Chapter 2: The Challenger's First Step
Auren Kaelis gazed at the sky.
The blue sky that once cracked and knelt,
now appeared peaceful—but he knew,
this peace was just a thin veil hiding something immense.
In his right hand, the old hierarchy stone continued to pulse softly,
like a heartbeat connecting the past with the future.
THE FIRST TRAINING GROUND: ACADEMY OF ASCENTIA
Located in the eastern mountains of Lambioda,
Ascentia was not an elite academy…
but it was where aspiring hierarchy climbers were first tested.
Auren stepped in as an ordinary individual,
ranked 997,
at level 15,
rank G,
and only mastering 1 magic skill: Sparks of Ember (stage: normal).
Yet in his eyes…
burned a fire that those born with power did not possess.
> "If they were born with a throne, I will shatter the sky to create my own."
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THE ENTRANCE EXAMINER: SHAYA RENDT
Shaya, an elite class trainer, observed Auren and the other new students cynically.
> "You? With stats like these, even a farmer's child has more potential than you."
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But then, she noticed the old hierarchy stone in Auren's hand.
For a moment, her eyes widened.
> "That... that belongs to one of the Top Ten who vanished after Zhael..."
>
However, before she could ask further,
the stone cracked—and its fragments absorbed into Auren's body.
THE AWAKENING OF AN UNRECORDED BLOODLINE
Auren's body trembled,
his eyes briefly flashed a deep silver.
An unknown aura emerged around him.
> [Initial Hierarchy Notification: Second System Discovered. Initiating Activation of the Sky Heritage System.]
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The trainers began to feel a subtle pressure that shouldn't have come from a new student.
And Auren, who understood nothing, simply stood there confused.
But one thing was clear:
he was no longer "just an ordinary human."
END OF CHAPTER
In the sky,
clouds began to swirl in a circle unnoticed by anyone.
And in a very distant place,
between dimensions not mentioned in any book,
someone smiled in the dark.
> "Finally... my heir has stepped into the world."
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