I was walking through the corpes, stepping on them like they were nothing...I wasn't feeling anything. It was like I'm a different person...
As I was moving forward among the corpes. Behind me, there was something moving that I had failed to notice.
Among those corpes, I have managed to find a knife, bandage, a backpack that was not so damaged, a bottle of water, and some food cans, which was everything that I had found.
Suddenly, I think of something, I crouch and, I put everything that I have gained on the ground, I glance at the knife and bandage, I grab the knife with my right hand and with my left hand I wrap bandage around it, now it will not slip away if I was in a fight. I put the bottle of water and the food cans in my bag, and I put it on my back and stand up.
I continued to walk. I need to go out of the town. There was nothing very useful here
Earlier, when I was searching among the corpes, I had asked the system.
"What the situation was around the earth?"
[ It was not just your town that has been destroyed. This phenomenon has happened all around the world. Some cities have been erased, there place where lives have been eradicated completely, the portal has appeared everywhere, and now monsters are roaming the earth and hunting every last bit of humans left to strengthen themselves. ]
Shocked by this information, I keep my calm. It will be useless to panic now. I ask the system another question.
"What is the current state of earth now?"
[ Earth now has evolved, merging with mana, it has now become a low level planet, feeling the air with a low quality type of mana, the earth was at the lowest place in the ranking of the Akashic records, being an easy prey for others who's are above in the ranking wanting to expand their territory. but for now, the Akashic Records have given the earth five years. In those five years, humans need to become strong, strong enough to not back down in the face of danger. The core of the earth will be protected for five years, and it will not be damaged or claimed. After those five years, the 'Conquerors' and the 'Guardian' will be selected. And the protection on the core will be lift. ]
"What do you mean by low quality type of mana?"
[ Right now earth mana is insignificant among the billions of world that existe, the higher you are in the ranking, the purer the mana of your planet become, it will become denser and augmenting the talent of your race, making it faster to breakthrough, and you will can achieve higher strength. So the higher your place is in the ranking, the better it is for you.]
"So, how do we climb in the ranking?"
[ For that, you will need to conquer the other worlds. You'll need the title of 'Conqueror' to travel to another planet. and you need to kill their 'Guardians', after that, you will can claim the planet, by claiming it, the earth then will forme a connexion and placing it under it, the more the earth have planet under it, the higher he will go in the classement, and purer the mana will become. ]
"I see..."
"What are the 'Conquerors' and 'Guardian'?"
[ The 'Conquerors are the 10 people who are the strongest on the planet. They will get a permanent boost in their strength, they will gain the skill: (Conqueror Intimidation), they can create a faction and inviting people of their choice in it. Their task is to go and conquer the other planets. Being a bearer of this title, you can create a portal to go to other worlds. After traveling to another planet, you can't return to earth till you conquer it, for that you will need to defeat the 'Guardians', the 'Guardians' are the 10 people that have met the necessary requirements to become one, they will be bond with the core of their planet, they can be strengthen as long as the 'Conquerors' claim other planets, so the most planet you will have, the stronger your 'Guardians' will be and purer the mana will become, and stronger the protection will be. If one of them die, the core will have a crack and will be repaired if another 'Guardian' appear to fill the empty position. After defeating them, the core of the planet will be cover in cracks, it's at that moment that you will can claim it, forming a connexion, a permanent portal will appear to connect the two planets. The inhabitant of the conquer planet, will be given a choice, to submitted themselves or to rebel. ]
"So the dragon...Was he a 'Conqueror'..?"
[ Yes. ]
"....How strong is he..?"
[ He's rank - Middle SSS. ]
I clench my fist, calming the rage rising inside of me... I ask the system..
"How are the rank divided...?"
[ The rank are divided by three tier, the lowest, the middle, and then upper, ( Rank - Lowest, Middle, Upper F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS, Breaker, Calamity, Entity, Destroyer, Creator. ]
[ Currently, the human Rey is at the lowest F, currently among the most insignificant, the most weakest, the trash, the frail worm. ]
I stare at the blue screen with a dead pan face.
"Can't you be more gentle with your words?"
[ No. ]
This bitch...
I sigh.
"System, please explain to me the difference between the rank."
[Oh, come on!!! From lowest F to Upper D are considered weak, they will struggle to survive, lowest C and Upper B are average, they can destroy a small village, lowest A to Upper S, are considered strong, they can destroy building and can damage considerably a town, From the the rank - Lowest S to Upper SS, you will have the strength to destroy a town, Lowest SSS to Upper SSS, will have the strength, eradicate a city and to change landscape, and they will gained the skill: ( Flight ), except for race that have wings. Starting from now on the rank - Lowest Breaker, you have break the limit of mortal, having the strength to destroy half of a low level planet, even 10 rank - Upper SSS will not be able to put a scratch on you. Rank - Lowest Calamity, from this rank, you gained the passive skill: (Space breathing), being able to travel through the space to go from planet to planet. having the strength to destroy a low level planet and doing significant damage to a middle level planet, from the rank - Lowest Entity to Upper Entity, you have the strength to destroy a middle level planet and high level planet, you have control over the soul, being able to destroy them or bringing the dead to life, if you have their soul in your possession. Rank - Lowest Destroyer to Upper Destroyer, mostly reach by the ancient beings of the universe, just by saying their name will kill you, you will start to merge with the mana and have 50% control over it, having the strength to destroy multiple middle level planet with just a word, and having the strength to destroy high level planets and putting the universe in danger, those who have achieve this rank are the powerhouses of the universe and are in the top of the ranking. And finally rank- Creator, it don't have any tier, because the one who have reach it are the first being to have exist in this universe. those who have created the ancient beings, they're have become one with mana, they have absolute control over it, they no longer need a core, they watch over the billions of world, they can erased the universe with just one thought, they can create everything and anything, they're omnipotent. ]
[ The more your rank increase, the more it will be harder to breakthrough. ]
"I see."
Still shock by those informations, I have understand the power system now.
So how should I increase my strength?
I think deeply about it, having a mana core, I need to strengthen it...but the mana in the air is to little, for me to breakthrough the tier and rank...wait can I...
"Ummm...system, does the monsters have a mana core?"
[ Every beings have a mana core. ]
"Then their mana core be absord?"
[ Yes, it will strengthen your body and mana core. You will have 0,1% of luck to gaine one of their skill. ]
I took a deep breath, I close my eyes, feeling the breeze of the night, lifting my head up, I open my eyes, my gaze was toward the moon, a lifeless and empty gaze, deprave of light.
I'll become stronger, I'll become a 'Conqueror' and then I'll kill everyone of his kind, I'll make him fill despair, rage, helpless, I'll break him mentally by making him the only survivor of his race..and then..
"HAHAHAHAHAHA"
My evil laugh resound through the town, alerting all the creatures of my presence, I was laughing, laughing in madness, was this really me...?
Slowly my sanity was disappearing.
I was sinking, my sanity was being consume, it wasn't me who was laughing like a maniac.....
"I'll torture him!!!"
'It wasn't me who was talking...'
"I'll torture him again and again!!!"
"I'll make him beg me to end his life!!"
'it was him...'
"AND THEN!!! AND THEN!!! AND THEN!!!"
'I remember him clearly...'
"KILL!!! KILL!!!! KILL!!!!!!!"
'He was my most precious friend and at the same time...'
"I'll KILL HIM!!!!!!!"
"HAHAAAHAHAHAHA"
'he was...'
"HAHAhahaa..."
'he was the 'thing' that I fear the most...'
"Haaa..."
'Raven..'
"~Wait for me my beloved dragon~~!!!"
'he was my alter ego.'
Lost in a dark sea, my eyes were closing, I was sinking more and more.
I had been consumed by his madness.
On that night, 'Rey' has cease to exist.
"Ahhh the fresh air is so nice~~"
The name 'Raven' will be fear in the whole universe.