Chapter 1

Chapter 1 – Fate Trickster

Desire was the force that drives progress, as well as what gives birth to destruction .

In 2206 CE, humanity is confronted with its most severe energy crisis, while the Earth’s climate has become exceedingly vile due to the the excessive exploitation of the planet’s resources . The colony on the moon couldn’t support a hundred million immigrants, and thus, the Salvation Project began . Humanity decided to build an “artificial black hole” between the Earth and Moon in order to provide everlasting energy, while also improving the Earth’s environment . This project clearly had enormous dangers associated with it, but it was their only method for salvation .

2216 CE . The construction of the black hole was a success, but the aftermath was something humanity could never have predicted . The black hole caused a higher dimension to overlap with Earth, causing a spatial fold effect . This led to drastic changes on Earth, such as spatial cracks, unusual powers manifesting, and mutated organisms .

The Earth descended into chaos due to the ineffectiveness of conventional weapons in the face of these new monsters . Even the ultimate weapon of humanity, nuclear weapons, became useless . After a short three years, the Earth’s population had declined to only two hundred million, and human civilization was on the brink of annihilation . Thus, humanity entered its last stand .

However, during this moment of crisis, humanity’s avarice was matched by its powerful vitality which revealed itself . After many years of fighting against these monsters, humanity discovered what had caused the organisms of Earth to mutate . While other organisms had been transformed by this energy, many humans had also been transformed as well . In their final stand, humans continuously searched for ways to strengthen themselves . After much effort, they were able to create a completely new battle system . Due to the countless heroes sacrificed to create this system, it was titled the Heroic Soul System . Named as such because a hero’s soul would never be extinguished .

At the same time, the famous scientist, Glenn Grasso, discovered a way to use this unusual energy in a scientific manner . People called this energy “Grasso Energy” . Combined with technology, it was newly termed rune technology . After paying a steep cost, humanity was able to wield this new energy and overcome the danger of extinction .

After fighting for several centuries, humanity was finally able to stand firm and claim a position on Earth . With the combination of their technology and new battle system, they were able to establish cities upon cities, rapidly expanding out once again . The new generation whose souls were ignited became the main defending power of these cities . They were called Heroic Soul Soldiers . In every single city, the heroic soul schools became the most important sector . These schools were the cradle from where soldiers were nurtured . After the old human society had been completely destroyed, two factions emerged from the ashes . One was the Imperial Alliance while the other was the Freedom Federation .

The Freedom Federation followed the social order of the olden days . Thus, it also followed the governing hierarchy of the past . The parliament was the highest order of authority, but the major families and financial groups were the true wielders of power . A majority of the technology and resources of the olden days were inherited by the federation . The Freedom Federation discriminated against mutants, strictly prohibiting mutants and ordinary people from intermarrying .

As for the Imperial Alliance, they had inherited much less of the resources of the olden days . During the dark ages, the discarded human communities fought with blood and fire and were were able to rapidly expand by forming an alliance of nations with a strict social order . Humans, Neohumans, and other unusual races could be found in the alliance, all of them living for the pursuit of supreme power .

Originally, there were many great wars between the two factions over natural resources, but after encountering a great enemy, they were able to sign a peace agreement . Thus marked the new era of rapid development for humanity . A short hundred years later, the human population had grown back to a billion people . Undoubtedly, their intelligence and powerful reproduction ability allowed humans to regain their position as Earth’s most powerful ruler .

However, what was lost could never come back . There were five forbidden mutated regions that humans were unable to conquer . In addition to those five regions, the influence of the hyperdimension allowed humans to realize that they weren’t the son’s of heaven .

New Era 516 . The Kaiser Empire, one of the three great empires within the Imperial Alliance .

An emaciated child was born in the best hospital of the empire . This child had to go into intensive care and was on the verge of death .

“Shirley, don’t be sad . I believe that this child will definitely be able to be able to stand tall!” Wang Zhan Feng said in order to comfort his wife .

However, Shirley’s tears continued to flow just as before . This child was too pitiful . As soon as he was born, he’d been plagued with misfortunes . After narrowly escaping from a great calamity, who would have thought that his body would then be influenced . “This is punishment from the gods . We should have been faster…”

Wang Zhan Feng gently shook his head . This matter had already been censored by both the Freedom Federation and the Imperial Alliance, and had become a taboo topic . After all, this was the greatest catastrophe humanity had faced since the New Era began . Once again, it seems that before humans are destroyed, God will make humans go crazy . But in the end, who knows what is right and what is wrong?

Dr . Layton Garau was a super genius and was the greatest expert on science and rune technology of the century . He had accidently obtained the “Fate Stone”, a hyperdimensional divine item . This sparked many crazy ideas that were supported by the Imperial Alliance, such as, “everyone can become a god”, “humanity will reclaim everything,” and “conquer the hyperdimension . ” Humanity had coveted the powers of the hyperdimension for a long time and had even begun experiments in the unregulated Inca City .

This wasn’t the first time that humans had tried to spy into the realm of the gods, and it wasn’t their first failure either . It was just that this experiment’s failure had caused an earthquake with a magnitude of 13 to shake Inca City . The heavens fell and the earth was split asunder by this disaster that lasted the whole day . The city had also been struck by a tsunami that day, causing floods and many casualties . Furthermore, a hundred thousand people lost their homes . As for the Imperial Alliance, they abandoned Dr . Layton and used him as the scapegoat . The dead Dr . Layton had been transformed from a scientific genius into a scientific devil .

Wang Zhong was an orphan of that disaster .

Wang Zhan Feng embraced his wife . “This child is very strong . He was even trying to reassure us just moments ago . Ah…”

“My heart was about break into pieces when I saw him smile while enduring so much pain . ” Shirley couldn’t control the tears that streamed down her face .

“Perhaps death is a type of freedom in itself . If he’s able to make it through this, we’ll leave this place and go live a tranquil life . We won’t bother with any disturbances,” Wang Zhan Feng resolutely said . He had already achieved glory, as well as fallen to an all-time-low . The only thing he had left was his family .

Inside of the hospital ward, a four or five-year-old child quietly lay there . It was silent aside from the sound of an apparatus dripping . A sedative had been used on him recently, allowing Wang Zhong to finally enter the land of dreams .

In reality, Wang Zhong didn’t really like sleeping . Although he would be in pain while he was awake, he at least wouldn’t be lonely . He liked the world that was full of vitality, rather than the darkness and loneliness of the world of dreams .

However, sleep wasn’t something he could prevent . As Wang Zhong’s breathing became more steady, his surroundings seemed to quiet down . Then the side of the apparatus flashed a bit and Wang Zhong’s eyelids twitched .

There was only darkness within the dreams for the sensible Wang Zhong . There was nothing he could do . However, today was different . The infinite darkness in his dreams suddenly turned red, giving Wang Zhong a pleasant surprise . The torment he experienced from his ailment had already rid him of any fear of death . Now the only thing he feared was to be alone . The color around him changed once again, from red to orange… then to yellow . Wang Zhong was extremely happy at this sight . His quiet world had finally gained some color . Others may disdain such a matter, but for Wang Zhong, this had brought him much joy .

His surroundings stopped at the color purple, as if it had been a blossoming rainbow . From the very core of these colors appeared a figure .

It was a… small, brightly colored clown!

The little clown seemed particularly happy . “Hi hi . Child, I am your envoy of fortune, the handsome Simba! The peerless Simba! The powerful Simba!” The little clown somersaulted three times in the air before landing in an exaggerated pose . Of course, he hadn’t forgotten to swing his onion shaped hair around as he pulled out a beautiful rainbow .

“Simba? That sounds like a puppy’s name . ” Wang Zhong couldn’t help but laugh . Most children would react in the same way should they see such a little clown, let alone Wang Zhong .

The little clown’s face suddenly spun down . “What puppy? I am the Fate Trickster, Simba . I play tricks on fate and there’s nothing I can’t do . Child, you have encountered something great!”