Sonderus
For most of his life, he believed that struggle was simply a part of living.
Running a small dojo in Kyoto, he spent his days teaching children and a handful of dedicated students the way of the sword, while spending his nights worrying about bills, repairs, and how he would continue to support his family. Life was never easy, but it was honest, and to him, that was enough.
Then, on an otherwise ordinary day, the sky opened and the world changed forever.
Gates appeared across the globe, and from them came monsters that brought humanity to the brink of extinction. That day would later be known as The Great Calamity, the moment the old world ended and a new one began. Along with the monsters, a mysterious System appeared, granting people between the ages of seventeen and forty-nine the power to fight back against the creatures invading their world.
In the chaos of that day, he died.
But his death was not the end of the story.
Because his wife survived.
And his son, who was still too young to receive the System, witnessed everything.
One year later, when his son finally received his power, it was not a power meant for survival.
It was a power meant for transcendence.
This is the story of the boy who would one day be known as the Sword Sovereign, and the long road he walked to reach that title.
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