5 Waking Up

Raheem woke up groggy and his mind confused. He was laying on a bed he knew, didn't belong to him. A glass of water was on the side of the bed. He reached out for it and paused out of shock.

He found his once milky hand, had turned into a darker shade. It wasn't completely dark, but it also seemed like it wasn't far from it either. He thought he was poisoned and tried to concentrate on his mind to feel his body.

*Ding* [Detecting host wanting to see stats?]

Raheem quickly jumped of the bed and spoke in his native language. "Who are you? Show yourself!" He stumbled and had to reach for the bed to steady himself.

[Detecing hosts confusion. Would host like to begin the orientation?]

Raheem was about to respond when a man's voice came from the door. "Young Lord." Frank addressed him, while taking a knee." By this time Raheem's memories started to get unjumbled and he remembered that this was his first training field.

Raheem drank the water from the side and slowly calmed himself down. Frank watched Raheem calm down and regain his composure. "Who are you and why can you speak my language? I thought this world was different from my own."

"Young Lord is correct, this is a completely different universe. This planet gave birth to what we call a Jaded beast. Jaded beasts, are beast that have seen too much and go insane. In their desperate attempts to get rid of it they try to get rid of whatever made them jaded to begin with." Frank paused to allow Raheem to compile his thoughts.

"Please continue, also please stand. I know you are someone far more powerful than I am." Frank continued to kneel. "Young Lord, I have been entrusted to guide you and be your advisor until you no longer need me by your side. One day you will be an existence I can only look up to."

Raheem wanted to try to convince Frank to stand up, but a woman's voice shouted from down stairs. "Breakfast is ready! Come and get it, you can finish the talk down here at the table."

Frank stood up and walked out of the room. On his way out he said. "Young Lord please take your time I will go talk to that insufferable woman." Raheem sat there making a list of things that needed to be done.

*Ding* [Host should be advised system has the ability to not only give out tasks, but also note down tasks the host deems important.]

Raheem didn't panic this time and asked. "System may I please read the orientation now?" [Of course host. Would like it to be all at once, or as needed?] "As needed please."

*Ding* [Please select which orientation you would like to read first.]

1. Systems purpose and functions (recommended)

2. History of this planet

3. Your guardians

Raheem didn't think twice and chose the first option. The other two he can learn by himself.

*Ding* [ Host has chosen the option of System's purpose and functions, system will now explain.]

[ I am the Beast system. My purpose is guide the new All-Beast to maturity. My functions include: An inventory of infinite space to store things (Host should note time is NOT stopped in the space), Access to a shop that holds bloodlines, weapons, and cultivation techniques, mission's and tasks, for which the host will be graded upon completion, and project hosts stats or condition when asked.]

Raheem was blown away. He never heard of such a magical thing. "System you are telling me that I can buy bloodlines of different beast and merge with them?" [Host is correct, but host should be aware that host first bloodline has already been integrated and must either master, level it up to maximum level, or by a new one from the shop.]

"What bloodline? I'm human aren't I?" [When All-Father created host new body he gave you two bloodlines, would hosts like to see stats?] "Yes! Immediately."

*Ding* [Projecting hosts current stats]

Name: Raheem Judas

Age:16

Powers: Empathy (stronger towards animals)

Techniques: [Can be merged since they come from the same place, merge?]

Cultivation: None

Weapons: None

Currency: None

Bloodlines: Primordial Wolf and True Human

Class: D+

Rank: 1

Raheem looked at the screen and saw the bloodlines. "System is it possible to get a more detailed look at the bloodlines?"[Of course host. Here you go.]

Primordial Wolf

The very first Wolf in existence. Extremely agile and strong. Her name was Luna because of her silver fur.

True Human

The purest form a human can become. They went extinct some two billion years ago. Only the All's know why and any information about them has been either destroyed or forgotten.

Raheem closed the window and stood up, for the first time. He was stable and firm. He walked to the mirror and got a good look at himself. Standing at 6'5 feet tall, squar jawline, with black eyes that shined like obsidian. He no longer had his lions mane like hair, it was now short and jet black.

Raheem touched his head and sighed. "I have to start all over again." He picked himself up and went downstairs. "You lunatic! You will do no such thing! The young lord has just awakened and you want to put him through a field exercise." Raheem heard Frank arguing and stopped to listen. A woman's voice replied back dryly.

"This is why you are not needed here. The kid is meant to be the All-Beast. You know an existence who can blow us out of existence. If he can't handle it then he wouldn't have been chosen, so I don't see the problem." Raheem stepped out. "Frank, she's right I'm not some child who needs his mother's milk."

The woman smiled. "Goodmorning, I am Tatiana from the underworld. I teach all forms of combat and war strategies." The woman bowed and stood back up.

"Nice to meet you Tatiana. My name is Raheem Judas, son of Oscar Judas." Raheem then sat down at the table. Frank scowled at Tatiana as he sat down as well.

Once they were all seated and eating Raheem looked towards Frank. "Can you finish telling me about the jaded beast from earlier."

"Of course Young Lord. As I said earlier jaded bea-." "Haha young lord. I don't see any lord here." Tatiana laughed at Frank. Raheem wasn't upset either since he was never called young lord in his past life.

Tatiana looked towards him and asked. "Do you want the long drawn out version, or the short and concise one?" "The short and concise one please."

"Simply put a Jaded beast is a beast who has gone insane and wants to rid itself of everything. In this case the jaded beast went insane due to humans so it wanted to get rid of them, but no matter how much it hunted they continued to grow and multiply. Eventually, it died and its flesh and bones were eaten by other animals, then of course humans hunted and ate said animals making them turn into them in return."

Raheem sat and thought about the changes the humans went through on a molecular level. He smiled and thought. 'So Darwin was right in the end huh?'

"Tell me, did every human who partook in the flesh of the animals transformed?" Tatiana smiled. " I like you kid, you ask the important questions, but no not every human transformed others died or gained powers."

Raheem was perplexed. "Explain to me when you say powers." Tatiana pulled a book from a kitchen draw and dropped it on the table. "This is a humans spellbook I recovered, they call themselves druids and try to advise the humans who can transform to stay in the shadows. They also hide the truth from regular ones."

"I see." Raheem went silent again. Tatiana stood up and took the dishes into the kitchen sink. Frank looked worried. "Youg Lord-." "Please don't call me that, I'm not used to it just call me Raheem."

Frank cleared his throat. "As you wish Raheem." Tatiana came back and sat down. "I find it weird that there is a force to protect these transformed humans and not one to hunt them down."

Tatiana gave a big grin, while Frank sighed. "You are indeed correct! Raheem there families across the world who hunt these humans down." She brought out a global map and placed on the table. "The All-Father told us that you have a photogenic memory, so where do you wanna start first!"

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