The Starting Point

The UNIVERSE is mysterious, Billions of stars and galaxies span across space and time. we may not completely unravel the mysteries of it, but surely it is worth exploring even for an eternity. Creatures big and small are making great efforts to uncover these mysteries for it is rewarding as it helps their wellbeing. How about you? would you like a piece of the pie?

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Philippines

July 29, 2021

11:40 P.M.

In a quiet room, a young man is crossed-legged, sweating while meditating mumbling to himself.

"The mind controls the body, the body is the vessel of the soul, the soul nurtures the mind".

"The Universe flows within me for I am one of its creations. From the strands of my hair to the cells of my body. everything is connected."

"The connection between me and the Universe is always present. Open my consciousness, awaken my soul, thus the truth will open, and I will be reborn."

A flash of light appeared in his mind, forming a swirling universe full of stars.

suddenly he screamed

GRAAAAAAHHHH!!!

The young man Collapse.

...

-On the next day

WAKE UP!!!

shouted a woman.

GARETH!! WAKE UP!!!

"Ehhh?"

The young man named Gareth sat up and was confused

"What happened last night?" he asked.

OPEN THE DOOR GARETH!!!

the screaming woman kept knocking and shouting.

"Coming Mom!"

Gareth opens the door and a slipper flies fast towards his face.

Gareth caught it with high agility.

"Whoops, sorry," Gareth commented.

"Go have breakfast!" his mom screamed towards him.

"you are late, you know that?"

"yes I'm sorry Mom"

Gareth immediately went down to have breakfast.

After fixing himself he went outside and walked towards the bus stop to go to his university. The bus arrived and Gareth went in.

"what happened last night? I was sure I saw something inside my head appeared."

Upon sitting on the corner of the bus a screen suddenly appeared on the air

AKASHIC SYSTEM IS ONLINE

HOLDER #200011

GARETH GRANADA

AGE: 21

SEX: MALE

STATUS: ENTRY-LEVEL AWAKENING

CULTIVATION METHOD: AUTOGENIC

BODY: AVERAGE AWAKENER

ABILITIES: HEIGHTENED SIX SENSE

CONGRATULATIONS FOR AWAKENING WITHOUT GUIDANCE

YOU ARE THE 100TH AUTOGENIC CULTIVATOR

YOU WILL BE GIVEN A REWARD

REWARD: DIVINE COMPOSURE E-GROWTH TYPE

DIVINE COMPOSURE RATED E

YOU ARE ALWAYS CALM NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS. YOUR THINKING SPEED IS TRIPLED AND MULTITASKING IS DOUBLED

PRIVILEGES IS OPEN

THE COMMUNITY AND MARKET ARE NOW UNLOCKED

NOTIFICATION

1 MESSAGE

Gareth was shocked but due to the ability to DIVINE COMPOSURE, he was back to normal temperament.

"What? Now this is different."

"Hmmm"

"I thought I was special but I guess there's a lot of awakeners here on Earth. Supernatural interventions maybe. The Government secret projects paid off now ey, I'm pretty sure they hid it very well."

"There's also those aliens, maybe those guys are the ones helping these guys behind the scenes. I won't get involved with them or the government."

Gareth then smiled

"This is fun, hehe."

" Also, I didn't expect to have a system like those web novels I read. this is more fantasy than I thought, but I don't mind at all."

He then pressed the mail and pressed the message.

WELCOME TO THE AKASHIC SYSTEM!

TO COMMEMORATE YOUR AWAKENING

HERE ARE SOME BEGINNER GENE MODIFIER X5

USE THIS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR BODY!

a notification suddenly appeared in his inventory

"Woah got an inventory, pretty convenient."

"I'll use this when I return home later," Gareth said.

"The community chat is like a chatbox something like in the game, right? I'll skip chatting to that for now and focus on myself."

"For now let's go to school."

After a rather mundane day, Gareth went and arrived home.

His mom cooked dinner for him which he happily ate. after his dinner, he went directly upstairs and into his room. he removed his clothes with only his underwear and sat down with crossed legs.

"I'll start again from the beginning. If I remember correctly, I just need to feel my body from head to toe."

"Humans draw energy through food and convert it to electricity, my body produces electricity and uses it as energy to move."

"In articles and researches I read, we have a soul, and our soul gets energy through reality and how we perceive them."

"If that's the case, I just need to feel the universe calling to me and meditate deeply like I did last night".

He then started chanting

"The mind controls the body, the body is the vessel of the soul, the soul nurtures the mind".

suddenly he felt all the nerves in his body vibrating. He heard suddenly a humming sound in his ears. His heart beat faster and faster.

Boom!

his body slowly emitted light waves.

"The mind is the will and the will is the power", Gareth chanted

the light emitted slowly circulated into his mind

dozens of stars appeared and formed into a galaxy.

then Gareth opens his eyes

His Eyes shone with bright golden light, then slowly disappeared.

"All these research finally bear fruit"

"I was right all the time"

"The term 'nothing is impossible if you believe' is not just a belief to motivate ourselves. It's a hint that if we truly believe in something, we can achieve it."

"By realizing that everything in reality is connected I can feel a mysterious power on everything, something like a soul."

"THE SOUL!"

"Right! the soul! this is an unseen energy!"

"This is what makes everything feel real! everything has a soul even inanimate objects."

Gareth's experience of unlocking his abilities through his belief and meditation is a testament to this idea.

Gareth's surroundings suddenly brightened, and he could see better and clearer than before. his eyesight improved so much that he could see dust particles in the air. Everything he saw seemed to be more colorful and vibrant.

"This should be the Aura of each soul."

"This is amazing!"

he then opened the Akashic System

AKASHIC SYSTEM IS ONLINE

HOLDER #200011

GARETH GRANADA

AGE: 21

SEX: MALE

STATUS: ENTRY-LEVEL AWAKENING

CULTIVATION METHOD: AUTOGENIC

BODY: AVERAGE AWAKENER+

-EYESIGHT D Grade

ABILITIES:

HEIGHTENED SIXTH SENSE, DIVINE COMPOSURE

INVENTORY

BEGINNER GENE MODIFIER X5

"Let's try this GENE MODIFIER"

Gareth pressed the icon of the GENE MODIFIER

Suddenly, one tube of greenish liquid appeared on his hands.

he then read the instructions written in microscopic letters

DIRECTIONS!

DRINK IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPENING TO AVOID QUALITY LOSS.

" Oh wow, I can read microscopic letters easily."

"Okay, time for the reward!"

He then opened the tube and hastily drank the GENE MODIFIER

He drank all until the last drop. 

"Hm? Nothing happened"

Suddenly his heart began to hurt and his body temperature rose immediately.

"Urgk! fk fk fk"

Gareth immediately crossed his legs and clasped his hands together.

he then meditated to calm his body and nerves. His body temperature returned to normal

and his heartbeat began to slow down and relax.

"The heck was that, it was intense"

His stomach began to hurt.

"I think I got diarrhea"

he immediately ran towards the toilet.

....

After he deposits his stool, He lies on his bed and contemplates.

"My body is so light I can't believe that's just the effect of one GENE MODIFIER!"

AKASHIC SYSTEM IS ONLINE

HOLDER #200011

GARETH GRANADA

AGE: 21

SEX: MALE

STATUS: ENTRY-LEVEL AWAKENING

CULTIVATION METHOD: AUTOGENIC

BODY: BEGINNER AWAKENER+

-EYESIGHT D Grade

NEW*

MODIFIERS

CELL ETHER ENERGY CIRCULATION (passive) S+

ABILITIES:

HEIGHTENED SIXTH SENSE, DIVINE COMPOSURE

INVENTORY

BEGINNER GENE MODIFIER X4(23:OO COOLDOWN)

CELL ETHER ENERGY CIRCULATION (passive) S+

\The cells in the body absorb ether to replenish the mitochondrial energy consumption\

"HOLY!"

"THIS IS FREAKING OVERPOWERED!"

"Does that mean I won't get tired always?"

"THIS IS AMAZING!"

"I think this will also make me immortal, my cells won't die because of this, and I think I won't get old."

"but my mind hurts, I think my mentality can't keep up, I shouldn't rely on this always."

"I should sleep for now."

...

THE COMMUNITY CHAT

Autogenic chatgroup:

ETHERWISE group

Cryingyellow23: Another autogenic awakener has awakened we should find that person immediately.

NEWSBABE: I wish it's a cute Guy!

DEFENDERSTONE: SMOKYPATHFINDER, lead us, brother.

SMOKYPATHFINDER: On it. That person is in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao.

NEWSBABE: I wanna Go!

DEFENDERSTONE: NO! Brother Yellow and Brother Pathfinder will go.

NEWSBABE: But I'm Strong :'(

DEFENDERSTONE: Not now Lily, we should be careful.

....

-On the next day

"Today is Saturday, I should study the Akashic System."

"There are more than two hundred thousand awakeners on this planet including the old people, maybe some are immortals. I should move cautiously or I'll get killed. I can't be complacent that there's no danger."

"I'm pretty sure those people in myths and legends are real. if they are awakeners then I'm screwed, they can be a bit arrogant."

"I should thread carefully on this path, and not reveal myself for now."

"I need to cultivate slowly."

Gareth began to write notes.

"OK, so what I have is the Akashic System. I need to study this thoroughly."

"let me access the market."

DING!

WELCOME TO THE MARKET

The system greeted Gareth with displays ranging from items for cultivating oneself, weapons, and knowledge from books to autobiographies from famous philosophers, inventors, bright minds, aliens, and many others.

"As I thought many Supernatural beings are here on earth. I should be very careful when walking outside."

"What currency is the market using?

Cosmic Credit?

How do I earn this?"

Gareth then saw a question mark button

"Maybe that's the help button."

Gareth pressed the button and then information on how to earn CC appeared.

"Hmmm? I can earn if I find Cosmic criminals hiding here on Earth?"

"Nah I'd die if I do that. is there any other way?"

"Selling? I don't have anything to sell."

"Hmmm? Exploration? into the Universe? WOAH! this is like a dream!"

"Maybe some of these awakeners have already left Earth! HAHAHA, this is making me excited!"

"But I needed to be strong if I wanted to leave Earth."

"For now I'll rely on myself and the knowledge that I have gained through hard work and research. I can't buy anything so I'll take it slow first."

"GARETH! SOMEONE'S LOOKING FOR YOU!"

Gareth's mom shouted.

"Someone is looking for me? weird, I should be careful and suppress my energy."

"Thanks to all those times I meditated just to feel every single part of my body, I can easily control how to suppress this unknown energy inside me."

Gareth went down to meet who is this unknown visitor.

"Who is it, Mom?"

Then Gareth saw a tall foreign guy with blond hair and golden eyes and another African-decent teenager with glasses, sitting on the sofa.

Gareth looked at them and felt scared because maybe his mom would be in danger

The two foreigners suddenly realized that Gareth already knew what their intentions were and they smiled.

The Blond guy spoke,

"My friend don't worry we just wanna talk".

"Sure but not here". Gareth immediately replied.

the two looked at each other and nodded

"Alright let's go." The blond guy replied.

"Mom they're my friends from an online game I played I'm just gonna hang out with them for a bit." Gareth looked at his mom.

"Sure, just tell me if you're gonna come home, take care!"

The three of them went out slowly.

"I like your mom, she a good mother, I wish my mom would be the same." said the blond guy. he then looked to Gareth and said

"don't worry we don't mean any harm and we already know you know what are we doing here."

Gareth remains silent.

"We are from EtherWise and we want to recruit you as a fellow Autogenic cultivator."

A Portal then appeared on his back and from the portal many things are happening at the same time, flying cars, advance technology, sky-high buildings, aliens, humans, and different species are present.

"Let me introduce ourselves first, my name is Valerie and this guy is Tim."

"We welcome you to the UNIVERSE!"