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The Inanis family had grown through the ranks of nobility one by one. The first rank granted to the son of Arthur, being Knight. From there it took two generations for the Inanis family to reach the rank of a baron, two more generations to reach Viscount, and then three more to reach the current rank of Count.
The count was the fifth highest rank in the nobility and above them were the Earl, Marquis, Duke, and finally the King himself.
Usually, a noble family would follow the hereditary rank of the male leader of the family, but some of the family had more ranked nobles underneath them. For example, the sons of a Viscount could be barons or knight themselves, thus gaining more power for the family.
Currently in the Inanis family, there was only one person to have the status of a ranked noble, being Count Gabriel himself. Similar to his father, he was not blessed with more children and only had a sole son.
This greatly restricted the growth of their family and due to Asher not having a gift, it was hard for him to gain merits through the military route, too. Before Lucius had taken over Asher's body, Asher wasn't really considered to be academically good.
He was decent, but not good enough to gain merits that way. That was the reason why Gabriel had chosen to train his son in the military arts. But then his son turned out to be more reckless than expected and rushed headfirst into the battle, wanting to prove himself.
Gabriel watched his son who was sitting close to him, his expression calm. He did not know what was going through his son's head, but he was now starting to like this version of this.
'If he really does prove to be better at academics, I may as well send him to the Royal university.' Gabriel thought.
Gabriel's attention then went to lieutenant John and his wife Alessa, who was carrying their child Cia in her arms.
'That child too… The epic ranked gift 'Thorn mistress' never would have thought it would appear here. It's a shame… if this happened fifteen years ago, I would have asked for a betrothal right away.' Gabriel thought.
Each Epic ranked gifted was an important person and had the potential to greatly benefit a noble family. They were in fact the basis on which most noble families were formed on. Oftentimes, most noble families faded away into history after a generation or two, just because their descendants were not able to inherit the gift of their parents.
This was in the case of uncommon or rare ranked gifts as while they had good potential, they could not be kept up if the next generation did not have them. But in the case of Epic rank gifts, even if they were not inheritable, as long as both of the parents had an epic ranked gift, their child would definitely have an epic ranked gift too.
Since Asher was unable to inherit the Gift of the Inanis family, Gabriel knew that the family may not last another generation unless he did something quickly.
His attention then went to his beautiful wife Lita, who had borne through all the difficulties with him.
~sigh~
'Please goddess Etara, bless us with another chance…' Gabriel wished.
The feast eventually ended, and the people left one by one. Gabriel stood up and bade his son farewell for the night before retiring to his chambers, where he was shortly joined by his wife for a night of pleasure.
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Lucius though, headed straight to read the books he had picked out in the evening. These books were suggested by Kain and were related to Gifts, history and everything in between.
"Hmm, so gifts have different consumptions depending on their rarity and their power. Some can be low ranked but have high consumption due to their power being greater while some can be high ranked but still have a low consumption." Lucius read.
It took him a while to read as he had to cross reference between multiple books so as to get their meanings. He still didn't know many words, but Kiana was there to help him read them out. This way he was also learning ahead of the scheduled plan.
He had been told that he could at most stay awake till midnight and not a minute more by his mother. Kiana too was insistent on it and was thus closely monitoring him, not wanting him to exhaust himself when he had barely recovered.
"So there are a total of seven ranks in gifts…" Lucius learned as he looked at the page of a book.
The seven ranks were:
1. Common
2. Uncommon
3. Rare
4. Epic
5. Legendary
6. Mythic
7. Divine
There were also examples of some famous gifts given in the book as well. But Lucius's attention was caught by the second highest ranked Mythic gifts.
"There are three known Mythic gifts in the Grantz kingdom and all of them belong to the different Churches of the gods. And are considered to be holy relics bestowed by the gods themselves." Lucius read.
It was here that he learned there were even objects that could naturally have gifts in them. These objects were different from Artifacts as in that they were actually not manufactured though certain modifications could have been made so as to make them easier to use. The items that were bestowed by gifts like these were called relics and were incredibly rare.
Their value was way beyond a person that had the same rank gift as a relic could last for hundreds of years to come while the person will eventually disappear in the annals of time.
The Church of Alana had the mythic ranked relic called Scepter of Alana. It was said to be able to call forth holy light that could erase sinners from the world.
The Church of Etara had the mythic ranked relic called Tome of Etara. It was said to be able to reveal the secrets of any person that it was used on.
Then there was the Church of Duran that had the mystic ranked relic called Sword of Duran. It was said to be the sharpest sword ever created and could cut through anything.
Reading all this information only made Lucius look forward to the future.

Lucius was a man born to a pair of lowly servants that worked for the Great Demon worshiping Barrom clan. Growing up in the harsh conditions of the Barrom clan where magic and power reigned supreme, he weathered though humiliation and schemes. Knowing that he wanted to be the oppressor than the oppressed, he began his conquest. Not averse to betraying or scheming, Lucius made use of his allies as mere pawns to be sacrificed.

Learning that a powerful artifact lost eons ago was hidden in an ancient ruin, Lucius betrayed and sacrificed one of his closest people, his lover without hesitation.

But he didn’t know that fate had a different plan for him and the artifact he had yearned for would send his soul hurtling across the cosmos, forcing it into the broken body of a young man called Asher Inanis. Coming to his senses he finds the world to be completely different where the magic of his previous world did not exist, but what did was ‘Gifts’.

Witness how he learns about the world, gains power and reigns supreme against all odds becoming the Demonic Sage.


P.S. This is a slow paced novel and has a lot of world development at start. If this is not to your taste, you may not like it.
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Arrived at East City, Randy goes to Guild Area because he wants to buy a vial.

In 10 minutes he arrived in front of potion shop then he entered the shop.

"Different from blacksmith which so hot, in this potion shop reek of herb" Randy muttered.

"Of course la different, why would you compare between potion shop and blacksmith. This one is a place to make potion meanwhile blacksmith is a place to make equipment, stupid master kekeke." Shana giggled at Randy.

Eh!? Randy become speechless because what Shana said was make sense and he cannot refute.

When he entered the potion shop he was greeted by the man who wears a white robe, this man looks like a scientist on the earth before the Battle of Ascension.

"Welcome to East Potion Shop, how can I help you sir?" the man wearing a white robe greeted Randy with a standard smile.

"I would like to buy a vial" Randy replied with a polite smile.

"Vial?" The man wearing a white robe thought he mishears what Randy said because most people who go to their potion shop mostly wanted to buy potion or wanted to become apprentice of alchemist in the potion shop and Randy is the first one who comes to potion shop to buy vial in this three weeks since the Battle of Ascension started, so he thought he mishears what Randy said and asked again to make sure.

"Yes vial, I want to buy vial, empty vial without potion" Randy explained.

After confirmed what Randy want to buy, the man wearing white robe nodded his head and said,"There are two type vial, normal vial and special vial, which one do you want to buy?"

Eh!? Even vial has a grade. Randy remembered that Shana asked him to buy special vial when she asked him to dig out the heart of Elder Black Wildcat.

"The special one" Randy replied with a smile.

Hearing this, the man wearing a white robe become surprised, he thought Randy will buy the normal vial because special vial used to store Epic Grade Potion or higher and only chief alchemist in this potion shop that could make epic grade potion even if he said that in East City that only chief alchemist in this potion shop that could produce epic grade potion, its not exaggerated at all its fact. He just offered special vial out of his habit of work and he didn't think that the man in front of him wanted to buy the special vial. The man in front him not only surprise him but also piqued his curiosity, he is curious why Randy wants to buy special vial so he could not bear to ask.

"I am sorry sir if may know why you want to buy special vial?"

Eh!? hearing these inquiries, Randy become perplexed, he doesn't know how to answer this man wearing a white robe because he, himself don't know too why Shana asked him to buy special vial let alone answered the man wearing a white robe.

Seeing that Randy didn't answer, the man wearing a white robe didn't insist anymore less Randy become annoyed. Then he entered one of room, a few moments later he came out bringing a vial in his hand. Then the man wearing a white robe give the vial which in his hand to Randy.

Randy take the vial from the man wearing a white robe and he looks carefully at this special vial but there is no difference at all between the normal vial and special one.

"How much?" Randy ask price for the special vial.

"1 Gold sir," The man wearing a white robe replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Randy really wanted to curse the man in front of him "Why you didn't rob instead" but he managed to not curse this man, only a vial and the price is same as uncommon equipment.

Randy wants to give back the vial in his hand to the man wearing a white robe, he only has little Gold after bought his new equipment the day before yesterday but he canceled that thought when he hears Shana speak.

"Master, why are you hesitating? just buy it already, I guarantee you will get more money after you get that vial" Shana said confidently.

Randy take out 1 Gold reluctantly and give it to the man wearing a white robe for payment the special vial after that Randy says goodbye to the attendant and left the potion shop.

Even though Randy didn't answer the man wearing a white robe but it didn't stop his imagination, he thinks Randy managed to produce epic grade potion and he should report this to Chief Alchemist or manager. Then he headed toward the stair, there is two stair, one is stair to go basement where apprentice do their practice, while another stair is headed to the second floor of potion shop.

The man wearing a white robe goes to the second floor, looking for the manager or Chief Alchemist. he didn't find the manager but he finds the Chief Alchemist on the second floor then he reporting about Randy who bought special vial and his speculation about Randy who managed to produce epic grade potion.

"Are you sure that he managed to produced epic grade potion?" The Chief Alchemist ask the man wearing a white robe in a serious tone.

The man wearing a white robe shake his head.

"Then how can you know that he managed to produce epic grade potion? because he bought special vial?" Chief asked again.

The man wearing robe nodded his head.

The Chief Alchemist stroking his beard and said,"There are 2 purposes we created special vial. First to store epic grade potion or higher another is...."

But the man wearing white robe cut off the Chief Alchemist before he finishes his word,"It's impossible, only three weeks since Battle of Ascension started. How can he know about that"

The Chief Alchemist nodded his head, indicating that he agreed with what the man wearing a white robe said.

"Okay, you can continue your work now, I will tell this to the manager and let the manager handle the rest" The Chief Alchemist waving his hand to the man wearing a white robe.

The man wearing a white robe nodded his and bow his head slightly to the Chief Alchemist before he goes back to the first floor.

"Epic grade potion? Talent or Luck? I needed 7 years before managed to produce epic grade potion and this man only need three weeks to produce epic grade potion. What a monster!" The Chief Alchemist muttered after the man wearing a white robe left.

If Randy know what these people thought, maybe he only could let out a dry laugh or maybe even puked out blood. He, himself don't know why he should buy special vial and now people from East Potion Shop assume that he managed to produce Epic Grade Potion.

....

Meanwhile Randy on his way to home, Randy asked Shana why he should buy this special vial but he didn't get the answer, Shana only said,"You will know when we arrive at home"

Finally, he gives up, but he walked home with very fast speed. In 8 minutes he arrived at the home, then he entered without greeted his parents or Zhen Yi he went straight to his room.

"We already arrived at the home, now you can tell me" Randy speak to Shana in an annoyed tone. First Shana said that she will tell him after he buys special vial but after he buys the special vial she said he will know when he arrived at home but he still could not get the answer what he got is a new order.

"Take out the special vial now and also the heart of Elder Black Wildcat" Shana ordered.

But Randy not listened to Shana order, he keeps staring at Shana like he wants to read what is this AI think? Its Shana who read his mind Instead of him read her mind.

"Its useless Master, you cannot read my mind. Just do what I asked, will you? In the end, you will know why would make fuss such trifling matter"

Randy become speechless and at last, he followed Shana order. He takes out the special vial and the bloody heart of Elder Black Wildcat then he looks at Shana, asking what he should do now.

"Put the vial on the ground then pierce the heart with your sword and last pour the blood inside the heart to vial" Shana ordered Randy.

Randy confused by series of order from Shana, but he still does like what Shana said. He put the vial on the ground then pierced the heart and pouring the blood inside the heart to the vial.

Meanwhile, in the outside room, Wisen, Almira, and Zhen Yi look at each other. Today they feel strange with Randy action, usually Randy always greet his parents when he's back but today he didn't. He just entered the house then he went straight to his room without words. Almira become worried after she saw the unusual Randy and asked Zhen Yi to check.

Zhen Yi walks toward her room then opened the door before closed again when she is inside then she saw Randy strange action. Randy take out a vial and inner organ beast that she doesn't know then he pierced the heart with his sword and pouring the blood inside the heart to the vial.

At first, she sees Randy frowned looking at vial then he picks up the vial from the ground, there's change in his expression when he holds the vial, first he shocked but a few moments later he begins laughing that make her feel creepy.

"What are you doing!?" Zhen Yi shouts at Randy who laughing like insane people.

Randy stopped laughing when he heard Zhen Yi shout, Then beckoned his to Zhen Yi that indicating her to come closer. Then Zhen Yi approaching Randy and Randy give vial his hand to Zhen Yi but she refused to take the vial.

Seeing Zhen Yi refused to take the vial but Randy kept pushing the vial to Zhen Yi hand said,"Just check the information on the vial, there will be a surprise for you"

Then Zhen Yi takes the vial from Randy hand and appears information about vial in her eyes.

[Black Wildcat Essence Bloodline]

Description: Blood from the heart mutated Black Wildcat. When you drink this blood, you will get Black Wildcat Bloodline.

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Humanity is trying to overcome a crisis that has occurred on Earth, but all effort has become futile.

In the face of a dead end, waiting only for the destruction of the Earth, a voice suddenly rang out broadcast to the whole planet.

Ding !!!

"Battle of Ascension Phase 1: Preparation, begin!"

Ding !!!

"Battle System will active after Phase 1 starts"

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Special thanks for Butterz
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Some authors in chat talked about a book's worth. 

Most agreed that its value depends on the readers' willingness to pay for a novel. And the most selling here in WN are romance and h e n t a i.

Honestly, it is true in a sense that most authors who don't write these two genres or have the general audience receive lesser income to none. However, there are also other genres that are popular.

What saddening is that a story which has no s** will be buried deep in the list of books.

One time, a person told me that he won't read books without s**. I think you understand what I mean.

Sad... 

Those good literary authors will just choose Amazon. I totally agree with that.

But, is that what really makes a book valuable? So, the authors will just resort to writing stories with s**  since most will welcome it.

I feel sad if it is.

I've been reading and watching epic and classic stories like Mary Poppins, The Twelve Kingdoms, Fushigi Yuugi, The Vision of Escaflowne, Star Wars, Anne of Green Gables, Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, and others. 

These are great books but I'm not sure if the new generation is still reading them.

Hoping they are.

So, what is the worth of a writer? Of a person's storyteller's heart and creativity?

Will it just be buried deep in isolation? Will it just be following the flow of readership and abandon its desire to produce good stories?

I disagree. We still love good stories. There are still more readers who love good reads. In fact, these type of stories are more engaging and imploring. Those epic stories won't be called epic if no one reads them anymore. They are classified as such because their worth is beyond trends.

They simply go against the flow and create a tsunami, leaving people awestruck.

That is the type of book I want to write. I prefer to be remembered as an author who writes good stories without compromising the principles I believe.

Don't get me wrong. There are still good books with a bit of those s** things out there that you can read. But they don't focus on those scenes but on the story itself.

I am a person who never follows trends. And I care less what people call me. I will rather be true to myself than to follow the crowd and lose my self-respect.

In my opinion, the worth of a story is not only on the business side but also on how much heart and effort the author gives to his/her books.

To authors: Let us enjoy writing good stories. Let us be proud of what we write for not everyone can be authors. And not all writers can finish a book. The truth, most books here are unfinished.

To readers: Support good books and give the authors that confidence to continue writing good stories. Without your support, the authors might give up. If no one read good stories, then there's no point on writing one. But I believe most readers still love those type of books.
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Inspirational Quotes for Authors:

"I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose." — Stephen King

"If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn't matter a damn how you write." — Somerset Maugham

"Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old-fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as writer." — Ray Bradbury

"I have been successful probably because I have always realized that I knew nothing about writing and have merely tried to tell an interesting story entertainingly." — Edgar Rice Burroughs

"The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story." — Ursula K. Le Guin
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Inspirational Quotes for Readers:

"Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light."
–Vera Nazarian

"Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself." —George Bernard Shaw

"Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood." — John Green

"The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you." —W. Somerset Maugham

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life."
–Helen Exley

Have a good and fruitful day.

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I  invite you to read the short diary of my daily struggle as a writer. No clear update but I will try to write every day. Don't expect very long chapters.

Started as an entry for fun and submitted for writing prompt #63: One chapter post but still ongoing.

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The Sorceress' Heir: Blossoming Youth and Power

In a short while...
Felix could be seen sitting inside a small-sized room that had only two chairs and a glass window. This wasn't a VIP room but just a regular one inside this auction house, which didn't have any seats in it like the previous one.
Everyone had his own small room that was peeking at the holographic image of the Queen. She was floating in the center while displaying a bottle with dark liquid within it.
"This is an epic rank tier 6 Lavania Bulldozer Bloodline. The Starting Bid is 700 million SC." She followed with, "Its full details are on your screens. You have 2 minutes to read them properly before we begin bidding."
Felix glanced at them but didn't read them carefully. Instead, he scrolled on the updated items list, wanting to see what items were added recently by the guests.
While he was reading them, the bidding for the bloodline had already started and the price had climbed through 1 billion SC without any signs of stopping.
"Oh!" Felix exclaimed in delight after seeing that another epic tier 4 illusion bloodline was recently added.
He was already aiming to buy one epic tier 4 illusion bloodline from this auction and another one that would be placed on a different day.
He knew that only by buying a lot of them could he actually obtain 1% or 2% of the Ilusion primogenitor. 
After all, they were just a tier 4 beasts. If it was for any other uncommon element, Felix wouldn't even bat an eye on them.
Alas, if he ever wanted to utilize his illusion element, this was the way to go.
Clap Clap Clap!...
Felix joined the abrupt applause after the successful auctioning of the item. When it quietened down, the Queen displayed another bloodline and Felix lowered his head in disinterest.
It wasn't what he sought and probably it was going to take a while until the bloodlines that he wanted to make an appearance.
After all, there were multiple elements. Even if the auction decided to display a single bloodline for every element besides rare, the number of bottles could reach hundreds!
As expected, Felix had to wait for an entire hour until the Queen mentioned, "This is an epic tier 4 Spectrum Mournling Bloodline. The Starting Bid is 250 million SC."
She gave them two minutes to read its details and Felix decided to reread them since he didn't remember much.
//Bloodline Name: Spectrum Mournling.
Tier: 4
Rank: Epic
Element: Illusion.
Passive abilities pool: *Illusionary Vision*, *Skin Hardening*, *Hallucination Immunity*...etc
Active abilities pool: *Illusive Suggestion*, *Illusion Reflection*...*Illusionary Skin*...etc
History: Spectrum Mournling is a worm species beast that uses illusion element to avoid predators. Its currently being bred domestically by the Welsh Family in Bardot Empire.//
Felix wasn't surprised in the slightest by the fact that the beast was being domestically bred instead of hunted in the Andromeda Galaxy.
He understood that 99% of the illusion bloodlines in the markets were all sold by the breeding families. As for the hunted illusion beasts?
They seldom make an appearance in the auctions. If they did, it would just a pitiful tier 1 beast.
That's because it was almost impossible to hunt them down with their peculiar abilities. If even tier 1 was giving this much trouble to hunters, how about tier 5+?
Until now, no one actually knew if there was even a tier 5 illusion beast or not since they were never spotted before.
Felix knew about the primogenitors' existence, he understood that probably even tier 7 illusion beasts were existing.
After all, for the illusion primogenitor's bloodline to reach even tier 1 beast, it was impossible not to reach higher-tiered beasts first.
He believed that the only reason no one was finding those high-tiered beasts was that they were disguising themselves!
The Jörmungandr had stated before that no one had seen the real Illusion primogenitor due to his constant realistic shapeshifting.
Those beasts might be able to shapeshift as good as the illusion primogenitor but they could at least fool humans.
So, those illusion beasts might have been spotted millions of times by hunters unbeknownst to them.
"Please begin bidding."
Felix closed down the details after hearing the Queen's announcement.
"280 million from room 14."
"310 million from room 133."
"390 million from room 63."
By now, the price had already exceeded the known epic tier 5 bloodlines in the market and it was still climbing slowly but surely.
Felix decided to join the fun by increasing 60 million at once, pushing the price to 450 million. After a couple of back and forth bidding, Felix ended up winning it after his last bid that reached 590 million SC.
That's double epic tier 5 sand bloodlines!
Yet, Felix wasn't even bothered by it as he knew that his money would return one way or another after he places those bottles back in other auctions.  
If it wasn't against the rules to place them back in this event, he would have done so after extracting the essence.
Alas, the auctions didn't want to see guests buying products in this auction and resell them in another. That would mess up the entire seven days event.
...
A couple of hours later...
Felix had already secured the other illusion bloodlines after paying 510 million for it. Now, he was simply waiting for the epic tier 6 sand bloodline to make an appearance.
It was kept at the end of the event with five more bloodlines with the same rank and tier.
Thankfully, it was presented sooner than the rest as the Queen had displayed the bottle in the air and told them that the starting price was 650 million SC.
Felix reread its details in those two minutes of wait and he couldn't help but hope that everyone's reaction would be lukewarm since the bloodline's abilities weren't really the best compared to its counterparts.
That's due to being from the Cat species. After all, the evolutionary traits of cats weren't really that compatible with the sand element. 
But they were amazing if the element was darkness. That same concept applied to other species.
For example, bird species with water element weren't going to be as good as marine beasts with the same element.
Hence, compatibility should also be taken into consideration when choosing a bloodline.
Felix never bothered by any of this since he was simply seeking the primogenitor essence from those bloodlines.
"690 million from room 1784."
"730 million from room 986."
"790 million from room 41."
"820 million from room 1784."
As he hoped for, the Queen started the auctioning, the bids were coming from just 4 rooms and the newer bids weren't increasing by much.
'So far so good.' Felix smiled faintly, 'I will make a move when the price reaches 1.5 billion SC.'
It took at least a minute before the bid reached it since only two bidders were left at the end and they were increasing by 20 million each time.
"Queen, please add 50 million SC." Felix requested out loud, not bothering to speak in his mind since no one was with him and those rooms weren't accessible by the 'Ghosts'.
"1.550 billion from room 99." The Queen announced.
The two bidders went silent after realizing that another competitor had joined them. However, they still wanted to test Felix's limits as one of them increased by 40 million and the other followed after him by 30 million.
"Queen, 200 million." Felix said calmly.
With that, the final bid had reached 1.820 Billion SC. Those two bidders wanted to jack up the price a bit more just to spite Felix for ruining their chances at buying the bloodliner cheaper, but they didn't dare to.
After all, they didn't want the bloodline to end up in their hands with that price when the beast's species wasn't even the best in the market for sand element.
They could purchase a scorpion epic tier 6 bloodline by just adding 200 million SC or so.
Hence, they stopped bidding at once.
"1.820 SC billion from room 99...going once....twice.....Sold."
Bam! Clap Clap!...
'Pheew, finally a lucky break.' Felix sighed in relief after hearing the gavel sound followed by the applause.
However, he didn't stick around to bask in them as he needed to catch up to another auction that was selling potions, substances, materials...etc  
His main target was Elemental Potion...If he found it cheaper, he wouldn't hesitate to grab one!
Felix would always be needing new elements if he wanted to continue on his unique Primogenitors bloodline path.
However, if the potion was too expensive, Felix could only give up on it and continue relying on materials to concoct it.
After all, its market price was 5 billion SC. Since there was no supply, this price could multiply with the snap of a finger in this event. 
Although the rest of the humans who awakened a new element with the Elemental Potion weren't going to enhance their affinity rating as fast as Felix, still they could totally reach 50% if they were willing to pay big bucks.
Anyone aiming for the Elemental Potion was beyond filthy rich and could afford to waste tens of billions to raise it!
Felix didn't want to commit most of his leftover capital to fight it out against them.
He still wanted to buy a decent body artifact, other potions, the Elemental Potion materials, and more.



Felix Maxwell was destined to be a loser, born on one of the weakest races and on the least favorable of situations, he was forced to face adversity head-on as he traveled across the vast universe where dangers laid in every corner, one day traveling in hopes of riches he stumbled upon a ruin where a supreme being laid imprisoned, in a stroke of bad luck the being laid its eyes on him and tried to take over his body, forcing itself upon him.

but fate hadn't given up on him!

he woke up in his younger body, 20 years in the past with the fallen being trapped in his soul.

 In his past life he had been a loser, giving up on things mid-way and never striving for greatness, he was a side character who made the strong shine even brighter, but not on this life.

he swore to himself he would strive for glory, he would take advantage of his knowledge and emerge as a supreme being!


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PS: This novel isn't a space exploration novel (Not in the first 8 volumes at least). It's mostly focused on the Universal Virtual Reality and the 'Supremacy Games' as the name implies, with some real-life situations as well of course!

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Sitting on his lavatorial ruler's chair, Ben made mysterious finger-poking motions into the air.
*Fwoo* *Fwoo*
He was practicing the Squirtle Hydro Pump. The skill book had sent the technique's information into his mind.
"I know kung fu…"
He visualized the opponent's vagina during a round of shadow finger-boxing…
The sink's running tap water masked the sounds of his secret technique. Ben turned it on because he was in the bathroom too long and feared Fariq would become suspicious…
However, Fariq didn't have any misgivings because he always gave people the benefit of the doubt. 'Ben's having a wank...'
Ben's trickery fooled prying ears. 'All right, the skill seems good. I'll wait to see the effects when I try it on a woman. For now, let's focus on getting more loot.' He opened the store, still with enough points for 3 more Mid Level Mystery Boxes.
[Mid Level Mystery Box: 1000 points - Contains a random item anywhere from common to epic grade]
He purchased another. 'If I can get another good thing like the Squirtle Hydro Pump, I believe I'll definitely survive!'
A few seconds later, Ben was glancing down at his prize.
[Black Bunny Onesie(Item, Common) x1 - A onesie for someone who wants to live as a black rabbit.]
…
'F*ck! What is this? Onesie? Isn't this for babies?' It was a full-body one-piece black sweater and pants with giant black bunny ears on the hood. There was also a poof tail on the back, attached to a butt-flap that opened for bathroom business. 'Ok, that's a fail. Whatever, I've got two more, I'll be fine.' Ben bought another Mystery Box.
A few moments later he was looking at a flesh-colored hoodie sweatshirt. It had a giant print on the front of Nicolas Cage's smiling face... 'I'm dead!'
[Nicolas Cage Face Hoodie(Item, Common) x1 - It's a hoodie that keeps you both warm and Nicolas Caged]
'…What the hell? Who even thinks up items like this?!? His face is the size of my torso. You could see his crazy eyes from space!'
From hope to despair. Two useless items in a row. This momentum was not in Ben's favor. 'If I don't get something decent on the next draw…' With this kind of luck, he needed to reconsider his chance of dying in a few days. '...Damn it, it's not over until it's over!' Ben purchased another Mystery Box, his last one. It sat in his lap as he exhaled, staring at it while steadying his will. A short while later, his gaze became firm. 'Open!'
A light blue glow emerged from the box, but it was different from before—much brighter! A flash! Even with closed eyes, Ben perceived the difference. Light filled the bathroom making it look like the deep ocean!
When it subsided, Ben was holding a new item: an opaque orange pill bottle with a white cap.
'What is this?' There was a white label on the bottle with small words. He brought it up to look closer.
It read, "D*ck Pills."
…
Ben frowned. 'This bottle better not contain pill-sized tiny d*cks…'
After getting three absurd items in a row, Ben didn't have much faith left in the system. He viewed the description.
[Dick Dan Pill(Item, Epic) x1 - A medicinal cultivation pill to immediately and permanently increase penis size. Made by the Perverted Divine Alchemist. May have side effects of good or bad fortune]
…
When Ben read Epic, he stopped breathing. When he read the effect in the description's first sentence, he almost ate the bottle whole. When he read the second sentence, the alchemist's stupid name cooled him down. When he read the last sentence, he became wary.
'An epic item…that must be why the unboxing flash was so bright. It's amazing. Still, side effects…' When he asked the system about the side effects, it only said they can vary or there may be none at all. It didn't provide further details. Ben stared at the bottle for a long time. 'Should I take it?'
He wasn't sure. Side effects could mean death or worse—his little brother could fall off... Ben's mind entertained other possibilities too; What if it learned to talk and became sentient?
...
He shivered. Ben wasn't looking for a co-pilot... It was unclear what could happen but the Perverted Divine Alchemist didn't sound like a reputable seller he'd find on Amazon…and even if Ben knew how to contact him, it's not like Ben could obtain a penile warranty...
'Speaking of which, this is a cultivation pill from an alchemist…What does that mean? Does cultivation exist on Earth? Or is the system pulling stuff from other worlds?' No matter how he asked, the system didn't give him any answers.
'Whatever, I don't have the luxury of caring about stuff like that right now...' Ben looked at the bottle and sighed. Even though this won't help me much in pick up, it's no secret that some women are lifetime members at the big johnson amusement park... Right now, my little brother doesn't quite reach the minimum height requirement to ride that rollerhoster…
Ben's manhood was average size. If he could help his little brother to grow up, Ben would have nothing but pride… It might even help him make a more compelling case in bedroom negotiations…
'This could become my secret weapon tonight.' Ben had a date scheduled that night and he needed to raise his chances of closing with her. He clenched his jaw and made his decision. After opening the pill bottle, a white round pill rolled into his hand. A unique odor floated upward toward him.
'Smells like ass…' Ben held his nose. 'Aren't cultivation pills supposed to have a heavenly smell? What misleading advertising…' He shook his head. Still, after gazing at the pill a few more seconds, he opened his mouth and threw it in.
…
"Ack! Ahgh!" He was choking on it!
Ben rushed to the sink, stuck his head in, and poured water into his mouth to help get it down...
A few seconds later, he hunched over the sink, gasping. 'How do these bastards in cultivation novels always take their pills without water?!? They're simply misleading the public so they choke to death!'
All of a sudden, a wave of light-headedness interrupted Ben's thoughts. It was like a large part of his body's blood and energy circulated downwards to his backup brain…
The pill started to take effect.


"With this system, I'll become the world's greatest seducer! If it doesn't kill me first..." I was a nobody, a short fatty Otaku. Then, a girl's voice popped into my head: [Seduce a woman within a month or die.]
"What the hell...how? I'm an 18-year-old virgin..."
[7+ looks only. No slam donkeys.]
"You’re forcing me to die!” 

Facing annihilation, I saw no choice but to join the international community of pick up artists, and from that day forward, my boring student life became filled with craziness and womanizing. I just had one problem: "Why are all these guys insane?!?"

Pick Up Artist: One who uses specialized tactics to seduce women.

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Quirks or even elements of quirks can be classified according to strength as follows:
Detrimental- directly harms or inhibits the user. Quirks commonly have at least one detrimental aspect acting as a limiter.
Vestigial- pretty much useless, or only affects appearance in a non-functional way. Most Quirks have one.
Utility- Quirk has a range of applications.
Weapon- Quirk has an inherent danger to it, or raises the inherent danger level of the user.
Epic- Innately dangerous or uncounterable. A reincarnation/high healing factor on the level of Wolverine (comics) could be considered Epic without being directly weaponizable.
Mythic- unfathomable. Capable of miracles, like resurrection (likely with a time limit, but still powerful), one man nuke, etc. Yaoyorozu might have a move that pushes her into this territory. The Final Solution.

Another thing to consider with Quirks is the Growth Rate/Type:
Mundane growth rates can vary, but are classified by the fact that they can only grow in the same way a Quirkless person could grow in threat level: exercise for strength and training for skills. 
Other than Mundane growth, Quirks could grow in capacity in age or by a built in mechanic, and are classified from Slow to Godly. Demonic is also applicable, but tends to be used when there is something... wrong... with the mechanic. 
Growth Rate and Type are mostly things to consider for hero candidates, as established heroes are likely to have aged past the need for growth. Another thing to think about when considering growth is equipment compatibility. Some Quirks will increase in growth rate if a suitable tool is paired with them. Consider jet boots on Uraraka, or giving her drones that need less power and noise to function due to neutralized gravity. She could then expand into being a type of sensory hero.

While not directly related to the Quirk Strength, a hero can be classified from F rank to S rank based on a combination of their Quirk Strength and how well they are used. I'd like to call this an Operator Level. As a prime example, consider Mirio Togata of the Big Three recently introduced in the anime. By my reckoning, his phasing Quirk is just a Utility, but his application and precision in using it puts him into upper A if not S rank operator. For another example, there is Uraraka, who also has a Utility Quirk and showed her skill in using it against Bakugou. On the other end of the scale could be All Might, who due to injury, has stepped back in Operator Level due to the time limit incurred. 
I think that the average, untrained hero candidate's Operator Level is around C at best. Those who have trained hard on their own could reach B tier, and the most powerful students will be A. S rank would be veterans of the industry, or given to special talents if one factors in age. As for those who have really simple Quirks, like Deku's mom (no offense) due to innate power levels, are rarely ranked. Still, even the Quirkless could be S ranked if trained well enough. Ever read the Vigilante spinoff? Or heard of Batman? They would be S rank operators without Quirks at all. 

As far as other ways to classify Quirks, look no further than Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners trilogy, which is also a superpowered society. Want to read a story of unpowered people fighting against a Superpower Apocalypse? Steelheart starts it, and go read it. I mean, if you can read that, or you can read my stuff, by all means, read Sanderson's stuff. 
Seriously, go do it. Mistborn is fantastic, too. 
Anyways, linked to that is the term "prime invincibility," which is basically a trait that makes someone effectively immortal. Like reincarnation, extreme healing factors, shields, and invulnerability. I'd like to borrow this term. 
Also something I am borrowing from the Reckoners is that everything has a weakness. Something that depowers someone, or otherwise can nullify them. All Might has a time limit, Deku has a power cap or he destroys himself, Iida overheats, Uraraka gets sick, Kaminari short circuits, stuff like that. Kai has a couple of weaknesses that are covered in the prologue, but I'll explain that more viscerally when it comes time for it. 

More on Quirks:
It is a confirmed though unacknowledged phenomenon in canon that there is a lot of instinctive knowledge that comes with having a Quirk. Take Toga (drinks blood for shapeshift creepy girl) or Stain for example. Without instincts driving them to consume blood, they would have gone through life thinking they were Quirkless. Clearly, procedures that come with activation of a Quirk are ingrained into the user. 
Obviously, that is a little different for Deku, who has to figure things out. Things aren't as natural for him. And One for All is a unique Quirk to begin with. 

It is confirmed that there are Quirks that operate directly on Quirks. Three examples are given: All For One, One For All, and Aizawa's Eraser Quirk. While these would be rare, they are clearly not unheard of. Just having a Quirk that operates directly on other Quirks might put your power level into Epic, but with limitations considered, that might be difficult. 

Well, I'm sure I'll cover some of these within the story, but I wanted to get this into a convenient place for people that want it.

Well, who expected this crossover?
Kaisei Oguchi is a teenager with a troubled past and a powerful Quirk- he can summon the ever adapting Swarm of the Starcraft universe to do his will. Trying to make the best use of it, and with a plan that he has shared with nobody, not even his most trusted sister, he enters UA with the intent to become the greatest hero, like no one ever was. Oh. And a side of revenge. Revenge is nice, too.
Expect him to be a little dark. In control of one of the greatest weapons of a cosmos, who wouldn't be? Who is safe from his wrath? Not even All Might will escape unscathed.

If I upload slowly, I'm sorry. I'm just a beginning writer with too many ideas and not enough experience writing. This and Marvelwatch are attempts to fix that problem . 
There is the possibility of me purposely withholding uploads to torture people under the Alcatraz Imperative. (I'm a big Sanderson fan.) But don't expect that too much.

And, I guess, the required legal disclaimer of "I don't own anything from the works I cite. I am not trying to claim them as my own creation, and am very much prepared to use any means necessary to defend myself. Including, but not limited to, the Chewbacca Defense."
However, I bet it's also obvious what I am and am not doing, so it would take some level of insanity to try to sue me over fanfiction.
At least target the Rule 34 fiction writers first.

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