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Chapter 7 - Chapter 7: The Hidden Code

Mana System (After the World Reset)

Sa bagong mundo, na tinawag ngayon na Aldoria Genesis, nagbago ang sistema ng kapangyarihan.

Ang bawat nilalang ay may Mana Core, na sinusukat sa Mana Capacity Units (MCU).

Rank Description Average Mana Capacity

Commoner Ordinary human 5 – 20 MCU

Apprentice Mage Beginner magic user 30 – 80 MCU

Arc Mage Skilled battle mage 100 – 300 MCU

High Mage Elite academy mage 400 – 800 MCU

Grand Sorcerer / Saint Top-tier magic users 900 – 2,000 MCU

Demi-God / Hero Rank Legendary-level warriors 2,500 – 4,000 MCU

God Rank (System-Recognized) Mythical beings, system deities 5,000+ MCU

??? (Overlimit) Unknown — no known record ???

At sa kasalukuyan, ang Sion (ang muling isinilang na Syrion) ay may hidden mana capacity na 9,888 MCU,

ngunit ito ay nakatago sa ilalim ng "Sealed System Protocol" — kaya ang nakikita ng iba ay 0.

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🌙 Chapter Start

It was another peaceful morning at the Arcane Academy.

But peace, as always, was a fragile illusion.

Inside the library's restricted section, Sion traced his fingers over an ancient tablet.

Its surface flickered with glowing blue runes — like lines of code.

> "This pattern… it's not mana script. It's binary."

The moment he whispered those words, the runes shifted — forming a message only he could read:

[Welcome back, Player Syrion.]

[Memory Sync: 2.4% complete.]

Sion's eyes widened. "Syrion...? Why does that name feel like… me?"

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Meanwhile, Althea and Seren were training at the academy's practice grounds.

Seren's fire magic burned brightly, her mana capacity reaching an impressive 1,900 MCU,

while Althea's healing aura radiated with calm power — 1,800 MCU.

But lately, Althea's mana had been acting strange — sometimes it surged uncontrollably,

creating bursts of light shaped like digital symbols.

"Are you okay?" Seren asked, worried.

Althea nodded. "Yeah… I just feel like something inside me is waking up."

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That evening, Sion found a note under his dorm door.

A simple message, written in elegant handwriting:

> "Meet me in the courtyard at midnight. — A"

At midnight, under the moonlight, he found Althea waiting — the same pendant glowing softly on her chest.

"I knew it was you," she whispered. "I don't know how, but… you're the one I've been dreaming of."

Sion felt his heart race. "Dreaming of me?"

She nodded. "Every night, I see a boy fighting for me… and disappearing in light."

Sion's system flared —

[System Memory Trigger Detected]

[Emotion Link Synchronizing… 14%]

Suddenly, the pendant emitted a blinding glow.

The ground beneath them transformed into a grid-like circle of light.

Symbols, codes, and data strings appeared mid-air — wrapping around their bodies.

"W-What is this!?" Althea gasped.

Sion's eyes glowed faint blue — fragments of his true power awakening.

> "This… is a hidden code inside the world itself."

> "And whoever wrote it…" he looked at Althea,

"…wanted us to find it together."

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Far away, deep within the central data core of Aldoria, an unknown entity opened its eyes.

A faint digital voice echoed through the void:

> "Protocol Restoration 7. System Hero: Sion detected."

"Unsealing the Overlimit Code… in 7 days."

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⚔️ Next Chapter Preview — Chapter 8: Echoes of the Past

> The academy begins to glitch — students vanish, time loops occur, and memories overlap.

Sion and Althea must uncover the truth behind the world's "code."

Meanwhile, the True Hero, Raven, senses something wrong with his divine blessing…

and a mysterious voice begins whispering to him:

"You were never the real hero."

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