Ghastra was previously a human with no human with no talent to speak of. His genetic module or map was weak and had no room for growth.
Hence, he wasn't chosen by any institution. And although the government forces everyone at the age of 16 to awaken they still had to pass through the testing process.
Although not much, some people genetic make up are weak, which means they would also be rejected by the institute.
Ghastra had been unwilling to let go of such an opportunity and the desperation and ambitions he had finally led him into directly consuming the blood orb of a corrupted beast.
Turning him into what he was right now. A mutant, but that was better since he preferred to be a king in this desolate land rather than being a mediocre person in the federation.
In only a few years, he had grown very strong.
Right now, he was extremely close to breaking through to rank 2 and the amount of energy his body could contain would increase exponentially.
