CHAPTER 1: THE EXTRA
In a light dim room, a young boy with blue eye and white hair wake up from the floor. When he opens his eye, he notices that something doesn't feel right. As he observes the room, saw a simple table with lots of book open like some amazing scholar room.
He didn't see his usual computer desk and the chair with coffee stain.
He starts walking toward the table and so an enveloped with a dragon seal on it. He picks up the enveloped and open it, there was a letter and token with number 754 imprint on it. He open letter and it contain on it.
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Date: 2 February, 3892
To: Mr. Michael Willson
Dear candidate,
It is with great honor that we inform you on your selection to participate in 367th year Entrance Examination of Arcade Hunter Academy – the foremost institution for cultivating elite Hunters across the world.
Your Entrance Examination has been scheduled for 15th March, 3892
Your Token Number is: 754
Important:
This token number is unique to you and serves as your sole identification during the examination process.
Without presenting this token, entry into the examination grounds will not be permitted under any circumstances.
The Entrance Examination will assess candidates across four trials, designed to measure your worthiness to join the Hunter ranks:
Endurance Trial – A physical test to evaluate stamina, resilience, and survival capacity. Intelligence Trial (Written Exam) – An assessment of strategic thinking, tactical knowledge, and decision-making under pressure. Skill Test (Combat Exam) – A demonstration of your combat aptitude with your chosen weapon or technique. Special Exam (Hidden) – A classified trial, the nature of which will be revealed only to those who progress to this stage.
Candidates are advised to arrive at the Arcade Hunter Academy Examination Grounds no later than 09:00 AM on the examination date. Late arrivals will be disqualified without exception.
We extend our best wishes for your success and look forward to witnessing your potential.
Signed,
Herald Crimson
Principal, Arcade Hunter Academy
Bearer of the Order Seal – Council Elder
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As he reviews the letter he was stunted by the context of the letter. Michael just blinks twice, next second he put down the letter but he minds was screaming the loudest.
'Wait… no, NO, no, no it can't be real' he whispered, patting himself down.
I stared at letter like it has just seen a ghost or something but there was a particular word that hit him hard.
"Arcade Hunter Academy...?"
My voice cracked halfway through reading the name. This name was too familiar to him, this -Hunter Academy – the one only main character of prodigies and tutorial stage of the game story.
My lips twitched. Its didn't make sense that this is the game world and I am inside it.
If I remember correctly moment ago, I was sitting on my desk playing this very game 'The Eclipse of Hero – The Worlds End 'and myself is Samar, 34-year-old and corporate office worker and also a game streamer on YouTube.
Back then the year 2000 was the golden age of The Eclipse of Hero online series. The internet was slow, computers were clunky, most gamers had to beg their parents not to pick up the phone while they were middle of raiding a dungeon, Labyrinth, Towers or a Demon Castle. But for me, Samar, this was paradise.
Eight years – eight whole years – I lived and breathed this game.
I wasn't just some casual player. I was Rank #1 on the global leaderboards, the undisputed king of PvP arenas, the Raid Leader whose name guild whispered about like I was some myth. People spend real money just to have me carry them through dungeons. My in-game name was worth more than some people's houses.
In this game there a 5 Heros that you can selected to play with and each of them have storyline and classes like Swordsman, Mage, Assassin, cleric, alchemist, Summoner, Warrior, Archer, Blacksmith. Also, there are Side character you can play.
The game storyline starts with Leon Lionheart, started his journey when he obtains a system where he kills monster and complete quest to increase his stats, he strength to rise enough to killed the demon god but then demon setup some magic rune in himself the blow the entire planet with himself and with-it humanity end as well as other races.
But Leon received a reward for killing the Demon God and the God sent him to another world to killed another Evil fallen God.
So, I realized that his world is doomed to end as its destiny.
"it's seemed that somehow I have to prevent the destruction of this planet"
"For that I should have equal strength, No more powerful than Leon"
And for that I have to know my current self. As he was trying to remember who he is then the memories click and whole life was running like a movie.
Michael Willson wasn't born with a hero's destiny — just a last name tied to a small, stubborn family guild that refused to vanish from the Hunter registry.
The Willson Adventuring Guild was officially ranked #7652 in the world. A humble position, but one earned through grit, sweat, and years of surviving the lower-tier dungeons. His father, Darius Willson, was a B-Class Hunter and a seasoned Swordsman whose best days were behind him but whose blade had not dulled in spirit. His mother, Lilly Benrick, also a B-Class Hunter, wielded her magic as a Mage, her control over flame and frost sharp enough to make even careless monsters hesitate
The guild wasn't glamorous. It wasn't famous. But it was family. With five other B-Class Hunters, sixty-three C-Class, and forty-five D-Class Hunters under its banner, the Willson Guild specialized in raiding E to C-ranked dungeons, clearing out low-threat areas for trade caravans, and selling harvested Mana Stones to merchants. It wasn't enough to make them rich, but it kept the guild's modest hall lit, the weapons sharpened, and the members fed.
Michael grew up in that environment of a family care where his father had high hopes for him as his class was a swordsman like his father. In this world children awaken classes at the age of 8- 10 naturally or using Mana Crystal, where they got skill and traits where skill can be obtained by learning for others or getting skill manual from dungeons but for traits are not gainable but the protagonist has 2 traits; one form the birth and one from the system also in the future he will gain traits by meeting an Ancient God. If I remember from my pervious life, it was a world class event of ancient kingdom and the company also release a novel based of this ancient kingdom and upcoming storyline.
But as a Top gamer and a novel freak I know how to gain a trait at early stage. Also, he was born with ice affinity but as well Leon has 3 Affinity now, they are Fire, wind, light.
When the announcement for the 367th Year Entrance Exam of Arcade Hunter Academy was posted, Michael surprised even himself. He had never been the star pupil in combat training or the most promising in magic. But something in him to prove himself perhaps stubborn pride or a quiet hunger of him wanted to see if he could rise above the role of an ordinary son of a B rank Hunter in the world to make name.
Two months ago, he arrived in Atlan City to submit his application. The waiting period wasn't kind.
Unable to afford a proper apartment, Michael rented a single room in a modest inn. By day, he worked at a bustling corner café, delivering coffee to customer and to hunter Association staffs, hopefuls who spent their hours boasting about their future glory. By night, he trained quietly in the empty park, practicing basic sword drills and simple mana channelling — nothing impressive, just enough to keep the rust away.
'Attest he is a hard worker '
The days blurred together in routine… until the morning he returned to his room and found a portion and beside there was a letter.
Inside was the letter — It said that as long he takes this portion that, can rise his rank one level, he should drink it if he wants to admitted in the academy.
Micheal didn't have choice an take the portion because he knows that he cannot pass the entrance exam of this prestige academy. He has been carrying a huge burden to be a hunter for his family and want to rise his father guild. For someone like Michael, it was a long shot.
But it was a shot nonetheless.
As he consumes the portion he started to losing, his vision and he had difficult to breath. so, he died by consuming this poison that someone has placed in his room.its explain why he is reincarneted to this body and when.
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'So, Micheal doesn't die suddenly, it seems some had created big scheme where it looks like suicide'
Someone had used Micheal disparted to join the academy to his advantage to his scheme plan to kill him. Also looking at the desk it doesn't have letter that he got with the portion.
Look like someone already had the cleanup of the incident. Who could the mastermind to setup him to die, as he was thinking suddenly a systematic voice rang to his ear.
DING---
[Congratulation the host for regaining he lost memory]
[ Now system has been Activated]
[ System has been merging with the world status with the host]
[Merging completed]