Chapter 3: River of Possibilities

The River of Possibilities is a very mysterious space. Humans can only gain access to that space using their Cube Core and just like what its name implies, this river holds endless possibilities

Only in the River of Possibilities could a person form and gain their Mystic Form. The form can be anything one could imagine. It can range from simple swords, guns, bows, rings to other complex things

Even having a Mystic Form that is a real living creature although quite rare is still possible. The river literally holds everything one can think of and to access it, one will need to use their Cube Core

The Cube World is filled with Mystic Energy. This energy is the fuel for any supernatural thing that a Mystic can do

Using the Mystic Energy, one can sacrifice it to their Cube Core and the core would give the humans access to the River of Possibilities

In that river, a person can wish to have whatever Mystic Form they would have. Their will can heavily influence what form they will get but it is not an absolute thing

A person with a strong will can wish for a sword-type Mystic Form only to get a gun-type one. In other words, what form you wish for has some influence on what you will get but there is still a high chance that you won't get what you want

Keon's eyes twinkled while he read more things about how Mystics gain their powers. He might only have the most basic information but they are still precious for him

Keon read and read but he didn't find anything about his core. Every human only has one Cube Core and whether having more is bad is still an unknown thing to him. Keon can only hope that having four more cores would be a blessing rather than a curse

After reading for a few more minutes, Keon collected his thoughts. He doesn't know anything about the abnormalities he has but since he cannot do anything about it, he should just focus on the thing he should do. That is naturally attaining his first Mystic Form!

To gain a mystic form, Keon needs to sacrifice his mystic energy. Fortunately, with his four cubic meters Cube World, he has a huge edge over other people

One's Cube World doesn't stay the same in their lifetime. It also wasn't something that will just continue to grow the more time that pass

To access the River of Possibilities, Keon needs to sacrifice his Mystic Energy and in return, his Cube World will permanently shrink

Of course, Keon can just cultivate and it can grow back to how big it was before but creating a Mystic Form is not a guaranteed thing, after all, it also has a risk of failing

In simpler terms, it was like a person is buying a lottery ticket using their mystic energy. Whether they win is still not guaranteed

Most humans initially only have one cubic meter of Cube World and they need to make that a bit bigger to at least 1.5 cubic meters before they can try making their first Mystic Form

If they failed, they would need to cultivate again, and only after they regained what they lost would they be able to try making their mystic form again. Fortunately, the initial cultivation stage is the easiest and it only needs some time before even an untalented human condensed their first mystic form

As for Keon, since his Cube World is already 4 cubic meters, he doesn't need to cultivate and make it grow bigger for the time being. What Keon needs to do for now is to get used to this new type of energy he gained

The more control Keon has over his Mystic Energy, the higher his chances of succeeding on his first try

Thinking of that, Keon closes his eyes and focused on his cube world, particularly on the colorless energy it contained. Keon controlled some of that energy and a tendril of it made physical contact with the barrier of his Cube World

Keon took a deep breath and based on the information in his watch, he imagined that his mystic energy pass through that barrier and entered the physical world

To Keon's delight, it seems like his talent is quite high. Only after a few minutes of trying, he already succeeded

Keon opened his eyes just to see colorless energy swirling on the tip of his finger. It was such a small amount of energy but it still made him fired up

"I will master this energy and become a powerful Mystic!" Keon said with determination while his eyes were glowing with ambition

Keon tried and tried again and after a few more minutes, he successfully covered the entirety of his index finger. The youth stood up from his seat and stabbed his finger on the tree behind him

To Keon's shock, his finger left a hole in that tree. This is just raw mystic energy! Keon didn't even use a Mystic Form but it already has this kind of power

Normal people and mystics are really worlds apart!

Keon's eyes glowed more fiercely. He trained and trained and only stops when nighttime arrives. Fortunately, he has more mystic energy than normal people and he can train for a longer time

"This is bad, my mind feels sluggish. Is this soul fatigue?" Keon asked himself. Base on the information that he got, using mystic energy uses one's soul, specifically, a person's will

Using one's will to control mystic energy would have higher energy expenditure than just using one's will to simply move their own body. It was easier for a person's mind to get tired if they use their will like that

Keon's face darkened at his current condition and he immediately went to the cafeteria to grab some food while ignoring the people he runs into. Exhausting himself this much will not have good results!

Keon almost forgot his reputation and he devoured the food as fast as he can. Fortunately, the other orphans thought that a hard-working person such as him would be impatient since he finally connected to his Cube World. They thought that he just wants to continue training

After eating, Keon immediately heads back to his dorm room that he shared with three more people. Keon ignored them and went to his bed to sleep

Keon hopes that he would be able to sleep peacefully this night

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"Mama, I'm hungry" a young boy that looks exactly like a younger version of Keon said to a woman that is around her late twenties

The woman smiled at the kid and she patted his head. "Then let's go outside with papa to eat" the woman replied and she immediately tidied the things in their house

The young boy's eyes glowed at that and he nodded his head excitedly

The boy runs as fast as he can and reached his parent's room where his dad is currently located. The kid saw his dad wielding a metallic sword and is practicing his swordsmanship

The family of three does not have that much problem with putting food on their table but aside from that, they almost have no money for other things

Their house is quite small and although the boy's father wants to train his mystic power every chance he could get, their house was still limiting his movements

Even then, the boy looks at his father with burning eyes. For him, his father is the coolest and strongest mystic!

"Papa! Papa!" The boy said happily and he runs towards his father that crouched down to give him a hug

"What is it?" The man asked with a chuckle at seeing his son trying to reach his sword

"Papa, is this your Mystic Form?" The boy asked and the other man nodded his head

"Yes, it is a bit weak for now but I'll make sure it'll get stronger in the future so that papa can always protect you!" The man answered and the naive kid believed him

"Papa, Keon will become a powerful mystic like you in the future!" The kid replied and his father messes up with his air

"Hahaha, papa believes you. And why are you running excitedly running towards me earlier?"

A dawn of realization formed on the kid's face while his eyes widened in shock. "Papa! Mama said we will eat outside today!" Keon said while pulling his dad's arms and the man can only shake his head helplessly at his son

When the family of three are finally outside their simple home, they start walking towards one of the nearby restaurants

The buildings around them were incredibly tall although they are not living in an area where many rich people gathered

The cars on the road are either floating a few inches away from the ground or their cars are technically flying. With the point that human technologies reach, flying cars became common although only people that have higher living standards than this family of three can afford them

The three chose to eat at a restaurant that has seats on the outside. This area was not a well off one and that is also the same reason why a lot of people gathered here

The rich have fewer numbers while the poor are uncountable. Keon was looking at the people passing by with fascination in his eyes

Everything seemed normal and perfect but before the family of three can even take the first bite of their food, the seemingly perfect day was completely ruined

BOOM!

A loud bang entered the ears of thousands of people. They looked around them to see where that sound of explosion comes from but they cannot see it until .... until they look above them

In the skies, a hole suddenly appeared and hundreds of monsters entered the Hombre Realm through it

Not long before the hole appeared, a loud sound of a siren echoed in the whole Hone City. This alarm is not something that any normal people would want to hear

If a person hears this sound, they should be ready to experience a blood bath!

"ATTENTION HONE CITY CITIZENS! ALARM LEVEL 1, INTERMEDIATE GRADE IS RAISE! PLEASE EVACUATE IN THE EVACUATION CENTERS IMMEDIATELY. AS FOR THE POLICE NEAR THE WEAK PARTS OF THE BARRIER, PLEASE HELP THE CITIZENS TO EVACUATE!"

That alarm echoed repeatedly in the whole city and thousands of people were terrified. Loud screams can be heard here and there as monsters came pouring out from the weak part of the barrier

This level of alarm is not that high and is at the bottom in terms of danger level. However, to normal people that don't really train their Mystic Power, this danger is already extremely high for them and it has a high mortality rate

"A weak point in the barrier appeared! Quick, go in the evacuation center immediately!" Keon's father said to him, his mother, and the people around

A wave of power covered that man's body and it created a police uniform. The uniform contained a simple vest that has the logo of a shield in the middle and pants. Both of them are white in color and the people around him saw hope

However, seeing the words below the shield logo in his vest, the people around were disappointed as he is only a Level 1, Intermediate Rank Mystic

This means that his cube world is only around 1-20 cubic meters and his strongest Mystic Form is at most an Intermediate Rank one. Against this kind of threat, they need more than one of him to succeed in defeating the monsters

After all, the alarm level only measured the average strength of the monsters that entered the human realm. There can be weaker and stronger monsters. Not to mention, there are more than one of them

To eliminate this threat, at least hundreds of people like Keon's father are needed since the monsters are mostly stronger than a human at the same level as them

Still, Keon's father is their only hope and they head towards the evacuation area with the man instructing them on what they need to do

Unfortunately, what they feared the most has finally happened. A large wasp as big as a basketball appeared and it sent waves of fear to these normal people including Keon himself

The only good thing was that amidst the fear of the masses, a man jumped high and reach the front of that large wasp while a sword appeared in his hand