A storm of notifications erupted before Rey's eyes.
They appeared far too fast, overlapping, flickering in layers, vanishing before he could even focus on a single word.
It felt less like messages and more like his existence being audited by something far beyond human comprehension.
"What… is all this?" Rey muttered, his head throbbing.
Forcing himself to breathe, he steadied his mind.
If he panicked now, he would miss everything.
One by one, the system slowed itself, as if responding to his intent.
The messages began to organise.
[System has detected movement within the host body.]
[Initiating full-body scan.]
Rey's expression tightened.
Something was wrong. Deeply wrong.
[Scan complete.]
[Anomalous energy detected.]
[Classification: Curse.]
His heartbeat spiked.
"A curse…?" he whispered.
[A curse is being imposed upon the host. Attempting to locate the source.]
For a brief moment, Rey felt hope.
Then it shattered.
[Error.]
[Curse source identified: Host Bloodline.]
[Source elimination impossible.]
His breath caught.
Bloodline?
No. That meant—
[Curse identified: Nirzveil's Covenant.]
[Status: Taking root within host.]
The words felt heavy, ancient, and suffocating.
[The system is attempting to suppress the curse.]
[Searching for curse grade.]
A pause followed.
Then—
[No direct match found.]
[Restarting search…]
[Ding.]
[Similarity detected.]
Rey's eyes widened.
[Curse grade identified: Origin Grade.]
Silence.
Absolute, crushing silence.
[Suppression failed.]
[Curse operating at full capacity.]
His vision blurred as more messages descended.
[Curse targets identified: Body, Soul, Mind.]
At that instant, Rey felt it.
A deep, invasive pull, as though something unseen had wrapped itself around the core of his existence.
[Host soul is being forcibly interconnected with an unknown entity.]
[Attempting disconnection…]
[Error.]
[Connection source lies beyond system range.]
[Location: Outside world boundary.]
[Connection established forcibly.]
[Source lost from system detection.]
A chill crawled up Rey's spine.
Something had touched his soul.
Something the system itself could not reach.
[Host soul undergoing mutation.]
[Estimated completion time: 21:56:12.]
[Host body undergoing full-scale mutation.]
[Estimated completion time: 30:12:56.]
[Host mind is being invaded by curse energy.]
[Suppression attempt initiated…]
[Error.]
[Unknown element detected.]
[Suppression overridden.]
Rey clenched his fists.
Unknown element?
Inside him?
[Mind mutation proceeding uncontested.]
[Estimated completion time: 37:45:30.]
The messages did not slow.
They accelerated.
[Host body entering temporary forced shutdown.]
Before Rey could react, a new alert flared.
[Curse activity detected near auxiliary sources.]
[Target identified: Three Relics.]
His heart dropped.
Victor.Aiden.Zero.
[Relic defensive mechanisms activating.]
[Error.]
[Defence breached.]
[Curse energy invading relic cores.]
[Mutation in progress.]
[Estimated completion time: 16:10:14.]
Rey felt something deep within him shift.
As if three pillars holding up his existence were being reforged in darkness.
[Unknown element has breached skill data region.]
[All abilities and skills are being influenced.]
[System has detected changes in the host bloodline.]
[Curse influence reinforcing bloodline mutation.]
Then—
[Ding.]
[New ability acquired.]
[Ability obtained: DARKNESS (EX+).]
Rey's breath trembled.
[Host physique undergoing mutation.]
[
[Time remaining: 28:10:24.]
At last, the storm slowed.
[Curse activity decreasing.]
[Curse entering dormant state.]
[System initiating full analysis.]
[Estimated analysis time: 36:00:00.]
The messages faded.
For several seconds, nothing appeared.
Rey stood frozen, his thoughts tangled, his chest tight.
Then—
Completion notices began to arrive.
[Ding! All three relic mutations completed.]
[New data processing. Please wait before accessing abilities.]
[Ding! Host soul mutation completed.]
[No structural deviation detected.]
[Additional searches ongoing.]
[Ding! Physique mutation complete.]
[
[Ding! Host body mutation complete.]
[No visible deviation detected.]
[System recommends host identify differences independently.]
[Ding! Curse analysis completed.]
[Mutation data archived.]
[Curse tag available for review.]
[Ding! Host mind mutation completed.]
[Forced shutdown lifted.]
[Body adapting to new state.]
[Mutation confirmed in the host mind.]
Rey stood there in silence.
All of it had happened while he was unconscious.
While his mother sat beside him.
While the world outside continued as if nothing had changed.
"…So this is what rewrote me," he murmured.
Only then did he open his status screen.
And what stared back at him was no longer the profile of a normal human.
It was the blueprint of something else entirely.
Something that should not exist.
======
[Eternal Omniverse System]
Name: Rey Shadowthrone
Age: 18
Race: Human (Fully Dark-Attributed)
Physique: Darkness Physique (Upgradable)
Titles: Self-Learner, The Psycho, The Killing Manic
Class: None
Subclass: None
Level: 1 [0/1000]
Rank: 0th Rank
Core: Mana Core [F-] (Rank 0) {Not Formed}
Talent: None
Trait: None
Curse: Nirzveil's Covenant {Origin-Grade}
Laws: Death {.00001}, Soul {.0000001}, Darkness {.01306}
Intent: None
[Attributes]
HP: 1,020 / 1,020 (F-) [1:20 of Vitality]
MP: 975 / 975 (F-) [1:15 of Intelligence]
Stats:
Strength (STR): 63/100 (F-) (↑0)
Agility (AGI): 73/100 (F-) (↑0)
Stamina (STA): 68/100 (F-) (↑0)
Intelligence (INT): 65/100 (F-) (↑0)
Vitality (VIT): 51/100 (F-) (↑0)
Endurance (END): 59/100 (F-) (↑0)
Luck (LUK): F- (Dependent on Core)
Free Stat Points: 0
Derived Stats:
Attack Power (ATK): 272 [STR + (AGI * 2)]
Magical Power (MGL): 130 [INT * 2]
Defense (DEF): 190 / 191 [(END + STA * 1.5)] [Skills]
Active Skills:
Tier 0: Shadowmeld (D), Umbral Dash (D) [↑], Abyssal Burst (F)
Passive Skills:
Tier 0: Darkforged Repair (C+), Phantom Stride (E-)
Abilities:
Tier 0: DARKNESS (EX+)
Items:
None
[God's Relic(S)]
1. Victor
Type: Darkness-Type Support/Healing {Mutated}
Rank: Absolute
Stats per Level: +30 Vitality, +20 Stamina, +20 Intelligence
Abilities:
1.
→ Digest any item or medicine with 2000% effectiveness.
2.
→ Enhances mana regeneration, sensitivity, and cultivation by 1500%.
→ In dark areas, the effect increases to 2000%.
3.
→ Uses stamina to regenerate wounds and reattach limbs.
→ In dark areas, the regeneration effect doubles and can be upgraded further.
4.
→ Body adapts instantly to any environment.
→Grants resistance against light-based attacks and purification effects of same tier and below tier.
5.
→ Control own blood freely for healing, enhancing strength, or stopping bleeding.
→ Blood can solidify into weapons, armor, or constructs, while attack power and durability increased when infused with darkness.
→ Regeneration effects increase by 25% in combat and 50% in darkness.
→ Can assimilate weaker bloodlines to strengthen its own evolution.
6.
→ Host's blood has mutated into a higher-tier Dark Bloodline, enhancing all darkness-related abilities and regeneration.
→ Dark creatures and entities recognize Host's blood as superior, making some submit instinctively. Enhances blood-related abilities further and will evolve at later stages.
7-16.Locked (Unlocks at Rank 1-10)
~~~~~~~
2. Aiden
Type: Darkness-Type Support/Intelligence {Mutated}
Rank: Absolute
Stats per Level: +35 Intelligence, +25 Endurance
Abilities:
1.
→ Active: Increases comprehension ×15,000. (Duration: 2 min, Cooldown: 7 days).
→ Passive: Triples intelligence and enhances mental processing. In dark environments, comprehension boost increases by ×20,000.
2.
→ Control objects up to 10kg with mental strength.
→ In dark areas, the weight limit triples, and movement speed doubles.
→ Can now control objects infused with darkness corruption with greater precision.
3.
→ Allows the Host to analyze and break down concepts, skills, and formations instantly of same or lower tier. Current Tier: 0.
→ Grants the ability to understand and copy darkness-related abilities at an accelerated rate. Current tier: 0.
→ In dark areas, the processing speed triples, and hidden or encrypted information is automatically revealed.
4.
→ Enhances the Host's mental resistance, making them immune to mind control, illusions, and fear-based effects.
→ When inside a domain of darkness, their mental energy passively corrupts weaker minds.
→ In dark environments, they can temporarily link their mind to shadows to sense movement and read surface-level thoughts.
5-14.Locked (Unlocks at Rank 1-10)
~~~~~~~
3.Zero
Type: Unknown (Darkness) {Mutated}
Rank: Absolute
Stats per Level: +90 All
Weapon Stats: +10 Agility, +8 Strength, +2 Stamina
Abilities:
1.
→ Grants the ability to manipulate both regular matter and dark matter.
→ Matter infused with dark energy can corrupt and debuff targets when used offensively.
→ In dark environments, matter/dark matter is 30% easier to manipulate, and corrupted materials gain enhanced durability.
2.
→ Upgrade Quantity [F-] {Tier 0} (0/1)
→ Upgrade Quality [F-] {Tier 0} (0/1)
→ Upgrade Points (EP): 0 (Gained per Level)
3.
→ Convert own body matter or mana into items.
→ Created items gain darkness-related buffs.
→ In dark areas, these items receive a minor stat boost.
4.
→ Absorb any weapon or artifact for stat boosts or skill integration.
→ The absorbed items can be reforged into stronger versions with Dark Matter Manipulation.
→ Can now extract the essence of absorbed weapons to store and recreate them later.
5.
→ Darkness-corrupted weapons or those created via Item Genesis or Dark Matter Manipulation gain twice the proficiency growth rate.
→ The Host can summon these weapons from the shadows at will.
6.
→ The Host can form a Core, allowing it to store any type of energy for later use.
→ Can redirect stored energy into abilities or reinforce the body.
→ At higher stages, the Core can be merged with weapons, armor, or skills to amplify their effects.
Arsenal Mastery:
→ Sword: E-↑ (3%)
→ Dagger/Knives: E-↑ (8%)
→ Spear: F+↑ (4%)
→ Shield: F↑ (24%)
→ Bow: F- (0%)
→ Greatsword: F+↑ (87%)
→ Hand-to-Hand: E-↑ (0%)
→ Gun: F- (0%)
→ Hammer: F↑ (13%)
→ Katana: F- (0%)
7-16.Locked (Unlocks at Rank 1-10)
// Note //:
Ding! Congratulations, dear Host! 🎉
You, a talentless, bottom-feeding, absolute disgrace of a mortal, have somehow managed to obtain treasures that even ancient gods would wage war over. Truly, the universe must be playing a cruel joke on itself. 🤡
With a physique that should belong to a legend, a weapon that could shatter realms, and a system that even celestial beings would kneel for… you remain you—a walking disappointment with less potential than a rock. (Honestly, the rock might be more useful. At least it can be thrown at enemies.)
But fear not! With my guidance (and excessive handholding), perhaps you'll rise above your pitiful existence… or at the very least, become slightly less pathetic. 🥲
Now, let's begin, oh false gifted one! (Pfft—sorry, couldn't say that with a straight face.)
======
As Rey finished reading, his hands trembled.
He swallowed hard.
"What the hell… is this?" he muttered, his voice cracking. "This isn't a status. This is a damn declaration of war."
He turned sharply toward Aiden.
"Don't joke right now," Rey said, his chest tight. "First my body, then my bloodline, then this. You told me I'd be hunted because of you three. Now this?"
He laughed bitterly. "This isn't bait anymore. This is a feast."
His gaze dropped to the system note.
"…And what the hell is that message?" he added, rubbing his eyes hard. "I'm not that hopeless, damn it."
Aiden looked away, lips twitching.
"Maybe the saying is true," he said calmly. "A loser becoming strong by being outrageously overgeared."
Rey snapped his head up."You call this comforting?"
Victor and Zero remained silent, observing their own changes.
Aiden raised a hand. "Enough. We don't have time for emotional breakdowns."
His eyes sharpened.
"What happened wasn't random. That curse didn't just change you. It changed all of us."
He smiled faintly.
"And someone is watching."
Rey felt pain surge through his body again, deep and slow, like something settling into place.
"…Great," he muttered. "Just great."
He took a deep breath and focused his mind.
"If I'm going to survive this," Rey said quietly, "I need answers."
The white room stood still around him.
And somewhere far beyond it—
Something ancient had already noticed his awakening.