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Chapter 2 - CHAPTER 2: AWAKENING

Leonel's life took a turn for the worst after his parents' death at five. He, who had not recovered from the abduction, became devastated again, but things did not end there. The properties his parents had left for him, which were enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life, were all seized except for their mansion. The government seized everything, including their money, claiming they wanted to give it to those who needed it. Losing his ability made him become trash, and losing his parents made him realize what the society thought of him.

To make matters worse, he was required to start education from seven, where they would be trained until fifteen in all types of combat, turning them into combat machines. He either had to do this or be branded as a fugitive, so he had no choice but to start selling stuff from their house to foster and take care of himself.

That was able to sustain him for years until he finished selling everything except the mansion. Without any source of income again, he started doing odd jobs where he was maltreated, and all sorts of things happened to him. That was when he knew the pains of normal humans in the society. His situation was even worse than that of normal humans, as everyone hated him. To make matters worse, mental demons plagued him every night, not allowing him to sleep, eating away at his mental facility, and shaping him into a twisted and dark person at such a young age.

"Ahh" he gasped as he woke up. Today was his coming-of-age ceremony. Humans at this age had their coming-of-age ceremony at fifteen, where they would be able to awaken their ability, and they would be given three months' holiday to get used to their ability before being sent off to the military. Leonel could not help but sigh again as he thought of the military. He knew that was a death ground for him, as he was even weaker than an average human.

"I will just not go to school today," he thought, looking at his scrawny body. He needed to look for ways to survive for the next three months. He stood up from his bed to go to the table and pick one of the low-budget wines he had bought to wash away his sorrow when he suddenly felt an intense headache that made him sit back on the bed. That was when he noticed something that had always lingered beside his vision, but he just did not know.

*Assimilation with the Oracle: 10%*

"What's this?" He thought, feeling an intense headache that he knew arose from him moving. Years of being ostracized and trying to survive had made him develop a calculating ability that was far more than his peers, but he just could not put his head on what was happening.

"Looks like every moment of my life is miserable. Now, something I don't even know is tormenting me. Maybe it will just be best to die," he thought, facing the ceiling. He still saw the words in his vision, but the headache had reduced.

The process continued, but when it reached thirty percent:

*Assimilation first stage completed at thirty percent*

*For further assimilation, the body potential needs to be triggered*

Immediately, he saw this, Leonel felt an immense, electrifying feeling in his whole body, along with the feeling of a thousand ants chomping all over his body.

"Ahh" He gasped in pain as he felt like dying. The electrifying feeling was transferred to his brain, making him feel like dying, but he did not die, as he felt the feeling of ants gnawing over everything in his body. This continued for almost eternity until:

*Assimilation second stage completed at fifty percent*

*Host has survived first body potential triggering*

He felt a warm feeling transfer through every part of his body.

*Body potential second stage (Destruction and replacement will now begin)*

Immediately, he heard that:

"Boom" His skin started popping as he felt his whole body being destroyed and recreated from the inside out. The agony was so immense that he felt like dying. His whole body was shaking immensely as he was being destroyed and recreated multiple times, body parts by body parts. He just felt like biting his tongue and ending the pain, but years of humiliation did not allow him to, as he gritted his teeth and decided to endure the pain.

Meanwhile, his body was undergoing something that was known to be not possible for the human race. The humans had immense potential, but their body was hindering it. The body could not take the potential, so they only tapped into a little bit of that potential, and this made them one of the most powerful races in the universe.

This pain continued until morning before Leonel flopped onto the bed powerlessly, as it had ended. He could not even think about anything, as his body was screaming that it needed rest. He fell asleep immediately, all the way until noon before he finally opened his eyes to some strings of words on his face.

The first thing he felt was extreme calmness. Of course, he felt anger at something that almost killed him, but he knew that anger could not do anything. So his eyes concentrated on the strings of words in front of him.

*Congratulation on the successful evolution to the strongest race in existence, the Oracle race*

*Welcome to the Oracle system*

He could not believe his eyes at what he saw. He knew the strongest races in the universe off-head, and the Oracle race was not even in the top ten thousand. It did not even exist on the list.

Despite his doubt, he decided not to do anything other than continuing to read the notifications.

*As a result of your successful evolution and finally breaking free from the shackles that hold down every human in the universe, you've been given the internal clairvoyant ability*

*As a reward for your successful evolution, your mental capability has been evolved to your full capability, and you've gained the external clairvoyant and the telekinesis ability*

*As a reward for your successful evolution, your body potential has been fully opened, and you now have the creator body, granting your body the ability to secrete the internal energy*

*The internal energy is an inexhaustible energy that is a connection to creation and divinity. At the first stage, it improves the whole body function by ten times*

*Congratulations on finally becoming an evolver. As a reward, you have been given ten skill points and ten Oracle credits*

He saw the notifications and was surprised at first before he finally saw the apparition of a man appear in front of him. He was a little taken aback as he flinched a little, but he calmed himself down as he noticed the man, who could be said to be the most perfect man.

"Who are you, and what do you want from me?" he asked.

"Congratulations on being the first species in the universe to take the full baptism. I'm Oracle, the origin of existence itself," the man answered.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"You will know later on, but know that you are the only one in existence able to fully merge with this, so try not to die. We will meet in the later future," the man said and disappeared before Leonel could ask for anything.

He then saw some words appear in front of him:

*Do you want to see your status?*

"Hmm," he thought.

*The Oracle System*

*Name: Leonel Ace*

*Level: 0*

*(Nest energy needed to evolve: 0/1)*

*Title: One who overcame the impossible*

*Status: None*

*Race: Oracle (Infant)*

*Mana: 100/100*

Strength: 1*10

Agility: 1*10

Stamina: 1*10_

Intelligence: 1*10

*Elemental Affinity: None*

*Force Resources: None*

*Stat Points: 0*

*Note: All stats have been adjusted to that of the weakest evolver*

*Shops* *Quests*

He saw all his stats and felt the strength in his body. He felt as if he had become stronger many times than before, and this was a source of delight for him, who had always been weak.

He saw the two blinking options below but decided not to do anything now, as he sat on the floor and closed his eyes. Strangely, he felt at ease, as he was able to access everything inside his body. He was able to see his internal body, which was no longer the same.

He felt as if his organs had been crystallized, along with his jade-like, perfect skeleton. He felt the rush of blood circulating through his internal body and the muscles and veins that seemed like threads that had been woven together, boosting immense flexibility.

His whole body had been reshaped, and not only that, he saw the crimson, thin energy that acted as a film separating his muscles and skin. The thin, crimson energy was the so-called origin energy that his body secreted, and it floated all over his skin like liquid.

He did not understand what was happening to him, but strangely, he felt good, as he felt the strength in his body. He could not help but smile.

The nest energy that he saw was being talked about was a type of never-ending genetic energy that had been crystallized. It helped humans stimulate their potential and get stronger. The crystal was like a common commodity available for sale in shops all around Earth now.

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