Before consciousness, before matter, before even the idea of "time," there was only the Pulse—a silent vibration stretching across a void that could not yet be called existence.
From the Pulse came the First Spark.
And from that spark came everything else.
Worlds unfolded like blooming flowers, each petal a different universe, each universe containing its own endless branches. These branches twisted into multiverses, layered one atop another like reflections on a shattered mirror.
Some realities ended in fire.
Some in silence.
Some never began at all.
But one particular branch—thin, unstable, almost forgotten—held a strange promise.
A world where humans would rise not once…
…but twice.
The Second Origin
In the multiverse known as Λ-73, life struggled into existence under violet storms and fractured gravity. Oceans glowed with bioluminescent algae, and the sky split open each night with shimmering quantum fissures. Yet, somehow, humans emerged—born not of evolution, but of cosmic rewrite.
For a thousand years, they clawed their way through chaos, discovering tools, then energy, then neural synthesis.
And then—
—Technology surpassed biology.
Neural implants replaced computers.
Memories became manipulable code.
Thoughts became networks.
Civilization transformed into a sprawling lattice of mind-linked cities orbiting crystalline megastructures.
This age had a name whispered with reverence and fear:
A Mind in the Dark
Somewhere within the orbiting megacity NeuroShell-12, a young man drifted inside a simulation cocoon.
His name was—
Kael Ardyn.
Age: 17.
Rank: Civilian-tier NeuroLink User.
Specialization: None (yet).
His eyes were closed, but his consciousness roamed through a storm of flickering neural data.
…static… ERROR… unauthorized access detected…
Kael gritted his teeth. "Damn it. Another lockout?"
He pushed deeper, fingers brushing against invisible streams of encrypted memory.
To normal humans, hacking neural data required hardware.
To Kael, it was instinct.
He inhaled.
He reached—
And the system shattered.
A blinding sigil burned into his vision, vibrating like a heartbeat.
▓▓▓ NEURO-SYSTEM INITIALIZING… ▓▓▓
[WARNING: UNAUTHORIZED USER RECOGNIZED]
[CALIBRATING TO HOST NEURAL SIGNATURE…]
→ CALIBRATION COMPLETE
Welcome, Kael Ardyn.
You have awakened the Forbidden Cognitive Framework:
"NEURO-HACKER PROTOCOL – OMEGA CLASS"
System Status: DORMANT (1%)
Primary Directive:
"Rewrite Reality Through Thought."
▓▓▓ END OF SYSTEM PRIMER ▓▓▓
Kael's eyes snapped open inside the cocoon.
His breathing hitched.
"That… wasn't any school-issued interface."
His voice trembled. "Did I just awaken a black-tier system?"
A soft hum answered him—the entire cocoon trembling around him.
The system flickered again.
▓▓▓ NEW MODULE UNLOCKED ▓▓▓
Skill: Neuro-Intrusion Lv.1
Allows direct hacking of weak neural networks within 3 meters.
Warning: illegal under Council Code 17-A.
Quest Generated:
"First Breach"
Perform your first conscious Neuro-Hack.
Reward: System Growth +1%, Unknown Item ×1
▓▓▓ QUEST ACTIVE ▓▓▓
Kael stared in disbelief.
"A quest…? A system…? This is insane."
He exhaled, a thrill coursing through his limbs.
"Fine. If this thing wants a breach…"
He slid out of the cocoon, feet landing softly on the metallic floor. A service drone hovered nearby, lights blinking as it scanned the room.
Kael smirked.
"Then let's start small."
He raised his hand.
Neural energy crackled like blue static at his fingertips.
The Neurocosmos had birthed countless beings.
But on this day, it created something new.
A hacker—not of machines.
Not of networks.
But of minds, laws, and reality itself.
The first Neuro-Hacker of Multiverse Λ-73 had awakened.