Year 1000 After the Awakening
World: Aetherion
City: Virelden
Continent: Valtheris
The sirens echoed across the city walls.
A deep mechanical voice rang through the streets.
"Emergency notice."
"Bronze Dungeon breach detected."
People ran.
Merchants abandoned stalls, civilians rushed toward shelters, and armored hunters sprinted toward the city gate.
Beyond the massive iron walls lay the dungeon known as Gravehowl Cavern.
Bronze dungeons were considered the weakest.
But even the weakest dungeon could kill dozens of civilians if monsters escaped.
At the gate stood a young man wearing worn leather armor.
His name was Kael Varyn.
Age: 22
Rank: Unawakened
In a world ruled by hunters, Kael was powerless.
He had trained for years hoping his bloodline would awaken.
But nothing ever happened.
No elemental power.
No telepathy.
No arcane magic.
Just a normal human.
Kael watched as real hunters rushed past him.
A fire elemental ignited flames around his hands.
A telepath lifted rubble with invisible force.
An arcanist drew glowing runes in the air.
"Move aside, trainee!" one of them shouted.
Kael stepped back quietly.
His fists clenched.
"Three years…"
"Three years of training…"
"Why haven't I awakened?"
Suddenly—
The dungeon gate exploded outward.
BOOM.
A massive wolf-like creature burst through the broken entrance.
Red eyes.
Black fur.
Razor teeth.
A Feral Fang Beast.
The hunters immediately attacked.
Flames struck the monster.
Psychic force slammed into its body.
But something was wrong.
The creature was far stronger than expected.
It ripped through a hunter with terrifying speed.
Blood sprayed across the ground.
"Fall back!" someone screamed.
The hunters retreated.
But two wounded hunters were still lying on the road.
The monster leaped toward them.
Kael's body froze.
He should run.
Everyone else was running.
But the injured hunters couldn't move.
The monster lunged.
Without thinking—
Kael stepped forward.
"HEY!"
The beast slammed into him.
Pain exploded through his body as he was thrown across the ground.
His vision went dark.
Then a voice echoed in his mind.
[Unknown System Detected]
Blue light filled his vision.
[Scanning Host...]
Name: Kael Varyn
Age: 22
Bloodline Status: Dormant
The system paused.
Then suddenly—
Red symbols appeared.
[Hidden Bloodline Detected]
Kael struggled to breathe.
"What…?"
The system continued scanning.
Bloodline Identified
⚔ Primordial Berserker
Power erupted through his body.
His heart pounded like thunder.
His muscles tightened with explosive strength.
Bones hardened.
Veins burned with spirit energy.
The monster charged again.
But this time—
Kael caught its jaws with his bare hands.
CRACK.
The hunters watching froze.
The beast struggled violently.
But Kael didn't move.
His eyes glowed faint crimson.
Another screen appeared.
BERSERKER EVOLUTION SYSTEM ACTIVATED
Stats appeared before him.
Level: 1
Rank: F
STR: 12
AGI: 7
END: 10
SPI: 4
INT: 3
LUK: 1
New notification.
First Mission Generated
Defeat your first monster.
Reward:
+1 Level
Skill Unlock
Kael slowly smiled.
"So this is my power…"
He tightened his grip.
The monster's skull shattered in his hands.
CRUNCH.
The system responded instantly.
[Monster Slain]
Level Up!
Level: 2
Another message appeared.
Skill Unlocked
🔥 Berserker Rage (Rare)
Effect: Temporarily increases strength during combat.
The surrounding hunters stared at him in shock.
An unawakened trainee…
Just killed a monster with his bare hands.
None of them realized it yet.
But they had just witnessed the birth of something terrifying.
The return of a bloodline unseen for centuries.
The Primordial Berserker.
And Kael Varyn had just taken his first step toward becoming the strongest being in Aetherion.