Keith woke up after some hours of deep slumber. Regardless of the pain he felt at the back of his head, Keith still struggled to sit up.
He was shocked and confused at the same time. Not because of the unsuccessful Artificial Awakening Ritual that had taken place, but because of what suddenly sounded within him after he had blacked out.'It was congratulating me for attaining a... Gosh! I can't recall it,' Keith thought, disappointed. He finally opened his eyes widely to look at the figures standing not quite far from where he had laid. It was the Gold-rank alchemist and the Silver-rank Awakened. Though Keith hasn't come to discover the old man's talent yet.As the two figures noticed that Keith was awake, they approached him with a jog. They were putting on an anxious look, with a hint of pity and disappointment. All in all, Keith knew that everything was not okay. Of course, he had expected that.He hasn't doubted for once that the Rotunda Clan was cursed by the heavens."You are awake, gratitude to the heavens," the alchemist said after a sigh of relief, a slight smile appearing on her face.Keith was silent."What happened? Do... Do you feel some changes in your body?" The old man asked with a serious expression.Keith nodded negatively, he felt depressed.However, he was still curious about the chiming sounds that he had heard after passing out."I don't think it worked. I think his core is caged... His clan is cursed by the heavens and none of the two methods of awakening can make him awaken his talent. He has no talent in his core to awaken I guess," the alchemist said with disappointment."Does this mean that he is coreless?" The Silver-rank Awakened questioned.The alchemist nodded, turned to look at Keith, walked close, sighed, and said:"I'm sorry boy... You are just fated to become a Commoner. But trust me, life as a commoner is not as bad as you think. There can still be opportunities that can transform your life. Just... "Before she could finish her word, Keith interrupted with a furious yell. "Opportunities my ass! How can a cursed Commoner like me get opportunities? It obvious that I and my clan are utterly useless to the human race."Keith wasn't healthy enough to shout at that moment, so he became exhausted after those words. Breathing heaving and frowning, he stood up, holding onto a wooden structure by his side for support.After standing on his feet, Keith tried to walk away, but the old man prevented him from making a step forward once more."Where do you think you are going? You have to get some rest. The alchemist can repeat the ritual if you want," said the old man."Get away from my path... I don't need your help anymore. I'm cursed and coreless, and nothing, nothing at all can change that," Keith said and took another path. This time, the old man was speechless and couldn't do anything to convince him.Keith pushed open the wooden door of the ritual chamber, tears dripping down his eyes. He evacuated the building after some moments and faced the direction of Menace Forest once more."I'm going to sacrifice my sorry ass to those monsters... And it's final."Ignoring the bustling industrial scenes and the crowded environment, Keith hastened his footsteps, heading towards the path leading to the Menace Firest.Just as he made a few steps forward, a ding sounded within him, and a screen suddenly appeared in his retina. Some phrases with a white hue could be seen on the screen, and more began to appear as a voice began to speak inside him.——————————[Host, you have been granted the Immortal Mage System. Your journey to become immortal has just begun].——————————Stats:>>> Name: Keith Rotunda <<<>>> Race: Human <<<>>> Age: 18/70 <<<>>> Talent: None <<<>>> Rank: Not ranked <<<>>> Skill: None <<<>>> Grade: 0-star <<<>>> Mana Credits: 0Tk <<<>>>> Stat Points: 0pts <<<>>> Profession: Commoner <<<>>> Weapon: unarmed <<<Attributes:>>> Energy: 43/100 <<<>>> Strength: 24/100 <<<>>> Agility: 37/100 <<<>>> Endurance: 17/100 <<<>>> Health: 42/100 <<<Missions:— Kill 3 Tier-0 monsters.Rewards: Natural Talent Awakening would be granted. 100 stat points would be earned.— Purchase a weapon in the Shop.Reward: 200 stat points would be earned.——————————"Huh?" Keith's eyes widened. "What the hell just happened? What was that?!""Am I dreaming or something? Or am I still in a slumber?"Keith began to question himself. He became utterly confused about the whole thing. Coming to think of it, this was the same sound he heard when he blacked out. Now, he remembered the words he had heard earlier. The Immortal Mage System.'What does that mean? What's going on?'Keith had known about systems from web novels and mangas he had read back at his childhood age. But he knew that these things were illusional. Attaining a system didn't only make him shocked, Keith's brain was in utter confusion.He sniffed and stared into the distance, scanning the area to see if anyone was observing what was happening. Seeing that no one was in sight, Keith returned his attention to himself."What the hell is this about? Show yourself you freaking Immortal Mage System and explain your ambition in my life. If this is another scam, then be ready to perish by my... "Before Keith could finish his statement, the system appeared again. Keith shrugged.——————————[Host, you can summon me with an eye blink if you need my presence. I have been bestowed into your core to transform your fate].[You got not core, I'm your core now. You have no talent, I can grant you countless talents].[You are miserable, I can make you special. You are weak, I can make you strong].[You are a cursed Commoner, I can make you a Legendary-rank Awakened. You are needy, I can make you rich].[The human race is experiencing chaos, I can make you conquer the Specters and Dark Orcs].[Congratulations, you are the fourth soul that has been granted the Immortal Mage System].[Ex Host: Ten Faron, the Supreme Warlord of the human race].[You have been given the duty to transform the multiverse... And this is your road to Immortality].[The era of the Immortal Mage Legacy continues]."Wait... Did it just say it can grant me countless talents?" Keith asked himself, his cheeks began to enlarge. "Yes!" Keith shouted, swinging his arms with his fist clenched. "Yes! I can awaken my talent if I kill three Tier-0 monsters. Awesome!"'Now, I can wipe off the shame of inferiority and weakness from my clan. But that's only if I kill three Tier-0 monsters. Hmmm.' Keith thought for a while. Though he was delighted and relieved, but the requirement for his Talent Awakening made him a bit nervous. However, Keith wasn't going to let this opportunity go by. Tier-0 monsters might be the weakest among the others, but still, a single one of them could take down a whole village without stress. Monsters were known as extremely dangerous creatures that suddenly appeared from nowhere. At first, they were considered as Demons who were being sent by Dark Orcs into the Blue Planet. But later on, the humans discovered that these monsters were only created from the heavens. The Top-tier
"What?!" Keith screamed in surprise. "That can't be possible... The Supreme Warlord is..." Keith paused after noticing that he was about to say what wasn't true. Sage hesitated a bit and said with that same fearful and serious expression she approached Keith with:"Even though the Supreme Warlord isn't immortal, he is strong enough to defeat death when it comes... This is so unbelievable.""Only immortals can defeat death, stop saying shit, Sage. He must have been murdered or something. Or maybe he was suffering from life-sucking plague," Keith said. Regardless of the unrest and shouts all over the city, Keith was calm and collected. Sage was surprised about this, but she decided to omit his act. Right now, she only wants to go home and shut down all the clan's building doors to ensure her safety and survival of the chaos that might befall the Blue Planet.The Supreme Warlord was the only hope of the humans when it comes to war and safety. He ended the war between the Specters with
ROAR! The Wild Boar jumped high enough to reach Keith's height, pointing its sharp curved claws towards his face. Its blade-like teeth were aimed at Keith's neck with its stumpy legs almost grabbing on Keith's waist to cause him a fall. But before that could occur, Keith was wise enough to dodge the attack. He shifted backward and moved left, swinging the sword towards the face of the monster. He aimed to pull out one of its dark vibrant eyes and decapitate its limbs, but, Keith came to discover that it wasn't possible for a Wild Boar. Wild Boars are the strongest Tier-0 monsters who could sometimes be mistaken for a Tier-1 monster because of its brutal and destructive attacks. It was quite hard for Keith to defeat the terrible creature, but that doesn't mean that he could not kill it. Defeat and kill were two different things for Keith. "If I can't defeat it, I can kill it." The monster pounced on Keith after some moments, trying hard to devour Keith's flesh. However, the f
Stats: >>> Name: Keith Rotunda >> Race: Human >> Age: 18/200 >> Talent: Thunder Manipulation >> Rank: Bronze >> Skill: String of thunder >> Grade: 1-star >> Mana Credits: 0Tk >> Stat Points: 300pts <<<— Stat Points Description: This is used to purchase or unlock various items. It is the lowest currency of the Immortal Mage System and could be earned a
Sage quickly stood up from the ragged mattress and approached Keith by the window. Staring into the distance, she saw twelve figures approaching the buildings. It was the rest of the family. Keith and Sage smiled. "After staying home alone for three months, my family is finally back," Sage said in delight. Keith looked at her. He frowned slightly and said: "After staying home alone for two years, my family came to visit."Sage glanced at Keith, a look of pity suddenly appeared on her face as she stared at him. Keith had lived alone in the fort for two years since his immediate senior brother, Greg left the fort to work in the ranches. Max left six years ago and his father was a head servant to a Gold-rank Awakened even before he was born. Though being a Commoner never deprived an individual from getting married or doing things that benefits them... They only have to serve the Blue Planet anytime they are called. Keith couldn't recall when last he set his eyes on his father, bu
Everyone standing at that spot stood motionless as Sage said those words. However, the only person who seemed not to be surprised was Keith's father. Instead of producing an outrageous and disappointed grimace, Ryder smiled and placed his right hand upon Keith's left shoulder. "You don't have to be down on yourself boy... Instead, blame the heavens for cursing our innocent soul," Keith's father said with a comforting smile and turned to Max. "We aren't to be blamed for the misery we are facing, instead, we should be proud of ourselves for not staying down after a fall."All eyes were fixed on Ryder as he spoke wholeheartedly, though sad. "Being a Commoner is never and would not be a death sentence. We would work with our might and serve the Blue Planet with all we got, even if it wasn't recognized," Ryder returned his gaze to Keith, "so Keith, don't look down on yourself. Instead, use that diligent influence of yours to serve the human race."Keith hesitated a bit and nodded."Keith,
The system ignored Keith's questions and dimmed off. Keith's eyes widened in surprise. "This jerk... How come you know about women?"Keith was astonished at that moment. However, he knew that servants could be useful for sexual activities, but the truth was that Keith hated those things. Really. He caressed his forehead to calm his brain from popping out, placing the other hand on his waist. After standing for a while, he turned and joined his relatives at the general dining. Just as he walked in, his father slammed in a new topic to discuss. No, it wasn't new, it was the Supreme Warlord's death issue. Truth be told, Keith wanted this kind of conversation. "Now as I speak, the Lords are looking for a new Head Warlord. But it seems that no one could match his power, not even a half," Ryder notified. "Of course, no one will. No one can match the power of a Demigod," Max said. "Demigod?""Demigod?""What do you mean Max?" Ryder questioned. "It's obvious that he was a Demigod. De
"Gosh! This system is crazy," Keith's complained.Somehow, Keith's happiness suddenly died off. The Immortal Mage System had ordered him to complete his current mission within two days, however, that only wiped out the giggles off his cheeks. Of course, killing ten Tier-0 monsters wasn't much of a deadly thing to do, but, the other mission was what quenched his urge to complete the mission.Keith was not in the power to order a servant of his choice... It was the duty of the territory's posting officials. So, if it turns out that his servant would be a boy or an old woman... Uh! That would be total shit.Though Keith didn't pray for such. With a sad mood and a confused countenance, Keith lay on his mattress. Jerks like him sleep not quite long after setting their backs on a mattress, so he slept off in a matter of seconds.******In a dark building clogged with the dreadful and cruel aura of some phantom-like creature, one of them, a stronger figure with the same physique sat on a
Punch back?No, Keith wouldn't dare to punch back.He was just getting ruled by his anger on the inside. If he did, well, he would be getting himself into another trouble.They decided to begin the mission the next day and let Keith go... Keith who hadn't eaten for a couple of days was suffering from stomach ache. He only tried to endure and rode to his fort as soon as possible.On reaching his fort, Keith saw Skyla coming out of the house dressed as if she was about to go out. She was in haste, and her appearance made Keith freeze."Oh, my king... I was about to come to the Head Lord's fort," Skyla said with a relaxed smile as she saw Keith. "It's fine now, they found out that I'm innocent," Keith said casually, giving a nod. "Of course they will. I showed the accused the murderer. Although many doubted, some still believed," Skyla said and walked close. "What do you mean? You know who killed Lord Asher?" Keith's brows furrowed in shock. He was trying so hard not to believe this,
Keith was quiet and didn't say a word to the detection officer. Of course, he knew that not everyone in the Blue Planet attended the Postings, but at least the news should have been spreading, right?The detection officer stole confused glances at Keith, his face blank and cold. He was actually the detection officer who detected Keith's talent several months ago and clearly saw that he had no talent, now he was accused of killing the Head Lord? 'How?!'"Can we just begin the detection, please?" Brendon said from behind, his face still red and fierce. "As you wish, young master," the detection officer turned to Keith, "Come forward, young man."Keith let out a mute sigh and walked further to reach the talent detection machine by a meter gap. The talent detection machine looked exactly like a CPU device which had a screen on the surface. Close to the screen at the extreme bottom of the machine's surface, two fingerprint sensors could be seen. The screen covered all surface areas exce
Keith had a strong iron fist pouncing on his lips, causing an excruciating pain in his mouth. It was as though a rock of about 200 pounds as suddenly fallen on his mouth, and he couldn't help but exclaim..."Arghh!"The pain he felt just couldn't be expressed with silence.The young man who seemed to be about nineteen to twenty years old was vibrating uncontrollably in anger. Even after launching that fierce punch in Keith's mouth, he wasn't still satisfied. With anger, he attempted to push Keith again, this time, he aimed for his chest, not minding if he could kill this young man. But thanks to Officer Oliver, before the angry young man could launch another punch, he held his hand and stopped him. However, what happened next actually shocked Keith and the officer. Instead of getting hold of the young man's hand, Officer Oliver was suddenly blown away due to the force of the punch. Although he managed to stop him from hitting Keith in the chest, he became the victim of the attack w
The video display that just appeared in mid-air stunned all the attackers, making them furrow their eyebrows in astonishment, some eyes broadened. In the video, a masculine figure clad in a black robe and covered in a hood cap could be seen entering the Head Lord's inner chamber. It was as if this man had a shadow ability, or perhaps, an ability that could make him invincible.No one noticed his presence in the fort, and even the main guards in the Head Lord's chamber couldn't even track his steps, even with their Observation Talents!It was quite unbelievable, and the attackers who were watching the display thought this was a total joke! "No way! That guard dressed like a knight is now a Gold-rank Presence Detector, there is no way he couldn't notice the presence of that guy!""Faked video! This isn't true!""Whoa, that guy must be a Platinum-rank Awakened already!""So this guy killed Lord Asher?! I promise you, I'll make you drink my pee before eating my sh*t to your grave!"Seve
"Err... Um... Uhh..."When Keith heard the question posed by the chief officer, he stammered horribly. Keith's level of shock and confusion was beyond words. He was clearly taken aback."Actually... Officer, I'm still a Bronze-rank Awakened." With eyes that looked like a chasm, Keith mustered the courage to speak. As the chief officer stared at him, he noticed the sense of astonishment and nervousness in Keith's eyes. Even if a six-year-old boy caught a glimpse of Keith's countenance at this moment, he would clearly notice the unease lurking around him.Although Keith knew that the two guards would have suspected him after his fierce attack against them, he just didn't expect that they would spread the news to someone else.Keith just didn't think much about these things because of his father's issue, and now that the Head Lord was dead, it could be an investigative factor.'Shit! I'm in trouble now.'Keith couldn't help but curse badly, slightly clenching his fist and teeth at the
For quite a moment, Keith's heart skipped. What was worse than being accused of what you didn't do? Keith couldn't believe his eyes. Now he noticed he was summoned to the Head Lord's fort just because he was the suspected killer."Why would I do that?! I'm not a murderer!" Keith shouted in anger and confusion, not believing what was happening to him. He just lost his father days ago, and now he had to face this? How miserable. He summoned the courage he needed and got to the Head Lord's fort after some minutes only to see countless Awakeneds. Among these Awakeneds were counter-crime officers, Armies, and Warlords. The vast expanse of the Head Lord's fort was enveloped in moans of grief. Actually, no one expected that the great Head Lord would die at this stage. It was unbelievable. Just like the sudden demise of the Supreme Warlord. Just as he stepped in, countless outrageous stares were cast on him. It was as though a Specter just ran into his enemy's court, and in the sligh
Somewhere in the Rotunda Fort compound, about twenty lives could be seen standing around a cleared area, all eyes on a lifeless figure below. After the death of Ryder Rotunda, the family gathered to put him to rest. Every other family member came to pay their last respect to him, except for his wife and daughter. Although that wasn't really a part of their worry right now, the fact that their inferiority effect was at work made them more depressed. Due to being a poor, useless man... No influential or wealthy individuals attended the small funeral of Ryder Rotunda. Of course, he wasn't a part of the Awakeneds, he was a Commoner.Even though Keith was an Awakened, his ongoing conflict with the Head Lord had made many of the Awakeneds relent from attending his father's funeral. Most of the Awakeneds thought he was trying to betray the people, they didn't have a vision of what he was doing for the people of the Blue Planet. They were clueless, however, only a few were wise enough to
Before reaching the Rotunda Family's fort, Keith bought some potions for the Lung Plague in one of the general markets in the White Province. The White Province was renowned for its best potions from medicine experts, so Keith preferred to get a cure for the Lung Plague from there.After purchasing some potions, he zoomed into the Eastern Territory in no time and arrived at the Rotunda Family's fort.Quickly, he entered the house and made his way to his father's room...Sage and the others were still there, and luckily, he didn't notice anything quite gut-wrenching when he glanced in the direction of his sick father.Awakened Keith Rotunda sighed."You got the medicine?" Skyla was the first to ask, fixing her gaze on Keith.Keith nodded positively, and seeing his response, everyone was really relieved. By looking at everyone's faces, Keith could feel it.He quickly approached his father and gave him some doses to take... At this moment, Ryder's sick state actually seemed to have gotte
"You had a bad idea trying to go against my orders, Awakened Keith," the Head Lord said, approaching Keith slowly."I never planned to confront your orders. My father's life is at stake, and if I don't get what I came here for, he is going to die," Keith said loudly yet politely, trying to convince the Head Lord. However, his clarification didn't seem to make any impression. The Head Lord was still as mad and serious as when he came out from his home."I don't care about what may happen to your commoner father. My orders must be obeyed no matter what!" Lord Asher said seriously. The harsh, dreading smirk on his face held a deep sense of rage, making Keith quite frightened.Upon hearing the Head Lord's cruel response, a thought flashed into Keith's mind.'Is he going to kill me?'The fact that the Head Lord had sent a blast of fireball capable of destroying a normal human made him believe his pondering. Visibly, Keith could sense an aura to kill around Lord Asher's presence."You just