Chapter 1: Start of the journey

Chaos comes into the world with the appearance of the tower... Lives are taken but opportunities are also given.

The tower is said to consist of 100 floors, every year a gate will be open for the new players, It's a life changing history of the world.

In the deepest part of that tower,

The Gaia Tribe exists, A mythical tribe known for their exquisite jeweled eyes and infinite aether. The tribe hid for over a millennial to avoid war and to seek for peace...

It used to be a tribe that lives in peace alongside other races but It changes because of the appearance of the empire, the races become hostile to humans and decide to isolate themselves...

Lucian is part of the Gaia tribe, he is orphaned after the sudden disappearance of his parents. The tribe shows contempt on him for having the blood of an outsider,

But none can deny his natural talent in alchemy that even the Patriarch praises.

His exquisite features show his Elegance despite his simplicity... His ruby eyes that are as beautiful as precious stone and His silver hair that impresses the light of the night sky, skin is as fair as that of a girl... Truly a work of art.

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While cleaning the room of his parents, he happens to discover a hidden compartment under the bed... Inside, he found a diary.

Lucian is curious about the diary, at same time expectations of what he can find inside is shown as he muttered "maybe this shall lead me to where they are..."

He opens the diary,

to his shock of what he sees, he stare blankly in the air as tears begins to flow down his face as if crystal his tears began to form.

He recover his tears... "The Patriarch will scold me if he sees this, I shall leave before the dawn to avoid the other tribesmen..."

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It's almost dawn and Lucian has began to move...

He was about to step out of the gate just when a deep, well-toned voice spoke. " where are you heading with that large baggage of yours?"

Lucian replied with alerted and in an outspoken manners he ask " Why do you care? aren't you supposed to be finishing your work patriarch?"

Patriarch: Stop it with that work talk, I'm also tired so I come to take a walk.

Lucian: take a walk here near the border?

Patriarch: shouldn't I be the one asking you why are you here?

Lucian: I'll be leaving.

Patriarch: in that thin clothes? Are you planning to die? Without a map you won't even be able to leave you know.

Lucian is taken aback by what the Patriarch said, he muttered "what's wrong with traveling aimlessly anyway..."

The Patriarch burst out laughing and spoke to him teasingly "Is this your way of committing suicide? Rea won't be pleased about this."

Pissed to the Patriarch mentioning his mother's name, Lucian replied yelling "why do you care anyway? If you're just here to stop me, I'll be more than willing to cut you."

Patriarch: I don't have any plan to stop you, this little brat seriously do you really think I will lose to you?

Lucian: Then what do you want?

looking somewhere in thoughts, the Patriarch reminisces about the past... Then muttered "I've already expect that you'll be leaving sooner or later... After all you're still that man's child."

The Patriarch hands over a set of clothes and equipment, just by looking to it's design and quality you can say that it is made by a great artisan. He also handed a black sword, The sword was inscribed with runes and made with a material even Lucian don't know, which triggers his curiosity.

Patriarch: don't you dare dissect it you brat!

Lucian: I don't have any plan to do so, ok ;;

Patriarch: Keep going towards the South and you'll reach Astraia Mountain.

Lucian is still surprised by the kindness that was given to him by the Patriarch. Even as a child of an outsider the Patriarch is willing to consider him as part of the tribe and even support his talent, Lucian is very grateful to the acceptance and kindness of the Patriarch.

"Thanks..." he says under his breath.

Patriarch: you should leave now or the other tribesmen catch up to you.

Lucian: I know, I'm planning to leave anyway.

Lucian ran as he leaves without looking back, leaving every footsteps as he go and let go of his past... He shows his determination to see what awaits him in his future and he began to face his present.

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The Patriarch watches as Lucian leaves without looking back, his golden eyes glimmer in expectation that Lucian will be able to follow his parents footsteps...

"I take it back Rea... That child takes after you more than his father, especially that determination in his eyes and how he leaves without looking back... It's just like you.

That child is too careless too, I already warn him not to cry... Maybe I should let this go just this once."

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Lucian has successfully leave the, forest of loss where the tribe is located... "this should be far enough, I should camp here for now... It will be dangerous tonight."

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Lucian camps inside a cave where he continues to decipher the diary left by his parents... That's when he hears a loud footsteps moving towards him.

"Shit... Just my luck."

"I need to find a place to hide..." Lucian muttered as he looks around and then found a gap near a huge monolith just after the loud footsteps was getting closer... "that will do for now."

He quickly hides in-between the gap... But suddenly the golem found him and quickly approaches him... But the ground starts shaking and the monolith near the gap starts glowing and rune letters start appearing,

The gap near the monolith cracks up causing for Lucian to fall.

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Lucian feels like dying... Darkness is all that he see but he continues moving forward that's when he found light and then he woke up.

He familiarized himself with his surroundings as soon as he woke up and he found himself inside a place that looks similar to a temple, he looks around for the exit and that's when he found a Large and grand door at the end of the corridor.

The Large door has a familiar symbol,

A symbol of a golden tree extending it's root to the sun... It is the symbol of the goddess they follow "Gaia"...

The Large door slowly opens, emitting a blinding lights, Lucian closes his eyes to protect it from the extreme brightness...

He hears a voice telling him to come.

Lucian ask the voice "who are you?"

The voice didn't respond and continue on telling him to come, over and over... Then... "Child of the saint that serves the Goddess of life Gaia... I request for you to come closer."

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