn't finish my sentence when Jun slams the table with her hand " it doesn't matter just sign the papers,the other person whose name is on it is a friend of mine and she's over 40!"
Shocked but Jun doesn't care about my expressions as she continues "it's actually something simple you sign the papers, we send you to the hawkline troops and earn some money enough to pay for many things!" I look at them seated talking about my future like grocery shopping " I won't sign these!"
Speaking up for myself because let's be real I wanted to marry someone I love not some woman over 40 I don't even know but the hawkline troops that's a death sentence!
Right at the edge of our borders is a battle Frontline against beasts of the abyss and other creatures of origins dark and horrible
The hawkline was a troop specialized in recon and information gathering where people with my type of talent are helpful since we can see through illusions and brainwashing us is impossible! Which mind you there are powerful creatures capable of that!
Just when I was thinking I had made my point I was hit hard on the head by Mark " just sign the damn paper we already got permission from your parents!" Hearing his words through the ringing sounds in my head since he is an awaken individual with enhanced strength and agility.
But I was used to his hits by now just the words he spoke broke something within me that I was trying so desperately to hold, hope that one day my parents would come for me or call me by reason and reality are cruel things, in this country before being married you need your biological parents signature if they are still alive for records and it's a big crime for impersonation.
Signing the papers in some tears before giving it to them and before I knew it I was on a bus to the border miles away from here.
"Well on the bright side I wouldn't get to see them anymore!" I comfort myself trying not to think about the coming trials.
Two months later death valley Frontline..
I have been here for two months and assigned a team after training. The team consist of three men and two females who are trained and hardworking as I found out and slowly got to know each and all of them.
The leader Mai combat specialist, cold but caring is precise and follows the rules.
The technician Jane smart always enthusiastic and open to others, the rest Jake, Mike and Tom are field operatives