"Oh my, I apologize for not introducing myself. My name is Aven, a descendant of the Fairy King." bowed Aven politely.

Seeing his actions Jaden smiled. "Well, greetings to you Aven, my name is Jaden."

"Greetings Jaden, I was sent here to aid you in the creation of your character. Shall I start a quick guide right now?" asked Aven.

Jaden nodded his head in consent.

Aven then flew upwards while speaking. "First, let me fill you in with the lore of {Destiny Forged}. The place that you will arrive in is called Boundless Continent. In ancient times, it was one of the strongest realms across the myriad of worlds. However, due to the countless wars that had taken place between worlds, the continent had regressed and deteriorated. Among these wars, the most fatal one was called the War of Eternal. Alien races from foreign universes attacked our worlds and brought about a mortal calamity across different realms. The most fearsome of them all are the ones that we call Chaos Gods. They enslaved the races of our worlds and brought an era of darkness.

However, the Eternal Gods, along with powerful factions such as the Dragon race, Phoenixes and so on, were enraged and forced the Chaos Gods into a violent and devastating war. The heavens cried and the earth shook, and finally, victory dawned upon our side. The Chaos Gods and their spawns were either killed or mortally wounded and were forced to hide in their dimensions or the infinite void.

(Infinite Void = Space/Void)

Aven paused for a moment before continuing.

Although we won the war, the cost was far too expensive. Mighty Heroes, Mythical Beasts, and even a few gods have died in that glorious and arduous battle. However, we cannot be too complacent! Mother Elene have spread the word that the Chaos Gods will be back soon, and they'll even be stronger than before so we need every help that we can get. And I know that in the near future, you will be among the powerhouses that will fight for our world!" Aven was full of determination as he clenched his tiny fists while flying around.

Jaden couldn't help but laugh at the scene. 'What an interesting and immersive story, I wonder what it's like to be on the spotlight as well, gloriously fighting alongside powerful comrades.' he thought as his blood boiled with excitement.

At this moment, Aven flew right in front of his face and asked. "Okay, now let us continue with your character creation shall we?"

Jaden agreed as well.

"In the world of {Destiny Forged}, aside from the level, the warriors and monsters are separated by tiers or ranks. Both NPCs and monsters are ranked as follows:

NPCs: [Bronze], [Silver], [Gold], [Royal], [Imperial], [Supreme], [Legendary], and finally [Divine].

From [Royal] rank onwards, there are three sub-levels that must be attained for one to advance to further ranks, they are as follows:

[Primary], [Intermediate], and finally [Pinnacle].

As for the monsters: [Normal], [Elite], [Lord], [King], [Emperor], [Ancient], [Legendary], and [Divine].

This is the order of the level of existence of all NPCs and monsters in the worlds and realms of {Destiny Forged}. Of course, the higher the rank means the stronger one is.

However, there are races that are simply innately powerful and possesses an advantage compared to others. An example of this is a [Dragon]. A pure-blooded dragon is already of [King] rank when born, the powerful ones could even battle a god or even kill one! My [Fairy] race, now, are also among the top races of countless worlds due to the help of our Fairy King!" At this moment, Aven's eyes were sparkling like diamonds when he talked about the Fairy King.

Jaden raised his brows and said. "So is everyone inherently limited by their race, without a chance to improve their potential?"

Aven simply laughed at his question. "Of course not! There are countless ways to overcome and break the limit of one's potential. Consistently pushing one's limits extremely within a battlefield, finding magical treasures or medicines, obtaining titles, being worthy and blessed by the Eternal Gods, and so on. There are plenty of ways to increase one's rank, however, since you are a heaven's chosen, you aren't ranked by this typical system.

(Heaven's chosen = what NPCs call the players.)

Jaden nodded his head at this revelation. At this moment Aven suddenly became stiff as his eyes became dull and empty. He then opened his mouth and spoke with a monotonous, systematic voice.

[Jaden Cross, it is time to for your character creation. Please pick your character's name.]

Although he was a bit curious at Aven's instant change, he started thinking what his name should be.

Suddenly, Jaden smiled and said. "King." Jaden thought back to when he had fought many top tier martial artists and warriors all over the world, and what they nicknamed him.

King. A word that carried the aura of power and authority. None can go against a king's will.

Jaden Cross. Despite being an unknown name among the masses, the inner circle of the world's strongest martial artists knew of this name. They had nicknamed him "King" because of his unparalleled combat prowess despite living for only less than two decades. However, it wasn't just a nickname but more of a title. A title befitting his unbeatable battle record and being unrivaled across the world.

Jaden laughed when he remembered his father telling him about this story. Therefore, when he couldn't think of a name for his character, Jaden just picked "King" as his name.

[Ding! Your character is now named "King".]

[There are 4 main starting classes that players can pick which are the following.]

[Warrior, Thief, Mage, and Priest.]

[Players can replace their starting classes in-game, however, your starting class will be the root and foundation so choose wisely.!]

[Please pick one of the following starting classes.]

Of course, Jaden chose the Warrior class.

[Ding! You have chosen the Warrior class. Please choose your starting weapon.]

At this moment, a magical scene appeared around Jaden. Weapons ranging from swords to spears, staffs to hammers, daggers to whips, all kinds of weapons floated in the air, surrounding him.

As if calling for him, a longsword near him hummed as it levitated in the air, emitting sharpness around it.

Jaden smiled and walked towards the sword. Holding it in his hand, the longsword resonated with him as it emitted a sharp cry that reverberated in the surrounding. The other weapons all shook and hummed as if they were congratulating the sword for being chosen.

"I choose the sword." declared Jaden. The usual carefree air around him was gone as he currently resembled a sheathed sword with a sharpness that towered up to the heavens.

Suddenly, the sharp aura was gone as he regained his usual carefree disposition. He looked at the sword and smiled with satisfaction. 'A world where power reigns supreme...' he thought.

[Ding! For your attribute points, you have two choices to pick from. One, you will receive a fixed amount of attribute points and distribute them manually, or two, your real-life body will be scanned by the capsule and your attributes will be determined based on your body's strength and constitution.]

"Heh." Jaden laughed when he heard the system's words. 'Since I was a kid, my body had been strengthened and refined to the limits, it's been pushed to the extremities, I highly doubt that my body will just be a bit stronger than a normal person's body.' he thought.

"I pick the second one, my attributes based on my real body's capabilities."

[Ding! The system is now scanning your body, please wait for a moment...10%...30%...40%...65%...80%...95%...100%! Complete! The player's attributes will now be shown on the screen.]

Right after the system's words, a blue screen suddenly appeared in front of him.

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Main Attributes:

STR: 65

AGI: 78

CON: 60

INT: 58

VIT: 55

WIS: 60

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Innate Attributes:

CHA: 99

LUC: 70

WIL: 100

PER: 80

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[The Main Attributes are composed of Strength, Agility, Constitution, Intelligence, Vitality, and Wisdom while the Innate Attributes are composed of Charm, Luck, Willpower, and Perception, other than these, one could also unlock hidden Innate Attributes in-game.]

[Only the Main attributes can be increased with the points that one can get while leveling up, while the Innate attributes can only be increased through certain means, but it will be harder of course.]

Although Jaden knew that he was stronger than normal people, he didn't know how much so he asked the system. "Can you show me the status page of a normal player's attributes?"

[Ding! Of course, please wait a moment...Ding! Complete.]

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Main Attributes:

Free stat points: 30

STR: 15

AGI: 12

CON: 10

INT: 11

VIT: 10

WIS: 9

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Innate Attributes:

Free Innate starting points: 30

CHA: 0

LUC: 0

WIL: 0

PER: 0

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"Whoa!" exclaimed Jaden with astonishment as he compared his stats with a random person's. The difference could simply be said to be impossibly large.

[The system has deemed your body to be too abnormal and have decreased your attributes to keep the balance of the game. Of course, compensation will be given for you to keep everything fair.]

"What?! My stats were actually forcefully reduced just to keep the game balanced?!" Jaden laughed when he heard the system's words.

[Ding! And for the final touch, would you like to keep your current appearance the same or do you want to alter it? One can only alter one's appearance for 50%.]

"Hmm, no thanks, I'll just keep my own face." Jaden waved his hand in refusal.

[Congratulations! You have now officially finished your character creation!]

[Ding! As one of the owners of the only 10 Diamond Capsules across the world and the official owner of the Diamond Capsule #01, you have received 4 gifts from the system. Would you like to open it now?]

Jaden was surprised but he smiled since he knew that it was the doing of his parents.

"Yes."

[Ding! Opening the gifts now...]

[Congratulations to King, you have received Sword of the Forsaken.]

[Congratulations to King, you have received a mysterious egg.]

[Congratulations to King, you have received Spatial Ring.]

Jaden was excited when he heard that he won a sword, he immediately had the system show it to him.

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[ Sword of the Forsaken ]

Type: One-Handed Sword

Rank(Can Evolve): Bronze > Silver = 30 pieces of Level 20 Bronze equipment.

Damage: 50 - 110

Attributes: > +25 to all stats (Including Innate Attributes).

Skills: Lifesteal(Passive): 15% of the damage dealt with restores the health. Only works with basic attacks.

Description: An ancient weapon of a peerless warrior of the past that was exiled for a crime that he didn't commit. (Upgrade the weapon to unlock more of the description).

Requirements: Level 0. Bound to King.

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"Wow! This sword can actually evolve?! I wonder what background it actually has..." muttered Jaden.

[Not all equipment can evolve, only a few specially forged pieces of equipment can, or ones with a special history behind them. The rank of equipment in {Destiny Forged} are as follows: White > Bronze > Silver > Gold > Hero > Epic > Ancient > Legendary > Mythical.]

After Jaden finished checking out the sword, he then looked at the other items that he received.

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[ Spatial Ring ]

Type: Ring.

Rank(Can Evolve): Bronze > Silver: Reach Level 30.

Attributes: > +20 Intelligence, Wisdom, Charm, and Luck.

> 20 cubic meters of inventory space within the ring.

Description: Forged by a legendary blacksmith using extremely rare meteor rocks containing the element of space, the spatial ring is born.

Restriction: Bound to King.

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[ Mysterious Egg ]

Type: Pet Egg ( 0% Incubation)

Rank: Unknown.

Attributes: Unknown.

Description: An egg of an unknown creature, it could hatch a random pet. Feed it the blood of monsters and beasts, the higher the quality the better pet it will hatch.

Requirement: Bound to King.

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"..." At this moment, Jaden held a large egg that wasn't exactly an egg between his arms with a curious look on his face. 'I wonder what kind of creature will hatch from this weird egg...' The egg was different from the eggs that Jaden knew, it wasn't hard and it wasn't a shell exactly, it was pretty hard to explain what it was made of exactly.

While Jaden was thinking what could hatch from it, the system's ever monotonous voice resounded again.

[And finally, for your final reward, you will be sent into one of the most powerful cities in the continent.]

Although it was very vague, Jaden still nodded his head and thanked the system.

[Ding! This concludes your character creation, {Destiny Forged} will officially launch in an hour, prepare yourself.]

"Can I stay here and wait instead?" he asked.

[Yes.]

Hearing that he could stay in whatever this place was, Jaden immediately took out the Sword of the Forsaken and started practicing his sword arts.

'I should use this time and get familiar with this sword and moving within this VR game as well.' he thought, after all, reality and virtual reality are two different worlds. He would still have to get used to this world despite its 99% realism.

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[Ding! Destiny Forged will officially launch in ten seconds! Counting down now...]

At this moment, Jaden raised his head and took a deep breath as he counted down in his head.

[10]

[9]

[8]

[7]

[6]

[5]

[4]

[3]

[2]

[1...]

[Ding! You will now be transported to EverGuard City. Good luck on your adventures, warrior.]

"EverGuard..." said Jaden silently as he wondered what kind of city it'll be.

Suddenly, a bright light flashed in front of him which resembled a portal. Jaden felt a light push come from behind him but he didn't resist it as his body entered and was swallowed by the portal.

This moment marks the beginning of a legend's everlasting glory.