—THIRD PERSON POV—
It was five years ago since the government invented a machine that can give every people in the world a chance to enjoy their lives. Government want the peoples to experience having a extraordinary powers that can help them from their daily lives.
It become popular that countries want to buy some copy of the machine so that they can produce it to their citizens who want it too. United States build more machines and sell it to the countries over four million dollars. Every countries used their machines to distribute some " Awakening ", to their citizens, other are using the machine to get more money especially those countries with so much corruption.
One country did the opposite of US plans, it was the Russia. They want to give their peoples some powers so that they can use them to conquer other countries. United States found about the Russia's plan, and order their army to fly towards the country and stop their rebellion towards the world.
The war happened over two years, peoples continue using their Awakening to fight the other peoples. Some are using Elemental skill, throwing fire, sword made out of wind, and other offensive attack based on Elemental abilities. Some are enhancing their physical capabilities to fight others in hand to hand combat or using other weapons. Some using overpowered abilities that can create illusion, bend reality only minimal, and others overpowered abilities.
The war ends with an agreement that every countries in the world will file an agreement that they will only uses their Awakening for their daily lives. Two more years later, another incident happens, some youngish saw a weird looking boar where it has doubled size, huge fang, and raging stares. Government took investigation about the incident, and they found out that the Quantum energy are leaking out their machines causing the animals and other creatures to mutate or evolve because of the energy they using to get Awakening.
Because of this, wild and stray animals evolve into something more like a monster. Governments start planning a counter measures for the monstrous animals around the world that will try to attack the citizens. Government declared a new profession, they called it...Hunters.
Hunter's are often hired or send out by the governments to exterminate and fight off the monstrous animals that lurking and causing havoc in the cities or towns around the world. Because of the new profession that has been declared, humanity begin applying to this kind of job. It was a man's dream world ever since anime and other fantasy story appears in the world.
Government create some rules and regulations for the peoples that joining the Hunter Guild Association. They also added some tier ranking board where peoples will do their task and quest more often. Tier ranking board is divided in seven categories or rank. Tier F—the lowest—, E, D, C, B, and A—the highest—. But there's some unexplainable events where few of peoples in the world, awakened an S tier level—rare and the most strongest rank—, that also become popular to peoples that's why they keep trying to become stronger to achieve the S tier rank.
But it was impossible because peoples ability are limited to their potential. If the person are F tier rank, they have super limited abilities, some weak skill, and even weak physical capabilities. It was impossible to achieve S tier rank because a person must have a huge amount of Q-mana and some overpowered abilities from their Awakening.
Only 0.01% is the chance a person can have to become a S tier rank hunters. Anyway, since peoples become hunters and keep on hunting some monstrous animals around the world, monstrous animals start hiding and reproducing inside of some secluded places or areas around the world. Abandoned cities, villages and towns, forest, old structures and tourist spots. As monster's keep on hiding from humans, they began evolving more and eventually achieve their peak monster form. Only few of the monsters evolve into their peak monster form, and government calls them, Final Boss that hunter's must be careful on fighting them.
Although the years, the world become new and magical. Humanities dream from watching animes, movies and reading some novels become true on their eyes. The humanity achieve the highest life that the world can offer for them, and they used it for their daily lives enjoyment.
Somewhere in Philippines, there's a young man who's working on a private company. His name is Yuri Balenciaga—a nineteen years old young man that supposed to be in college but didn't continue due to expenses. His father become a hunter even tho he was already at 40's and get a tier rank of C tier and retired at age of 60. He has little sister that still studying at highschool, he was working for his little sister's school expenses and also for their daily meal.
He was currently on his way to work, he never try the Awakening Machine because he doesn't want to die just because of achieving his dream to become a hunter and had special abilities. He only focus on his normal life, avoiding some hunter's and monster's that fighting around him.
" Yo, Yuri! Over here! ",
A man shouted.
" You've been looking tired don't you? ",
The man said.
He was Kelvin, Yuri's bestfriend from highschool and one of the top hunter's in Black Bear Guild—one of the guilds/faction that has been built in the Philippines.
" Not that tired, look at yourself...you become a hunter and even joined the famous guild ",
Yuri said.
" Hehe, yeah and also i got this very big sword from my back, when i killed that Fire Lizard Dragon in Mount Mayon few weeks ago! ",
Kelvin said, pointing back his sword behind.
" Yeah, it is very big...",
Yuri said.
" Yuri...it was a year ago after our graduation, and you still don't entering Awakening test, why don't you try? If you got any high tier rank, maybe i can recruit you to our gui—",
Kelvin was stop by Yuri.
" No thanks, i don't want to die just because i achieve our dream before...i already love my life right now...",
Yuri said, and turn back.
" Be careful on your quest, wish you luck ",
Yuri farewell, and leave.
A year ago, Yuri was on his graduation when a wild Knight of Black appears in the court, and start killing some innocent peoples. He was scared at that time and can't move, the monster was about to slice him into half, but his father immediately dash towards him, tanking the sword slash for him.
" Yuri...i-its okay...to...b-be...weak...",
His father whispers and smiles at him.
His father died after the incident, and he never dream again on becoming a hunter. He doesn't like them, and he doesn't want to become like them. For Yuri, being a hunter is just a suicide and a reason to run away from your responsibility. He hates hunter, and hates everyone who's using the Awakening Machine.
Yuri is now walking near his work, he was staring at his phone watching some dancing cats. He stumbled upon a chaos near the public market where he commuting sometimes. A wild monstrous boar appears and creating havoc in the market. He hid behind the electrical pole, and take a little peek on the chaos.
" I-it was a Boarusaurus! A evolved boar with sharp teeth and claw, doubled in size and can shoot a sound projectiles from its mouth! ",
Yuri said with knowledge about them.
" If i'm right, Boarusaurus can only found in nearby farms and forest, so why there's one here? Also where is the hunters? ",
He look around for some hunters, but there's only one and it was knock out by the Boarusaurus. Peoples keep on screaming, running around, a father and daughter hugs each other near the monster. Yuri's eyes widened when he saw the father daughter that is about to get attacked by the monster boar.
" Yuri...its...okay...to be...weak ",
A voice came out on his mind, and it gives me adrenaline to rush towards the chaos. He picked up the sword that the hunter was using, it was heavy like it has a ton of weights. A normal person with no awakening has no chance on caring some weapons that hunters are using. Yuri with all of his strength, carried the sword and run towards the Boarusaurus to stop it from attacking—BAM!!!—Yuri got smacked by the Boarusaurus using its tail, and it send him towards a pile of wooden planks.
Yuri slowly losing consciousness, his body is arching in pain, blood is dripping on his head, his body was severe injured and he can't move any of his body. As he slowly losing his consciousness, he remembers everything his father taught him before he died. All the fighting techniques, knowledge about the monstrous animals, about the hunters, and how he will become a stronger hunter.
" Why its all popping out on my mind? Am i gonna die? ",
Yuri said while his eyes is slowly closing.
" This is why...i hate being a hunter, it will only lead myself in danger ",
He remember Kelvin,
" Why don't you try to get Awakening? ",
Kelvin words flash on his mind.
" Because it suck to get one...",
Yuri answered.
" Why am i being this sad? Am i really gonna die because of stupidity? ",
=[ Notice ]=
-Do you want to continue?
-yes
-no
" What is this? Notice? ",
Yuri ask, as a weird HUD appears on his sight.
" When did death gives me notice? ",
He ask again.
=[ Notice ]=
-Do you want to continue?
-yes
-no
" Should i say yes? ",
As he said the word Yes, the system is starting reboot its system, and lights cover Yuri's sight.
=[ Skill Obtained ]=
-Enhancement—a skill that allowing user's to enhance their physical capabilities, and throw some clashing punch and kicks through enemies.
-Tier E Regeneration—a weakest regeneration skill that a user can achieve. Allowing the user to heal any wounds they have within an hour.
" Skills?? What is this? A game? ",
Yuri ask, and then another HUD pops out.
=[ Skill Obtained ]=
-Retribution—a unique skill that allowing the user to used all of its pain and damage taken from the enemies attack, and convert it into a surge of Q-mana that can be use to attack enemies back.
=[ CAUTIOUS ]=
-unique skill was permanent and can't be overwritten by the user. You can sell other skills that you will obtain in near future, but you can't sell this unique skill, because it was made just for you.
" Oh? So i can't sell it huh, a Retribution skill...allowing me to convert damage into a powerful mana attack? Awesome huh! ",
Yuri said.
=[ Stats ]=
Name: Yuri Balenciaga
Tier Rank: F tier
Title: [ None ]
Weapon: [ None ]
Skill:
-Retribution—a unique skill that allowing the user to used all of its pain and damage taken from the enemies attack, and convert it into a surge of Q-mana that can be use to attack enemies back.
" An F tier!? That's the lowest tier i can get!! Why do i need to be the weakest!! ",
Yuri said in disappointment.
Yuri just now woke up from a long unconscious state. He look around and saw that the Boarusaurus is still alive and keep on destroying the public market. Hunters are still not in area, and no one is protecting the citizens, he stood up and realizes that he was completely heal.
" B-but how? Does my Regeneration skill did this? ",
Yuri ask.
" Impossible, since my Regeneration skill are only tier E level...so it can't recover my whole body...it must be the system itself, since i just enter the system earlier it heals my whole body to start again ",
Yuri said.
" Like restarting in a game i played before ",
He smirks, Yuri then picks up the sword he picked up earlier and prepare to fight off the wild Boarusaurus. He then dashes towards it.
[ To be continue...]