"Why... why... why?
"Why does it always have to be suffer like this...?"
"I just wanted to have a normal happy life..."
Arya said in anger.
His whole body turned red as a massive aura started coming out from him.
Then from his right hand, he punched the tree.
In one shot, it broke and fell down, making a loud sound as dust spread everywhere.
The orcs noticed it and looked toward that side.
Arya slowly moved forward toward the orcs.
But the orcs did not see only him.
They saw a massive black and red aura around him. It was dark, and from within it, his red glowing eyes shined with danger.
Fear filled their hearts.
They knew sothing more dangerous had co.
Suddenly, the surroundings changed.
It was dayti, but slowly the sky turned dark, and the air beca heavy.
The orcs knew if they fought him, they would die.
The orc leader was different from the others.
He slowly stepped backward.
But before he could take another step, suddenly his head fell down.
He did not understand what happened.
He was still alive for a mont.
He looked toward the ground.
All the other orcs were already dead, lying on the ground one after another, their bodies cut apart, blood everywhere.
Before he could fall down, soone grabbed his hair.
He tried to look up.
He saw a sword covered with blood in another hand.
When he looked up, it was Arya.
Then the orc died.
Arya was still standing there.
In his hand was the orc leader’s head.
Blood slowly fell down from it.
Then suddenly, a system notification appeared in his mind.
A voice echoed inside his head.
[Level Up x15]
[By killing Orcs, you have gained new skills.]
[Mind Manipulation Skill - Level 1]
[You have unlocked a new Demon Form.]
[To continue using this form, you need more mana.]
Arya’s expression changed.
"There is a way...?"
Then Arya frowned.
"What way?"
The system replied.
[By killing more monsters.]
[You are now evolving into a Lower Demon.]
[To understand more, you must evolve further.]
[After Lower Demon, you will evolve into Middle Demon.]
[After Middle Demon, you will evolve into Upper Demon.]
[Then you will beco a True Demon.]
[After that cos Demon Lord.]
[Then Demon King.]
[And one day, you may even beco a Demon God.]
[However, that future is still very far away.]
[Until you reach Upper Demon, you cannot use the full power of this form.]
[After reaching Upper Demon, you will no longer need mana to maintain it.]
[You will be able to use its power freely.]
Arya remained silent.
He already knew what he had to do.
Then another notification appeared.
[I have found a faster way.]
[Complete this Trial.]
[Depending on your performance, you may evolve into Middle Demon or even Upper Demon.]
[Your evolution will be determined by your results.]
[Do you accept the Trial?]
[Yes / No]
[If you choose No, you may continue killing monsters and evolve normally.]
[However, it will take much longer.]
[The choice is yours.]
Without hesitation, Arya answered.
"Yes."
The mont he said it—
[Trial Started.]
Suddenly, his surroundings changed.
Everything beca blurry.
His vision twisted.
He could not see anything.
Then darkness swallowed him.
Arya lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
Arya slowly opened his eyes.
For a mont, he thought he had returned to his world once more.
But sothing felt different.
He quickly looked around.
Then his eyes widened.
He was back in that world.
But not in the current ti.
It was the past.
The day everything began.
Arya imdiately recognized the place.
The river.
The sa river where Ronnie and Hina had found him years ago.
Then Arya looked down at himself.
He was not a baby.
He was still six-year-old Arya.
The sa appearance he had before entering the Trial.
Then he looked toward the riverbank.
There—
Ronnie and Hina were standing near the water.
In Ronnie’s arms was a small baby covered with a cloth.
That baby was him.
Arya froze.
He stared at the scene silently.
It was the mont when Ronnie and Hina had saved him from the river.
The mont that changed his fate.
Hina quickly checked the baby’s breathing.
Relief appeared on her face.
"He’s still alive."
Ronnie nodded.
Then he carefully wrapped the baby and carried him closer.
Arya stood only a few steps away from them.
But neither Ronnie nor Hina reacted.
It was as if they could not see him.
Could not hear him.
Could not even sense his presence.
Arya slowly raised his hand.
But before he could say anything—
His hand passed through them.
Like they were only mories.
Or perhaps...
He was the one who did not belong there.
Arya lowered his hand and remained silent.
Watching the people who had once beco his family.
Watching the mont his new life had begun.
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