2026-02-12 21:48:39THE NEXT DAY
HUAN
The grand hall was packed, and the air buzzed with expectation. Fifteen years old, this should have been my moment, my Awakening and my chance. I stepped forward, the priests gesturing for me to begin. Luan and Juan glared, smirking, their confidence radiating like fire. Father, tall and imposing, observed silently, his eyes icy and unyielding. Mother clutched my hand, her warmth a fragile shield. The head priest raised his staff.
"The fifteenth year Awakening of Prince Huan Bloodstone!" His voice echoed through the hall. "May the gods grant him strength!"
I lifted my hands… and nothing happened.
"Uhm… perhaps-" The priest hesitated, frowning.
"Failing already?" Luan hissed, loud enough for the crowd to hear. "What a joke."
"Come on, little shadow. Try harder. Or are you really that useless?"Juan stepped closer, smirking.
I tried to call energy, a flicker, a spark, anything. But my hands trembled, empty. I felt the heat of everyone’s gaze, their disappointment.
"Father." I whispered, panic rising. "I-I can't-"
Father's gaze snapped to me briefly. Cold and calculating.
"As expected." He said, voice sharp. "Completely useless."
"Huan! Don't listen! You are my prince! You are strong! You can-"Mother gasped.
"Can't?!" Luan laughed, stepping back. "He can't! Look at him! Even the priests… nothing!"
The head priest shook his head, voice trembling.
"The Awakening, it fails. No connection detected. His energy is unstable."
"What?!" Juan shouted. "No, this is impossible!"
"Impossible?" I screamed, panic clawing at my throat. "I-I can't fail! I won't!"
The red light appeared suddenly, jagged, swirling above me. It pulsed violently, tearing at the halls air. I screamed as it grabbed me.
"Mother! Help me!" I gasped, floating helplessly.
"HUAN!" She screamed, tears streaming down her face. "Huan, fight it! Don't let it-"
"What, what is this?!"Luan stumbled back, panic finally hitting him.
The red light exploded behind me, jagged and writhing like molten fire. The air screamed around me, tendrils of energy lashing at my skin, pulling me backward. My feet lifted off the ground, and panic clawed at my chest.
"HUAN!" Mother screamed, rushing forward, hands outstretched. "Huan, fight it!"
I reached for her, but the force was already overwhelming. I could feel my body straining, lungs burning, muscles tearing at invisible bonds. Luan and Juan lunged toward me, their eyes wide in shock.
"Grab him! Pull him back!" Luan shouted, voice cracking with fear. He reached for my arm, hands shaking.
"Don't let him take him!" Juan bellowed, grabbing my other wrist.
His grip was firm, desperate, I felt their strength, felt their fear, but the red energy laughed at them, coiling around me like iron chains.
"Let go!" I screamed, but the force was unrelenting.
Father leaned back in his throne, lips curling in a cold, cruel smile.
"Pathetic." He said, voice carrying over the chaos. "Even now, my children scramble to save the useless one. This is the history of our house, when you are failing."
Mother's hands grasped air, shaking, tears streaking her face.
"No! Huan, don't, fight it! Please!"She screamed.
The priests were frozen, mouths open, eyes wide.
"What, what is happening?!" One whispered, voice trembling.
Then, a voice boomed, not a human voice, not a priestly chant, but mechanical, resonant, unstoppable, echoing through every corner of the hall.
"FORBIDDEN SYSTEM DETECTED. CONDITION MET: HOST ON BRINK OF DEATH. INITIALIZING EVOLUTION PROTOCOL…"The voice announced.
The hall fell silent, only the crackling of the red energy filling the space. Luan and Juan strained harder, teeth gritted, trying to pull me back, but the portal's energy shredded their efforts.
"HOST: HUAN BLOODSTONE. FORBIDDEN EVOLUTION ACTIVATED. LEVEL-UP POTENTIAL: CONTINUOUS. PHYSICAL AND MAGICAL GROWTH: MAXIMUM. ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION ENGAGED."A voice said.
My body was ripped backward, the air burning around me, my vision blurring. I could feel the system awakening something deep inside me, something sharp, hungry, powerful.
"Let go!" I screamed to my brothers, but it was too late. The red portal coiled around me, and my body felt like it was stretching and compressing at once, energy ripping through every nerve.
"So this is what happens when one of my children dares to fail. All the failures in my bloodline, swept away. Interesting… very interesting."He said.
"Huan! Mother's cry tore through the hall.
She wailed, reaching for me, shaking, but even her warmth couldn't penetrate the force. The system's voice resonated inside my mind, clear, commanding.
"EVOLUTION PROTOCOL ENGAGED. HOST TRANSFERRED TO SECURE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT. PHYSICAL FORM ENHANCED. SYSTEM AWARENESS: ACTIVE. FORBIDDEN EVOLUTION STATUS: ACTIVE."The voice said.
The last thing I saw was my brother's hands, straining, grasping, shaking. Their faces pale, eyes wide with horror and disbelief, then the red light swallowed me completely.
"HOST STATUS: TRANSFER COMPLETE. FORBIDDEN EVOLUTION ACTIVE."A voice said.
The hall erupted behind me with shouts, crying, frantic prayers, but I was gone, ripped from their world, their sight, their grasp, away by the unknown voice.
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AT THE SAME TIMEHUANThe guild's training hall smelled faintly of oil, sweat, and slightly burned wood, and I could hear the occasional 'clang” of steel from other corners where newer adventurers practiced. I had barely stepped inside when the old man, who everyone whispered about but no one spoke to lightly, lifted an eyebrow at me."You." He said. Not a greeting, not a question. Just you, like I had intruded into history itself."Yes?" I said, my voice steadier than I felt."Sword." He replied. Just one word.I drew my blade, steel sang softly as it left the sheath. The old man’s eyes twitched ever so slightly just enough for me to catch that glimmer of respect."Come closer." He said, motioning me toward the center of the hall. "Let's see what you have got.""Kid's about to be embarrassed."Garrick leaned against a pillar, arms crossed, and muttered. "Don't underestimate him."Charlie tilted his head, unimpressed.I ignored both, focused. The system pulsed gently in my mind."SWOR
8. A 'Black Lotus' party
AT THE SAME TIMEHUANThe tavern noise rebuilt itself slowly after the soldiers left. Mugs clinked again, conversations resumed, but thinner, watchful. The man across the room still hadn't looked away from me. He stood and lanternlight followed him as he approached our table. His hood slid back deliberately this time. Horns, curved, dark, unmistakable. He stopped beside us."You are not subtle." He said calmly."You staring for a reason?"Garrick's chair scraped slightly as he shifted."Just confirming."The man tapped one of his horns with a knuckle. His eyes moved to me."Name's Charlie. C-rank. Half demon."He said and tilted his head faintly. "Like you."I held his gaze."And?" I asked.He pulled out a chair and sat down."You fight controlled, efficient. You didn't flinch when the palace walked in." His eyes narrowed slightly. "That's not common.""Spit it out."Garrick folded his arms.Charlie leaned forward."I am building a party, small, strong. I want him in it."Charlie explaine
7. Royal guards search in tavern
AT THE SAME TIME HUANI didn't move toward the mission board again, instead, I turned back to Ina."One question." I said."Yes?"She looked up from her paperwork. "Where do adventurers eat?"I asked."There's stew here. Cheap and filling."Her brow lifted slightly."I would prefer something… local."I said."First payout and already upgrading your standards?"A faint smirk touched her lips. "Information is easier to gather where people relax." I replied evenly.That earned a quiet huff of amusement. From behind me, a chair scraped loudly."If the kid wants real food, don't let him waste coin on the guild slop."A male voice said.I turned around and saw the broad shouldered adventurer from earlier standing, stretching his arms over his head. He was older, late twenties, maybe early thirties, with a scar across his nose and heavy leather armor worn soft with use. He jerked his thumb toward the door."Come on. I'll show you a place that won't poison you."He said."Don't scare him off, Gar
6. Adventurer's guild and D rank
AT THE SAME TIMEHUANThe gates swallowed me into noise and motion. Stone streets, iron lanterns. The smell of bread, sweat, oil, and steel. The capital was alive in a way the forest never could be. I kept my pace steady, posture relaxed but alert. My horns pressed lightly against the inside of my hood. My tail stayed concealed beneath my coat, moving only when needed for balance. The Adventurer's guild stood three streets in from the main avenue broad stone building, twin blade emblem mounted above the doors. Voices spilled from inside. Laughter, arguments, coin clinking as I stepped inside.Conversations dipped slightly when I entered, but only slightly. A beastkin with wolf ears barely glanced up. A tall man with faint scales along his jaw continued drinking. Hybrids were common here. Good. I approached the reception desk. A woman with ash brown hair tied neatly behind her head looked up from the paperwork. Her expression was sharp but not unfriendly."Welcome to the Adventurer's g
5. A trip to the capital
AT THE SAME TIMEHUANThe impact rattled my bones. Wood groaned, iron screamed. I planted both feet into the dirt and drove my claws into the spinning wheel. Fire flared, not wild, just enough heat to grip. My tail snapped outward for balance as the horses reared, foam at their mouths."Pull! Pull the reins!" Someone shouted."I am!" The driver yelled back.The carriage fishtailed once, twice, then I forced it sideways, boots carving trenches into the road."Stop!" I growled through clenched teeth.With one final heave, the axle jolted hard, and the carriage slammed to a halt. The horses trembled, but they were no longer running. I exhaled slowly, smoke curling from my fingertips. The carriage door creaked open. A middle aged merchant leaned out, eyes wide, not in horror, but shock."You-! By the Twin Moons, you just stopped it!"A merchant shouted.Behind him, a young guard hopped down, staring openly at my horns and tail."Demon blood?" He asked cautiously."Half." I replied, straigh
4. A forbidden evolution system!
FEW MOMENTS AFTERHUANDarkness pressed against my eyes, heavy and suffocating. The air smelled of damp earth and pine. My body ached, every muscle stiff, but I was alive. Somehow, I was alive. I tried to move, and the forest floor was cold beneath me, leaves brushing against my arms. Then a voice, calm, commanding, yet mechanical, filled my mind."Host detected. Consciousness confirmed. Greetings, Huan Bloodstone. I am the Forbidden evolution system. Your awakening has begun."A voice said."W-what, what is this? Who are you?" I whispered, heart racing."I am your guide, your enhancer, your evolutionary protocol. You were on the brink of death. Now you are mine to refine."The system said.A strange heat pulsed through me, and I felt my body stretching, growing. I looked down at my hands, my nails sharp, veins pulsing faintly with energy. I lifted my head and caught sight of my reflection in a puddle. My horns small, dark, just sprouting from my temples, curved subtly, barely noticeabl
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