Awakening
The night was quiet.
A cold wind passed through the small village of Ardel while the moon illuminated the wooden houses below.
Kael sat on the roof of an old barn, staring at the sky.
His white hair moved gently in the wind.
"Seventeen already…" he muttered.
Seventeen years of living without answers.
His parents died when he was three years old.
No one ever told him how.
Suddenly—
BOOM
The ground shook violently.
People began screaming.
"Monster! A monster!"
From the darkness of the forest, a massive creature emerged.
Its skin was black as coal.
Its eyes glowed crimson.
Kael felt something strange inside his chest.
A cold sensation.
Not warmth.
Emptiness
.
Then a voice echoed inside his mind.
[SYSTEM ACTIVATED]
[ABYSS CORE AWAKENED]
Kael froze.
"What…?"
Dark energy began swirling around his hands.
The monster roared and rushed toward the village.
Kael slowly raised his arm.
"I don't know what this power is…"
"…but let's try it."
Darkness exploded from his palm.
The monster disappeared instantly.
And at that moment—
Kael's life changed forever.