Kotario

Humanity is caught in a great upheaval after the Intergalactic Union of All Species coincidentally discovers their existence on what they had formerly considered to be the fringe of the universe. 

Without any say in the matter, they get indicted into the Union as a legal member. Unfortunately, this meant that they were now obligated to partake in the exploration of a new Chaotic Realm parallel to their universe containing rich energies, resources, and essence that the universe itself craved.

To that end, the universe has created its own will, which seeks to gather all races and strengthen warriors from them to explore the dangerous but lucrative Chaotic Realm, initiating the Augmented Reality simulation, Essence.

In Essence, one can experience a carefully crafted universe similar to an RPG game, either by going in through your soul or going in through VR. The former means that death is true, and the latter is similar to a normal FIVR experience.

Those who go in with their souls can freely receive feedback from their 'game characters' to obtain all stats, skills, and items they acquire in Essence, while those who go in with VR do not obtain that benefit.

However, those who pay for it in Essence can receive an awakening of genetic talent called abilities. These abilities are graded from F to EX, a total of 10 stages.

Not much is expected from the human race when the first 100 participants get chosen at random from the public - a standard protocol - only for each one of them to awaken at least an A-grade ability.

Then, there was Damon Arnan, a young Ghanaian politician, who ended up awakening, not one, not two, but three EX-Grade Talents. 

The human race, which had just entered the galactic playground, was about to experience a storm with Damon smackdab in the middle.

Damon's Ascension

There was a deathly silence among the entourage that Damon brought at this moment, as they sat on the remaining horses and traveled in the opposite direction of the main conflict.

Damon wore a slight smile as he took the lead on the main horse while the Clan Elder, Trade Expert, Herbalist, and Asafo rode on the other four. The officer's horse had fled when Damon killed him, so there were only five left of the original six.

As for the other four warriors, they jogged along with the quickly trotting horses, not even breathing roughly. The stamina people had in this era was nothing compared to the city slickers of the 21st century.

Despite the slightly better situation they were in, none were happy. It had nothing to do with the dead translator, whose corpse was slung over the back of Damon's horse as they intended to take him back for a proper burial.

No, believe it or not, these fellows had qualms with the method in which they survived.

Separation