Chapter 16: Memory
Ank had been unconscious for half a year.
When his eyes slowly opened, he found himself staring at the same ceiling once again.
He sighed. How many times have I woken up like this already?
"…thirty times… oh, I remember now."
Dragging himself out of bed, Ank stretched his healed body and walked outside.
He had a faint belief that using a forbidden spell ,he would survive.
And now nothing happened to him ,his bet on forbidden spells saved him.
When he reached outside, cool air brushed against his skin as he stepped into the courtyard.
There, in his usual place, sat the old man—Arthur—on his wooden chair. His sharp eyes immediately caught Ank's presence.
Arthur moved towards Ank.
"So, you've finally woken up. Thank you… for saving my granddaughter."
"Not a problem," Ank replied simply.
He also wanted to save Maya ,he didn't know why but something inside told him to save him and also he completed a quest.
Arthur tilted his head slightly, his gaze sharp yet warm.
"So, I'm thinking… if you haven't changed your mind about becoming my student, then I'll accept you as one."
Ank's eyes widened open when he heard those words. He had long awaited them. His lips curled into a small smile.
Now one more quest was completed and he also found a master that will help him.
At that moment, he was happy from his heart and he had already given up on the idea of Arthur accepting him as a student but he accepted him.
Now he bowed to himself as not the first Emperor of the Universe, but as a man who would not be consumed by the greed of power.
I will not let my power control me once again.This time I will take control.
Arthur's voice broke his thoughts.
"Your training begins tomorrow. Go rest. Because after tomorrow… only hell awaits you."
The old man laughed loudly, the sound echoing through the courtyard.
Ank shook his head with a wry smile and returned to his room.
Dinner had already been left for him inside.
After eating in silence, he sat on the edge of his bed and called out the familiar screen.
"Status Window, open."
[Status Window: Ank]
[Race: Fallen True God] (Locked)
[Title: ????? – The First Emperor of the Universe and more… ?????] (Sealed)
[Rank: ?????] (Sealed – 0.001% unsealed)
[Level: ?????] (Sealed – 0.001% unsealed)
[HP: ?????] (Life Force Burning – Temporarily halted, resumes after 19,819 days)
[Energy: ?????] (Sealed – 0.001% unsealed)
[Magic: ?????] (All Elements Exist – Locked)
[Strength: ?????] (Sealed – 0.001% unsealed)
[Constitution: ?????] (Sealed – 0.001% unsealed)
[Stamina: ?????] (Sealed – 0.001% unsealed)
[Charisma: ?????] (Sealed – 0.01% unsealed)
[Intelligence: ?????] (Sealed – 0.01% unsealed)
[Skills: ?????] (Sealed)
[Spells: Basic spells only. Forbidden spells cost life.]
System Note:
To unlock Seals: Complete tasks issued by the God of Creation, the God of Destruction, and the God of Protection.
To erase the Life-Burning effect: Complete a quest from the God of Protection.
To unlock Spells: Complete quests from the God of Creation.
To unlock Titles: Complete quests from the God of Destruction.
The screen flickered, and another set of details appeared—his current, unsealed status.
[Status Window: Ank]
[Age: 15]
[Rank: Noob]
[Level: 1]
[HP: 50]
[Energy: 58]
[Strength: 35]
[Constitution: 53]
[Stamina: 90]
[Charisma: 91]
[Intelligence: 81]
[Skills: None]
System Note: This is your current status after unsealing.
After using a Forbidden Spell, you cannot use any skills granted by the system until you complete a specific quest. [Only Destruction provided this quest]
You will lose some memories of the first Emperor of the Universe.
You have 1 year left before you lose your memory.
Time countdown starts now: 365:00:00
Ank clenched his fists after seeing the details and cost of using forbidden spells.
His strength was already sealed and now he was losing his memory.
but he had options and quests held the key to everything.
And one thing was good that Ank was happy —he was losing his memory. He also wanted to lose his memory.
He wanted to forget his dark past.
And first time Ank was happy that he had system but his happiness cannot take rest because the quest window appear.
The system began listing them.
Quest: To Erase the Life-Burning Curse
Sub-Quest 1: Save the planet before it dies
Time Limit: 8 years
Location: Duskwild
Difficulty: ????? (Fluctuates between Extremely Difficult and ?????)
Reward: Life extended by 2000 days
Penalty: Planet Destruction
Status: Incomplete
Sub-Quest 2: Kill two million zombies
Time Limit: 5 years
Location: Duskwild
Difficulty: Extreme Difficulty
Reward: Life extended by 200 days
Penalty: Planet Destruction
Status: Incomplete
Quest: To Unlock Spells
Sub-Quest 1: Save this village from destruction
Time Limit: 21 months (increased from 15 → 30 months)
Location: Duskwild
Difficulty: Extremely Difficult
Reward: Shadow Soldier Army
Penalty: Village Destruction
Status: Incomplete
Sub-Quest 2: Make someone your fiancée
Time Limit: 40 months
Location: Duskwild
Difficulty: ?????
Reward: ?????
Penalty: Your mother will be angry at you and won't help you
Status: Incomplete
Quest: To Unlock Titles
Sub-Quest 1: Kill 1000 dragons (but you cannot kill innocent dragons)
Time Limit: 8 years (reduced from 15 years)
Location: Duskwild
Difficulty: ?????
Reward: Dragon Slayer [Skill: Summon Dragons]
Penalty: A dragon will always hunt you
Status: Incomplete
Sub-Quest 2: Insult Creation
Time Limit: None
Location: Duskwild
Difficulty: ?????
Reward: Strongest Person in the Universe [Infinite Strength: Capable of destroying planets with one punch]
Penalty: Continuous electric shock for 2 months
Time until quest starts: 8 months
Status: Incomplete
Urgent Quest
Sub-Quest 1: Make Arthur your master
Time Limit: 10 days
Location: Duskwild
Difficulty: ?????
Reward: System Shop unlocks [All your items appear in the shop, but you must pay for them]
Penalty: Life as hell
Status: Completed
Sub-Quest 2: Reach Level 30
Time Limit: 6 months
Location: Duskwild
Difficulty: ?????
Reward: Fire Blast [Create a fireball of energy]
Penalty: Your life will become hell
Status: Incomplete
Sub-Quest 3: Save Maya Silvertone
Time Limit: None
Location: Duskwild
Difficulty: Threat
Reward: Teleportation Card ×3 [Teleport to any visited location without mana. One-time use.]
Penalty: Maya's death
Status: Completed
System Note: New quests are generated but remain hidden until certain levels are reached. Until then, they are stored within the System.
Special Note :You were happy that you lost Memory Ank but I will tell you that when you start unsealing your power your memory also starts unsealing .So good bye , your favourite uncle Destruction.
Ank was irritated by reading and once again he cursed himself and the system.
I am idiot to think that system will help me , system was made to punish me and when his eyes landed on Completed quest
Ank exhaled. "At last… I've completed two quests."
For a brief moment, happiness swelled within him.
And he forgot that one moment ago he had cursing system about sealing and unsealing back memory .
But not a problem for him; he knew it would take time to unsealed his memory after Sealed.
But his happiness quickly shattered.
Because he noticed something terrifying—
The timers on some of his quests had changed.
And worse… more quests had appeared. Ones he could not even see yet.
His face darkened.
"…This system really wants to kill me."