"Hahahahahh…"
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My eyes snapped open.
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THUD!!!
THUD!!!
THUD!!!!!
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My heart slammed violently against my ribs like it was trying to escape my chest.
I shot upright—
Breath ragged.
Vision sharp.
Instincts screaming.
---
My head snapped left.
Right.
Behind.
Every corner of the room.
Every shadow.
Every blind spot.
---
Searching.
---
For a second—
The world didn't make sense.
---
The battlefield still clung to me.
The heat.
The pressure.
The overwhelming presence.
---
Then—
The room came into focus.
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My room.
---
The wooden walls.
The faint morning light bleeding through the window.
The quiet stillness of home.
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Safe.
---
…Or at least, it should have been.
---
My breathing slowed—
Just slightly.
---
"…Did I win…"
My voice came out hoarse.
Dry.
---
"…or lose…?"
---
The tension in my body began to fade—
And the moment it did—
---
Pain flooded in.
---
"Hah—!"
---
It hit all at once.
Like my body remembered everything I had just gone through.
---
"Ahh…!"
I dropped back onto the bed—
Hard.
---
Every muscle screamed.
Every nerve burned.
Every bone felt like it had been cracked and forcefully glued back together.
---
It wasn't just pain.
---
It was damage.
---
Deep.
Fundamental.
---
My body wasn't just injured—
It had been pushed past its limit… and dragged back.
---
"…hah… haha…"
A weak laugh slipped out—
Before turning into a strained exhale.
---
I closed my eyes.
Focused.
---
Breathe in…
Breathe out…
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Fragments of memory surfaced.
---
The battlefield.
Vorgrath.
The explosion.
---
My defeat.
---
Then—
Something else.
---
Something after.
---
Something that shouldn't exist.
---
My eyes slowly opened again—
Staring blankly at the ceiling.
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> I AM THE NAMELESS SOVEREIGN.
THE PURE ONE.
---
The words echoed.
Not in memory—
But like they were being spoken again.
---
My pupils narrowed.
---
> You are not becoming…
You are remembering…
But you are still incomplete…
---
"…Remembering… what?"
---
My voice was quieter now.
More controlled.
But deeper.
---
That… wasn't a hallucination.
---
That wasn't instinct.
---
That was something else entirely.
---
Something that knew me.
---
"…Tch."
---
I exhaled slowly.
---
Thinking about it now—
Would only drag me deeper into confusion.
---
"System…"
I called inwardly.
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Nothing.
---
Silence.
---
Then—
A flicker.
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> Loading… 1%…
---
A faint blue screen appeared—
Glitching.
Unstable.
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> [Master Info]
Name: Velzahar
Race: Blue-Eyed White Tiger
Pure Beast Blood: 100%
Accessible Power: 1%
Threat Classification: THE NAMELESS SOVEREIGN
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"…1%?"
---
My brow furrowed.
---
That wasn't a drop.
That was…
Nothing.
---
Another notification appeared—
Faint.
Like the system itself was struggling.
---
> Note: System entering temporary shutdown.
Priority: Master survival.
100 Azure Pills have been condensed into 1 Supreme Azure Pill.
Retrieve from storage.
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"…Shutting down?"
---
That was new.
---
For the first time—
The system didn't feel like an all-knowing guide.
---
It felt…
Limited.
---
Or worse—
Afraid.
---
> You are not becoming…
---
"…Stop."
---
I clenched my fist slightly.
---
"…Not now."
---
With a thought—
The pill appeared in my palm.
---
It pulsed.
Dense.
Heavy.
Alive.
---
The energy inside it was so concentrated—
Even holding it made my fingers tingle.
---
I didn't hesitate.
---
I swallowed it whole.
---
Then sat cross-legged—
Back straight.
Mind steady.
---
The effect was immediate.
---
Energy exploded inside me.
---
Warmth surged through my veins—
Not gentle.
Not calm.
---
It forced its way through every part of my body—
Repairing.
Rebuilding.
Reinforcing.
---
My muscles tightened.
Bones vibrated.
Organs pulsed.
---
"…hh—!"
---
I gritted my teeth.
---
This wasn't painless healing.
---
This was reconstruction.
---
Slowly—
The pain reduced.
---
The damage stabilized.
---
But something remained.
---
Weakness.
---
Not physical.
---
Something deeper.
---
"…still not enough."
---
I stood up.
---
My body responded—
But sluggishly.
Heavy.
---
Like something inside me had been drained.
---
I walked to the bath.
---
Hot water poured over me—
Steam rising.
Muscles loosening.
---
The sensation grounded me.
---
For a moment—
I felt human again.
---
Not a beast.
Not a sovereign.
---
Just… me.
---
When I stepped out—
I dressed slowly.
---
White robes.
Light.
Flowing.
---
Blue patterns shimmered faintly—
Like lightning sealed beneath fabric.
---
I looked at myself in the mirror.
---
Same face.
Same body.
---
…but not the same eyes.
---
They were calmer.
Sharper.
---
And deeper.
---
"…what are you becoming…"
---
I paused.
---
"…no…"
---
"…what am I remembering…"
---
Silence answered me.
---
An hour passed.
---
I stepped out.
---
The house was alive now.
Quiet sounds.
Familiar energy.
---
Normal.
---
Too normal.
---
I walked to the dining area.
---
Everyone was already there.
---
"Morning, Mom. Dad."
I sat down.
---
"Morning."
They nodded.
---
"Morning, brother."
---
"…Morning."
---
Azharyon didn't look at me.
---
I noticed immediately.
---
His posture was tense.
His movements stiff.
---
"…What's wrong?"
---
He paused.
---
Then slowly looked at me.
---
"…I've been hearing things."
---
I kept eating.
---
"About you."
---
"…Oh?"
---
He hesitated—
Then continued.
---
"The elders."
"Your awakening."
"The way they treat you now."
---
His fists tightened.
---
"I feel…"
Lightning crackled faintly.
---
"…useless."
---
There it was.
---
Not anger.
Not hatred.
---
Something worse.
---
Doubt.
---
SWISH—
---
I was beside him.
---
Before he could react—
My hand landed on his shoulder.
---
Firm.
Steady.
---
He froze.
---
"…Don't let rumors control you."
---
I ruffled his hair—
Lightly.
---
"You're still my big brother."
---
His eyes widened.
---
I stepped back—
Returning to my seat like nothing happened.
---
"If anything…"
---
I looked at him.
---
"I'm the one standing here because of you."
---
Silence.
---
"You trained me."
"You pushed me."
"You watched me struggle."
---
My voice remained calm.
---
"So why are you acting like you've already stopped growing?"
---
His pupils shook slightly.
---
Memories surfaced in his eyes.
---
Training.
Pain.
Effort.
---
Everything.
---
His fists trembled—
Then steadied.
---
A spark ignited.
---
Real this time.
---
He stood.
---
Lightning surged around him—
Wild—
But focused.
---
Without another word—
He walked out.
---
BAM!!!
---
The door slammed.
---
"ROOOOAAARRR!!!!"
---
His roar shook the air—
Filled with determination.
---
BOOM!!!
---
He shot into the sky.
---
Fast.
Driven.
---
Different.
---
I felt it.
---
The change.
---
The doubt was gone.
---
Replaced by hunger.
---
I smiled faintly.
---
"…good."
---
Then—
I turned back to my food.
---
That's when I noticed—
My parents watching me.
---
Smiling.
---
Knowing.
---
"…What?"
---
They said nothing.
---
I shrugged.
---
Then—
Hunger hit.
---
Real hunger.
---
I sped up.
---
Food vanished.
Plate after plate.
Bowl after bowl.
---
Even theirs.
---
They didn't stop me.
---
They just watched.
---
Silently.
---
Then—
Nothing remained.
---
I leaned back.
Drank water.
Then juice.
---
"…Haaa…"
---
A satisfied breath escaped me.
---
The weakness eased.
Just a little.
---
"…still works."
---
I closed my eyes.
---
For a moment—
Everything felt normal.
---
But deep inside—
---
Something shifted.
---
Not violently.
Not loudly.
---
Quietly.
---
Watching.
---
Waiting.
---
Remembering.