There was a large commotion when the sky suddenly turned dark red as 3 meteors entered the Earth’s atmosphere. What confuses the citizens more was the fact that even the experts and with the state of the art technologies and facilities cannot even explain. “What is that!”, “Is this the end of the world!”, “What is happening now?!”. Panic, confusion and terror envelop the hearts and minds of people as they see the meteors approaching the Earth. “Are we going to die?”, “But I don’t want to die yet! I am not even married nor have a girlfriend”, “Are you stupid? You even think of that in this situation!”.

I am scared as I see the meteor approaching, I knew that I am going to die, but what scare me the most is the fact that I cannot save my brother if anything happens. People are trembling, lost their hope and will to live anymore.

As the meteor reached the land a huge impact blasted almost 1/3’s of Earth and left the planet almost inhabitable. “Ahhh, is this the end?” is what I said to myself as I lay down on the ground not able to lift a single finger of my hand. I am losing hope and started to close my eyes to ease the pain I’m experiencing.

As I slowly close my eyes, I am hearing someone shouting from near. “Brother!”, “Brotheeerr!”. I keep hearing it until I fully close my eyes. “Brotheerr!”, “Brotheeerr!”, “Brothe---r”, “Brot-------“. I keep hearing it until I see a white light, so bright that I almost become blind. My eyes sore seeing the white light when suddenly a loud voice bring me back to my senses “BROTHHHEEEEERRRR!”.

As I open my eyes a realize I am in a room lying in a comfortable bed. “Did I survive?” I ask myself. I turn my head to where I keep hearing the voice and I se-------. “What the fuck are you doing! It hurts!”. I regain my senses and my boring story introduction I keep thinking hard when my brother hit me in my head. And it fucking hurts! So much!

I see again this annoying brother of mine. He’s gray hair and beautiful face, bright skin and griming eyes yet, annoyingly happy go lucky personality of his is what irritates me the most.

My brother Sylvester von Aarth and me Zion Zeal von Aarth are born noble of Aarth household, son of Archduke Charles von Aarth and Archduchess Ludovika von Aarth and Grandson of the Emperor Claudius Nero von Aarth IV.

“Brother! How long do you intend to gaze like an idiot? You didn’t even answer me” Sylvester nagged me for not listening. “Young master Zion, the Archduke is requesting your presence in the study” addressed by my personal maid Yue Bailey. I look around and see the glamorous room I am in and realized that I dream again of the same dream I’ve been having for the past few days. I look around and see my brother and Yue looking at me confused as I act like a total idiot and I immediately reply to Yue “Yeah yeah, I will be there in a few minutes tell my father”.

After the conversation Zion head to washing room to take a bath and change his clothes and look at the mirror “Ughh look at this face it’s so handsome” praising his self with a smug face “Look at this silver gray hair of mine, my red sharp eyes, perfect nose, my ear with a blue diamond dangle earing and my beautiful body, Ahhhh who would not fall for this” he is full of self-praise with his idiotic face.

After changing my pajamas to formal royal clothes I immediately head to meet my father in his study.

As Zion heads to the study he saw a tall, masculine, intimidating man with a gray hair and gold eyes, wearing a red armed force military uniform with countless medals attached to it. As Zion approach the table of the household head, his father, he greets him “Father, here I am” he says. “Zion, haven’t I always remind you to mind your etiquette and manner in front of this Archduke?” he’s father reply with irritated face. “Naaah, Father, have you forgot what they call me in the empire? The Royal Outcast!” Zion replied with a proud pose. “Hehehe” Zion chuckle. *Hayyyssss “I Zion von Aarth called The Royal Outcast is known to not shown respect to any noble or royalty even to the Emperor Claudius Nero von Aarth IV. Ha-ha” he proudly recited. As he is proudly posing and acting cool his father hit him. *boom *baam *punch he got lump with his father’s strong punch *psshhhhh “Father! Can you please hold your strength you will kill me if you punch me one more time!”. “Hmp! That is your lesson!”, “Lesson your ass, you just want to hit me”. “By the way, how is your sword training?”. “Just okay, that old fart is really scaring me every time we met!”. “Ho? The so called The Royal Outcast is scared of someone not even in the Superhuman stage?”. “Fuck those Superhuman stage people he is even scarier than the Ancient Warriors in the Legends or even those Mythical Beasts. Just thinking of him give me chills!”.*HAHAHAHA loud laugh of his father. “By the way I want to talk to you” his father asked. “About what? About my dream again?” “Yes”. “Father if you’re too concern about such trivial things why don’t you train me personally instead? Since you have higher rank than that old geezer?” “Zion, your old man may have a higher essence rank that him but, never even once I won a round against him. Essence rank is not always the measurement of strength, it is the skill that matter in a decisive battle! Never forget it!” his father explaining the importance of skill over strength. “Yeah, yeah. I know, I know! I will head to the training ground now, that old fart may already have his blood pressure boiling for his student being late!”

While walking heading to the training ground Zion felt an ominous presence right after walking through the door leading to the open ground. Shivers and chills enveloped his body. “You ungrateful trainee! Why are you always late in every training session!” shouted by the old man with a horizontal scar in his nose, a golden brown hair with a samurai clothes. “Old man relax! My father called me in his study to talk for something that is why I am late” Zion replied with a relax face. The old man is very pissed and replied “You always have a reason you quick witted brat!” *phew “Old man—“, “Don’t call me old man, call me by my name!!”

“Old m--- I mean Master Dominick Trevor, your disciple is here!” Zion said and bow like a disciple in front of a master.

Dominick Trevor

Doom Knight Overlord

Martial Stage – Shodan Level

“That’s how you do it young fledgling” Dominick’s comment seeing Zion bow. *Tch expressed by Zion. “Now young one do you still remember our lecture yesterday about Essence ranks?” “Ha! Yes of course. Essence have major stages and minor levels, each stages has its own levels” proudly answered. “Enumerate it then” rebated by Dominick. *Haysss “So hustle. First is brawler the very beginning of strength pursuit next is Essence Forming Stage with 3 minor level after that is Foundation Stage with also 3 minor levels next is the Martial Stage with also 3 level and their respective sub-minor levels and last but not the least is the Superhuman Stage with 4 minor levels. Ahhh so exhausting”. “Good you really have a sharp memory for a fledgling” Dominick’s comment while laughing. “Now continue to practice your sword and we will have a practice match later this afternoon”

“ WHAAAAT!!” Zion complained.

“Why?! You have a problem? Ha? Brat?!” Dominick quickly replied with a scary face. “You know brat? You should take this training seriously and maybe one day, No! One day you will surely be able to join the Fallen Chaos” Dominick said to Zion with dreamed and longing face. “Fallen Chaos? I heard they are the strongest team in this nation? They are also all rankers and their team is also ranked? You are also one of the strongest in this empire why are you not in their group?”

“Well, it is a long story, though I am strong I am just a Ranker, I am not even a low-ranker base on the World Essence Federation ranking system. Though I have Specialist Level Battle Power it is still not enough to suffice my Martial Stage Shodan Essence Rank.”

World Essence Federation - Ranking System is a world organization that hold the records of all essence user by use of a gadget called E-pod. This organization aims to monitor and stabilize the war between empires and nation to minimize casualty. By means of laws and orders and the E-pod they can monitor the update of every registered individual. They rank the individual based on their combined Battle Power and Essence Rank. They are also responsible on ranking a squad based on merit, achievement, and total Battle Power and Essence rank combined by all the members.

E-pods. A hi-tech pod that records the Essence Rank, Battle Power, Class, Name and other battle related information of a E-User.

E-Users. Are what people call to those people who are capable of using any type of Essence, Mana, or QI.

Squads. Squads are composed of several individual and maximum of 50 members and minimum of 3 members.

Rankers. Rankers are divided into different status depending on the their rank number on the WEF- Ranking System ( WRF-World Essence Federation ). Commom Ranker-Low Ranker-Mid-High-Ultimate-Grand-Supreme-Arch.

“Well old man, I do not aim to be tied with those losers, Heh! I will make my own squad and we will be the strongest in this empire! NO! We will be the best in the world!” Zion said proudly like a boy with limitless dream. Dominick felt happy and nostalgic as he remembers his young days aiming to be the best in the empire.

“Well, it is good for a youngster to have a huge dream ahead” Dominick replied. “No old man, you are wrong. This is not a dream but a near reality!” Zion abruptly replied, Dominick smirked with happiness in his heart for Zion’s optimistic view in life. Zion and Dominick continued their training for hours.

After a few hours it is already time for their training match.

Wind blow in the ground as tension build between the two fighters. Zion calmly hold and ready his sword with his one hand with composure and confidence. On the other hand, Dominick poses his giant sword with gold grip and demon horn chappe.

Zion rushes toward Dominick and slashes him with might *Slash *Slash *Stab Zion keep on attacking with accuracy but the difference in skill is too great. Dominick can easily read his moves and dodges. As Zion keeps on attacking and Dominick dodges, suddenly Dominick tripped over a rock on his feet, Zion uses the opportunity to deliver a decisive blow to Dominick. “I win old man!!!!” Zion chanted. Zion leaps and thrust his sword to Dominick’s neck. *Woooshhhh. Zion was shocked when Dominick suddenly vanishes and he knew he messed up and played in Dominick’s plan. Dominick leaped in his back and ready to give him a blow but Zion rushes overtake his balance and leaned backwards and block the blow. Dominick smirked and rushes to Zion. Zion was unrecovered from the blow he received and trembling from the strong blow, he sees Dominick approaching him and he dodges by laying on the ground. Dominick was shocked by Zion’s reflexes by laying down on the ground. But after dodging his trust, Dominick immediately flip backwards and throw his giant sword to Zion. Zion manages to dodge it by leaping backwards, after dodging he rushes towards Dominick with his pierce sword thrust but Dominick block it with a knife that he hid in his back . Dominick pick his sword and swings it but Zion manages to block it but been thrown back by a few meters. Zion is weakening and struggling to lift his hands from fatigue of being matched with strong blows of Dominick. Zion continues to rushes forward Dominick but Dominick suddenly vanishes. “Huh? He vanished? I can’t even sense his presence? Where is he?” Zion’s clouded thoughts when Dominick vanished before his eyes and not able to trace even a single presence of him. Dominick leaped at the back of Zion so fast that Zion could not follow his move and pointed his giant sword in Zion’s neck ready to cut it off. “It’s over kid! I am impressed you manage to last for a few more rounds this time. You’re growing insanely fast like a monster!”. “Don’t comfort me,A lost is still a lost”

After the training Zion and family are in the Dining Area eating and discussing things.

While eating Zion is asked by her mother, a beautiful lady with Rose Red hair with a red pupil wearing a simple noble dress. Her mother is a pure blood noble but living a life contrary to her status. She wears dress not as luxurious as other female noble but simple dress similar to commoners. She wears shirts and fashion clothes that commoners usually use like croptops, shirts, skirts, shorts, jeans, sandals and sneakers.

“Son, you are going to register as E-User tomorrow right?” Her mother asked. “Yeah mom, I am really exited!” Zion replied. “Do you want me to send you a carriage? And help you be test directly? It’s convenient.” Ludovika’s worried question. “No mom, I want to follow the regular law, I would need to learn it anyway, I would be following it soon when I become registered” Zion’s argument. “Okay you need to take care though” Ludovika’s worry. “No need to worry mom, I’m strong you know!” Zion’s proud reply, her mother smiled gently and eases her worry as he sees his son’s unworried expression.

As they are chatting Sylvester is looking at them with a sad expression, after the conversation calm a little Zion noticed Sylvester. “Hey? Why are you looking like that?” Zion asked Sylvester. “Big brother? Are you leaving me already? Do you not like me anymore?” Zion and his parents looked each other with Sylvester’s question. “Oh boy! Big brother will not leave his Sylvester, he will just sign up, because your brother will become the strongest in the world and If big brother is registered the whole world will know, your big brother will become famous!” Zion said to Sylvester as he pats his head and touched his hair to ease his younger brother’s worry. “Wow! Really big brother? Your awesomeee! I want to become like you big brother! I will train and I will become strong also and I will beat you one day!” Zion and his parents are shocked of what Sylvester said and laughed. “Okay brother, I will wait for that time, don’t disappoint me. But you need to go through hell for that to happen! *HAHAHA” The family enjoyed their meal with laughter and enjoyment.

In the morning.

Zion walks outside his house with waves, goodbyes, and good lucks from his parents and his brother. Wearing a snapback hat, a black shirt, a black pant with a chain, a necklace, a watch and bracelet, with a checkered jacket tied in his waist and a gold colored sneaker. Clothe style that commoners usually use, he wear it to blend with commoners like he usually does. “Today is finally the day I will become and official E-User and the day that my name and legend will be heard by the world not just by this empire. *HEHEHE” Zion excitedly murmur. “Mom? Will big brother pass the exam? Will he be registered?” Sylvester asked his mother. “Don’t worry son, your brother is strong! He will surely pass!” Ludovika replied.

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