Chapter 1: The First RiftRyker was on the brink of despair, desperate to prove his worth. His team, a group of mid-tier Hunters, treated him as nothing more than a liability. During a routine Rift clear, they stumbled upon an unusually powerful beast deep within a supposedly low-level dungeon. The creature, a hulking, armored behemoth, decimated the team with ease. In the chaos, Ryker was left alone, face-to-face with the monster.As the beast charged, something inside Ryker snapped. A surge of energy coursed through his veins, his vision sharpened, and time seemed to slow. Without thinking, he dodged the beast's deadly strike and countered with a force he didn't know he possessed. The monster fell, and as it disintegrated into ash, Ryker felt something shift within him. A voice echoed in his mind:"You have awakened."
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AdventureIn a world where ancient portals, called "Rifts," began appearing across the globe, humanity discovered they were gateways to other realms filled with monstrous creatures. These creatures, driven by a primal urge, spilled into Earth, wreaking havoc...
