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Regression: From Hero to Villain?

Boom!! A loud bang echoed through the continent as everyone could felt the impact of powerhourses clashing againts each other. In the midst of a desolate plain, a body of a man could be seen, with both armed and legs severed from his body. The man was recognized as the enemy of mankind and the most evil human being known in history. In his dying moments, the man looked towards the sky as he keep repeating the same words over and over again 'I am sorry'. The man closed his eyes, ready to meet his final moments. Suddenly a white light appeared in front of him "Do you regret everything?" > The cover art is not mine, if the owner wish to take it down please message me

Space_IOI · Fantasy
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Trait Upgrade

<< Main Quest Completed >>

<< Issuing Reward: Trait Upgrade >>

[Do you wish to collect the reward?]

"Yes, collect it"

<< Claiming Reward >>

[Trait Upgrade used]

[Your SS-rank trait - Blessed by Mana has been upgraded to SSS-rank trait - Ruler of Mana]

"Show status" Lucas said immediately as he could not wait see the effect of his new trait

<<< Status >>>

[Name] : Lucas De Sylvester

[Rank] : F-

[Attributes] :

Strenght : 34

Stamina : 35

Agility : 39

Intelligence : 88

Charm : 102

Mana : 51

[Skills] :

>> Celestial God Sword art (SS - Rank) - Beginner [*Passive Skill]

An evolved version of the Celestial swort art of the Sylvester Family that has been perfected by Lucas De Sylvester which has no flaws in both attacking and defending

>> Cloud Steps (S - Rank) - Beginner [*Passive Skill]

The orignial movement technique of the Sylvester Family.

>> -Locked- 

{Additional skills will be unlocked once certain Strenght has been achieved}

[Traits] :

>> Ruler of Mana (SSS - Rank) 

- Allow the host to absorb all type of mana without any side effects

- Mana Manipulation skill is increased by 300%

- Mana Sense is increased by 300%

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Lucas eyes widened as a huge smile appeared on his face as he laughed out loud "HAHAHAA" 

"Regaining my strenght would be way easier with that kind of unbelieveable trait" Lucas said while he laughed

His previous trait only increased mana manipulation and sense by 150% and even then it was already overpowered. But, the main difference is the first description. 

In this world, hunters or awakeners are ranked from F - SSS rank, and typically there are 3 ways to increase the ranks.

Firstly, you could slowly absorb mana from the surroundings and gradually consolidate it in the mana core and as time flows, your mana capacity will get larger and it will get stronger.

Second, you could use mana stones and mana gems and absorb the pure mana into your mana core, and while this technique have quicker effects, hunters usually avoid using this method as absorbing pure mana from gems would limit your mana capacity and could have side effects such as mana poisoning. Hence, only when you reached the peak of your rank want to advance or when one reached a bottleneck, would a mana gem be used. 

But, with the Ruler of mana trait, Lucas's would be able to overcome the limitations and regaining his previous strenght would be an easier task.

As Lucas observed his new status, he noticed that there are still some skills that are locked.

"System, why are my skills still locked?"

[More skills will be unlocked once the host reached a certain rank]

[This is done because the host's body will not be able to utilize those skills]

[However, 2 passive skills were unlocked as those skills are engrained to the host's memories, but the mastery of those skills were reverted back to beginner]

"Sigh... at least the ones unlocked are those 2" Lucas said while expressing dissatisfaction with the system's answer

Lucas was delighted to see that the 2 skills that were unlocked are the ones that he used most often in his past life and the one that helped him became one of the strongest swordsman in the world.

Some of the other changes that he noticed were his stats, which was quite surprising even for him. When an ordinary person awakens, they would usually be 2x as strong as an ordinary person (meaning around 20 stats point per attributes). But Lucas had more than 30 stats for all of his attributes, and his mana reached a staggering 51 points, something that E- rank hunters usually have.

(Stats for Hunters: 

F rank : 20 - 50

E rank : 50 - 100)

After rearranging his thoughts from the trait upgrade, Lucas began preparing for the future 

"I need to find a way to build my own strenght in secret. first I have to make sure that my awakening result is kept a secret" Lucas said while rubbing his chin

Although both the Sylvester and Adam Families are Ruling families, the enemies that they had was more than they could imagine.

'With the future knowledge that only I know of, I will make sure the same accidents will not be repeated all over again'

While Lucas was collecting his own thoughts, he was summoned by both of his parents once again, both congratulating him and asking if he wanted anything as a reward. But, the happy atmosphere soon collapsed as the topic of Lucas's awakening results.

"Lucas, I just don't understand why you won't publize the news of your talent??" Grace questioned while holding his hand 

"Thats right Luke, both of our families will get much more fame and recognition once your talent is known." Daniel added

"Sigh... mom dad, its not that I don't want to make my talent public. Its just that once my talent is announced, many more eyes will pay attention to me." Lucas said anxiously 

"And I don't need to remind you that there are already countless enemies eyeing on our family right?? Just imagine what would happen if they see my monstrous talent and see me as a threat?" Lucas said pitifully, putting on an act so that his parents would agree with him

Both Daniel and Grace stared at each other as they heard Lucas's words as both of them did not expect something like that to come out of their son's mouth.

"Lucas my son, leave that kind of stuff to the adults... more importantly how do you even know about that kind of thing?" Daniel said seriously as his tone turned cold

'I guess this is the only way to convince them for now' Lucas thought to himself before answering his father's question

"Sigh... to be honest with you... I awakened a trait that allowed me to see a glimpse of the future and in the future I saw..." Lucas did not finish the sentence as he believed that his parents would understand even without him saying it