Three Sisters

If there is a hell on earth, then it must be winter for the homeless. Arthur quickened his pace when he saw snow starting to fall from the sky. Even though he had just gotten a new jacket from a city charity foundation, he still felt extremely cold due to his weak and sensitive body.

He entered a sizable pharmacy, and came out with a bag of medicine. After that, he went to the nearest subway station.

It was already 18.30, the station was getting quiet, some old homeless people were seen sleeping in various corners.

2050, 25 years after humanity discovered the Desolate Land, while humanity's power on earth became stronger, life didn't get better, it got even worse. Many factors caused it, but the most influential was the threat from the monsters in the Desolate Land so that the government used more resources to fight. Those who were weak and useless were slowly being left behind, every day, there were always homeless people who starved to death.

Arthur went to the very end of the station. The place was dark but warm enough because it was so close to the heating machine.

He breathed a sigh of relief before taking off his jacket. Maybe he was the only one feeling burdened by wearing the jacket, for him, it was heavy enough that he felt like he was carrying a big bag.

After sitting down, he quickly took out the medicine he had just bought. There were ten types of medicine, he took out one of each of them.

Ten types of medicine gathered in a palm, others might feel nauseous just by smelling them, but he unhesitatingly put them all in his mouth. He didn't drink the water, but chewed them as if he were chewing meat.

Is it bitter?

Yes, very bitter, but still not as bitter as the life of a homeless person.

He didn't go to sleep right away, he took out his cell phone to read the news and some articles. Many homeless people are stupid, he doesn't want to be like them, reading is one way for him to keep his brain functioning. Now that he is also in school, although he is unable to practice due to his illness, he has learned many things.

About 30 minutes later, someone suddenly came. It was a middle-aged man with big stature and long hair, on his waist hung an axe, Arthur even smelled blood from his body.

He threw a plastic bag at him and said, "it's a level 5 monster meat, it's cooked, eat it!"

After saying that, he walked away.

John the Ax King, he was the strongest Warrior in this area, Arthur heard he was already at level 27. Every time he came back from the Desolate Land, he brought a lot of monster meat and distributed them to the homeless in this area.

It's really hard to find kind-hearted Warrior/Mage, but there are still some of them.

Arthur said, "thank you," in a low voice. He quickly opened the plastic bag, the sweet smell of meat made him feel like tonight was going to get better.

Maybe around 22.00, Arthur woke up from his sleep, he smelled a very fragrant perfume, it was such a pleasant scent that he felt like he was in a heavenly garden.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw three adult female figures standing in front of him, they were so beautiful that he thought he was dreaming.

The woman on the right is wearing a short skirt and a white short-sleeved shirt, she has long pink hair and blood red eyes. The most interesting thing is the pair of fangs in her mouth.

Even though she was beautiful, her smile looked hideous because of those fangs.

As for the woman on the left side, she was wearing a rather long black skirt and a white sleeveless shirt. Her hair is purple and cut short while her bangs are quite long.

There was nothing strange about her except that she was wearing a leashes. The aura she gave off was friendly and gentle.

And the one in the middle. She was taller than the other two, and she wore trousers. The white shirt she was wearing was also long-sleeved which was lined with a sleeveless black coat.

Her face is oval in shape with a sharp nose and sharp gaze that produces a face shape that looks sexy while her hair is blood red with straight bangs that cover her forehead.

But even though her gaze was sharp, she still showed a faint smile as she stared at him.

"Little brother, sorry for making you suffer all this time, from now on we will help you become the highest among the highest," said the woman on the left.

She crouched down and stretched her hand to his face. The moment her fingers touched his cheek, he felt extremely warm as if the source of life had entered his body.

The medicine he took would make him normal, but that didn't mean he didn't feel any pain at all. But now, he felt so healthy that he thought he had never been sick. Moreover, he felt all sorts of strange sensations now that he sensed the air around him.

"Are you feeling better, little brother?" she asked.

"Who are you guys?" Arthur asked back, he looked at the digital watch on his wrist, it was connected to his body and could display his body data.

He discovered his body stats had returned to normal, the unknown disease that had been in his body all this time had also disappeared.

"This is not a suitable place to talk," the woman in the middle chimed in. She snapped her fingers, then, a hissing sound rang out from Arthur's left hand.

The golden ring he wore on his index finger suddenly emitted light.

"This." Arthur was confused.

The ring was given by his parents, it was just an ordinary gold ring, there was nothing special about it, but it suddenly emitted a light like a spiritual artifact.

"We've lived in this ring all this time," the woman said again.

Right after that, Arthur felt the suction power from the ring.

Whooss...

It was so fast, he felt his body being sent elsewhere. When he regained his sight, he found himself appearing in a different place.

He was in a very wide meadow, it was a warm and gentle place. In front of him, he saw a very large tall mountain, he was not sure how far it was, there were no clouds blocking his view so he could see the mountain very clearly.

One thing that surprised him was the enormous sword stuck in the mountain.

The sword was golden in color, it didn't emit any aura, but it gave off a feeling as if it could destroy everything.

"Little brother, you'd definitely be surprised if you knew the distance between yourself and that mountain, hehe." He heard a voice behind him.

The three women appeared there, the one speaking was the fanged woman.

"What place is this?" he asked again.

Space artifacts weren't new anymore even though they were quite rare and only belonged to powerful Warriors and Mages, but this place. If this is within the ring, the level of the ring is simply unimaginable. It is not only beyond knowledge, but also beyond human imagination.

"Let's get acquainted first, we know your name but you don't know our name yet, yeah, I'll start, my name is Lyla, from the SkyWolf clan," said the purple haired woman.

The fanged woman glanced at her and smiled sinisterly, "Lyla, why did you even mention your clan's name? Do you want to show off? Hmph, what's so great about wolves."

"Of course, we are great, we are savage, brave, and invincible, unlike your Blood Shadow clan, which can only hide in the dark."

"You dare say that now, have you forgotten when your father begged my father to stop targeting your clan members."

"You."

"Elizabeth, Lyla, stop arguing, your clans are wiped out and you are the only members left, no one cares about your pride," the red-haired woman interrupted.

"Huhuhu, you shouldn't bring up those bad memories," Lyla pouted.

Elizabeth didn't try to argue anymore, she then introduced herself, "little brother, as you have heard, I'm Elizabeth. Yeah, I'm sure you'll prefer my technique over this wolf technique."

Arthur, "..."

"I'm Jean," said the red-haired woman.

She patted him on the shoulder before continuing, "We've been the cause of your pain all this time. Of course, it wasn't because we intended to hurt you, we just implanted a new heart in you. This is the most powerful and most miraculous heart. We call it the Heart of Heaven."

The heart has always been the core of a living being, and even in the current era of magic, it is still the core. It absorbs the spiritual energy in nature, converting it into spiritual essence, and that spiritual essence can then be transformed into various types of elements and powers, depending on the abilities of the possessor.

It was difficult to identify the heart, but it did have various types, the better of which would naturally make cultivation easier. Some people have very bad hearts, although they can feel spiritual energy, they can't absorb it. It was a very bad feeling, like seeing gold in plain sight but not being able to take it.

Arthur's condition was even worse, he could only sense the presence of spiritual energy in an energy-dense place like the Desolate Land.

Even at his current age of 16, which is the best age for cultivation, he is unable to absorb any spiritual energy into his body, he will feel uncomfortable, as if his heart is about to explode.

While he was being stunned, Lyla said, "Heart of Heaven, from the name alone, you can imagine how great it is. Every heart in this world has an affinity for a certain power, but the Heart of Heaven has an affinity for all kinds of power. In other words, you can learn every kind of power with the exact same level of talent."

"But if you think it's for the best, you're still wrong," Elizabeth added.

"Sister Jean, as a member of the Divine Imperial clan, she also has such a heart and can learn different kinds of powers with the same level of proficiency. However, there are two things that only your heart has right now One is that you can purify all kinds of things that contain energy, no matter if it is dirty energy or pure energy, your heart can turn them into spiritual essence. Basically, increasing spiritual essence for you is just about swallowing resources."

"The second thing is better," Lyla now continued. "Your heart has ten gates called the Gate of Light, Gate of Darkness, Gate of Life, Gate of Death, Gate of Creation, Gate of Destruction, Gate of Space-Time, Gate of Fate, Gate of Beginning, and Gate of End. Each gate represents their name. Every gate is locked, once the lock is unlocked you can open and close it as you please. You can choose the gate you want to open first, to open the second gate, it takes more strength. And every time the gate is opened, it will increase your strength by an enormous amount."

Arthur, "..."

"Well, how long will you be surprised, I bet an hour, Elizabeth bet two hours, and sister Jean, she says you will only be surprised for a minute."

One minute, one hour, two hours, are they even enough. But he was used to hiding his emotions, he calmed down quicker than expected.

"I don't know who you are, but why did you choose me?" He asked.

He didn't think they were cheating, after all, this place itself was something completely unimaginable. The Sky Wolf Clan, the Blood Shadow clan, and the Divine Imperial clan, their names seemed as if they represented the pinnacle of the world.

"Little brother, don't you believe in destiny. If you do, think of it as destiny," answered Lyla, she stretched out her hand and pinched his cheek while her face showed a gentle smile.

"Yeah, we'll be your big sister from now on," Elizabeth added. Her smile was softer, unfortunately her fangs still made her look cruel.

Arthur looked at Jean, she was a bit reserved, but whether it was her aura, demeanor, style, and even beauty, she was better than the other two.

He also somehow felt more comfortable with her, it was probably because she seemed more mature.

"Let's talk about your strength. Don't you want to become stronger? All your suffering so far will seem like a mere gust of wind when you stand above so many people," she said.

She stared at the sword on the mountain before continuing, "If you think what we gave you is a favor, then train hard until you can hold the sword in your hands."

Arthur also looked at the sword, he nodded before looking at her.

"There's no one who doesn't want strength, and only fools don't want to train because they think it's exhausting. I will definitely use what you guys give me and work hard to reach the top of the world," Arthur replied with determination in his eyes.

He always suffered, sometimes he felt hopeless, but he never lacked determination. His desire to be strong is bigger than the mountains and wider than the ocean.

Jean smiled faintly, she said "I like a determined little man like you. Well then, think of one of those ten gates, then imagine as if you opened it. You can decide what gate you want to open."

"What is the best?" Arthur asked.

He couldn't decide because he didn't know anything about them.

"All gates have the same power, little brother," answered Lyla. "As I said before, each gate represents their name. To be honest, I can't explain much more than this as I only know until here. You were the first to have this heart, so we can only learn from you. Of course, I can still give advice, I think names like Light and Life are a safer choice as they represent kindness."

"So do you think the Darkness represents evil," Elizabeth interrupted.

"Is not it?"

"Hmph, you still think in that old-fashioned way."

"You better follow your heart," Jean suggested differently.

"That's right," Elizabeth nodded in agreement.

"What my heart says huh."

Arthur fell silent.

He thought about which of the ten gates suited him.

'Destruction, maybe.'

*bang*

Then, a sound that sounded like the clash of iron rang out from within his body followed by a dark red aura emitting from it.

Little by little, his frail looking body began to release a terrifying pressure.

He also felt something in his heart, faintly, he saw a space where there were ten gates floating in the middle.

One of the gates opened, dark red colored energy slowly pouring out of it. It was only a little, but he felt he could let go of a lot more if he wanted to.

At the same time, he saw milky white energies enter the space from outside.

He knew what it was, his heart had absorbed the spiritual energy outside and turned it into spiritual essence.

As long as one possessed spiritual essence, they were basically already at level 1. Then whether they were called Warrior or Mage, it depended on how they used the power bestowed by their spiritual essence.

Most people can only use spiritual essence to increase their physical strength, which is why most people only become Warrior. However, if they could convert spiritual essence into an element, they would become Mage.

When Arthur saw that spiritual essence, he felt like he could turn it into anything he wanted. To strengthen his physique, it was easy, or even turn it into the power of fire, water, wind, or ice. He was sure he could do it with a little practice.

"Look at your stats," said Jean.

Arthur looked at the digital watch in his hand, immediately after that he was shocked.

*Warning: An unknown technique and heart have been detected in the host's body.

Name: Arthur

[Level 1]

- Unknown Heart (Please give a name.)

None

None

- Unknown Technique (Please give a name.)

[Spiritual Essence: 1]

Warriors:

[Body Attack: 1]

[Body Defense: 1]

[Body Speed: 1]

Etc...

Mages:

[Fire: 1]

[Water: 1]

[Wind: 1]

[Lightning: 1]

[Light:1]

Etc...

...

There are body and elemental attributes, even many kinds of attributes that the digital watch cannot detect.

The surprising thing was that they all already had 1 point.

If you look at the Warrior's stats alone, it means that he is a perfect Warrior because he masters the three main attributes of Warrior with the exact same level.

Of course, it was because he was new to cultivation, he had not absorbed more energy.

And that unknown technique? In his memory, indeed appeared an information that recorded a technique. It was called the Domain of Destruction, an innate technique of the Gate of Destruction. He didn't need understanding to use it, simply by opening the Gate of Destruction, he could unleash the technique.

One thing for sure about it is; it is very dangerous.

"You haven't really released the energy inside the gate, try releasing all the energy you can release," said Jean.

Arthur nodded, he followed her words.

*bang*

A sound like a volcanic eruption resounded from within his body, immediately after, that Gate of Destruction spewed out energy like a volcano spewing out lava.

Arthur's eyes turned bloodshot, he felt like a god had taken possession of his body and gave him boundless power.

When he looked at the digital watch again, he found the numbers in his stats had changed.

[Levels: 1]

[Destruction Spiritual Essence: 1 (+15)]

Warriors:

[Destruction Body Attack: 1 (+15)]

[Destruction Body Defense: 1 (+15)]

[Destruction Body Speed: 1 (+15)]

Etc...

Mages:

[Fire of Destruction: 1 (+15)]

[Water of Destruction: 1 (+15)]

[Wind of Destruction: 1 (+15)]

[Lightning of Destruction: 1 (+15)]

[Light of Destruction: 1 (+15)]

Etc...

Each attribute adds 15 points which means they become 16 points. Arthur widened his eyes in surprise.

According to the standard, one would be considered to be at level 1 as long as they had 1 spiritual essence point, level 2 with 2 points, level 3 with 4 points, level 4 with 8 points, level 5 with 16 points.

Each level increase is a twofold increase in strength.

He with level 1 strength actually had 16 points in each of his stats, basically the gate gave him strength four levels above him.

In fact, he felt he could release more power if he pushed further.

In addition, there is an additional word in each attribute.

"Great," Lyla and Elizabeth said at the same time.

Lyla added, "numbers can't determine quality, this little brother's 1 point spiritual essence is definitely several times stronger than 1 point in other people's bodies."

"Hey, this is the Heart of Heaven, the spiritual essence it creates is naturally of the highest quality of the highest."

Jean, who had not spoken then patted Arthur on the shoulder.

"Now that it's all yours, you have the most precious thing in the universe. But, remember not to be too greedy. Even if you master all the elements, focus on the few things you think are suitable for you and level them up. In this world, there are over three thousand types of powers, you may have a chance to master them all, but that would be a waste of time."

Arthur still didn't know what to say about the change in himself, this kind of thing was indeed something unimaginable even if he was born into a super powerful family.

"Sisters," he said in a low voice.

He wanted to kneel down, but Jean suddenly stopped him.

"Don't act like a pitiful little child, you are now the owner of the Heart of Heaven, act as you should," she said.

"That's right, little brother, you must act arrogantly. If you think thinking of yourself as a son of the heavens is too much, then think of yourself as the son of the Dragon Emperor."

"Son of the Dragon Emperor?" Arthur shook his head. "No, I will only think of myself as a human son. I don't want to fall for arrogance."

"Arrogance huh..." His last words somehow made Jean show a contemplative expression for a moment.

"Yeah, you don't have to be arrogant, just be confident," she said. "However, never be a soft-hearted person, you must be cruel, remember, in this world, there is no god of good and evil who will repay those two deeds. Even karma will be cut off as long as you cut the grass down to the roots."

"Mm," Arthur nodded.

He was not a believer in the existence of gods, even if they existed, to him they were nothing more than more powerful beings with seven emotions and six desires.

"By the way, did any certain thoughts come to your mind because of that destructive energy?" Ask Jean.

Arthur thought and tried to feel his own feelings, but, he didn't feel any strange changes.

'No, this might not be the case. It's not that there aren't certain thoughts that come to my mind, but they've been there from the start. In fact, I hope too often the world will fall apart.'

"I don't think they affect my mind," he then replied.

"That's great," Jean nodded.

"Next is receiving the legacy from us," Lyla spoke. "But you just have this power, wait until you adapt to your power first. With the legacy of my SkyWolf clan, in this place, you will definitely be invincible even if you meet an enemy with the same strength as you."

"Still better the inheritance of my Blood Shadow clan, not only will you become invincible, you can definitely kill anyone in this place even if their strength is several levels above yours."

"Eli, you speak as if your clan legacy is superior. Yes, it is true that he is invincible in this place with your clan legacy, but that is only because this place is so weak. In fact, in direct combat, your clan's legacy is several levels weaker than mine."

"..."

"You don't have to listen to their argument," said Jean. "With your body, you can master the legacy of both of them, you will become an extraordinary fighter whether it is direct combat or hidden combat."

"That's right," Elizabeth quickly nodded in agreement, causing Lyla to look at her with a sneer.

"Oh, maybe you need a little practice first, you must have never fought right? Here, I will teach you how to fight," she said.

She took Arthur's hand, she then pulled him away. The moment she took a step, Arthur found the area around him changing. Now he appeared in a sports venue filled with various kinds of facilities.

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