In the time that the world was full of peace and harmony, came the hurricane of beasts that suddenly awoke from different dimensions, disturbing the once peaceful and harmonious living of humans. Worry not, as certain individuals surrounded by light according to their limits, awaken a new revelation that no one was able to predict nor had been a thing from the past, magic.
Those Individuals have gained the power to defeat, annihilate and erase traces of monsters that evade the world, they were called—the miracles.
Though people have gained powers, there are some that remain normal and powerless. Unfortunately, some may call, but nevertheless they get the most crucial protection that exists.
In this sudden change to the world, it has come normalized, as people who awakened gain access to a system, where their status of power lies. The government has released a measuring machine regarding the limitation of awakener's power, and there comes the new hierarchical system.
UR— the highest tier ever recorded, and only Five individuals are of this tier: Im Kyuhee of 7th district of Lebi, Emy of 3rd District of Sierra, Kang Haeji of 8th district of Minal, Daniel of 2nd district of Sierra, and Han Jihoon of 10th district of Minal.
There is the SSS class, which most paladin and elemental holders stand, there are only about Fifteen individuals holding this tier.
The SS Class, which most healers and light bearers reach, and only 20 individuals of said types has this tier.
and there is the S Class, the most common highest achieved by those who qualified to be recognized as a powerful individual. and there goes the list from A to E Class.
The five individuals who received the UR Class Tier were called the Heaven's Disciples.
Im Kyuhee, He is the most powerful in terms of strength, he swings a sword, a mythic sword that was rewarded to him after defeating a Lair Boss of a Double Dungeon inside a red gate. Alongside Emy, she is the one who supports the team by giving buffs as a Buffer, and Kang Haeji, she is an elemental holder, more specifically, an Ice Elemental holder, and then we have Daniel, he is of poison element, the most powerful shot he can do is the Poison bullet, one gesture and a poison bullet will come your way, and lastly Han Jihoon, He is a summoner, he can summon a mythic creature to help with battles, like the Emrygiel he once summoned due to high intense battle from the Lair Boss of a Double Dungeon, Emrygiel is a creature bearing the beauty of an angel, a horn of a devil, a 6 pair of wings that mimic that of an angel and a powerful magic that can annihilate the entire city. Han Jihoon was rushed to the recovery center just for players, as he took an inevitable mana loss from summoning a rare creature, Emrygiel.
They were given a reward and a high recognition for the heroic deed they did just for the entire country to survive.
and… here I am. An E class.
I am Kim Baekhee, 25 years old, from Minal City. Never did I expect to awaken, knowing that I have no capability to qualify as one, shocking my existence of sudden awakening.
(Note: Country or places are not based off the reality)
I awakened as a mage. Though exciting of a talent it is, I only can do fire and water at the minimum and I cannot withhold them for even five minutes, which makes me the weakest in society. Though, I am not sad about it, just glad that I get to live another day without getting beat by those bastards who think they have the highest tier in the world every time I join a raid, those B-Class bastards.
I graduated from a normal university, it's not that popular than those prestigious universities like the Golden University. I barely managed to finish college at some point due to the rebellious state I went under.
Nowadays, the world has become a survival amongst players who awakened powers that allow them to fight against monsters inside a gate. A Gate is a different dimension that only players and authorized officials can enter, inside is a different scenery. And I, Baekhee, won't allow myself to die. Even if the world has become such a disaster, I am determined to live until everything is solved and peace arises once again.
Or so…I thought…?
Because here I am, inside a dungeon with other players with tier C and D. Everyone else was wiped out, others fled from the horrifying situation, it wasn't even a double dungeon where players get trapped inside a red gate. All I could do was stand there as my powers as a mage limits me from being able to attack from afar. I could barely manage to attack Herries. How else am I supposed to help others if I, myself, cannot protect myself.
Am I really at my limit? Glancing behind me to see a few players slowly attempting to flee. Looking back to the scene where some players were being eaten by the Herries. I trembled on my feet, finally coming to my senses and turning away to attempt to get away and eventually get out of the dungeons gate. Fear engulfing my entire existence, feet slow on track as to not get the attention of Herries.
Panting silently as I stop in my track, stilling as I notice a shadow looming over my own. My eyes shake from intense fear. The next second, my stomach is impaled by the long claws of a Herrie. I could not shout, blood splatters from being impaled by a Herries claw, my vision going in and out of reality.
My sight goes black as I run out of blood.
*pzzzit
???
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]
The Player is on the brink of Death. Would you like to restart?
> YES / NO <
Huh?? Restart? But I'm already dead, and what does it mean to restart?
…YES.
A sudden flash of white came to sight. Ugh, what is this? And then a vision came to sight. A ceiling…? Eyes looking around in confusion, wasn't he dead? So why is he able to look around? It is as if he is alive.
!!!
Feeling fully conscious, he looked at himself. A body. Living Body. He can move. Feel. hear. Is he…Alive??? But he just died a minute ago.
Getting out from the bed he lied on, and rushed in front of a mirror. There he is. Standing, alive and kicking well. But the body he is in, is not his. Who is this fellow?
Not believing what he sees, he slapped himself in the face.
"Fuck! It stings ha" he exclaimed.
*pzzit*
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]
Welcome to the Astral System. The Player is recognized by the system automatically. Please State your Name _____________
"Astral…System? Is this around before?", mumbling under his breath. Tapping the notification and a keyboard appeared, hesitantly typing his name. Kim Baekhee.
[SYSTEM ERROR]
Kim Baekhee is a dead civilian. Using an existing or registered name on the system will cause a problem with the players information.
"But I am Kim Baekhee!", he shouted to the system.
[SYSTEM]
Analyzing… The system has detected the soul of said user inside Han Jihye's Body. Would you proceed as Han Jihye?
> YES / NO <
"No. I'll proceed being Kim Baekhee", he glared at the system.
[SYSTEM]
Error! Cannot Register as Player Kim Baekhee, due to an existing profile. The System will proceed to register the player as Han Jihye. Welcome to the Astral System. To view your status, call out 'Status Window"
Now, this is new, this did not happen to him before. "Status Window", he said in thin air, and a System popped out in the air, it is of color orange gold of sort, it's fancy looking.
[STATUS WINDOW]
NAME: Han Jihye (Former Kim Baekhee)
AGE: 20
RACE: Human
LEVEL: 1
CLASS: EX
TYPE: Mage
Affinity: All Type
Titles: None
Strength: 20
HP: 12000
Mana: MAX (100,000)
Agility: 10
Dexterity: 15
Vitality: 10
Luck: 10
"What kind of status window is this? And what is an EX?", baffled by the given Mana information.
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]
EX-Class is the highest form of tier in the world of Player Ranking.
???
"WHAT?!!", he exclaimed, still processing what the system had said. Highest…what…fuck…
Clutching onto his hair at the frustration of finding out what an EX-Class meant, the sudden change up on his power information is baffling, nonsense even. Why did he suddenly become an EX-Class? It doesn't make any sense at all! If he was an E-Class before, why change his Class Rank?
Sighing, he sat down unto the bed he found himself lying an hour ago. It really does not make any sense, like at all. Now what does he do with this information? Hide. Better not become known or else he will be needed every now and then. Yeah, just live normally like a civilian without power. Live and act as an Unawaken individual.
Ring…ring…ring…
"Hmm? What?", he says. Picking up a phone he sees on the nightstand beside the bed he's sitting on.
09:17AM
Tuesday, August 11, 3146
Which was displayed on the screen as the call ended without being able to answer. What? Year 3146…? The year I died was 2134! A Thousand has passed?! Or did I get reincarnated in the future? Well… seeing that I am in another's body, means I reincarnated into this boy's body. What happened to the original Han Jihye?
He unlocks the phone, which was surprising because it doesn't have a lock or any security to avoid people opening the phone.
As soon as he opened the phone, notifications came crashing the screen of the phone. Messages and missed calls from numbers labeled with names, perhaps the friends of Han Jihye?
Skimming through the messages, and one particular message caught his attention.
[ Denshy: Dude! Where are you?! The evaluation is about to start!! ]
Evaluation? What kind of evaluation? Raising a brow as to confusion.
Replying: What Evaluation?
And a response from Denshy came in a second.
[ Denshy: Class Evaluation duh! Bro, we need to know if we're awakened or not! And you registered us here! Come on hurry up dude! ]
Fuck! My plan is ruined!
I just want to live under a rock, why did Han Jihye register for an Evaluation Center?!
He looked around to find the closet of Han Jihye, rushing toward it and harshly opening the closet to pick an outfit to go with.
…This guy. How did he go out with these types of clothes? Most look shabby, but there are a few that look decent enough to be worn outside. Grabbing a normal white shirt and jeans, also grabbing decent looking shoes from below the closet, how did he even have his shoes inside the closet?
In a hurry to put them on as he still needs to search for Han Jihye's wallet that hopefully has his cards or something. Immediately rushing to look inside the drawers of the nightstand, hoping to find what he's looking for.
And…Ta-Da!
Han Jihye's Wallet, nervously prying the wallet open, only to sigh in relief to see the Individual Identification Card and licenses of Han Jihye. Well, he did have enough money to go to the destination of the Evaluation Center.
He opened the phone and tapped the maps, as he is not sure if he is in the same city or country, and he is sure that a lot has changed.
Going out of the room he was in and he figured a way out of the house, immediately stopping an empty cab he saw coming in his direction. The cab stopped, and he opened the back door of the cab before he sat inside and closed the cab door.
"Can you please take me to the Aile District 8?", he asked, and the driver just nodded as acknowledgement of his drop off destination.
Sighing at the sudden turn of events. I hope that my result will be normal and not something that will give me recognition of sorts.
The ride was approximately around 10 minutes, arriving at the Evaluation Center, where he saw many people who might be around the ages of 15 to 30, lined up at the entrance.
"Jihye! I thought you weren't gonna make it! come on let's go, we're almost next in line!"A stunning guy ran toward him just to drag him to the evaluation center. He must be Deshy.
"But…what about those people waiting in line?", he asks.
Deshy raised a brow to him, "They're not here for evaluation, they're here for complaints and that line is a separate department from the evaluation department, you forgot?"Deshy looks at him skeptical.
He nervously laughed, "... no?"
"... Whatever dude, let's go, Nisha and Lex are waiting for us" Deshy said, continuing to drag him to who knows where.
After a dragging of like 15 minutes, they arrive at a waiting hall, where people are coming out of a room next to a reception. He never saw an evaluation center like this. Before, the only Evaluation center was not this fancy looking type of center to go for. But he thinks that maybe because it's been a thousand years, that there are multiple evaluation centers to visit.
"You took long enough to get here, Jihye", a guy with brown hair said. He must be Lex.
"yeah, you took too long, we would have been pushed to another date if you didn't show up" a girl with short hair second. And she must be Nisha.
"Number 371, please enter the evaluation room" A voice said from a speaker.
I saw Deshy stand, "That's Me! Wish me luck guys!" ecstatically saying before following a guy to the designated room.
The problem is… what number is he?
"uhm… What number am I?" He asked. Both of them looked at him as if he's high.
Lex sighs, "What's up with you? Did you suddenly lose your memory? check your wallet", he said.
Doing so, he saw a folded paper, taking it out of his wallet, and unfolding it to see a queue number. 380.
Well he has to wait for 8 more people before him.
to be continued...