I could hear the voice of the system resonating inside my head."Please... stop. I can't bear losing anyone else..." I pleaded, my head bowed in despair.Before me stood the withered man, his grin stretching wider as he loomed over me.'Why was I even brought into this world? Just to endure unending suffering...?' I pounded the ground weakly with my fist, tears streaming down my face.'Why am I so feeble and detached? How did everything I held dear only end up shrouded in agony, slipping away?'His voice sliced through the air, a chilling whisper that pierced my soul. "Look at yourself... Has the toll of each loss, each setback, finally shattered you?""As I told you from the start, surrender. Abandon this struggle. Let THAT curse consume you. Cast aside your facade and embrace your true nature."With a grasp

A day has passed after my argument with my mother.As I was currently reading a book inside my mini library, I suddenly heard a knock outside the door.Tok Tok-Placing my book down at the table, I stretched out my arms and sat up from my seat, then went towards the door to open it."Young master, the dinner is ready." The butler bowed his head slightly and waited silently for my reply.Nodding, I smiled gently and replied, "Oh, I see... Go on ahead. I'll just put my books back on the bookshelf before I leave." "...Right away."Soon after the butler left, I closed door and went back to the table."Let's get started, shall we?"............A moment later.As I was about to pick up the last book from the table, I felt that both my hands became warmer for a secondOut of curiosity, I raised my hands up and saw something unexpected.At the back of my hands, I saw a black dot in the middle."Oh... this might be the first phase of the awakening."Awakening is the reason people can use ma

"I look like a mess..."Examining my disheveled reflection in the mirror, I decided to freshen up by washing my face and taking a quick shower.Unlike the standard showers on Earth, the showers in this world were powered by magic stones.Magic stones came in various types and categories. For instance, there were water stones, typically used for showers, dishwashing, and other water-related tasks. Some magic stones could also be used for training and combat, even if your elemental crest didn't align with the stones' attributes. It only required a small amount of mana to operate these magic stones, making them highly convenient in this world.As I took a step toward the shower and turned it on at half-intensity, water began to gently cascade down over my small body."Sigh..."I contemplated deeply about what I had heard the previous day – the gathering of monsters. It could only mean one thing.It was connected to the organizations that had attacked Arthur and his parents.In essence, th

"Hey, baldy!"The bandit leader swiftly turned his attention to me, his brows furrowing as he observed my grin. Alicia, too, seemed taken aback by my sudden outburst."Athan, what are—" Alicia began to speak, but I raised my hand, silencing her."Don't worry," I reassured her, glancing in her direction. "I promise I'll get you back home safely."Alicia opened her mouth to respond, but no words emerged. Eventually, she nodded in agreement."Huhu, do you want me to teach you a lesson, brat?" The bandit leader's expression grew more serious.Before I could reply, one of the bandit behind him chimed in, "Boss, maybe we should educate this kid on the importance of good manners."...Is this guy serious?Hearing his comment, I couldn't help but chuckle. "Good manners? How can you teach me that when you lot can't even grasp the concept yourselves? Besides, isn't it a bit ironic coming from the mouth of a bandit?"As I opened my eyes slightly, I noticed the bandit gritting his teeth out of frus

Onyx, a humanoid creature that was 8 foot tall. It has long pair of arms and legs, it can also be considered like the slenderman but instead of his face being white, this creature has long sharp teeth, and has deep green eyes. It's body were made of roots, and the cloak it wore was made from a fine leather.The Onyx was also considered as one of the myth that came originally from the real world, as this creature was also called to be one of the guardian of the forest after the Dryad.A Dryad, or you can say as the spirit that was residing within the forest was like an Onyx. But, unlike the Onyx that was relaying on it's physical body as a protection or weapon, the Dryad was more relaying on mana, whilst it's soul was residing inside one of the tree.There are ten mythology that was involved in the novel in total. From weapons, armor, creatures and even island. The Onyx is one of them so there's only nine for us to uncover.In the novel, Arthur will uncover the nine, involving the Onyx