1 Gifted

One hundred years ago, where people are just living normally — going to work and home, walking at the park and just peacefully enjoying the cold breeze at the provinces. Until one day, a peculiar thing just suddenly pop out from the sky.

A 3D white cube that is ten thousand time larger than a normal Rubik's cube is floating at the sky. Countless news spread all over the world and they concluded that each country has a single cube.

Governments all of over the world tries to make a contact with those cube but they only received none. So with the consent and approval of every country, they decided to destroy the Cubes... but none of their firearms and explosives works.

Years have passed and the cubes did not even move an inch and doing nothing in the world so the government decided to cease the destruction of the cube. Then another one year have passed and something unexpected happened. A hologram suddenly appeared right in front of the people, it is estimated that almost 75% of the population have that hologram where everyone above 20 is being picked.

At the same time, where that hologram appeared, a Game suddenly pops out in their notification.

Out of curiosity, they accepted the first ever quest. Many of the people thought it was fun but they didn't know that such excitement could turn into a tragedy.

According to some survivors, they found themselves inside another dimension, based on their experience they are relocated inside of a grassland where no one knows where it is on Earth.

While venturing the vast land with immense view, numerous and hideous monster appeared. On the first quest, 200 goblins appeared surrounding them. Fear filled their bodies as they can't move an inch, so the goblins rushed to them and killed countless people. Then while trying to run, the survivors saw a timer on his hologram.

[00: 02: 31 seconds]

So he decided to hide until the time runs out and then finally only 400 survivors out of 5000 people in the Philippines that were transported to the Game survived.

Including the other countries, they didn't expect something like that would happened. So when the other notification appeared they didn't respond to it and just hide, trying to conceal themselves from getting killed.

But unfortunately that didn't happened, when no one register to the system the monster that are inside the game come out to the real world and wreck havoc to the world.

So what the other countries did was to train those people who have connections with the system to get stronger. Then finally they have discovered that each of them has a [Skill] that would help them they call that [In-born Skill] that would help them survive.

Lastly, that hologram, they named it [Olympus System]. They also created a hypothesis that the system originated from that cube that is floating above each country so they also named it [Olympus].

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[Present • 2021]

My name is Azar Greywar, 21 years old and I still haven't received my [Notification] to join the [Olympus System].

According to study that I read online, being chosen by [Olympus System] is random but it only choose people above 20 years old. That states that there's a 50 year old man that was still chosen by the System so I still have my hopes.

Azar has a short black hair but his eyes has a bright red color. His physique is just like a normal 21 year old guy. He's just a part-time worker at a convenience store at the highway.

Customers are coming in and being greeted by him with a smile on his face that is hiding his exhaustion from the tiresome works.

"That's 60 pesos. Thank you, come again!"

After another few hours of work, he's finally done with his job and decided to go home. Holding his sling bag, he's riding his bike inside his neighborhood going to corner to corner and finally reaches his home.

An apartment with only single bed that is only enough for a single person just like a student dorm.

He instantly lie down on his bed and immediately fell asleep while his working clothes is still intact.

He's snoring while sleeping that signifies that he's totally exhausted from his work.

Then the night have finally pass and the sun hits his open windows. Where it's a sunny and peaceful morning where birds are singing. While stretching his closed eyes are can feel something bright infront of him.

Arghhh! So bright! Did forget to turn of the light?! We'll I still got a long sleep.

He now then opens his eyes and it instantly widens when he saw something that he's been waiting for... the [Olympus System]

Wait—! are you kidding me?! Am I still dreaming?

He then immediately stood up and yelled so loud while looking at his [Player Information] with his glittering eyes along with his overflowing excitement.

[Player Information.

Name: Azar Greywar

Age: 21

Title: None

In-born Skill: Ghostblade Style

Skills: None]

"Wow~~ my In-born Skill is Ghostblade? That's cool!! Even though I don't know that... it's says blade maybe it's something relating to sword right? wow! My heart is really beating like hell!"

Those are the words that are comes out from his mouth with full of excitement and enthusiasm looking at his [Player Information].

God! What should I do first?! Hmm... my mind is really full right now I don't know what to do! Whaaaaa! I'll look at the internet!

He team immediately grabbed his phone and click the chrome app to look it online.

"Ahh Here it is!

-If you just received your notification from [Olympus System] and don't know what to do, just go to the other tab that is next to the [Player Information], it's called [Game].

-After that just click on the Practice Round and that's it you'll be transported to the game field.

So simple, huh!"

While working, I just eavesdrop on some player that bought something at the store. They say that the rules of the games are so simple and easy to understand so many people beginner or not can quickly familiarize inside. I hope I can survive! I should try it now!

Then while looking at the screen, Azar tapped the second tab next to the current slide and saw the Practice Round.

"Here it is! Damn I'm so nervous right now! No — No! I must not feel fear here! I've been waiting for this in my entire life so I will use every chance I have to get stronger!

*Tap*

[Initiating Practice Round]

[3]

[2]

[1]

[Welcome Player Azar Greywar to the Practice Arena]

Bright light filled Azar's eyes that made him blind for a seconds. Then his eyes finally adjusted with the bright room and his eyes is filled with excitement as he can see a vast field of grassland.

While standing at the field, he can see himself standing few meters away from a monster.

A ugly looking small monster with pointed nose and ears or otherwise known as Goblin.

The Goblin is not moving from his post and just standing still without even blinking.

"Wow~ that's a Goblin! This is my first time seeing one!"

While looking at the Goblin he heard a chime sounds from his both ears and a notification pop out infront of him.

[Notification: Defeat the Goblin (without time limit)]

"A notification, huh? But how am I suppose to defeat that thing without a single weapon?"

[Notification: You have just received a low-tier sword from the System]

"A gift? Already?!"

Then while looking at the screen, a normal sword is suddenly floating in front of him. Azar immediately grabbed the sword and pointed it at the Goblin.

"Now then... I guess the next phase of my life begins!"