Jack sat cross-legged, his breath calm, his mind focused. The Ancient Beast Taming Technique flowed through his consciousness like a forgotten melody passed down by fate itself. Sora's guidance echoed faintly in his ears.
Then
CRACK!
A bolt of soul-shattering pain split through his mind like lightning tearing across the night sky.
"ARGH!" Jack clenched his teeth, his body seizing.
His Sea of Knowledge trembled violently. The pain wasn't just in his flesh it stabbed straight into his soul. Something deep within was shifting, evolving… birthing.
A dimension no, a sanctuary was forming within him.
A Beast Taming Space.
This was no ordinary beast contract. This was a lost legacy reawakening after eons of silence.
But Jack... was not a Beast Tamer.
He bore no such class, no such right. And yet, driven by his mysterious Supreme Blessing, he was trespassing into ancient, sacred ground.
And the price?
WHOOSH!
Sweat poured from his body in torrents, soaking the ground beneath. His breathing turned ragged. Muscles twitched. His face contorted in anguish, looking less like a boy and more like a demon writhing through the fires of rebirth.
This was not just pain. This was torment that carved itself onto the soul.
His vision blurred. Blood trickled from his nose. Veins bulge across his arms. His Sea of Knowledge cracked..
CRACK!
Then rebuilt itself again and again, each time fiercer than the last.
This was the trial.
This was the gate every Beast Tamer feared to cross alone.
Even 9-Star Ascendants avoided soul trauma at all costs. A single misstep in the Sea of Knowledge could cripple one's destiny forever. That's why Soul Treasures existed as tools of preservation. Protection.
But Jack?
He had none.
He only had pain. And will.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
His heartbeat echoed like a war drum, steady yet stormy.
Minutes passed. Or was it hours? Time felt suspended.
Then
BOOM!!!
A thunderous shockwave erupted from his soul!
His Sea of Knowledge burst open like a cocoon shattering into color and chaos. A brilliant rainbow-colored vortex appeared, swirling with raw elemental essence.
He had succeeded.
The Ancient Beast Taming Space had been born!
But before Jack could celebrate, the world around him changed.
WHOOSH!!!
From the heavens, an invisible force pulled mana from all eleven elements: Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Ice, Lightning, Wood, Light, Darkness, Time, and Space. They came crashing toward him in a chaotic spiral.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
One by one, the elements slammed into his body, vanishing into his Sea of Knowledge like offerings to a newborn legendary things that wasn't happening in so many countless years. The ground cracked. The air trembled.
And then
CRACK!
BOOOOOM!
A divine bolt of light descended from the sky, striking the ground just a few meters from where Jack sat!
KRA-KOOM!!
Dust erupted. Energy exploded in every direction.
This was not natural. This was not random.
Something or someone had taken notice.
A will.
A gaze.
Ancient. Primordial. Watching from afar.
Sora, who stood silently nearby, narrowed her eyes, her voice barely a whisper:
"…He's awakened it. That power… the Samsara World will never be the same again."
And at the center of it all Jack remained unmoved, his body glowing with elemental light, his soul burning with power.
The storm had begun.
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At that exact moment
SWOOSH!!
The Legendary Mythical Beast Egg, still glowing with traces of Jack's golden-crimson Blood Essence, trembled in midair.
Bang!
Without warning, it shot forward like a blazing meteor, tearing through the air with a thunderous
WHOOSH!,
And
THUD!
Slammed directly into Jack's glabella the space between his eyebrows.
FLASH!
A brilliant flash of light burst out, blinding even the surroundings for a moment. And just like that…
The Egg vanished.
Gone.
Not shattered. Not destroyed. Simply… integrated.
Fifteen minutes passed.
The storm had settled. The energy had calmed. Jack sat in eerie silence, his face pale, body drenched in sweat. After few minutes he recovered because help of mana that absorbed by his when he forming his Beast Space. But then
DING...
His eyes slowly opened.
A glint of light shimmered in his pupils, like the awakening of a new star.
A quiet smile stretched across his lips.
"I did it…" he whispered. "It's real…"
He could feel it. Deep in the core of his soul, something new had taken root.
A space.
A dimension.
His very own Beast Taming Space is no longer a dream or legend.
But just as the joy surged in his chest
Jack blinked. Then blinked again. His brows furrowed in confusion.
"Wait… where's the Beast Egg?" he muttered, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
Tap. Tap.
Sora, who had been silently observing everything, leaned forward with a teasing smile tugging at her lips.
"Looking for your little Egg, huh?"
Jack blinked. "…Yeah?"
Sora giggled softly, covering her mouth. "It's in your Beast Space now. The moment that dimension was created, the little guy couldn't resist. He sensed the perfect environment and dove right in."
Her tone danced with amusement.
"Smart, isn't he or she? Or maybe naughty. He or she didn't even ask permission. Be careful, Jack. That little guy or girl might turn your life upside down. Mythical beasts don't always play nice. Some of them… have enough attitude to cause kingdoms destroy in one night."
Jack gave a nervous chuckle, scratching his cheek. "Great... a troublemaker beast."
Sora tilted her head with a mysterious smile. "Want to see your Beast Space?"
Jack's eyes lit up. Can I?"
"Of course," she said, stepping beside him. "I'll guide you. Enter in your soul state something only real Beast Tamers can do."
Jack followed her instructions, closing his eyes. He focused. Reached deep.
And then
WHOOSH!!
The world twisted.
Suddenly, his body felt weightless. His form turned translucent, like a projection made of light.
His soul had entered his Beast Taming Space.
And what he saw made him freeze
"…W-What is this place…?"
The space stretched far beyond what he imagined. Not a void, not darkness… but a celestial sanctuary.
The entire realm shimmered with eleven glowing rivers, each one flowing with pure, liquid elemental essence dense, radiant, alive.
Crimson flames danced in the Pyro River.
Azure tides roared in the Hydro stream.
Golden stones, emerald vines, silver lightning, frosted glaciers. The power of all eleven elements was here, coexisting in harmony.
They weren't just mana particles.
These were condensed essences, the purest form of elemental energy, so potent that even Saints would kill for a single drop. There Elemental mana drops comes from Heaven's as a Gift for Jack successfully forming his Beast Space after so many years of history in Samsara World.
And in the center of it all…
There it was.
The Legendary Mythical Beast Egg.
Floating peacefully, its surface now pulsing like a beating heart.
Thump… Thump… Thump…
Glowing veins ran across its shell, greedily absorbing the elemental rivers that flowed around it.
It was feeding.
No
Evolving.
Jack's breath caught in his throat. He could feel it.
This wasn't the start of a contract. It was the dawn of a legend.
A forgotten legacy had awakened. A beast was about to be born. And Jack...
Was its chosen master.
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To Be Continued…!!