Illustris

Excerpt:
“An intruder has been detected.”
Was it talking about me? 
“The Branding System rejects this specimen for branding. The Subject must be eradicated.” The automated voice spoke again.  
What?
Panic rose within Aksel at once, he didn’t understand what was happening to him but he knew that in a few seconds he was going to be killed.
But why?
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It was the year 3022 and Earth had gone through a series of changes reaching new technological and metaphysical heights. Humans had generated into a superior level of beings where they were now classified into three categories based on their body structure and strength when they came upon the age of twenty. 
This could be achieved by a process called The Branding System which branded the humans under one of the three categories of Contrivos, Exters or Debilis making their body undergo a set of transformations respectively.
The world has lost its sense of equality and power is all that can help you survive and live a good life but when Aksel Bruwes is rejected by the system and remains unbranded, his life turns over completely.
How is he going to stay alive in this world where everyone is stronger than him and what is he going to do when he learns about the hideous truths about the System? 
Not to forget that the said System is after his life.
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DISCLAIMER: This is not the usual “SYSTEM” novels that you read where a MC is provided with a SYSTEM that trains him to make him overpowered by levelling up. Here, SYSTEM means an organized scheme or method.

The Branding System

"You said that you helped me because you know how it feels but what did you mean by that?" Aksel's curiosity wouldn't let him sleep if it were not to be answered within a few seconds. Such was the intensity with which Neo had spoken these words.

"I would rather not speak about it," Neo said his voice strict and curt making it short so that no one would argue further on this topic.

This silenced the group, an unpleasant one that had died down the merriment of Aksel regaining consciousness again. What could have happened for Neo to have said something with that expression on his face?

They remained silent for a few seconds eating their own food while wondering what they should say to waft the awkwardness away. While this had been the case for the four of them Aksel could only think about how to illicit more information out of Neo. He was grateful for his help as he had been explained by the others but he needed to know more about him to completely trust him.

Chapter 120: Hunger