Chapter 1:
The One Who Wasn't Chosen
Infinite Threat
Infinite Threat ## Episode 1: "The One Who Wasn’t Chosen"
One hundred years ago, an enormous blue light burst into the sky.
It illuminated the entire world like a second sun.
After that day, people across society began receiving strange supernatural powers. Those who gained powers became known as **the Blessed**. Those who received nothing were called **the Cursed**.
The difference between them tore the world apart. Chaos spread across nations as powerful individuals fought for control, while powerless people were abandoned, feared, and treated as less than human.
To restore balance, the World Association formed the Protection Committee, also known as the PC. It consisted of powerful protectors from different countries. They were considered the protectors of the world.
But even after a century, the world had not forgotten the divide between the Blessed and the Cursed.
---
In the present day, Felix Shinsuke worked as an officer in an antique restoration team.
Felix was an orphan. He had been raised by his grandmother, the only family he had ever known. But she had passed away two years ago, leaving him completely alone.
Unlike the Blessed, Felix possessed no powers.
He was Cursed.
One day, while working, Felix received a call from his team captain, Lara.
“Felix, we have an assignment,” Lara said. “There is an ancient temple in Vaelthorn Forest. I’m busy right now, so can you go and check it out?”
Felix listened quietly.
“As you know, I’m Blessed, so I have duties with the Protection Committee,” Lara continued. “But you don’t have any such work because you’re Cursed. Just go there and investigate.”
Before Felix could reply, Lara ended the call.
Felix lowered his phone and stared at it silently.
“Always…” he muttered. “Everyone treats powerless people like this. They don’t even care about us.”
He looked toward the sky.
“And today is my birthday. At least she could have remembered and wished me.”
His expression darkened.
“Maybe people like me should never have been born.”
With those thoughts filling his mind, Felix made his way to the train station and began his journey toward Vaelthorn Forest.
During the journey, he read an article on his phone.
**A monster with an acid-spray ability has caused major damage in a city near Vaelthorn Forest.**
Felix sighed.
“At least it shouldn’t come in my way.”
The train continued forward.
Along the way, Felix faced more discrimination because he was Cursed. People avoided him, whispered about him, and looked at him as if he did not belong among them.
Eventually, he arrived in Vaelthorn.
Felix entered Vaelthorn Forest and began walking through its dark, silent paths. Suddenly, his phone rang.
It was Monica.
Monica was Felix’s childhood friend—and the girl he loved.
“Hey, Felix,” Monica said cheerfully. “Where are you?”
“I’m in Vaelthorn Forest,” Felix replied. “I came for research.”
“Really?” Monica said. “I’m on my way to Vaelthorn too. You probably saw the news. That acid-spray creature is here, and I’m coming to hunt it down.”
Felix smiled faintly.
Monica was one of the strongest heroes in the country. She was famous, powerful, and respected by everyone. Yet despite all of that, she still treated Felix as her friend.
That was why Felix loved her.
“Hello? Felix, are you there?” Monica asked.
“Yes, I’m here,” Felix said. “All the best.”
He ended the call and continued walking.
Then, from somewhere deep within the forest, he heard a voice.
“Please help me… Felix… please help me…”
Felix stopped.
“In this forest? Who is asking for my help?” he whispered.
“Hello? Is anyone there?”
As he followed the sound, he reached the ancient temple hidden inside Vaelthorn Forest. He had come to recover antique materials, but the strange voice drew him deeper into the ruins.
“Please, Felix… save me…”
Felix followed the voice through a mysterious path concealed within the temple.
At the end of the path stood an enormous gate covered in ancient relics and symbols.
Felix was a scholar of ancient languages, yet he could not understand a single word written on it.
“What is this?” he wondered.
He tried to open the gate.
Then the voice spoke again.
“You can save me… if you accept me as your protector.”
Felix stepped back.
“Am I going mad because of how this world treats me?” he asked himself.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake.
A violent quake struck the temple. The walls cracked, the ceiling began to collapse, and debris fell around Felix.
In panic, Felix reached out and touched a relic near the gate.
The gate started to glow.
A mysterious voice echoed through the temple.
“You are not the one the world chose.”
The light intensified.
“You are not the one the world wants.”
Felix stared at the gate in terror.
“But you are the one the world gets, Felix.”
Felix ran from the collapsing temple, but the path ahead was blocked by falling rocks.
Then a bright light appeared.
The rocks began to move away.
“Felix! Is that you?” Monica shouted as she entered the cave. “Are you all right?”
Felix looked at her, frightened and confused.
“The monster went this way,” Monica said. “The civilians said so. But I never thought I would find you here in this condition.”
Suddenly, a strange gas filled the cave.
Monica collapsed to the ground.
“Monica!” Felix cried.
From the darkness, the acid-spray monster appeared.
It moved toward Felix and released a powerful stream of acid.
Then a voice spoke inside Felix’s mind.
**“Infinite Threat activated.”**
Felix froze.
**“Target: Monica.”**
The acid struck Felix—but it did nothing to him.
He looked down at himself in shock. He was unharmed.
Then he turned toward Monica.
Her body was being damaged instead.
“No…” Felix whispered.
Monica cried out in pain as the acid damage spread across her body.
Felix fell to his knees.
“That voice… Infinite Threat… it is doing this!”
He looked upward and begged.
“Please! Kill me, not her!”
The voice answered calmly.
**“Clear your threat to save her.”**
“What threat?” Felix shouted.
**“The monster is your threat. Clear it.”**
Felix looked at Monica.
Half of her body had begun to melt.
Tears streamed down his face.
“What do I do?”
Then Felix remembered something.
He had an emergency lighter with him.
He grabbed it and began insulting the monster, drawing it away from Monica.
“Come here, you ugly creature! Is that all you can do?”
The monster roared and followed him.
When it opened its mouth and used its acid spray again, Felix flicked on the lighter.
The acid caught fire.
A massive explosion filled the cave.
The monster was destroyed.
Felix immediately ran back to Monica.
But she had also been injured by the blast caused by Infinite Threat.
“No… Monica!” Felix cried.
Then the voice returned.
**“You cleared your threat successfully. Updating.”**
A strange light surrounded Monica.
Her wounds disappeared.
Her body fully healed.
Monica slowly opened her eyes.
“Felix… where are we?” she asked. “Why are we standing here?”
Felix stared at her in disbelief, then hugged her tightly.
“Are you all right?” he asked. “I was terrified that the acid-spray monster had killed you.”
Monica looked confused.
“What acid-spray monster?” she asked. “Felix, there is no monster with an acid-spray ability in the register. Somehow, we came here, but now we can go home.”
Felix remained silent.
The monster had been erased.
Its existence—and Monica’s memories of the pain—were gone.
Later, Monica and Felix returned to the main city.
Felix immediately called Lara.
“Sorry,” Felix said. “I couldn’t get any antiques.”
There was a pause.
“What antiques?” Lara asked. “I never gave you an assignment to get antiques.”
Felix was stunned.
“But… what about your mission today?”
“My mission?” Lara replied. “I had no mission today. Felix, did you hit your head somewhere? Are you imagining things? Get some sleep and come to the office tomorrow. We have a lot of work.”
Lara ended the call.
Felix stood alone, confused.
Then the mysterious voice spoke inside his head again.
“Felix, your life is very miserable.”
Felix looked around nervously.
“Who are you? Why are you talking in my head? Have I gone mad?”
The voice answered.
“Let me make things clear. You have been chosen to become the wielder of Infinite Threat.”
Felix clenched his fists.
“What does Infinite Threat mean? Is it a power?”
“The best power is often considered a curse,” the voice said.
“If an enemy appears, Infinite Threat will place a curse on your loved ones. Any damage you receive will be transferred to them.”
Felix’s eyes widened.
“And if you lose,” the voice continued, “your loved ones will be killed by Infinite Threat.”
Felix remembered Monica’s melting body.
“But if you win, like you did against the acid-spray monster, your damaged loved ones will be completely healed. Their memories of the pain and suffering will be erased.”
The voice paused.
“The enemy you defeat will also be erased from existence.”
Felix shook his head.
“Why? I never asked for a curse like you!”
The voice gave a cold, almost amused response.
“Hey, buddy. You do not need to choose me. I chose you. That is all.”
“That’s not fair,” Felix said.
“Even without this curse, the world already calls you Cursed,” the voice replied. “So why don’t you truly become Cursed?”
The darkness around Felix seemed to grow deeper.
“We will grow together. No one will be able to harm you. That is my work.”
The voice became quieter.
“But saving your loved ones is your work, Felix.”
Felix stood in silence as the reality of his new fate settled over him.
“Everything comes at a cost,” the voice said. “You cannot change it. You must accept that fact, my boy.”Felix looking at his hands,The voice says"You wanted to know why the world never chose you."Felix looks up.The voice says "Because the world wasn't ready to choose its greatest threat."
**End of Episode 1**
One hundred years ago, an enormous blue light burst into the sky.
It illuminated the entire world like a second sun.
After that day, people across society began receiving strange supernatural powers. Those who gained powers became known as **the Blessed**. Those who received nothing were called **the Cursed**.
The difference between them tore the world apart. Chaos spread across nations as powerful individuals fought for control, while powerless people were abandoned, feared, and treated as less than human.
To restore balance, the World Association formed the Protection Committee, also known as the PC. It consisted of powerful protectors from different countries. They were considered the protectors of the world.
But even after a century, the world had not forgotten the divide between the Blessed and the Cursed.
---
In the present day, Felix Shinsuke worked as an officer in an antique restoration team.
Felix was an orphan. He had been raised by his grandmother, the only family he had ever known. But she had passed away two years ago, leaving him completely alone.
Unlike the Blessed, Felix possessed no powers.
He was Cursed.
One day, while working, Felix received a call from his team captain, Lara.
“Felix, we have an assignment,” Lara said. “There is an ancient temple in Vaelthorn Forest. I’m busy right now, so can you go and check it out?”
Felix listened quietly.
“As you know, I’m Blessed, so I have duties with the Protection Committee,” Lara continued. “But you don’t have any such work because you’re Cursed. Just go there and investigate.”
Before Felix could reply, Lara ended the call.
Felix lowered his phone and stared at it silently.
“Always…” he muttered. “Everyone treats powerless people like this. They don’t even care about us.”
He looked toward the sky.
“And today is my birthday. At least she could have remembered and wished me.”
His expression darkened.
“Maybe people like me should never have been born.”
With those thoughts filling his mind, Felix made his way to the train station and began his journey toward Vaelthorn Forest.
During the journey, he read an article on his phone.
**A monster with an acid-spray ability has caused major damage in a city near Vaelthorn Forest.**
Felix sighed.
“At least it shouldn’t come in my way.”
The train continued forward.
Along the way, Felix faced more discrimination because he was Cursed. People avoided him, whispered about him, and looked at him as if he did not belong among them.
Eventually, he arrived in Vaelthorn.
Felix entered Vaelthorn Forest and began walking through its dark, silent paths. Suddenly, his phone rang.
It was Monica.
Monica was Felix’s childhood friend—and the girl he loved.
“Hey, Felix,” Monica said cheerfully. “Where are you?”
“I’m in Vaelthorn Forest,” Felix replied. “I came for research.”
“Really?” Monica said. “I’m on my way to Vaelthorn too. You probably saw the news. That acid-spray creature is here, and I’m coming to hunt it down.”
Felix smiled faintly.
Monica was one of the strongest heroes in the country. She was famous, powerful, and respected by everyone. Yet despite all of that, she still treated Felix as her friend.
That was why Felix loved her.
“Hello? Felix, are you there?” Monica asked.
“Yes, I’m here,” Felix said. “All the best.”
He ended the call and continued walking.
Then, from somewhere deep within the forest, he heard a voice.
“Please help me… Felix… please help me…”
Felix stopped.
“In this forest? Who is asking for my help?” he whispered.
“Hello? Is anyone there?”
As he followed the sound, he reached the ancient temple hidden inside Vaelthorn Forest. He had come to recover antique materials, but the strange voice drew him deeper into the ruins.
“Please, Felix… save me…”
Felix followed the voice through a mysterious path concealed within the temple.
At the end of the path stood an enormous gate covered in ancient relics and symbols.
Felix was a scholar of ancient languages, yet he could not understand a single word written on it.
“What is this?” he wondered.
He tried to open the gate.
Then the voice spoke again.
“You can save me… if you accept me as your protector.”
Felix stepped back.
“Am I going mad because of how this world treats me?” he asked himself.
Suddenly, the ground began to shake.
A violent quake struck the temple. The walls cracked, the ceiling began to collapse, and debris fell around Felix.
In panic, Felix reached out and touched a relic near the gate.
The gate started to glow.
A mysterious voice echoed through the temple.
“You are not the one the world chose.”
The light intensified.
“You are not the one the world wants.”
Felix stared at the gate in terror.
“But you are the one the world gets, Felix.”
Felix ran from the collapsing temple, but the path ahead was blocked by falling rocks.
Then a bright light appeared.
The rocks began to move away.
“Felix! Is that you?” Monica shouted as she entered the cave. “Are you all right?”
Felix looked at her, frightened and confused.
“The monster went this way,” Monica said. “The civilians said so. But I never thought I would find you here in this condition.”
Suddenly, a strange gas filled the cave.
Monica collapsed to the ground.
“Monica!” Felix cried.
From the darkness, the acid-spray monster appeared.
It moved toward Felix and released a powerful stream of acid.
Then a voice spoke inside Felix’s mind.
**“Infinite Threat activated.”**
Felix froze.
**“Target: Monica.”**
The acid struck Felix—but it did nothing to him.
He looked down at himself in shock. He was unharmed.
Then he turned toward Monica.
Her body was being damaged instead.
“No…” Felix whispered.
Monica cried out in pain as the acid damage spread across her body.
Felix fell to his knees.
“That voice… Infinite Threat… it is doing this!”
He looked upward and begged.
“Please! Kill me, not her!”
The voice answered calmly.
**“Clear your threat to save her.”**
“What threat?” Felix shouted.
**“The monster is your threat. Clear it.”**
Felix looked at Monica.
Half of her body had begun to melt.
Tears streamed down his face.
“What do I do?”
Then Felix remembered something.
He had an emergency lighter with him.
He grabbed it and began insulting the monster, drawing it away from Monica.
“Come here, you ugly creature! Is that all you can do?”
The monster roared and followed him.
When it opened its mouth and used its acid spray again, Felix flicked on the lighter.
The acid caught fire.
A massive explosion filled the cave.
The monster was destroyed.
Felix immediately ran back to Monica.
But she had also been injured by the blast caused by Infinite Threat.
“No… Monica!” Felix cried.
Then the voice returned.
**“You cleared your threat successfully. Updating.”**
A strange light surrounded Monica.
Her wounds disappeared.
Her body fully healed.
Monica slowly opened her eyes.
“Felix… where are we?” she asked. “Why are we standing here?”
Felix stared at her in disbelief, then hugged her tightly.
“Are you all right?” he asked. “I was terrified that the acid-spray monster had killed you.”
Monica looked confused.
“What acid-spray monster?” she asked. “Felix, there is no monster with an acid-spray ability in the register. Somehow, we came here, but now we can go home.”
Felix remained silent.
The monster had been erased.
Its existence—and Monica’s memories of the pain—were gone.
Later, Monica and Felix returned to the main city.
Felix immediately called Lara.
“Sorry,” Felix said. “I couldn’t get any antiques.”
There was a pause.
“What antiques?” Lara asked. “I never gave you an assignment to get antiques.”
Felix was stunned.
“But… what about your mission today?”
“My mission?” Lara replied. “I had no mission today. Felix, did you hit your head somewhere? Are you imagining things? Get some sleep and come to the office tomorrow. We have a lot of work.”
Lara ended the call.
Felix stood alone, confused.
Then the mysterious voice spoke inside his head again.
“Felix, your life is very miserable.”
Felix looked around nervously.
“Who are you? Why are you talking in my head? Have I gone mad?”
The voice answered.
“Let me make things clear. You have been chosen to become the wielder of Infinite Threat.”
Felix clenched his fists.
“What does Infinite Threat mean? Is it a power?”
“The best power is often considered a curse,” the voice said.
“If an enemy appears, Infinite Threat will place a curse on your loved ones. Any damage you receive will be transferred to them.”
Felix’s eyes widened.
“And if you lose,” the voice continued, “your loved ones will be killed by Infinite Threat.”
Felix remembered Monica’s melting body.
“But if you win, like you did against the acid-spray monster, your damaged loved ones will be completely healed. Their memories of the pain and suffering will be erased.”
The voice paused.
“The enemy you defeat will also be erased from existence.”
Felix shook his head.
“Why? I never asked for a curse like you!”
The voice gave a cold, almost amused response.
“Hey, buddy. You do not need to choose me. I chose you. That is all.”
“That’s not fair,” Felix said.
“Even without this curse, the world already calls you Cursed,” the voice replied. “So why don’t you truly become Cursed?”
The darkness around Felix seemed to grow deeper.
“We will grow together. No one will be able to harm you. That is my work.”
The voice became quieter.
“But saving your loved ones is your work, Felix.”
Felix stood in silence as the reality of his new fate settled over him.
“Everything comes at a cost,” the voice said. “You cannot change it. You must accept that fact, my boy.”Felix looking at his hands,The voice says"You wanted to know why the world never chose you."Felix looks up.The voice says "Because the world wasn't ready to choose its greatest threat."
**End of Episode 1**
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