The sun was already setting, most people were already packing up for the day.
Meanwhile, West of Lawless Hollow, was made up of towering trees and tall grasses. Movements could be seen as running footsteps could be heard.
From a bird's eye view, a moving silhouette was moving through the grasses while being pursued by four other silhouettes.
Running out of the grasses is an adolescent with dirt platinum hair, golden snake-like pupil and a dirty face, he was dressed in red and black jacket with a dirty white singlet. In his arms, was a huge box.
"F*cking b*stard, get back here!!" A hoarse voice roared from behind as a rough looking beastman rushed out from the grass hot on the boy's tail.
He was not the only one who ran out, two other beastmen ran out, two humans and a female dark elf.
The adolescent boy glanced behind him before his eyes widened, he rolled to the side and continued running, the dark elf appeared in his previous position stabbing the empty spot. Clicking her tongue, she continued chasing.
"Motherfxckers!, I found the box first, I thought everything was fair!" The adolescent boy roared as he pushed his legs to keep running.
"What do you mean by fair, Caeser boy?... This is the lawless region, there's no fairness here!" The human woman said as she flicked her finger in the adolescent's direction.
As soon as she flicked her finger, a surging ball of black fire shot towards Caeser who looked back in shock, he gritted his teeth and looked forward only to see an incoming feast which belonged to the burly beastman.
"Sh*t!" With a curse, he ducked as he slid past the beastman before stumbling forward and tumbling and the box fell out of his hand and tumbled forward.
Caeser immediately rushed forward and caught the box as it was about to fall off the cliff, he ignored the gorwl of the beastman who had been hit by the fireball.
He sighed with relief before he felt a chill, he looked upwards and noticed the dark elf standing above him with a katana to his neck, she looked down at him with apathy.
"Give me the box, and your death won't be painful"
Caeser gulped as he looked at the katana's blade before he hissed as felt it prick open his flesh. He looked beyond the blade and noticed the other fige coming. Caeser saw the human woman stop before looking at him with a bizzare smile which sent a chill down his skin.
The woman faced her palm in their direction, a swirling black fire ball formed in front of her palm, her grin intensified.
"Symbol-flame bomb!"
The ball shot out forwards.
"I don't give a d*mn" Caeser swore as he noticed the dark elf look back, he rolled to the side, hugged the box to his chest before jumping of the cliff. The dark elf clicked her tongue and jumped after him.
Behind her, the cliff exploded, the smoke shrouded her.
Seeing this, Caeser sighed with relief before he plunged into the river, before he fell into the river, the blood from the cut on his neck fell onto the box and it disappeared.
As Caeser sank, above the river, the dark elf flew out of the smoke and dived into the river, noticing Caesar's sinking body, her eyes narrowed before she noticed box in his hands. Seeing how he was clutching it tightly, her eyes relaxed, without looking back at Caeser she turned around and swam back to the surface.
"Better in the hands than out with the living" she muttered as she swam.
Caeser sank to the riverbed before he rested, a turbulent current carried his body in a direction, he hit his head on a sea rock causing him to bleed, as he was carried by the current in a direction the box absorbed his blood before he was covered in a blood red cocoon alongside the box that was turning illusionary.
***
Helios Institute, Sacred Empire
On top of a mountain, a small house was situated in the middle. Inside, a small boy sat, he was dressed in a kimono while smoking a pipe.
Despite looking small, his gaze had maturity in them, when he opened his mouth, his voice was like that of a middle aged man.
"The Final Piece has been selected..."
The boy raised his hand and a scroll appeared above his hand.
"Give unto Caesar what belongs to him" the boy said and the scroll disappeared.
Meanwhile, a drop of water fell into a pool and eyes opened with a jolt.
The eyes belonged to Caeser who immediately sat up with quick before he groaned as he clutched the back of his head while cussing.
[Connection to Inner Self Successful]
[Awakening Successful!]
[Akashic Record Interface Successfully Integrated!]
[You have received a blessing from the universe, Kai of The Infernal Eldritch]
[You have received the rune of the infernal Eldritch]
[...]
Caeser was stunned at the red-black virtual screens before him, before his eyes widened and he looked around himself. He couldn't find the box, he looked at his left and saw the flowing river, he looked to his right, he saw forest. He noticed he was standing on the shore of the forest and he was sure that he was no longer in the lawless hollow because the air was not gloomy.
[Dear Exceed, Check your stats and plan your path to supremacy]
Another virtual screen popped up, Caeser looked at the virtual screen with a sigh, he looked up at the sky and gave a wry smile.
"Hey mom, hey dad, I awakened" he muttered before looking back at the virtual screen.
"Status"
[Command affirmed]
[Exceed Record]
ID:456081
Name: Caeser Hydrae
Age: 18 years old
Race: Human
Rank: Adept
Kai: The Infernal Eldritch
HP: 100/100 MP: 5000/5000
SP: 0
Attributes¶
Skills¶
Equipments¶
Caeser dediced to check his attributes...
[Attributes]
Strength: 50
Agility:80
Vitality: 60
Spirit: 100
Luck: ????
Charm: 50
[The basic average of each attribute is 50]
"Guess, I'm just your average Exceed" Caeser muttered to himself before something dropped on his head and to the ground.
He looked at it and saw a scroll at his feet, with raised eyebrows, he picked up, untied it and his eyes widened when he saw the heading, his eyes widened further when he saw the sender.
ADMISSION NOTICE
HELIOS INSTITUTE
The.....