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Chapter 1: Child of Destruction
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⚔️ Background: Two Clans, One Curse
In the mystical realm of Solaris, power is passed down through bloodlines forged in celestial fire.
The Golden Crow Clan, known as the "Wrath of Heaven," rules the Empire. Their flames can incinerate time and erase souls.
The Phoenix Clan, second only in power, known as "Hearts of Eternity," possess flames that heal, revive, and transcend death.
A taboo love brought Seris, the Phoenix Queen, and Vael, the Hell King, together. Their child, Ray, was prophesied to become either the world's salvation—or its destruction.
So, the royal court made a decision:
> Seal his bloodline.
Hide his potential.
Treat him as a disappointment.
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🎭 Ray: The Cold Flame
Ray grew up in silence. Emotionless. Calm. But always watching.
While others mocked, he remembered.
While others trained, he listened to fire crackle in his veins.
Cold eyes, hiding a storm.
Deep down, Ray longed to be loved—but betrayal was his only companion.
Even his mother vanished mysteriously when he turned five. The Emperor, his father, turned distant. His six brothers and sister fought for the throne—and treated Ray as a joke.
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🧬 Bloodline Awakening Ceremony
The royal hall was grand, filled with golden banners and ancestral flames. One by one, the princes awakened their bloodlines.
1st Prince Kairo: Golden Crow Rank 8 — "Sun of Destruction"
3rd Prince Valeon: Phoenix Rank 7 — "Flame of Life"
5th Prince Zyn: Hybrid Rank 6 — "Infernal Blaze"
Then came Ray.
The crystal flickered as it pulsed in his palm.
> The altar flickered. A pathetic flame, no bigger than a candle, appeared.
The crystal's voice boomed:
"Bloodline Rank 2 – Incomplete Fire."
Whispers spread like wildfire. Laughter followed.
> "What a waste," said Zyn.
"Maybe his egg wasn't cooked long enough," mocked another.
In that moment, Ray smiled. It wasn't a smile of joy. It was cold. Cruel. Broken.
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🕯️ Betrayal in the Shadows
That night, Ray returned to his quarters, alone and defeated. But waiting for him was an assassin.
Sent by his eldest brother.
> "You know too much, little brother. Stay useless... or disappear."
The assassin's blade struck true, and Ray was tossed into the burning pit behind the palace—a place where old offerings were discarded.
But fire didn't kill him.
Instead, something awakened within him.
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🔥 System Activation: Child of Destruction
> [SYSTEM
INITIALIZED…]
[Host Identified:
Ray – Crownless Flame | Bloodline Blocked: 94%]
[Special Title
Unlocked: Rejected Heir]
[First Blood
Mission: Survive the Fire Pit. Reward: Bloodline Fragment Awakening]
[System Shop:
Unlocked]
[Evolution Path:
Phoenix's Wrath or Crow's Grace… or Both.]
As the system
activated, a glowing golden cube materialized in front of Ray. He instinctively
reached out.
> [New Item
Acquired: Starter System Package – 500 Points Granted]
[Bonus Technique
Discovered: Yin and Yang Art of Creation – Locked Until Cultivation Level:
Ember Core Realm]
The cube dissolved,
transferring power into his veins.
Ray's charred body
glowed.
In his chest, two
symbols fought: a golden sun and a crimson feather.
He gritted his
teeth.
> "You sealed my
birthright. I'll burn your heaven and rewrite hell."
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⚙️ System Features Overview
Main Menu Tabs:
1. Bloodline
Evolution Tree
2. Cultivation Path
(9 Levels × 9 Sublevels + Tribulation)
3. Missions / Tasks
(Daily, Hidden, Bloodline, Revenge)
4. Shop (Buy with
Points)
5. Sell Trash (Items
sold at lower rate)
6. Inventory & Spirit Pet (The chicken-sized phoenix 🐣)
Bonus:
System Personality:
A sarcastic, snarky AI voice named Blaze
Blaze once said:
> "Your
life's on fire. Figuratively and literally. Good luck, barbecue prince."
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⛰️ Cultivation Levels
🔥 Flame Ascension Realm
Each Level has 9
sub-levels (from 1st Flame to 9th Flame)
1. Ignition Realm 🔥 (Lighting your inner flame)
2. Ember Core Realm 🔸 (Stabilizing power)
3. Flare Vein Realm ⚡ (Fire enters the blood)
4. Infernal Heart Realm ❤️ (Emotion-fueled energy)
5. Solar Pulse Realm ☀️ (Solar and Phoenix fusion starts)
6. Blazing Soul Realm 🔥 (Soul Flame awakened)
7. Ashen Crown Realm 👑 (Dominion over lower flames)
8. Eclipse Sun Realm 🌑 (Control light and dark fire)
9. Voidfire Sovereign 🌌 (The true fusion of wrath and rebirth)
10. Tribulation Realm ⚡ (Heaven tests you—Ascend or perish)
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💀 The Royal Arena (Final Scene of Chapter 1)
The royal arena descended into chaos as a spirit beast escaped during his brother's show of power. Flaming guards shouted, and nobles fled in terror.
Ray, cloaked in a plain servant's robe, stepped out from the shadows.
No aura. No power. Just confidence.
The beast roared and charged straight at him.
Ray raised his hand.
Nothing visible happened.
But the beast froze mid-air, trembling, then dropped to the ground unconscious.
Gasps echoed across the arena.
> "Was that... spiritual suppression?"
"Who did that?"
Ray brushed the ashes from his sleeve, turned, and walked away. Most ignored him. A few noticed, but no one dared question.
Only one figure, cloaked in the royal stands, muttered:
> "That wasn't suppression… that was fear. The beast saw something ancient."
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🕯️ Back in the Shadows
Ray returned to his quarters, the weight of his actions still pressing on his chest. He should've been dead, and yet... he survived.
He shut the door behind him and locked it.
Then the chime came.
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> [SYSTEM UPDATE DETECTED…]
[Host: Ray — Critical Mental Fluctuation]
[Calculating System Response…]
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[Reward Summary:]
+500 Points (System Initiation Gift)
+300 Points (Mission: Hidden Intervention Completed)
→ Total Points: 800
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Two new tabs shimmered open in the interface, pulsing with mysterious energy.
> [Suggested Techniques Based on Host's Current State:]
1. 🕶️ Shadow Clan Forbidden Technique – "I Am Darkness" (400 Points)
"I am darkness. Every light lives in me. When I arrive, all things return to the void."
— Grants partial shadow manipulation, fear aura, and silent movement. High concealment, but heavy burden.
2. 🎭 Faceless Martial Path – "No Form, No Fear" (350 Points)
"No rules. No false moves. Only presence. When I strike, there is no path to follow."
— A reactive Taiji-inspired technique. Fluid combat. Perfect for silent retaliation.
Ray stared at the screen, eyes burning with determination.
> "They want me hidden. I'll become a ghost."
He chose Faceless.
[Purchase Complete – 350 Points Spent]
[Remaining Balance: 450 Points]
[New Technique Unlocked: Faceless – Chapter 1]
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🥋 Faceless Technique – Chapter 1: Echo Step & Shadow Pull
You move without trace, react without hesitation. In stillness, you strike. In motion, you vanish.
Ray stood up slowly, feeling the weight of the technique in his limbs.
He exhaled.
> Inhale. Stillness.
Exhale. Silence.
His shadow rippled beneath him—not in light, but in presence.
> "They sealed my name."
"Now I'll become the silence in theirs."
The system chimed one last time:
> [Welcome to the Silent Path, Host.]
[The hunted becomes the hunter.]
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Ray's journey has just begun, and though he walks in silence, every step echoes with a terrifying potential.
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End of Chapter 1.
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