Chapter 2: Status
Eight months had passed since the old man brought the unconscious stranger to his home.
By now, every wound on Ank's body had healed.
At first, the old man believed it would take years for such terrifying injuries to recover. But as days passed, something strange became clear.
The boy's body was healing at an impossible speed.
Burned flesh regenerated.
Broken bones repaired themselves.
Even wounds that should have left permanent scars disappeared completely.
The old man had witnessed many powerful beings during his lifetime. Some possessed extraordinary regeneration abilities.
But this was different.
What Ank possessed was not simply fast healing.
It was terrifying.
Standing beside the bed one day, the old man quietly muttered to himself.
"I'll ask him everything when he wakes up."
After checking Ank's condition one more time, he left the room.
The moment the door closed, Ank slowly opened his eyes.
The first emotion that struck him was regret.
Not confusion.
Not pain.
Regret.
He slowly sat up and looked around.
The room was simple. Neither large nor small. Just a modest space with a single bed.
The ceiling was plain.The walls were ordinary and there were almost no decorations.
For a moment, Ank simply stared at the empty room.
Then memories began to return.
The first thing he felt was regret.
Not regret about his injuries.
Not regret about his weakened state.
Not even regret that he was still alive.
Only regret for one thing.
Betraying the friends who had once believed in him.
"Sorry..." he whispered quietly.
Tears slowly began to fall from his eyes.
This was only the second time in his entire existence that the First Emperor of the Universe had cried.
"I must never lose myself to the greed for power again," he thought as he slowly steadied his breathing.
The past could not be changed.
"I have to change."
"I have to move forward."
He already understood that someone had saved him.
That meant he had been given another chance to live.
Suddenly, memories resurfaced in his mind.
His final battle.
His friends ,standing against him.
Their eyes filled with anger and disappointment.
Before they were sealed, each of them had said the same thing.
When they were finally freed...
They would kill Ank with their own hands.
The memory struck his heart like a blade.
For a moment, Ank lowered his head.
Then he slowly wiped the tears from his face.
Crying would not change the past.
What mattered now was the present.
Raising his hand slightly, Ank summoned something only he could see.
A faint translucent window appeared in front of him.
His Status Window.
He already knew that he had become weak.
But how weak?
That was something he needed to confirm.
Ank was not foolish.
The moment he regained consciousness, he understood one thing clearly.
Somehow...
He had survived death that was created to take his life.
[STATUS WINDOW]
[Name: Ank ???]
[Race: Fallen True God (Sealed)
[Title:
The First Emperor of the Universe (Sealed) Conqueror of Worlds (Sealed) Ruler Beyond Universes (Sealed) ???? ???? ????....]
[Rank:???? (Sealed)]
[Level: Unknown (0.001% Unsealed)]
Attributes
[Hp :Life Force Burning
Effect: Temporarily Suppressed
Time Remaining before restart: 2000 Days ]
[Energy: Sealed (0.001% Accessible)]
[Strength: Sealed (0.001%)]
[Constitution: Sealed (0.001%)]
[Stamina: Sealed (0.001%)]
[Charisma: Sealed (0.001%)]
[Intelligence: Sealed (0.001%)]
[Magic Affinity:
All Elements (Locked)
[Skills:
All Skills Sealed]
[Spells:
Basic Tier Only
Note: Forbidden Spells consume Life Force]
[Temporarily basic spells cannot be used for some time, so the host has to wait for at least gods' permission before using spells.]
[System Restrictions
Magic usage temporarily disabled Seals limit all abilities to 0.001%]
[System Note:
All Emperor-level powers have been sealed.
To unlock Seals: Complete the tasks issued by the God of Creation, the God of Destruction, and the God of Protection.
To erase the Life Burning effect: Complete quests issued by the God of Protection.
To unlock Spells: Complete quests issued by the God of Creation.
To unlock Titles: Complete quests issued by the God of Destruction.]
Quest: Not available [Accessible one month after Ank awakens].
A secondary window appeared showing his current unsealed state:
[Status Window: Ank]
[Rank: Beginner]
[Level: 1]
[HP: 10]
[Energy: 5]
[Strength: 5]
[Constitution: 1]
[Stamina: 1]
[Charisma: 1]
[Intelligence: 1]
[Skills: None]
[Spells: None]
System Note: This was your status after unsealing.
Ank stared at the glowing window before him, his eyes widening in disbelief.
For the first time in his life, he saw something he could not immediately understand.
His status.
And it was completely absurd.
His gaze moved slowly across the screen again and again, as if hoping the numbers would change.
But they did not.
"What... is this?"
His voice trembled slightly.
"Beginner?"
The word felt almost insulting.
"How am I supposed to live like this?"
His voice cracked, filled with both anger and disbelief.
"And quests?" he muttered under his breath. "Why do I need to complete quests just to unlock my own power?"
He knew his strength would be sealed.
That was the price he had willingly paid during the final battle before he was sealed inside the meteor. He had pushed his power far beyond its limits, placing his very life on the line.
Surviving that battle alone was already a miracle.
But this...
This was something he had never expected.
Ranks.
A secondary status window.
Quests issued by gods.
None of these things had ever existed when he ruled the universe.
Ank clenched his fists as he looked at the glowing screen again.
"So I must complete quests…"
His voice became quiet.
"Just to reclaim the power that once belonged to me."
For the first time since awakening, the former Emperor of the Universe felt something unfamiliar.
Helplessness.
And the quest will unlock in one month, so that I can do it within one month.
He clenched his fists.
When he read, the gods made who were going to give him quests.
"Why ? Why were the Gods of Creation and Protection doing this to me? That I can't understand.
The God of Destruction was fine. That one makes sense. But you two, why?"
"I understand the God of Destruction hates me.
But why were you both doing this as well?"
I knew all of you were watching me at that moment .
He walked away from the bed and tried to summon both gods.
He had the power to summon both gods and they would come.
But he failed.
The system screen popped up:
You cannot summon.
You cannot summon.
You cannot summon.
It was like a spam message surrounding him, and his head started hurting.
"Fine. I won't try to summon it."
He lowered his head, eyes dark.
"But what was this system?
I don't understand anything."
The last thing Ank remembered was waiting for death.
After the final battle, his body had already reached its limit. His life force was fading, and he knew there was no escape.
Someone had sealed him inside the meteor to save his life.
That much he understood.
But something else now caught his attention.
He was no longer in the empty void of space.
Ank slowly looked around the room again.
Wooden walls.
A simple ceiling.
A bed beneath him.
This was clearly a house.
"Where am I...?"
He frowned slightly as fragments of memory surfaced in his mind.
"I remember fighting them…"
His voice became quieter.
"And after the battle… I was simply waiting for death."
Ank suddenly raised his hand.
Instinctively, he tried to summon his armor.
A new message popped up.
You cannot summon.
You cannot summon.
You cannot summon.
What the heck was this ,why cannot summon my own armor .
When he tried to summon weapon ,
The same message popped up again.
You cannot summon.
You cannot summon.
You cannot summon.
When Ank politely asked why he could not summon his armor and weapons.
The system replies in a cold tone.
The owner's level was very low, and all of your weapons were not available for you because you have to first complete the quests. In reward you get your weapon and armor.
Why do I have to complete quests for my own items, my own armors, my own weapons, all were mine?
And why was this system attached to my status?
I wanted to know the system , who attached you to me.
When the system replied in its usual cold tone, this information was confidential, you have no access to this information until the system creator wants to reveal it.
When hearing this, Ank became very furious.
I swear I will kill the system creator.
Wait, then I find you and kill you.
From far, far, far Duskwild,
Somewhere in the universe,
A person standing in an empty space started laughing, ha ha ha ha, the person was made of dark energy, from top to bottom only darkness can be seen.
You want to kill me, ha ha ha ha.
I am waiting for you to come and kill me, ha ha ha.
*************************************************************************Author's Note
Hello Everyone
This is my second chapter, so there might be a few mistakes here and there, but I'm learning and improving with every update. Before making any opinion, first read 10 chapters. If you don't like it, I will try to improve.
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