Hello, and welcome.
If you're reading this, it means you've decided to give my novel a chance—and for that, I'm truly grateful. If you enjoy the journey, please consider adding it to your library, comment, leave a review, voting with Power Stones, and gifting. Every bit of support goes a long way in helping me continue writing this story.
Before you begin, there are a few important things I'd like to clarify.
This is not a generic reincarnation story.
The structure, progression, and concepts are intentionally written differently. I invite you to read with patience and curiosity, you'll understand as the story unfolds.
The pacing of this novel is medium paced, neither rushed nor slow. Moments are allowed to breathe when they need to, and events move forward when they must.
In this world, everyone is both weak and powerful in their own way. Strength is not absolute, and weakness is not meaningless. What that truly means will become clearer as you read.
This story explores strong and sometimes heavy themes such as love, happiness, depression, envy, and many other emotions tied deeply to human nature. It is as much a story about the inner world as it is about the outer one.
The novel places strong emphasis on character development, world-building, and the gradual unfolding of ideas rather than instant gratification.
Read a few chapters and see.
Ren Orb: These are refined Ren crystal.
Ren Crystal: The are materialized Ren gotten from the atmosphere.
Ren Heart/Core: The center of Ren in living things.
NOTE: Minor Explanations Ahead (Possible Light Spoilers)
Power System
The power system in this world is deliberately simple at its core.
Power is gained through studying, learning, and understanding.
This understanding is called Ken.
Ken represents both comprehension and ability.
Examples:
"I wonder what his Ken is."
This means: What ability does he possess?
"I wonder what his Ken of fire is."
This means: How deep is his understanding of fire?
True ability is born from understanding.
Understanding shapes ability.
Therefore, all power is Ken.
What lies beyond this idea will be revealed naturally throughout the story.
Ren
Ren is the energy that allows Ken to be expressed and used.
It acts as a source rather than a skill itself.
Ren grows naturally alongside Ken as one's understanding deepens.
The Seven Existential Rankings
"Power is not measured by how much you can destroy, but by how deeply you understand what you are destroying/ creating—or becoming."
1. The Unshaped
Who they are:
Those whose Ken has not yet formed into intention.
People:
Ordinary individuals, scholars, soldiers, craftsmen.
They may possess latent Ken, but lack clarity or direction.
Their Ren exists but flows passively, like water in a still pond.
Abominations:
Instinct-born entities.
Creatures formed from raw emotional residue, fear, regret, or hunger.
They act without identity, driven purely by impulse.
Defining Trait:
Existence without reflection.
Danger:
Low individually, overwhelming in numbers.
2. The Stirred
Who they are:
Those who have felt understanding, but cannot yet control it.
People:
Early practitioners of Ken.
Emotional triggers unlock brief surges of ability.
Power often manifests during grief, rage, or desperation.
Abominations:
Mutated forms that have absorbed a single dominant emotion.
Their behavior becomes repetitive—looped around obsession.
Defining Trait:
Awakening without restraint.
Danger:
Unstable. Often self-destructive.
3. The Defined
Who they are:
Those who have named their understanding.
People:
Individuals who consciously study a concept (fire, silence, decay, memory, etc.).
Their Ken has form, limits, and identity.
Ren flows reliably, though not endlessly.
Abominations:
Beings with recognizable patterns, anatomy, or purpose.
Some may mimic human behavior unnervingly well.
Defining Trait:
Identity through comprehension.
Danger:
High in controlled environments.
4. The Divergent
Who they are:
Those whose understanding has deviated from common logic.
People:
Thinkers who interpret reality differently.
Their Ken does not follow established principles.
Often misunderstood or feared.
Abominations:
Entities that break natural rules.
Geometry bends around them.
Cause unease simply by existing.
Defining Trait:
Reality bends to perspective.
Danger:
Severe. Difficult to predict or counter.
5. The Self-Aware
Who they are:
Those who understand themselves as part of the system.
People:
They know their limits—and choose how to surpass or obey them.
Can suppress or amplify Ken intentionally.
Ren efficiency is extremely high.
Abominations:
Creatures that know they are abominations.
Some may negotiate. Others may hate their own existence.
Defining Trait:
Conscious existence.
Danger:
Extreme, especially psychologically.
6. The Rewritten
Who they are:
Those who have altered their own existence through understanding.
People:
Individuals who have shed human constraints.
Their bodies, memories, or identities may no longer align with reality.
Some are worshipped. Others are erased from records.
Abominations:
Former beings reshaped by extreme Ken saturation.
Their forms constantly change as understanding evolves.
Defining Trait:
Existence is mutable.
Danger:
Catastrophic. Prolonged exposure warps others.
7. The Unnameable
Who they are:
Those beyond ranking—yet still ranked.
People:
Individuals whose Ken no longer fits language.
Their presence redefines concepts instead of using them.
History struggles to remember them correctly.
Abominations:
Not creatures, but phenomena.
Appear as gaps, silences, or contradictions in reality.
Some are never seen—only felt after they pass.
Defining Trait:
Understanding without form.
Danger:
Absolute—not through destruction, but through erasure or transcendence.
8. ???
That's all for now. Some things will be added here as the story progresses.
Thank you once again for being here.
I hope you enjoy the journey ahead.
— Kemi.