The sky was burning.
Cities were ash. The oceans boiled. Above the collapsing world floated a colossal rift something beyond gods, beyond monsters.
Kael Ardent stood alone.
He was humanity's strongest Hunter. Rank SSS. The man who never lost.
And he was bleeding.
His broken spear trembled in his hand as the final enemy descended a creature of void and starlight, its voice echoing inside reality itself.
Mortal. You were… interesting.
Kael coughed blood and laughed.
Yeah Then remember me.
He lunged.
His last attack tore open the creature's core but the backlash shattered his body. Bones cracked. Vision faded. The world went silent.
As he fell into darkness, he thought
So this is death…
Then a voice whispered.
[Compatible Soul Detected.]
[Beast Sovereign System initializing…]
[Reincarnation in progress.]
Pain.
Cold ground.
The smell of grass.
Kael's eyes snapped open.
Above him twin moons.
What….
His body felt smaller. Younger.
Memories flooded in.
New name: Rylan Veyr
Age: 16
Occupation: Beast Master Apprentice
Status: Weakest in the Academy.
He sat up slowly.
This world was different.
Here, humans didn't awaken weapons or magic.
They formed contracts.
With beasts.
Dragons. Spirit wolves. Thunder hawks. Leviathans.
And Rylan.
He had failed every contract ceremony.
No beast had chosen him.
Labeled talentless. Worthless.
A joke.
Rylan touched his chest.
I died…
Then
A glowing interface appeared in front of his eyes.
Beast Tamer System Activated
Authority: Absolute Evolution
Ability 1: Infinite Growth
Ability 2: Forced Contract (Locked)
Starter Beast Available: [???]
From the nearby forest came a weak growl.
A tiny, wounded black wolf limped into the clearing.
Its fur was scorched. One eye sealed shut. Aura almost nonexistent.
Pathetic.
Useless.
Just like him.
Their eyes met.
And something ancient stirred between them.
[Hidden Bloodline Detected: Abyssal Monarch Wolf]
[Evolution potential: SSSSS]
[Contract possible.]
Rylan smiled slowly.
So… you were abandoned too.
He reached out his hand.
The wolf hesitated.
Then pressed its head against his palm.
[Contract Complete.]
The sky trembled.
A pulse of dark energy exploded outward.
In the academy miles away, high-ranking Beast Masters froze.
Who just formed that contract…
Back in the clearing, the tiny wolf's body began to change.
Black flames wrapped around it.
Bones reshaped.
Power surged.
Rylan stood up.
This time.
He wasn't the weakest.
He was the beginning of something terrifying.