Kelvinzao

Yui was born weak in a world ruled by strength. At Arcanum Academy, where future champions train to become rulers of realms, he's the only student without a rank, power, or respect — Rank 0.

But Yui doesn’t care about being liked.
He doesn’t care about rules.
He doesn’t even care about being a hero.

He has one goal:
Become the strongest in the multiverse.

Driven by the desire to never lose again, Yui seeks power—any power—to rise above magic, bloodlines, and fate itself. His enemies include arrogant elites, hidden monsters, and even the mysterious World Ranker who sits at the top of all existence.

What no one knows? Yui holds a terrifying ability:
the longer a battle lasts, the stronger he becomes.

From the lowest rank to the highest throne, Yui’s path is soaked in trials, betrayals, and impossible battles. But he won’t stop until the entire multiverse knows his name.

From Rank 0… to Rank God.

Rank 0 yui

The academy didn't speak of the Binding Trial.

No announcements. No acknowledgement.

"They used the Low Chamber on him."

"He shouldn't have walked out of that place…"

By noon, Yui's name was no longer a joke.

Lucen didn't speak to him for two days.

Not out of anger. Out of restraint.

But on the third day, he handed Yui a box. Long, thin, locked with a six-digit rune.

"No one's allowed to open this," Lucen said.

Lucen didn't smile. "Especially not you."

But it didn't wait for Yui to summon it.

It sparked on its own, hovering above his palm like a curious eye.

"You're not mine anymore, are you?"

The flame flickered—once, twice.

Then a second one ignited beside it.

Same size. Same shape. But inverted.

Where his fire was white, this one bled shadow.

Where his was warmth, this was hunger.

Then a voice, two-toned and layered, answered:

"The gate has opened. Choose the path."

Elsewhere—in the Chamber of Glass—

The silver-haired girl stood in a circle of shattered mirrors.

She was alone, until the Headmistress appeared behind her, her robes trailing arcane mist.

"You made contact," the Headmistress said.

The girl nodded. "He heard the call. The twin flame responded."

The girl touched her chest. Her voice trembled.

Back in his dorm, Yui stared at the box Lucen had given him.

Something—someone—was whispering from inside.

He didn't unlock it. It simply... split.

Bone-white, like the one Kael had held.

But older. Cracked down the center. A jagged symbol etched across the hilt: ᚾ — a rune he didn't recognize.

He was standing in a battlefield of mirrors, all cracked and tilting inward.

His flame floated beside him—but silent.

From the reflections, versions of himself stared back. Some younger. Some older. One bleeding. One smiling.

But she was chained. Kneeling. And crying.

"Don't trust them," she said. "Not me. Not the flame. Not even—"

Her voice was drowned by a shattering boom.

And from the shards, a figure emerged.

Back in the real world, Yui collapsed beside the open box, gasping for breath.

But the rune it bore had burned itself onto his palm.

And in the silence, the flame finally spoke again.

Above the tower, Kael watched the sky with narrowed eyes.

"The second gate shouldn't have activated without the Obsidian Key," he murmured.

Seris said nothing. Her eyes were locked on the clouds as they twisted, unnaturally.

Beneath the academy, where only rumors said the world still bled—

Yui woke the next day with a burned hand, a half-remembered nightmare, and a single message carved into his window from the inside:

"They're not testing you anymore."

Chapter 14: “The Second Gate” ---