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My father and mother were staring at me in shocked disbelief and with good reason no one has ever survived such an attempt of course I knew that as I learned about awakenings I researched them in order to get a better understanding of what they were this included looking up failed attempts none more famous than dungeon core attempts as the result were beyond just bad which how I was able to use my best judgment to raise my chances of success.

In the early days of humanities exposure to mana brought by the republics ships, weapons and soldiers humanity had zero understanding of what exactly was mana and during the advent awakening many humans were originally using only mana stones to gain power it was discovered during one of the many skirmishes that the republic was gathering unique materials and imbued with mana to boost a individuals potential which lead to more aggressive fights for resources causing immense chaos which would later lead to the creation of dungeon cores born out of the conflicts against our invaders which eventually became resource farms that constantly replenishes itself if managed correctly.

Eventually our researchers discovered how to use the catalyst to enhance our people during this process some materials were tested and found to be too dangerous to use for awakening as the result were always horrible in some way one of the worst was the dungeon core as every attempt seemed only to only to do harm in unimaginable way or caused the creation of a dungeon which is why the possibility of using a dungeon core successfully for an awakening could only remain theoretical at best.

It was through these experiments and through the reverse engineering of alien technology that that humanity was pulled into the advanced civilization era leading humanity to colonize other worlds in our solar system in fact dungeons are seen as colonization tools on different planets as they help provide a constant and consistent stream of resources although humanity has yet to reach beyond our solar system our species can secure ourselves from the galaxy at large for the time being another bonus following the first contact war were that those who descend from those who have been through awakenings have a chance to naturally produce mana in their bodies even without going through the awakening ceremony themselves of course those that had more ancestors that went through their own awakening the higher the chances.

This meant that noble children were almost guaranteed to have a chance of entering the upper ranks of society as well as having an easier time awakening as well as having a strangle hold over resources because of their secret information and innate superiority even being able use certain catalyst that would kill an ordinary individual for their children's awakening ceremony as their own bodies are naturally more robust than non noble families with exception of the clans which are families with long histories of family members who under went awakening but did not gain noble rank but have a unique status in between.

So I could contribute my survival to a whole host of factors but my personal belief is that I survived from luck as by all accounts I should have died.

Eric:"Did you say dungeon core?" With both their faces filled with shock and horror

Rick:"Yes, I did" my mother immediately began to check my body while my father turned to the staff

Eric:"DON'T JUST STAND THERE GET THE MEDICAL EXPERTS OF THE ESTATE IMMEDIATELY!!"

Jennifer:"Richard look at me everything is going to be alright now tell me do you feel anything strange or out of place at all no matter how small"

Rick:"No I don't feel anything out of the ordinary others than actually feeling my mana how long was I unconscious for?"

Before she could answer me the door swung open yet again and the alchemists, doctors, shamans, priests and priestesses barged in and immediately began to work on looking me over while consulting texts, spirits, divinities and A.I. to determine my current situation eventually they all came up with no answers as this was completely unprecedented before leaving all except for a priestess dressed in black and gold and looking completely sinister in clothes tight enough to make get down on my knees if I were little older.

Jennifer:"Is there anything else priestess Alyssa?" With contempt clear on her face

Alyssa:"Yes there is Jennifer and I know you don't like my faith as you made no secret about it and the only reason I am here is because of your husband's marriage contract with his first wife but I can say with certainty that I can help him control his power as it seems very similar to the power of my divine Mistress Samora as I felt it resonate with my holy medallion"