FIRST ARC: THE START OF THE BEGINNING
CHAPTER 1: I'm A Mere Mortal
The Middleton world is a world found in the Five-star dimensions. It have a slight magic source supporting the existence of magic energy. Due to that, magician, mages, sorcerer, and witches. Those were most known as magic cultivator are a common existence of this world along with magical beast.
Magic cultivators people were battling towards immortality. But before reaching that they were going to pass through different difficulties, levels and discipline.
The magic cultivators were divided into different discipline such as basic discipline, human discipline, mortal discipline, earthen discipline, magic discipline, spirit discipline, master of the sky, master of the heaven, master of the void, legendary realms, immortal realms, supreme realms, and God realms. This discipline were further divided into different levels that a magic cultivators should reach.
As the magic cultivators ascend towards higher levels and discipline their lifetime rise exponentially until they reach their own limitations. In that process magic cultivators would assume to awaken different elements such as fire, water, air, earth, forest, ice and etcetera to strengthen their power.
On the other hand, the boy named Zillion silently moved toward the exit of his hut. It's been three days since the battle of the two magic cultivators expert.
The tension were already subsided. And it's back to the silent and peaceful day near the river.
Slowly Zillion yawn while stretching his back. It's been days since he last go to the forest to hunt for food. He's already running out of stock. 'I should set a trap today.' he think.
Zillion's foot moved toward the back of his hut. He reach for an old abaca rope and a few inch knife. He sighed, 'It's a lot more better if I have a bow or a spear but sadly those weapon would cost me a lot.'
He shake his head. He shouldn't be thinking about that now. He insert his knife to it's scabbard and put it besides his waist.
He faced towards the thick forest and start to move his feet toward that direction. Zillion is silently observing his surroundings. Well the two experts should be gone by now but that battle could agitate the magical beast inside the forest.
Zillion carefully walk on the rocky banks of the river. The rocks were covered with mosses making it harder to step. But the boy ignore it. He really needs a food for the next few days.
Zillion's eyes were moving at every direction. He is also spoting a good place to put-on a trap. But it looks like the fights that occur few days ago frightened the animals pushing them back to the thick jungle.
The boy release a heavy sigh. 'It looks like I really need to go to that forest.'
Zillion's heart were racing inside his chest by thinking about it. 'Why does I feel nervous about it?' he think.
Few drops of sweat drips from his forehead. He always go inside the forest back then before the fights happen. Well he doesn't know why the fight occur in the first place. He's sure that there are aggressive beast that were awaken by that battle. And maybe some magic cultivators that were looking for some loot from that fights.
He can't blame himself for being scared. He is just a mortal. What can he do to a magic cultivators who uses magic. They were clearly thousand of gaps in strength if he encounter one on his way.
He immediately shake his head. It's not the time to think about that thing. He need to focus. Surely he would die by hunger if he didn't hunt for today.
Zillion let out a breath. He continue to move forward towards the thick forest. The weeds along with the trees were already standing tall. The ground were moist due to the presence of the river.
As the boy continue to push deep into the forest. The road were slowly being devour by the nature around it. 'I think it's the end of the trail.'
Zillion move his eyes on his surroundings. There's no sign of any animals present in this area. He carefully walks to the thick grass.
He instantly clear his mind and focused on his surroundings. Silence engulfed his ears. Only the tiny sounds of the flowing river far away form him could be heard. There aren't any chirping of birds or sounds of any animals.
After a few more minutes the reached the heart of the forest. For unknown reason, a shiver runs down his spine.
A sound of few people conversing engulfed his ears. The boy immediately turn his head. There are someone coming to his direction.
His eyes settled on a group of five people walking towards his direction. One of them accidentally spot his location. It smirk.
Zillion immediately feel his knee wobble. His heart was racing in fear. Based on those people's appearance they were magic cultivators.
His face were already dripping in sweat. 'What should I do? I don't have any chance fighting even one among them.'
He take a deep breath and ready his self to run.
"Whoa! Looks like someone dares to enter this territory" the man who saw him spoke.
It instantly got the attention of the other four. The other four look at him. One among them were wearing a very elegant clothes showing his status. 'Maybe he's coming from some wealthy family.'
"Only a mortal dares to come here!" a man in red spoke.
The expression of the young master remains the same. "Kill him! We don't know if he hear anything."
Zillion's eyes widen. Before the magic cultivators unsheathed their sword he immediately move his legs and run away.
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AT THE PEAK OF EPITOME (ENGLISH)
Fantasy"My sword is sharp enough to cut you to pieces, I'm just a mere mortal who would shaken the strongest and bring nightmare to the powerful... Cause I'm striving to the peak of epitome." There's a world of magic where magic energy exist, magic cultiva...
