Barely thirty minutes had passed since Kael Vireon stepped into the Primordial Domain, yet it already felt like an entire lifetime had shifted. Gone were the concrete skies and lifeless steel towers of Earth. In their place stood a world brimming with vitality, wonder, and possibility.
He stood in a clearing kissed by filtered sunlight, surrounded by an ocean of towering rainforest trees that breathed life with every rustling leaf and chirping bird. Kael didn't feel out of place. He felt… home.
And then there was Tiara—his silver-haired, tiger-eared maid who embodied elegance, mystery, and loyalty. As if sensing the perfect moment, she stepped forward, holding out two gleaming items with both hands—a faded leather scroll and a smooth, crystal-clear orb pulsing with radiant energy.
"I've kept them safe for your arrival, Master," she said, her voice soft but resolute.
'Master?' Kael blinked. 'Wasn't it Lord just a moment ago? Guess she's trying new titles.'
Still, there was no time to question semantics. His focus snapped to the two items in her hands: the Fortune Summoning Scroll and the Soulcore Awakening Crystal. These were the cornerstone blessings every newly awakened Lord received on their first entry into the Domain.
Kael accepted both reverently. The Soulcore Awakening Crystal pulsed the moment it touched his skin, a soft warmth tingling his fingertips. Then—without needing any conscious input—it triggered.
His mind blanked. The world faded.
Then came the light.
A divine brilliance surged into Kael's consciousness. He found himself suspended within a space that wasn't space, a field of stars cradled in his soul. There, at the deepest layer of his existence, a glowing glyph emerged—a golden hand surrounded by swirling particles, each glinting like a star across a multicolored void.
It was an ancient Stigma—a divine seal. The symbol of his Soultrait.
> Extraction.
The name rang in his head like a whisper carried on the wind of fate.
Then, like an unending flood, came knowledge. Lines of information, possibilities, and functions raced through Kael's mind.
He had expected something flashy—flames, storms, blades of wind. But instead, he got… this.
His heart sank slightly when the evaluation screen flashed.
Soultrait Rank: 2-Star – Low-Elite Quality
"…Two Stars?" he muttered aloud, voice caught between disbelief and acceptance.
A 2-Star Soultrait wasn't worthless—but it wasn't glorious either. It wasn't the kind of trait that shattered battlefields or bent the elements. It was technical. Niche.
'Everyone in my family awakened high-tier powers… so this is my fate?'
But then he remembered. The old book. The buried pages about secret power paths. The whispers of those who forged their own legacy from nothing.
'My Soultrait might be weak now... but what if its true potential isn't bound by stars?'
Kael kneeled and extended his right hand toward the soil beneath him.
"Extraction," he whispered.
Golden light flared from his palm, draining energy from within him. It felt like being wrung dry, like his very essence was being drawn out. Yet a moment later, the glow faded—and in his hand lay pure soil. No roots, no grass, no pebbles. Just raw, refined earth.
He tried again. "Extraction."
Three small stones manifested in his palm—perfectly round, evenly shaped.
Kael exhaled deeply.
'It works. It really works! This can evolve… I just need time to unlock it.'
It wasn't a battle trait, not yet. But what if he could extract iron from ore? Magic from runes? Power from enemies?
If he learned to wield it right, Extraction could become the ultimate utility trait.
Tiara watched him in silence, her silver eyes glowing faintly with awe.
He turned to her, smiling. "I'll make this work."
And now, it was time.
The Fortune Summoning Scroll.
It was said to be a gift of fate—granting every new Lord a single powerful subject, pulled from the vast records of the Domain's fallen champions. Whatever strength they held in life would translate to the number of stars etched in their name.
Kael stepped up to the Summoning Gate, a massive ring of unknown metal etched with strange, arcane runes. At its base were ten empty stars, unlit and waiting.
He unsealed the scroll. It disintegrated in his hand and reformed as a wisp of light. The scroll floated to the Gate, where it spiraled into the center.
For a moment… nothing.
Then the Gate roared to life.
The engraved runes began to glow. One star on the Gate lit up.
Then two.
Three. Four.
Kael's heart skipped a beat.
Five. Six.
"...No way."
Seven.
SEVEN.
The seventh star ignited like a flare, casting radiant gold across the forest floor. Tiara gasped, gripping her apron with trembling fingers.
"A Seven-Star Summon… a Heroic-Class Subject!" she exclaimed, eyes wide. "Master, you've summoned a legend!"
Kael couldn't believe it. This level of luck—no, fate—was unprecedented for his family.
As the Gate pulsed, energy surged into the forest clearing. The space within the Gate's center twisted, rippled like water, then parted to reveal a figure walking through the veil.
Dust rose around the summoning ring as the figure stepped into the Domain, casting a long shadow across the grass.
Kael narrowed his eyes, heart thudding in his chest.
A tall, imposing figure emerged, draped in worn battle gear and exuding an aura of command. Their presence screamed experience, strength, and something more—something ancient.
"Designation Confirmed: Seven-Star Summon – Class: Heroic. Awaiting Link of Loyalty."
Kael Vireon stood silent, his lips parting into a slow, stunned smile.
'A Hero… my first summon is a Hero…'
For the first time since entering the Primordial Domain, Kael felt the tides shift around him.
Not in fear.
Not in hesitation.
But in destiny.
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