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Chapter 2 - Awakening of the Great One

Gasp—

Raziel shouted aloud as he jolted upright, his face filled with worry and doubt. His breathing was heavy as he instinctively checked himself—his pulse, his body, his surroundings.

Everything felt real.

Undeniably real.

He sat still for a moment, his thoughts racing.

"Have I… really reincarnated?"

"Is this a dream?"

He clenched his fist.

"No… it can't be."

He remembered it clearly—everything. What happened, what he did, who was there.

"I will not doubt His power," Raziel said quietly.

Calming himself, he began to properly scan his surroundings.

His room was beyond lavish. Golden lanterns illuminated the space with a soft divine glow. The floor was tiled entirely in silver, mirrors lining the walls in every direction. His bed alone was at least fifteen times the size of a royal bed—large enough to get lost in.

Raziel walked toward the nearest mirror.

What he saw made him pause.

His hair was silver-white, long and weightless, as if gravity itself had no claim over it. His eyes were black-red, filled with infinite rings and scattered points of light—like entire universes clustered within his gaze.

His face was more beautiful than any elf's, his body perfect beyond comprehension.

Just like I wanted… just like I imagined.

His abs were chiselled, his jawline sharp and majestic. He stood tall at six foot five. Below the waist—nothing.

That was intentional.

He had chosen to be genderless.

If he ever desired otherwise, he could simply switch to male… and create something even greater.

Once he finished checking both his body and surroundings, only one thing remained.

His system.

"GREAT SYSTEM," Raziel called out.

At first, there was no response.

Then—

[DING!]

[GREETINGS, GREAT ONE]

[I AM THE 7 GREAT INFINITE PRIMORDIAL PILLARS OF THE ETERNAL INEVITABILITY AND THE TRUE GREAT REALITIES]

[MY SOLE EXISTENCE IS TO GUIDE, NOURISH, AND HELP YOU]

[NOT TO BIND YOU]

[YOU MAY CALL ME 'GREAT SYSTEM' FOR SHORT]

"…Alright," Raziel said calmly.

"Status Window."

The moment he spoke, it appeared.

[SYSTEM NAME ]

[THE 7 GREAT INFINITE PRIMORDIAL PILLARS OF THE ETERNAL INEVITABILITY AND THE TRUE CELESTIAL GREAT REALITIES]

[ STATUS WINDOW]

[TRUE NAME]:

[RAZIEL ÆLNOÛS ⟦𝘼𝙍'𝙏𝙃𝙀⟦Ø⟧𝙊𝙉-𝙓'𝙎𝙄𝙉𝙐𝙇𝙄𝙎⟧

[FACETS]:

SHINJI YAMAZAKI · DANIEL AETHRION · VERLION ESHRANTUNUL · I-AM-NOT · KAMI

[TITLES]:

THE ONE AND ONLY

[AURAS]:

THE ONE ABOVE ALL

[LEVEL]:

10

CLASS:

?????????

[SUB-CLASSES (RAZIEL POSSESSES)]:

• [GOD]

• [THE GREAT AUTHOR]

• [GREAT INFINITY]

• [GOD OF MONEY]

• [THE GREAT ONE]

• Infinitely Many More

[PERKS]

[INFINITE MANA]

[INFINITE IMMORTALITY AND REGENERATION]

[INFINITE AUTHORITY

[NO COOLDOWN

[ INFINITE STAMINA

[NO LIMITS CAN BE PLACED ON YOU]

 INFINITE BATTLE EXPERIENCE]

[FREE FROM ILLUSIONS]

[FREE FROM PAIN]

[GREAT INFINITE AEGIS: SINGULARITY OF ABSOLUTE EXISTENCE AND LONGEVITY]

[PASSIVE PERK]:

[ GREAT INFINITE PRIMORDIAL ADAPTATION OF ABSOLUTE ORIGIN AND SINGULARITY]

[ADDITIONAL INHERENT PERKS]:

[FUSION OF THE INFINITE SQUARED MULTIPLIER]

[INFINITE FOCUS]

[INFINITE MEMORY]

[ENTITY PARAMETERS]

[PHYSIQUE: UNKNOWN]

[ORIGIN: UNKNOWN]

[ART: [ALL CUT], [UNITY OF ALL DIMENSIONS], [EQUILIBRIUM]

[ SKILLS: [SWORDMANSHIP], [MAGIC]

[ AFFINITIES ]

[ALL AFFINITIES ARE AT THE GREAT UNKNOWN RANK]:

[Fire · Water · Ice · Soul · Wind · Earth · Lightning · Metal · Blood · Void · Space · Time · Reality · Imagination · Energy · Matter (Primordions) · Dust · Light · Darkness · Lunar · Gravity · Pressure · Death · Life · Singularity · Existence · Non-Existence · Eternity · Infinity · Mind · Causality · Potential · Chaos · Order · Law · Balance · Logic · Code · Narratives · Plot · Mystery]

[STATS ]

[Strength: 10]

[Speed: 10]

[ Endurance: ∞]

[ Perception: 10]

[ Defence: ∞]

[Technique: ∞]

[Experience: ∞] [Intelligence: ∞] [Charisma: ∞]

[NOTE: DEFENSE IS ∞ DUE GREAT INFINITE AEGIS: SINGULARITY OF ABSOLUTE EXISTENCE AND LONGEVITY, this supplies you with infinite layers of defence; nothing can touch you, but you can touch them]

 

[ TRUE GREAT EMBODIMENTS ]

[THE GREAT TRUE PRIMORDIAL EATER]

 [ABSORB · SYNTHESIZE · ASSIMILATE · EXTRACT ANYTHING YOU KILL, SEE, KNOW, OR DO NOT KNOW]

[THE GREAT PERFECTION]

[ERROR: CANNOT PERCEIVE]

[THE GREAT NATURE OF THE UNKNOWN]

[NOTHING CAN SEE THROUGH YOU.

NO ILLUSION, MIND CONTROL, OR IDENTITY ALTERATION CAN AFFECT YOU.

YOUR WILL AND MEMORY ARE ABSOLUTE.

NONE MAY KNOW WHO YOU ARE UNLESS YOU ALLOW IT.

YOUR CHARISMA IS INFINITE.

YOUR SPEECH AND TOUCH ARE INFINITE.

YOUR FACE IS BEYOND BEAUTIFUL.

FURTHER EFFECTS SEALED — TOO GREAT.]

[THE DIVIDER]

[THE WEAPON OR SPLIT THAT SEPARATES ALL THINGS FROM THEMSELVES.

DURABILITY: ∞

EDGE & SHARPNESS: ∞

OTHER EMBODIMENTS SEALED.]

[GREAT INFINITE-PRIMORDIAL-OMNI-DIVINITE STRATA]

 [INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO UR MIND] SANDBOX: [LOCKED]

 ?????: [LOCKED]

 ?????: [LOCKED]

 ?????: [LOCKED]

[SYSTEM FUNCTIONS ]

[SHOP] · [ACHIEVEMENTS] · [OMNI-ORIGIN CODEX] · [SKILLS] · [TITLES] · [ORIGINS] · [STATUS WINDOW] · [INVENTORY] · [SYNCHRONIZATION] · [WORLD MAP] [THE GREAT UNKNOWN] [AGENTS]

[ SYSTEM STATE: STABLE ]

[AUTHORIZATION: ABSOLUTE ]

[ALL VALUES CONFIRMED — UNMEASURABLE ]

"Just like I like it," Raziel mused.

He had made himself untouchable… yet still left room to grow.

Even with low physical stats, his infinite defense, technique, and experience meant he could win any battle.

Not even one of his own facets could rival him.

"…Who would ever get a chance like this?" Raziel whispered.

"Not even once in a billion years."

Raziel leaned back slightly, letting his eyes drift over the list of perks and abilities. A faint smirk curved his lips.

"So… this is exactly as I wanted," he murmured. "Infinite mana, infinite regeneration… no cooldowns. Every skill I could ever imagine, every limit I could never hope to surpass… it's all here."

He tapped a finger against the holographic display of his status window. "Even with all this power, I've left room to grow. There's still more to discover, more to master. That's… satisfying."

His mind wandered through the implications. "With infinite battle experience, defence and technique, I can't lose a sword battle and with infinite mana, infinite stamina and no cooldowns, I can't lose in a power or magic battle. And yet… knowing I can only grow stronger, I am free to experiment, to test reality itself. Every challenge I face will be trivial… and yet I will learn. I will evolve."

Raziel chuckled softly, a sound that echoed strangely through the room, as if resonating in all planes of existence. "This… this is perfection. Absolute freedom. Absolute authority. Just how I envisioned it."

He paused, staring at his own reflection, silver-white hair cascading like liquid light. "I have everything I could ever want… and yet, the journey… has only just begun."

Raziel sank into the enormous bed, letting his system's glow wash over him. His mind wandered, tracing the life he had chosen to leave behind. He had never wanted the weight of a noble house—inheritances, politics, meaningless expectations. He wanted freedom. He wanted power untethered, to stand alone, and be judged only by his strength and ability.

It was then that a faint chime echoed through the room.

[NEW ITEM DETECTED]

A golden envelope hovered before him, inscribed with delicate patterns of shifting infinity. Raziel reached out, opening it. Inside was a simple note:

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE ACADEMY.

Rasiel's black-red eyes glimmered. "ACADEMY," he repeated under his breath, savoring the taste of freedom. He had earned this—not because of birthright, but because of himself.

He paused, then looked at his system. The room melted away in his mind's eye as he activated the function labeled [GREAT UNKNOWN]. A new dimension unfolded—a blank canvas of infinite potential. Stars, voids, and fractal landscapes swirled around him. This would be his testing ground.

"Let's see what I can truly do," he murmured.

Testing Abilities

He started small.

Mana: He summoned energy, watching it stretch infinitely outward, forming a luminous lattice of raw power that twisted the very fabric of the Great Unknown. "Infinite mana… yes, perfectly boundless," he noted.Regeneration and Immortality: Raziel split his form into hundreds of copies, each taking damage in simulated combat. Every cut, burn, or fracture healed instantly, leaving him untouched by even his own experimentation.Infinite Battle Experience and Technique: He conjured spectral opponents—facets of himself, each mimicking infinite strategies, weapons, and magic. Each encounter refined his skills further, the system recording, analysing, and adapting simultaneously.Swordsmanship and Magic: Raziel created an arena of shifting platforms in the void, casting storms of elemental magic while performing blade forms faster than any eye could follow. Lightning, fire, and spatial distortions twisted around him. Each strike, each spell, was executed perfectly, yet he continued improving, testing variations endlessly.

Raziel exhaled deeply, letting the aura of the Great Unknown settle around him.

[GREAT SYSTEM ACTIVE]

["GREAT ONE, IT IS TIME TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH YOUR FUNCTIONS. I WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH EACH."]

Raziel nodded, his eyes narrowing in anticipation.

SYSTEM FUNCTION — SHOP

[SHOP] activated, a luminous display unfolding in the void.

["HERE, YOU MAY ACCESS ITEMS, ARTIFACTS, AND CURRENCIES. YOU HAVE INFINITE GREAT FRAGMENTS AND ABSOLUTE TOWER FRAGMENTS. GREAT FRAGMENTS CAN PURCHASE UNIVERSAL ITEMS, WHILE ABSOLUTE TOWER FRAGMENTS ARE EXCHANGEABLE WITHIN THE ABSOLUTE TOWER."]

Raziel scrolled through the list.

CURRENCY: [INFINITE GREAT FRAGMENTS:∞], [ABSOLUTE TOWER FRAGMENTS(ATF): ∞]

LIST OF ITEMS:[Celestial Sword of Infinite Threads:A blade that adapts to the wielder's thought. Description: The sword's form shifts constantly, fusing infinite blade techniques and elemental magic at the wielder's discretion.]

[Void Crystal of Eternal Silence: Condenses spatial and temporal distortions.]

[Primordial Elixir: Grants instantaneous mastery of any skill temporarily.]

["USE THESE TO TEST YOUR CREATIVITY, GREAT ONE. BUT REMEMBER, THE TRUE LIMIT IS YOUR IMAGINATION."]

Raziel collected a handful of Great Fragments and mentally pocketed Absolute Tower Fragments, already envisioning how he might experiment with them later.

[SYSTEM FUNCTION — ACHIEVEMENTS]

["ALL MAJOR MILESTONES WILL BE RECORDED HERE, GREAT ONE. THEY TRACK YOUR EXISTENCE, REINCARNATIONS, AND HYPERVAL FEATS."]

Raziel watched as one popped up:

[Achievement Unlocked] — Reincarnation Complete:

You have transcended one existence and entered a new life fully aware of your previous being. Infinite potential unlocked.]

[Other achievements recorded small experiments he hadn't consciously noted, from manipulating gravity to splitting his form into hundreds of versions in perfect coordination. Each achievement came with perks, reinforcing his abilities.]

[SYSTEM FUNCTION — OMNI-ORIGIN CODEX]

"HERE, YOU CAN OBSERVE THE INFORMATION OF ALL THINGS, GREAT ONE. THE STAUS WINDOWS OF EVRYBODY AND ITEMS, ORIGINS, ENTITIES, COSMIC CONSTANTS… EVERYTHING IS VISIBLE. THE LIMIT IS ONLY THE TIME IT TAKES TO COMPREHEND."

Raziel activated the function and swiped through layers of reality. He saw cosmic structures, conceptual forces, and threads connecting lives, worlds, and universes. Tiles shifted to show entities' attributes, origins, and interactions. "This… is beyond comprehension, even for me," he murmured.

[SYSTEM FUNCTION — ORIGINS]

["LOCKED, GREAT ONE. THIS FUNCTION WILL OPEN WHEN YOUR EXISTENCE REACHES THE NEXT PHASE."]

Raziel smirked. Another reason to test himself further.

[SYSTEM FUNCTION — INVENTORY]

["CONTAINS ALL ITEMS AND ARTIFACTS YOU ACQUIRE. GREAT ONE, YOU MAY STORE ANYTHING AND REVISUALIZE IT BACK INTO REALITY AT WILL."]

He stored the few items he had conjured and imagined others for testing, pulling them in and out effortlessly. The system verified each one instantly.

[SYSTEM FUNCTION — WORLD MAP]

"A MAP OF YOUR CURRENT LOCATION, GREAT ONE. CREATION OF NEW TERRAIN IS NOT PERMITTED YET. YOU MAY OBSERVE, NOT ALTER. BUT YOU MAY ALTER ENVISON AND CREAT IN THE GREAT UNKNOWN."

Raziel floated above the map, noting the positions of realms, towers, and anomalies. The Great Unknown expanded infinitely below, serving as his playground.

Then he moved on to other affinities: Light, Darkness, Lunar, Energy, Matter, Gravity, Pressure, and even Chaos and Law. Each one he manipulated independently and in combination, seeing how they interacted, complementing or neutralizing one another.

By the time he stepped back, the Great Unknown had been reshaped temporarily into a cosmic arena: a dance of elemental storms, shifting gravity wells, void rifts, and temporal distortions—all perfectly controlled.

He smiled faintly, his system humming approval.

[GREAT ONE, ALL FUNCTIONS TESTED SUCCESSFULLY. YOUR SKILLS, AFFINITIES, AND SYSTEM UNDERSTANDING HAVE BEEN MAXIMIZED IN THIS REALM.]

Raziel floated in the center, eyes gleaming with anticipation.

"Now… it's time to go to the ACADEMY," he said, the envelope still clutched in his hand.

-End Of Chapter

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