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This story is not only mine, but also the story of everyone who fought by my side and helped me reach this point.A thousand years ago, a war broke out between villages and nations to decide which village was the most powerful. During this war, a cosmic cataclysm occurred, from which emerged many extremely powerful demonic and divine beings. Not knowing what to do, the villages decided to form an alliance to defeat and destroy the beings known as the Ecliptics.They fought against them for a long time, but in the end, they were unable to defeat them. The Ecliptics unleashed all of their power and destroyed everything around them. After that, the sun never shone again—only darkness remained.Because of ambition and the pursuit of power, the people of all villages went their separate ways and chose to follow their own paths. Thus, the world was transformed into a place of pride, vengeance, and power—a world where no one could be trusted except oneself.1,000 years later…— RIN AOYAMA: Good evening, Ryu, she said cheerfully.— Ryu: Well, technically it’s morning, but since every day here is shrouded in darkness, it’s hard to tell, he thought to himself.Ryu’s thoughts:I’ve never been happy during these ten years. When I was five years old, I was traveling with my parents and some other people through some ruins, investigating the cataclysm and the Ecliptics. Suddenly, we were attacked by an Ecliptic. It brutally killed my parents and everyone else with us. I was the only one who survived because I covered my body in blood and pretended to be dead.— Ryu: Since that day, I’ve never been the same. I used to be a cheerful and happy child, even while living under the domination of the Ecliptics and among people who could betray us at any moment. But when I saw my parents being killed, I became a completely different person—cold, observant, and strategic.— Ryu: Even though I was born in a world where everyone has powers, I never developed any. Despite training all these years and defeating small creatures, I never awakened any power.— RIN AOYAMA: Ryu, where are we going today? We need to explore this world, and besides, we’ve stayed here for too long without discovering anything, she said nervously.— Ryu: Don’t worry about that, Rin. Soon we’ll head to other ruins. But for now, I need to leave. By the way, have you seen Lilith?— RIN AOYAMA: She left early today, but she hasn’t returned yet. She said she was going to the forest near these ruins.— Ryu (sighing): Rin, I’ll go look for her. Stay here for now and don’t go outside.— RIN AOYAMA: As if I wanted to go out. But remember, you don’t have powers. If something happens, I’ll have to come save you, she said, blushing.Ryu’s thoughts:I’ve trained, fought countless creatures, done everything I could… but I still don’t have the power to take revenge on those damn Ecliptics. What am I missing?Angrily, Ryu kicked a stone lying on the path.— Ryu: Getting angry won’t make my powers appear. And I haven’t even started looking for Lilith yet… but I’m sure she’s in that forest, he said thoughtfully.— Ryu (shouting): Lilith! Lilith! Lilith! Answer me! It’s me, Ryu!Wait… these are her footprints. I’ll follow them and find her.Ryu reached the middle of the forest. He could no longer see Lilith’s tracks, but he felt that this place was abnormal. Suddenly, he sensed an overwhelming energy coming from nearby. When he checked the map, he realized this area wasn’t marked on it. As he tried to leave, he found himself standing beside an Ecliptic.— Ryu (seeing Lilith captured): Let Lilith go right now, or else—— The Ecliptic shouted arrogantly: Why would I, Veylith, obey an insolent human like you? I don’t sense any spiritual energy or power within you. Don’t tell me… you have no powers?— Ryu: And if I don’t, what does it matter?! Let her go!— Lilith: Please, Ryu, run away! I can’t allow you to get hurt. Leave me—I’ll be fine!— Ryu (shouting): I won’t let you die like my parents did! I’ll save you, even if I have to die, Lilith!!!Hearing those words, Lilith began to cry and begged the Ecliptic Veylith to release her.— Veylith (laughing madly): I don’t care about you. But since you said you’d die for her, and I don’t want to look like the villain here, I’ll grant your wish… and kill you.— Ryu (shouting): Shut your mouth! I’ll kill—Before he could finish, Veylith killed him with a single sword strike.— Veylith: Now show me your strength. You’re nothing but an insect before me and the other Ecliptics. What will you do? Speak!— Ryu: I’ll kill you, Veylith. I swear… this fight isn’t over yet.And then, Ryu died.Seeing this, Lilith cried and begged Veylith to release her, swearing she would kill him for what he did to Ryu.— Veylith: Don’t be foolish. No one in this world can defeat me now. Since no one is left to disturb us… I’ll kill you too.At that moment, Rin appeared and punched Veylith in the face, asking Lilith what had happened. Lilith told her that Ryu had been killed.Meanwhile, Ryu awakened within his consciousness. He saw a locked door and a key beside it. He wondered if that door would lead him to heaven. When he opened it, he found two extremely powerful spiritual energies inside, which entered his body.Ryu returned to life. All his wounds healed, and he awoke covered in strange markings, feeling completely different from before.Rin and Lilith noticed that he now possessed two eyes of different shapes and colors.Seeing Ryu alive again, Veylith was shocked, sensing an overwhelming spiritual energy and power emanating from him.— Veylith (furious): I’ll end this once and for all—along with those two girls!He unleashed a devastating beam of energy at Ryu, declaring that no one had ever survived that attack. But when he looked at the place where it struck, Ryu was gone.Suddenly, Veylith was hit by a powerful punch—Ryu’s punch.To be continued…