SwordMaster
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The world has changed...
Majestic Dragons snored on stunning mountain peaks, waiting for a worthy vermin to prey on. Elves roamed through the tranquil silence of the forests paying their respects to the Godly World tree. Humans were sinful as always, but no one could compete with the Demons and the malignant Archdevils.
Demon Beasts ran amok through the great wilderness, hunting for their prey. Barbarians live isolated. Far from the darkness of the world, silently worshipping and prostrating before the enormous and brilliant Sun.
And there were many other variants and species that one could not fathom to believe, existed. It was Vibrant and tranquil yet Deadly and Toxic.
But...
The world was not always like this.
It was not as majestic as it was now. It was far worse, perhaps.
But.
It doesn't matter anymore. The world was no more.
It was lost. Far back in time.
Nevertheless, as the impending sense of danger came close yet again after 800 years into the future, a man is awakened from the long slumber he was put into.
He was lost. Crippled and broken. With no family and no one to show him the way, he was utterly out of place in this new world.No one knew his name, nor his face.
His name was Adam.
A man from the past.One of the 8 surviving humans of the lost Era.
He was bestowed with a mission. A mission, to be honest, he didn't want to complete.
Not a mission to save the world. It was grand.Yes.But to uncover its secrets. To improve it and usher in an Era of Peace.
To prevent a war. A pipe dream.A fantasy.
But he went on this difficult journey anyway. Despite being crippled. He had to honour his stepfather, perhaps.
Or it was the information about a possible cure for his body, present in this Era which propelled his desire for power. Or else he would have considered committing suicide rather than living like a cripple in such a world where Darwin's Survival Theory reigned supreme.
But even then....the world was a mess!
It was as if the whole world was thrown back into its dark ages, the only difference being the presence of magic.
Slavery Existed. Genocides and human experimentation were as common as they could be. Wars we're like the bread and butter of this world.
How would a crippled man like Adam survive? Crawl with a sword? Beg for mercy?
And coincidentally his stepfather gave him an objective to achieve. But How?
And miraculously there was a cure for his crippled body as well? Where and How?
And how far was he willing to go? How many lands was he willing to traverse? How many betrayals and fights was he going to face with his crippled body? How many beasts was he going to fight? Will he even live long enough?
Does he even have the willpower to go through such a difficult ordeal, confronting deadly and ferocious creatures? Demon beasts?Dragons?Demons? Trolls?Orcs?Vampires?And the most sinful race, the humans?
Only time could tell.
And time was what Adam lacked.
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Join him as he overcomes his feeble self and sheds his skin to soar to the heights of the new world. And what would he do when he reached that height?
Only time would tell...
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Degenerate_Sage · Fantasy
