Chapter 1- Awaken

My eyes shimmered in brightness due to how all my hard work have paid off and result of it lay in my hands. It was a F Rank skill book [ Shadow Wolf ] which I was gonna use to awaken myself as hunter as I am not natural awakened. Natural awakened is very rare thing to see, like once is ten million that for people won't strong awakened nature.

Using this skill book as first book is the worst option even some very common skill like fireball but it was all my gathered money along with my inherited money. It left me with some money to eat for few days at best so I was gambling on it.

Holding skill book on one hand, I placed my palm on the top of skill book and closed my eyes as mentioned by the seller of skill book. I was hard to get hold of any skill book because their prices were very and demand even higher while supply being very limited.

Rich cleared the shelves of skill books just when it come to market but after some time their interest faded in these lowly skill book giving chances to someone like me.

I felt that a heat wave was entering my body from that palm which was touching on skill book. It was bright darkness or so I thought because this experience was so abnormal and otherworldly that I couldn't put words right to try and explain it.

I felt that hard book feel have vanished while only air was touching my palm. I opened my eyes and I saw a screen that was very reminiscent of old games that I used to play before this chaotic war started to put its claw on the everyone's neck.

[ Name- Aryan ]

[ Life Force- 10 ]

[ Mana- 10 ]

[ Constitution- 10 ]

[ Skill- Shadow Summoning ( Wolf Version- F Rank ) ]

[ Skill Description- Shadow summoning let you summon one of three wolfs at oncefrom shadow realm using your own shadow as medium. One wolf is elephant size giant, one poisonous, and one fast. ]

[ Awakened Passive Nature- Stacking ( F- Rank, Unique ) ]

Seeing this screen, a great relief washed over me. Reading to last, that relief first turned into happiness that I have awakened nature but then it turned into confusion as wasn't natural awakened should see this screen before learning magic skill.

From what is published or normal public, from time Apocalypse started that killed more than 1.5 billion people, and it started the development of magical world which threw the previously established technology based civilization which had taken so long to develop where it was. Naturally awakened lead the charge against the monsters from dungeons, but there count wasn't enough and later discovery was made that learning [ Skill Book ] droppped from monster help others to become awakened as well.

Even basic thing like building rent have adjusted to this world because houses in high security area or close to some hunter's residence is very high. Though dungeon cracks open anywhere randomly but these area provide some mental security that you wouldn't just die randomly.

I made my way to outskirts of the city which wasn't so crowded so I can test this skill that I have obtained after emptying my pockets.

Closing my eyes, I focused on a dark book floating in mind and a energy left me as it entered that book activated it. I shouted, "Shadow wolf"

[ Ding! Shadow wolf activated, Slecting three F rank wolf to bind with host skill connection. ]

[ Ding! Binding is successful. ]

My shadow on the ground moved as a dark swirl opened in it and a wolf jumped on it.

when I opened my eyes, I saw a giant wolf looking at me in curiosity. He was sitting but his height was still terrifying' to say at the least.

Unknown to me, a black wolf tattoo appeared on back of my red hand which I used for casting.

Looking at those muscles along with that size can make feel me his strength with even trying.

[ Ding! Proficiency of skill have risen to 1%. ]

I was just in middle of my observation when I started to feel like I am growing weak. Returning to focused state despite being drained out of energy, I managed to call wolf to stay in my shadow and cost of energy was very minimal.

"Should I join some party because this way I can't just take even few monsters on before running out of energy to keep my summon outside." I was muddled headed badge to what preconceived notion of awakened nature is among everyone and what happened with me.

"Is mine cracked or what? What does it even do to begin with?" Saying this I looked at my shadow where I can feel a life looking at me.

Too much have happened, all of it mind taxing to take all in despite everything is being good thing. Combined with tiredness that I felt after after my first mana drain was compelling me to go to sleep to recover but ofcalurse I would eat something while mana will recover on its own.

Returning to my humble abode, I ordered some food and qualify went to sleep after feasting on it.

[ Ding! Stacking nature is analyzing the status panel to initiate stacking. ]

While Aryan was sleeping, screen that had went away at his command appeared on its own as this notification popped up.

[ Ding! Mana is selected for Stacking. ]

[ … ]

Loading kept going for 10 minutes before another some changes began to happen.

[ Ding! A branch nature Mana Pool ( F- Rank) is created. ]

Mana of Aryan that recovered to full kept growing but excess amount kept vanishing to somewhere mysterious.

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A figure sitting in the dark place somewhere far from any bustling or forest area smiled while his face was covered in shadow.

"You are our last shot at good change to this story so try to do better." His yes were closed while he said that but his smile turning into a grin said that he just have seen something of great interest and importance.