Off with a bang

The world this ever so ordinary family lives is not so ordinary. They live in a world of inner cultivation and martial arts despite it being in a modern setting. There existed the three big alliances, The demonic sect, the Orthodox alliance, and lastly the murim alliance. Despite all this the world was relatively peaceful as martial artist were mostly used for the police force and army, even those of demonic nature as through countless years of scientific development a great understanding of demonic arts has been gained and it's effects have been found so it's effects can be cancelled.

Both Han and Islan are secretly Supreme martial masters despite their families being ordinary. This isn't some Korean martial arts manhwa so their is no hidden master or forbidden elixer so the entirety of their skills is self made except the basics, this is a testament to show how truly talented they both are however they cannot break through to the last known level of martial arts, beyond zenith. Due to the slow thinning of energies on earth it's hard to even become a first-rate martial artist never mind reaching the peak of martial arts.

most average people remained at third-rates and never improved beyond. The levels of martial arts improve as such...

Third-rate

Second-rate

First-rate

Greater Martial Artist

Supreme Martial Artist

Martial Master

Supreme Martial Master

Beyond Zenith

All of these stages can be split into lower, middle and, peak. currently both Han and Islan stand at peak supreme martial masters. As they could no longer improve their martial arts they looked for other sources of entertainment that they could find whether it be movies, books, etc. however they all eventually got boring so they then decided. Why not make our own? Our own world, isn't that exciting!

The books name is Veil Of The Monarch and is set in a futuristic magic hunter society. Why magic when they are martial artist? To put it simply the visual appeal of martial arts is... limited to say the least and they wanted to write something fresh and new to them! The story is about the main character Vik who has just joined a prestigious academy known as Evermore Academy, I know so original right? Unlike other main characters Vik is untalented, I mean truly untalented, no cheats, no Master, no miracle drug. However he is extremely hardworking and has his unique skill, limit breaker. Yeah I know, I said no cheats, but this simply means his stats have no upper limit it's not like some sudden power boosting ability that can be used as a convenient plot device but with his talent he'd be lucky to even get to to B rank. This is a gritty story of a boy that struggles through his world that's already seemingly covered by signs of destruction.

Their are a few key differences to take not of in the world of Veil Of The Monarch. First of all the world is called Heilstone. Originally it was similar to earth, split into multiple continents however

due to the earth reaching a higher state, mana awakened pulling the continents together, along with the awakening of mana in 2045 many people gained access to their universe law, the player system. in this world, the system wasn't just something that some divine being ran, it was literally what made the world function properly. On top of maintaining the universe it also gave assistance to all intelligent life forms which lived in places where mana exists with no discrimination against race as the system itself had no concept of good and evil. The system allowed this because mana caused rapid development of unintelligent life making what we call monsters as they absorb mana with no concerns of its aftereffects. After gaining mana the humans of Heilstone began fighting the monsters that had appeared which is now known as the war of independence. This war lasted 50 years until 2095 and due to the constant fighting technology as well as mana usage had to develop quickly making the world look extremely futuristic. After the war ended 25 years passed of peace and constant development.

However,

Remember how I mentioned ALL places that gained mana had the player system regardless of race? Now new beings from other worlds began flocking to earth like they just saw some appetizing food. These races were many and innumerable in numbers but the main ones were other humans, demons, elves, fairies and, goblins. Yeah, you read write, not orcs, but goblins. Unlike in other novels goblins have intelligence but what remains true is their stupid reproductive prowess. Even now I wonder how those little guys are so active, these little guys specialize in tactic arts which combine mana with others to get a synergy effect. Elves use bows and despise magic, yeah, another little twist. To explain it simply magic in this world is the act of using mana to bend nature to create supernatural phenomenon, elves, as beings who love nature despise magic with a passion. On the other hand, demons, who despise nature in it's entirety love magic (Partially because they enjoy pissing of elves) and lastly, fairies. fairies aren't the small beings you'd usually assume they are mostly the same as humans however they do have a large pairs of wings on their backs for all to see as you'd think. Fairies are beings loved by mana so it's naturally attracted to them and often absorbed into the body strengthening the body, to put it simply fairies are physical monsters.

After their appearance Heilstone joined their alliance called the Great Sun Alliance and began trading ideas, whether it be technolog, mana techniques, dungeon info and so on. Just like that another 200 years had passed with Heilstone having the best technology of all in the alliance and high mana density compared to other planets, becoming one of the top 5 worlds in the alliance. Now this is were Viks story starts.

The story begins at Evermore with Vik having just discovered his unique skill after gaining the player system. During his 3 year stay at the academy he would experience a lot of heart break and suffering, dulling him to most by the time he had entered the real player world. The story starts with Vik at 16 and goes over the long span of 30 years leaving Vik a young looking old man by the end.

Han and Islan sat into their study room and started frantically shooting back and forth ideas of how to end the story. At the beginning Vik was hopeful due to his unique skill but but by the end had dead eyes and a deep pan face, he had seen too much to show any emotions on his face. They wondered, should we give Vik the ending of a sacrificial hero, or should he kill the gods who tried to control everything? They eventually came to their own conclusion of what to do. Han and Islan simply looked at each other in silence for a moment then they both sighed.

"This is going to be a long haul... Maybe I should use inner ki to keep myself awake" Han mutters

"Yeah it make take us a while if we plan on making a masterpiece but those obviously take time." Islan says calmly.

despite not showing it they were both extremely excited as they began to write up their final chapters. They had a happy look of Viks story finally coming to an end but couldn't help but feel sad like they were letting go of their first child.

"I wonder what we should work on after this? Maybe a monster taking novel? Those are always a blast" Han exclaimed

"Less talking, more typing" islan say emotionlessly

"Booooooring" Han says mockingly sticking his tongue out but islan heeds no mind to it as if it never even happened.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

A few days later...

"GODDAMN THAT WAS SICK!" Han shouted

Han was holding onto islans shoulders, he had an un energetic look in his eyes with bags from sleep loss drooping down. Islan was getting shook extremely quickly by Han, if it was a normal person he wouldn't mind but Han was using the strength of a supreme martial master unconsciously.

"Calm down first and let's ta-" Islans voice sounded drowned as he tried getting each word in whilst being spin.

"Calm down? HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SHIT?! THE MADLAD MADE A WHOLE AS ANIMATION AND ART FOR ALL OUR CHARACTERS! DID YOU SEE VIK EYES AS HE LOOK AT HIS WEAPON AND STARTED SWINGING?! SHITS COLD AS FUCK! "

Han said this all with no breaks in between his speech leaving islan with no room to butt in.

"Yeah, yeah I get it but let's ca-" islan said calmly

"YEAH BUT.. " Han exclaimed again, excited.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

This back and forth process went on for a few hours, Han continue talking at breakfast and lunch leaving islan to slowly lose his temperament which was clear to see however Ailyn, Esther and, Rex simply let it happen and all simultaneously thought.

'Sorry Han but start writing out your will'

Then came dinner time. Han still was not shutting up and continue speaking.

"DID YOU SEE HIM SWINGING THAT SHIT?! IT WENT SWOOOOSH! " Han repeated for the thousandth time

Islan now had no more patience. He slowly got up his chair, making everyone flinch slightly. Despite islan being relatively quiet like his father, Rex, no one wanted to get on his bad side.

`Oh god, Han. You're seriously fucked'

everyone thought however they didn't want to get involved in the fund so they simply continued eating in silence. A gloom feel overloomed the entire table and was then broken by Hans voice.

"Huh? Why are you all silent? You jealous of our masterpiece? huhuhuhu, don't worry I'll give you a share of our money once we start spreading it more." Han said cockily

The beast then awoke, islan standing domineeringly above Han. He released inner energy, however only he could feel it as the rest of his family were simply third-rates.

"Uh, you good bro?" Han said slightly sweating.

Due to Hans clear lack of the social ability known as 'reading the room' he couldn't tell that he was stepping into the demon kings lair. Suddenly a fist full of internal energy smacks Han on the head.

"Shut. The. Fuck. Up!" Islan shouts angrily.

This attack knocked Han out due him not being prepared. Islan then sits back down at his seat and returns to his calm expression as he continues to eat his food. Ailyn and the others had a slightly reminiscent look as if they were looking at a warrior when they see Han.

'We are sorry! Soldier! '

=======================================

Sorry that this chapter is a bit of an info dump but I thought it would be good to explain the basics of the novel world and the current one as well as get to know the characters roles better.

P. S comment, vote, and favorite!