Reili

Having spent her childhood confined in chains, Alice was a child who knew neither love nor joy. Scorned by her family while being tortured in the name of the greater good for years, she grew numb to all feeling and thought. That is, until one day, a man in black offered her a chance to escape.

There were once rumours widespread of an endless hell, a land of glorious death and dreadful opportunity. Fools went in search of it, and the clever never ventured into it. Only when its baleful mysteries spilled unto the earth did all hear its name — the Abyss.

A single drop of its blood could give someone the power to control shadows, move faster than sound, or strength greater than the strongest man. Yet, it all came at a cost; the blood would always make sure those who consumed it became part of the Abyss, with one exception — Alice. Cast away by her own blood, it was her destiny to rot in a gilded cage.

But, that fateful day changed everything. Gifted a second chance at life, a chance to turn her life around and claim vengeance against her family, a chance to dive deep into the Abyss and gain the power to govern her own fate, Alice took his hand, unaware of the destiny unfolding before her.

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Author Notes: 
This is my third book, going to take what I learned from before to improve. This book will be focusing on plot, action, depths of character bonds and overall a darker tone/take on this cruel fantasy world I've cooked up for this book! 
If you give this book a try, I hope you enjoy! A very different experience and tone to Nanomancer Reborn.

Abyssal Awakening

After blocking that last arrow, Jin didn't hesitate to raise his hands in surrender.

Any further and it risked his disguise breaking while he was already satisfied with what he experienced. All that was left for him to do was to fully digest this feeling that he got and unlock his Zone fully.

It wasn't quite the 'state of Unity' that Alice could do, namely the Absolute Zone, but it was already far better than a weapon domain.

With him raising his hand in surrender, the examiner snapped out of it as Jin performed far better than the other contestants and noted down his score.

Unfortunately, since his range decreased at the end, he was marked down for time rather than distance covered.

'How the hell did the top three get more than 10 meters??' Jin couldn't help but wonder as this was far harder than what he initially expected. Not that he felt like it was easy but more so what was required of him to accomplish it.

Alyss's Test