Damon finished his phone call and looked towards the Palace in which he and his mother lived in, although his mother barely spent her time here as she never needed sleep due to her strength and had an extensive amount of work to complete.
The Palace, amply named the Palace of the Crimson Witch of Destruction, which was Sapphire's nickname, due to her immense power and colourful crimson flames which danced in the battlefield as she burned her enemies to ashes.
The Palace was massive and magnificent, with a perfect combination of Magic Technology and elegance. The palace was surrounded by long lush trees and a bed of beautiful flowers that made the area beautiful and picturesque.
Surrounding the Palace was a wall made of Mythril, the hardest,strongest and most durable material in existence and also a spirit defensive formation. Inside the wall, four blue mana towers surrounded the castle. The Mana Towers both drew in mana from the surroundings and purified the mana, making cultivation more effective.
The Palace itself was incredibly elegant, with a beautiful gold and red colour scheme, and had multiple rooms for various uses.
Damon entered the Palace and quickly walked around, looking for his mother. But after a while, he was finally interrupted as he met a familiar face.
"Good evening, Young Master Damon. Congratulations on your successful awakening!" A young man entered the room Damon was in, his movements were graceful and elegant, which proved a certain level of training and respect the man held towards Damon.
The young man bowed and greeted Damon, before standing back up straight. The young man, in fact, was not even a Demon, but an Elf.
The young man had smooth white skin but it did not look sickly. He had a graceful, thin frame with green hair styled in a sophisticated and professional manner and he also had green eyes with pointed ears. His face was very attractive and he was currently wearing a black suit with the Grand Marshall's sigil, signifying he was a butler of Sapphire's household.
After seeing him, Damon started thinking about him.
'Killian My personal butler.'
Ever since Damon was 5 years old, he was given Killian as his own personal butler and assistant. Ever since then, Killian had done all the miscellaneous work on his behalf, as Damon was required to spend most of his time doing classes or training with people chosen by his mother.
According to his mother, Damon was given to him as a gift from the Elven Empire, celebrating his 5th birthday. Apparently, Killian's family were Royal Soldiers of the Elven Empire and were assassinated by the Abyssal Regime. The Abyssal Regime were a group of persons who had submitted to the Abyss and used Abyssal Power, essentially selling their souls for power.
With no other family, Sapphire had asked Killian back then if he wanted to be Damon's butler and he said yes. Afterwards, Damon and Killian had signed a Zect, which is a special type of mana contract that can't be broken, binding Killian as Damon's loyal butler forever.\
Killian had awakened previously, receiving Saint Grade 1 Star in both Mana and World Spiritists, making him very talented, yet Damon was hoping to Sign-In some rewards to increase his talent further silently, wanting to make Damon into his perfect assistant.
"Thank you Killian." Damon said as he looked at the boy, reminding himself to give Killian more resources in the future to make him stronger, especially now that Damon had his own system which would provide him lots of rewards.
"Madame is in the Dining Room awaiting your presence." Killian responded and turned around, walking and leading Damon towards the dining room. The walls of the Palace's hallways were filled with elegant expensive paintings and doors leading to a variety of rooms.
The soft glow of the lights illuminated the beautiful symetrical conjunction between the intricate designs of the paintings on the wall and the colour scheme of the walls itself. The abundant mana of the room made every breath feel incredibly fresh.
While walking, Damon was thinking about his mother.
Sapphire Rivelea
Grand Marshall Of the Divine Demon Empire
Divine Demon Grand Duchess
Crimson Witch Of Destruction
Damon's mother's titles were almost endless and her reputation was infact endless, due to her immense strength and intelligence. Damon's mother was born to the former Divine Demon Emperor and his wife, and her talent was just as good as her twin brother, the current Divine Demon Emperor Argus.
As they grew up, the duo became two of the fiercest young prospects in the entire world, due to their immense individual talent and constant training that never allowed them to fall behind.
However, during their training, the duo had fallen into a Forgotten Dimension, a Dimension left behind from the Primordial Era that held treasures alongside dangers, but was forgotten in time.
Within this Dimension, Sapphire alongside her brother, Demon Emperor Argus, had obtained an ancient treasure with gave her the Eternal Origin Succubus Bloodline, a Divine Grade Bloodline that gave her the power of the very first Succubus, the strongest Succubus. This Bloodline boosted her strength, potential and every other feature of her massively, and lead her to dominate the generation with an iron fist due to her power.
The ancient treasure also gave her brother, the Demon Emperor, the Eternal Origin Vampire Bloodline, a Divine Grade Bloodline that gave him the power of the very first Vampire, the strongest Vampire. These bloodlines were infinitely stronger than any other Demon alive and allowed the duo to dominate and rule the Divine Demon Empire, turning it into the strongest Empire in the world.
In her battles after obtaining the Bloodline, Sapphire had earned the title 'Crimson Witch Of Destruction' due to her immensely destructive magical attacks that had the potential to wipe entire kingdoms off the map effortlessly and the crimson shade of mana she had due to her new Divine-Grade Bloodline.
Damon's mother was certainly well known and respected across the world, and Damon was going to meet her for the first time since receiving the system.
Damon entered the room after being led by Killian, the room was very big and elegant, in the middle, there was a long, beautiful table stocked up with delicious food that released an alluring aroma that made one drool. Sitting on the opposite side of the table was Sapphire,who had worn a flowing white gown that hugged her curves in all the right places, and her red hair looked as if blood was constantly dripping from it, and her eyes a deep crimson red that was becoming of blood as she locked gazes with Damon who had sat down across from her.
"Come over here before you eat." Sapphire said, her voice dripping with both love, but a sense of authority.
Damon nodded and walked towards Sapphire, standing next to her and wondering what would happen next. However, he already had an inkling suspicion. Sapphire swiftly moved her hands so quickly Damon couldn't even register what was happening, and milliseconds later, Damon's head was pressed deeply into Sapphire's bosom and Sapphire's elegant hands wrapped around his head, shaking him with joy.
"Congratulationssss!! Congrats on a successful awakening, I am so~so~happy about your talent level." Sapphire said, her voice now void of all authority, only laced with pure familial love as she hugged Damon tightly, an estatic look on her face.
That's right, although Damon's mother had lots of work, so couldn't be with Damon alot of the time and she was in such a big position, whenever she was with Damon, she always showered him with immense love and doted on him quite alot, leading to him to be quite spoiled growing up.
Sapphire's elegant hands moved and ruffled Damon's hair as she spoke once more, "I heard you are making a business, do you need more money. How much would you want, 5 billion? 10 billion, 20 billion? Or maybe Mana Crystals, I have tens of thousands of them if you need."
Sapphire's doting mother mode was completely turned on as she showered Damon with love. Damon ignored how Sapphire already knew he was building a business, knowing that her information network was the best in the world and she always had many eyes on him.
( There will be no Romantic Relationship between Damon and Sapphire. Incest Pass DENIED! )
"I already have more than enough resources from my allowance over the years mother. The business I am making would definitely revolutionize technology." Damon said, and he was true. Although technology in this world was just as good or even better than 2023 Earth due to Mana.
Mana's existence also hamstrung all creativity using technology, leading to it all being used for very basic things such as building, travel or very basic communication and news transfer. Things such as Social Media, Live Streaming, Video Making, Video Games and other forms of earth like technological entertainment did not exist here as most people used technology simply to further power, not thinking about the monetary benefits of using technology to bring entertainment.
Damon would completely swallow up this void in the market, and use it to her incredible money and have powerful influence stacked on-top of his power and background.
"Well if you ever need anything, ask me. I won't inquire about what unique powers you awakened, but make sure to train it well, are you planning to stay here or train outside." Sapphire asked.
"I plan to cultivate to the Mana Foundation Realm and Spirit Apprentice Realm while training my combat capabilities before training outside in the wild. I will need a legion of bodyguards to watch over me during my training, and also Killian will be joining me for both my training here and my training outside." Damon said, the Foundation and Apprentice realms were rather early, and focused more and preparation for the real difficulties in cultivation later, yet still they weren't easy to cross quickly and effectively, as rushing through them could cripple geniuses due to their importance.
Each Cultivation Rank in both Mana and World Spiritist has 4 Stages: Early Stage, Mid Stage, Top Stage and Peak Stage.
The Realms in Mana Cultivation are:
Body Refinement ( J )
Mana Refinement ( I )
Mana Foundation ( H )
Mana Apprentice ( G )
Mana Soldier ( F )
Mana General ( E )
Mana Commander ( D )
Mana Master ( C )
Mana GrandMaster ( B)
Mana Emperor ( A )
Forbidden Mage ( S )
Arch-Mage ( SS )
Divine Steps [ Requires the Cultivator to complete at least 15 steps before rising into the next realm. The higher step the cultivator reaches, the stronger they are and the more potential they have at increasing their cultivation in the future. The highest step a known person has reached is 45 but ancient knowledge reveals there is a total of 50 steps. ] ( SSS )
Demi-God ( EX )
God ( X )
*****
The Realms in World Spiritst Cultivation Are:
Spirit Nurturing ( White Cloak )
Spirit Refinement ( Grey Cloak )
Spirit Foundation ( Blue Cloak )
Spirit Apprentice ( Purple Cloak )
Spirit Soldier ( Red Cloak )
Spirit General ( Gold Cloak )
Spirit Commander ( Royal Cloak )
Spirit Master ( Imperial Cloak )
Spirit GrandMaster ( Eternal Cloak )
Spirit Emperor ( Venerable Cloak )
Forbidden World Spiritist ( Saint Cloak )
Dragon Mark World Spiritist ( Immortal Cloak )
Divine Steps [ Requires the Cultivator to complete at least 15 steps before rising into the next realm. The higher step the cultivator reaches, the stronger they are and the more potential they have at increasing their cultivation in the future. The highest step a known person has reached is 40 in world spiritst cultivation but ancient knowledge reveals there is a total of 50 steps. ] ( Divine Cloak )
Demi-God World Spiritst ( Half-God Cloak )
God World Spiritst ( God-Cloak )
*****
Also, aside from the cultivation ranks, Damon wasn't like other novel or anime protagonists, who had insane backgrounds yet went out training with NO-ONE to protect them, leading them to almost die to many enemies there family could easily kill or worse get captured. Damon always found it frustrating these protagonists would lose so much time and money when they could simply take some shadow guards and beat up anyone who crossed them. Pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger was not something Damon was fond of. He was more fond of being a dragon to eat a tiger!
Damon would use his family to his full advantage. Damon also wanted to take Killian to train him alongside his own personal training.
"I will prepare a battle legion to you. They will both be in charge of your training here and be your bodyguards when you go explore and train outside of the Empire. Karthus will be the leader." Sapphire said as she responded to Damon's proposals, very happy her son wasn't stubborn and actively accepted bodyguards.
After that, Damon and Sapphire ate their dinner and talked about various other topics before Damon returned to his room and went to bed, excited for the next day.
On a large bed in a extraordinarily luxurious bedroom, a young boy was sleeping comfortably. The sunlight shone through the room's windows and onto the boy's body, causing the boy to slowly wake up. The young boy, Damon, slowly opened his eyes, moving his hand and blocking the sunlight from hitting his handsome face any further as he sat up on the bed and slowly got off. Damon sighed and looked around his room, the immense luxury dazzling. Damon slid off his bed quickly and went into his shower, taking a short bath before putting on his clothes. Damon wore rather casual clothing, a black joggers and white t-shirt, as he would be changing into combat uniform soon as his training would be beginning. "System, Sign-In." Damon said in his mind. [ Ding! Congratulations to the host for Awakening and unlocking the Achievements Section. For every Achievement Completed, the Host would receive Sign-In Opportunities. One Sign-In Opportunity has been Obtained due to the Host Awakening. ] [ Di
Damon ran into the Training Room #7, the time at exactly, 4:00pm.The training ground was a huge white and black room. The room had a variety of features such as numerous training appliances. The room also had various features such as Gravity Manipulation, Mana Regeration Deterrent and more.Currently, Damon could see Karthus and his various collegues whom were assigned to train him and Karthus had already arrived. Karthus was wearing his Military General Uniform, a red and black uniform with black shuriken marks dotting around the design and the Demon Sigil branded noticably on the front of the top. On Karthus' arm was a 5 star logo that proved his rank as a General.The various other subordinates were wearing the same Uniform but with lower rank stars than Karthus.Killian was also in the room, ready for training, but instead of his standard butler uniform, he was wearing an all black combat outfit dedicated for training. Damon walked up and stood alongside Karthus, looking at the v
The Next Day! The Entertainment District within the Noble Sector of Lily City was particularly crowded today. As the Awakening Ceremony had only recently finished, many Nobles came out towards the Entertainment District, visiting brothels, cinemas, bars and many other establishments to celebrate their successful awakenings. Some persons were celebrating alone, some were celebrating with friends and some are couples enjoying their time. The scenery here was just really peaceful. In the midst of this incredibly peaceful scene was a car. The car was dark blue, with dark tinted windows that blocked persons from seeing inside of the car. If one would compare the vehicle to one on Earth, it would be a Mercades-AMG A 45. On the side of the car, was a sigil of crimson flames surrounding a dragon with a lightning strike in the background. 'The sigil of the Grand Duchess' is what anyone who saw the sigil would think. It was the sigil representing Sapphire and her family. Inside of this luxu
A flash of terrifying thunder illuminated the surrounding area. Sparks of lightning flashed across the area as a terrifying storm of wind blew through a forest. As one looked through the forest, the more variation of topography that could be seen. Changes in vegetation occurred as more and more gigantic trees could be spotted. The firm soil had traces of beasts that could be spotted. Fog covered the surrounding area, greatly limiting visibility and the deeper one goes into the forest, the thicker the fog becomes. One of the most noticable aspects of this forest was the complete blanket of darkness. The stars and moon provided incredibly dim light at most, and the only thing that truly illuminated the surroundings was the terrifying thunder and lightning strikes. A torrent of rain pounded into the ground. This was the Immemorial Battle Forest, a legendary place in the Divine Demon Empire. It was claimed that this place was built from the ground up by the first Demon Sovereign and Emp
At a Military Base Near the Immemorial Battle Forest!Inside one of the monitoring rooms of the military base stood a flood of people. Neatly arranged in rows in front of computers, many logistical Demon military workers sat in their seats, doing their jobs with complete focus. The sounds of fingers tapping on keyboards echoed in the room.In the middle of the room, two people stood. One of them is a tall male Demon with a terrifying mana pressure emitting from his body. His body was incredibly muscular and his face was completely focused.The person next to him looked completely different. With white skin that didn't look sickly and he had a graceful thin frame with stylish green hair and green eyes with pointed ears. The duo stood in the middle of the room as several screens were running live footage in front of them."How do these Assassins know the Young Master's location?" The young boy, who is Killian, asked curiously."How else would they know Killian? Because I told them. I le
he clear skies quickly shifed from the beautiful sunlight that blessed the land to the blanket of darkness covering the sky, ridding the world of most of it's light. The only light sources in the sky being the moon and the beautiful stars.Inside the Immemorial Battle Forest!-SLASH! -SLASH! -SLASH! -SLASH!Damon swung daggers, sending out waves of pure mana that sliced through the air. With each swing of the deadly blood-tainted daggers, the heads of Damon's assailants fell to the ground and torrents of blood poured out. There was already dozens of dead bodies lying at Damon's feet, yet more came to attack the young man."ROARRRR!"-SLASH! -SWIPE!The ferocious claws of a flame bear slashed and swiped at Damon with ferocious speed and venom, determined for the kill as it also released a tyrannical roar. The claws were completely coated with flames that spread all throughout the surrounding area, latching onto the trees and created a massive forest fire.Damon hurriedly evaded the swi
"Hello, my master. I am Freya, an Angel and I am your loyal World Spirit."Freya's elegant and soothing words had took Damon out of his stunned state. Damon looked at Freya's absolutely stunning appearance and immediately began channeling his Aether, calming his mind down as he stared at her. Freya's beauty was so exceptional that she had unconsciously stunned Damon for a couple seconds.In those few seconds, Freya had slithered herself closer to Damon, wrapping her arms around Damon's arm, her volumptous assets pressing against Damon's arm."Ahh Master. I had heard legends about Aether, but experiencing it is better. Even being near you is purifying my Spirit Energy and slowly turning it into Aether, improving my strength and talent quantitatively." Freya's charming voice echoed into Damon's ear.Damon blushed slightly and nodded, "What level is your strength at?" Damon asked in curiousity."As you know, when a World Spirit contracts to a human, their strength is restricted according
The brilliant sunlight poured through the open window in the very luxurious bedroom located within the Palace of the Crimson Witch of Destruction. On the bed in the bedroom, an incredibly handsome young boy was sleeping. After a couple minutes, the boy, Damon's eyes slightly trembled before they opened.Damon opened his eyes and let out a rough gasp, the sore feeling that he felt on his body the previous day largely went away, yet there was still a small feeling of soreness he felt particularly in his back area. Damon looked up towards the ceiling and took a deep breath, thinking back to what happened the previous night.After meeting up with Karthus and Killian, Damon was praised by Karthus for his successful survival within the Immemorial Battle Forest. Unfortunately, Damon still couldn't take any potions or herbs to advance his healing as he still needed to train his bodies natural regeneration. Thus, Damon was simply left to his own wits to heal his injuries and cure the terrible