Part One: Birth of the Blue-Eyed Tiger
Chapter One: Awakening — The Genesis of Power
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Silence.
That was the first thing I felt.
Not peace—just emptiness.
Deep and vast, like the world itself had stopped breathing.
Then came a hum—soft and distant, pulsing like a heartbeat beneath the surface of water.
I opened my eyes.
I was floating inside a glowing chamber filled with bright blue liquid. My vision was blurry, and when I tried to move, my body barely responded. Everything felt heavy… wrong. My hands were small. My legs—weak.
Then it hit me.
I wasn't me anymore.
I was… a baby.
Panic surged. I thrashed weakly in the thick fluid, but my limbs wouldn't obey. Then something outside caught my eye. Through the shimmering blue glow, I saw more chambers—dozens of them. Inside each one floated another infant, still and peaceful.
Each of them had a tail—white, striped, and faintly glowing.
A strange feeling stirred in my chest. I turned my gaze downward.
There it was—my own tail. White, marked with black stripes that shimmered faintly beneath the liquid's light.
Before I could even process what I was seeing, exhaustion dragged me back into darkness.
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When I awoke again, my mind was clearer. My heartbeat echoed in my chest like distant thunder. Then—
> "Ding! Welcome, Host, to the world of Zeraphyx. The Ultimate Host-Bound System is now online."
The voice wasn't from outside. It echoed inside my head—calm, mechanical, yet somehow… alive.
I blinked. "System? What are you talking about?"
> [Initialization Complete.]
Name: —
Age: Infant
Race: Blue-Eyed White Tiger (Hybrid)
Pure Beast Blood: 10%
[You are now connected to the Ultimate Beast Blood System.]
Ultimate Beast Blood System?
> [Affirmative. You are the first compatible host of the Beast Blood anomaly. Fusion in progress.]
Suddenly, my entire body began to glow. The liquid vibrated as energy surged through my veins. My reflection flashed on the glass before me—not human, but a small white tiger cub wrapped in streaks of blue lightning.
Pain coursed through me, but so did something else—strength. Warmth. Life.
The chamber shook violently. My Ki swirled like a storm within me.
> [Bloodline Synchronization: 100%]
[Race: Blue-Eyed White Tiger — Pure Form]
My body calmed, now brimming with unimaginable power. Sparks danced around me.
I smiled—or maybe I just felt like I did—before sleep took me again.
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When I opened my eyes, everything had changed.
I was no longer in the chamber. I lay inside a vast hall bathed in golden light. Runes shimmered across the marble floors, ancient markings glowed faintly along the walls.
The System's voice echoed once more:
> [Welcome, Host.]
[Issuing Newbie Rewards.]
Then came the flood:
> Perfect Ki Control.
Perfect Martial Arts Mastery.
Unparalleled Comprehension.
+1,000,000 Energy Points.
+1,000 Strength, Speed, and Stamina.
Martial God Card.
The surge of power hit me like lightning. My body convulsed, energy rewriting my very being.
> [Synchronization unstable… 42%... 73%... 100%.]
Memories that weren't mine filled my mind—battle stances, breathing methods, ancient techniques.
Visions of Zeraphyx, a world ruled by Beast Clans, where the weak serve and the strong rule.
I took my first breath as a creature reborn. My tail glowed faintly behind me.
> "Hello, Host.
Do you wish to begin your training?"
I smiled. "Yes."
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The ground beneath me began to glow.
A pillar of light surrounded me.
In an instant, the room dissolved.
I stood upon a rocky terrain beneath a storm-torn sky. Red and black thunderclouds clashed above me. Floating mountains drifted across the horizon.
> [Welcome to the Beginner's Trial Zone.]
[Objective: Survive for 60 seconds.]
[Opponents: Three Spectral Beasts — Grade F.]
Dark mist gathered ahead.
Three wolf-like shadows emerged, eyes glowing violet.
I flexed my fingers. Energy crackled along my skin like living lightning.
> "System… what happens if I fail?"
[Answer: Termination of simulation and loss of all stored rewards.]
I grinned. "Perfect."
The first beast lunged.
My instincts moved before thought.
A slash of blue light—clean, silent.
> [Kill Confirmed.]
Another attacked from behind. I twisted midair, tail whipping through the air like a thunderbolt.
> [Kill Confirmed.]
The last circled me, silent and calculating. I closed my eyes, feeling the rhythm of its movement, the pulse in the air.
It leapt—
I struck.
Blue lightning tore through it like a blade through mist.
> [Kill Confirmed.]
[Trial Completed — Rank: SSS.]
Lightning danced across my body as the world fell silent.
> [Hidden Achievement Unlocked: "The One Who Roars at Birth."]
[Reward: Unknown Skill Awakening in Progress.]
My tail shimmered brighter for a heartbeat.
> [Energy absorption complete.]
[Host stamina +20%. Combat efficiency increased.]
Power pulsed through me—addictive, alive.
> [Do you wish to commence the Hidden Trial?]
"Confirm."
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The ground began to tremble. The air thickened with heat. Then—
It appeared.
A humanoid figure forged from molten stone. Its crimson body cracked with glowing veins of fire, its black sclera burned with molten red eyes. Every breath radiated destruction.
Each step shattered rock and melted the earth into rivers of lava.
I stared, heart pounding—not with fear, but exhilaration.
The creature loomed, thirty inches tall, fifteen across the shoulders, glowing like a living volcano.
It had the shape of a child, yet the weight of a god.
Our eyes met—creation and destruction staring into each other.
And the air whispered the truth neither of us needed to speak:
The Awakening of the Blue Tiger.
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The monster roared—
A sound so violent it split the air and shook the heavens. The shockwave struck me like a hammer of flame.
> [Opponent: Kragar — Grade B.]
A low growl built inside me—rising, deepening—until it burst forth as a primal roar.
A phantom tiger's head materialized behind me, its spirit vast as a storm.
> ROAR!!!
Lightning erupted from my body.
My form blurred, reshaping.
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🐅 Beast Ascension — Form I: The Awakening of the Roar
Theme: The Birth of Power
Core Emotion: Willpower — the strength to rise despite pain.
A storm of blue and white lightning surged around me, scorching the ground, splitting air. My eyes glowed with electric fury. Each heartbeat thundered. Every step rippled with power.
My hair turned snow-white, streaked with radiant blue, standing like sharp flames. My hands shifted—half human, half tiger—claws crackling with lightning.
I could feel it—
The pulse of the world.
The rhythm of the storm.
The will to rise.
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Kragar moved first.
Its molten skin blazed brighter as it released a blast of red fire.
> "Too fast—!"
I crossed my arms—
> BOOOM!!!
The explosion turned the world to fire, but when the light faded, I still stood—lightning burning across my body.
Kragar roared again, charging. I met its fist with mine—blue lightning clashing with molten red flame. The impact split the air, molten rocks flying in all directions.
Shockwaves carved deep trenches through the ground.
I moved—
Faster than sight.
My fist found its chest, lightning exploding outward. Kragar was hurled backward, crashing through a wall of lava.
Steam rose.
The air sizzled.
> "My turn."
I leapt—blue light trailing behind like a comet—
and drove my palm into its chest.
The explosion that followed engulfed the battlefield in blinding azure fire.
The storm of creation and destruction intertwined—
and the birth of power echoed across Zeraphyx.
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✨ End of Chapter One ✨