Chapter 1 The beginning of a journey

When the first monster descended on to the planet an entire city was wiped out. But then more and more descended onto the planet's surface from above causing humanity to despair. But then, as if a gift from God himself, humans started to gain powers in the form of the system. No one questioned where the system came from, they only knew that it was there chance to fight back.

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Thirty years later

Status

Name: Alex Shaw

Level: 1 ( 100 exp to next level up)

HP: 100

MP: 10

Grace: Shadow Monarch

Skills:()

Grace abilities:()

Arnament:()

SP:2

Shop:[]

"Finally." said a boy as he stared at the screen infront of him. This boy was Alex Shaw an orphan from the city of Mountmend. He had an average height, black hair and pale skin. Currently Alex was hiding in an abandoned building on the outskirts of the city. The city of Mountmend was one of the few cities that survived after the monsters descended onto the planet and just like before the city was ruled by the rich and powerful, those who had powerful [Graces] and delved in dungeons.

" Finally I can leave this dump and make a name for myself." Alex thought to himself as he daydreamed about living in a castle surrounded by gold and beautiful women.

" There he is." Shouted a boy around Alex's age.

" Crap." Alex thought as he jumped out of the building when suddenly a [fireball] exploded at his previous position. Scared, Alex sprinted for his dare life. Looking back Alex saw five people chasing him, three boys, a girl and man, when he saw another [fireball] flying his way.

" You can't run forever boy, just give us back what you stole and we'll let you go." Shouted the man as he prepared another [Fireball].

" Yeah like that's gonna happen." Shouted back Alex as he ran for dear life while holding an object encased in a cloth.

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A few hours earlier.

" Why the hell haven't I awakened my system yet I turned sixteen three months ago." Alex complained as he paced around in the dilapidated building he called home.

" Screw this I'm going for a walk." Alex shouted in frustration. Leaving the house Alex sneaked around the many abandon buildings in the outskirts of Mountmend where he saw a scene he had grown used to over the years. Old cars, scrap metal and the occasional corpses lying on the street. The outskirts was a lawless place where the only currency is the strength of your fists.

While sneaking around Alex saw a group of people dressed a bit too well to be living in the outskirts and this got him curious. After following the group for three hours, the group encountered a gang of thieves led by a famous system host known as Buckle.

" Look boys what do we have here." Said buckle as he walked towards the group of well dressed people.

" Listen mate, step aside before you get hurt." Said the man as he produced a [fireball] into his palm.

" Hoho you think you can hirt me with that weak [fireball] of yours." Buckle said with a smirk as lightning crackled in his hand. After staring at Buckle's face for a moment the man launched the [fireball] at him which was met with a [lightning bolt]. All of a sudden all hell broke loose as those with grace abilities used them while others used weapons to slaughter. While observing the chaos Alex saw the woman that was holding an object rapped in cloth fall to the ground dead.

' That must be valuable.' Alex thought to himself as he stared at the object greedily. Making sure that no one was looking Alex stealthily went over to the woman's corpse, grabbed the object and instantly sprinted away.

" Hey you get back here." The man shouted as he was fighting Buckle for dear life.

" Hey you should pay attention or you might lose your life." Buckle said with a laugh as he enjoyed his fight not really caring about the little thief that ran away.

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After running for about half an hour Alex was able to lose his pursuers. Due to being injured and exhausted of both mana and stamina the man and his group were not able to keep up with Alex who have been running away from people his entire life.

" Now let's see what exactly is this thing." Alex said as he removed the cloth from the object. The object turned out to be an immaculately crafted sword with a black handle made from brass and a silver blade that bore the insignia of golden dragon. As Alex stared at the blade in awe and fascination the sword suddenly burst into a shower of silver sparks.