As jack highlands floated in the void. His soul was gently pulled out of his mortal shell. The void's energy collapsed around his soul forming a blood-red grain of sand. This process took years to complete. Because the energy of the void not only made a body for jack but also improved his mind. This, in turn, increased Jack's ability to learn and adapt to the strange new world called Letum.

................. On planet Letum.......................

The sky turned black and split open like it was an infected wound. A formless pressure came from this black scar in the sky that made all life bend their knees. The weaker life forms directly under the black scar broke their leg's. And some even exploded into a spray of blood and gore. A meteor flew out of the black scar and sunk below the sand. And as quick as that pressure arrived it dispersed. The sky healed like it was never there. Many powerful cultivators went to the area where the meteor landed, but they never left as powerful beasts were attracted to the area and over the years that went by the sand land earned a new more sinister name. The Devil's Land.

But slowly over a hundred's years, as of all things the people forgot about how the Devil's Land got its name

As the world passed by Jack's body and mind finally reached completion. And the comet the hosed Jack's body started to crack and break down into nothingness. You see the comet was only a shell meant to protect the entity inside.

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Ugh, where am I? And why is it dark?

I calmed myself down and began to inspect what was happening. Suddenly a woman's voice sounded in my head.

''Hello, jack highlands I am the world system, and I am here to alert you that you are have been given the Brand Of The Banished. You are now the enemy of all gods. All the god's disciples will kill you on sight. And you are no longer supported by mother nature.''

Wait what!!!

The voice continued.

'' You will not be able to use any natural energy, so I am here to give you advice. You are an abyss a sand elemental a variant to your normal sand element counterpart's. If you want to survive you can choose to reinforce your sand core or chose to add a sand particle to your sand core. ''

What will adding a sand particle do.

'' Adding a sand particle will give you the ability to move and attack.''

I assume that reinforcing my sand core will increase the number of sand particles I can add.

'' Correct.''

Why are you helping me?

''Because a friend asked me to.''

Any chance I could get more info about this friend of yours.

''No.''

How many sand particles can I add?

''You can add a maximum of 2 right now.''

Thinking it over I make my decision

I choose to reinforce my sand core.

''OK I want you to focus inside yourself I want you to feel your energy core. It should appear in your subconscious mind.''

I did as the voice said and looked inside my self. I felt something focusing on this vague feeling a brown orb appeared in my mind.

''OK if you have found the orb I want you to connect with it.''

I mentally reached forward and tried to connect with the orb. A strand of black energy slowly drifted out of the core and touched my mind slowly it started to merge with me.

'' OK I want you to draw the strand of energy out of your mind and I want you to draw it outside your self. You are surrounded by sand so just grab anything with that energy.''

I did as she said and pulled the strand of energy out of my mind and drew it outside my conciseness. Once it was outside I just knew what to do and acted on instinct grabbing something I brought it to myself. When it touched me I felt it merge with me I don't know how to explain it but I feel like I have more room. Reaching out again I grabbed a piece of sand and brought it to me but instead of trying to absorb it, a tried to add to me. I felt a link form between me and the sand I proceeded to repeat this act until I had about 20 grains of sand.

Hey system where am I?

''You are currently next to a forest but you are underneath a lot of sand. I will help you to get out of the sand but after this, I shall leave you alone until you evolve.''

Wait what do you mean evolve.

No response I guess she's gone. As I tried to understand what she said I felt something lift me as I breached the ground my world burst to light. It seems that I can see through one eye like a Cyclops.

Thank you I guess.

As I looked around me I find my self in a desert looking to my left I realize that I am right next to a forest. But since I am but a tiny ball of sand it looks massive to me now. So how the hell do I move? I tried to shift my weight around to move. Success I roll towards the forest. But before I enter the forest a fruit drops in front of me. My instincts are telling me to do something but I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I move closer to the fruit nothing happens.

I've got an idea I reach inside my self to find a new black core in my subconscious that wasn't here before. My instincts tell me to connect with this new black core I pull a strand of energy from the core into my mind. Repeating the process the system told me. I pulled the strand of energy from my mind and pulled it outside my body. Directing the aura that formed to the fruit. The black aura drained. The fruit of its energy the fruit withered away not even leaving a husk. A ball of energy now floating in front of me knowing what I must do I pull the ball of energy into my sand core.

It slowly fills me expanding my power soon I feel full but there still so much more energy left dammit I will burst if this keep's going on. So I try to push energy out of me at the same pace as it is coming in

Ahhhhh the pain I feel like I'm tearing apart but it's working. Must…bear…though…the....PIAN slowly the energy runs out and the pain ebb's away. I lay there for about an hour before can even muster the strength check how much I have improved. I look inside myself to find that my black and brown cores have a least tripled in size. Taking a closer look at my brown core and I instinctively knew to my shock that the amount of sand I could now add to my sand core is drum roll, please................................... 1,000,000,

He-He-Ha-Hahahahahaha

I think I'm broken