Ancient

"Come on. Give everything you've got!

"The victor will take all!

"The loser will be gone forever and completely annihilated!"

…

A mad voice raved.

'"Ahh!" A youth screamed and woke up. He touched his face that was dripping with cold sweat. "That same strange dream again! I haven't been able to avoid it since birth!

"Nevermind. I have to rest and restore my energy. The coming of age ceremony is tomorrow!"

The youth's name was 'Ancient'. He was born in a small tribe in the Hundred Thousand Mountains of the southern barbarians.

There was a rule in the Hundred Thousand Mountains of the southern barbarians—newborn babies had to be tested. Those who qualified would be immediately sent to the Holy Land. There, they would be trained to become the strongest fighters of the tribe.

The social outlook here was very different from the outside world. Family and friendship were considered complete hindrances.