The Awakening Hall was loud.
People whispered, laughed, and held their breath as names were called one by one. Bright lights flashed each time the crystal reacted.
"Class confirmed. Fire Mage."
Cheers erupted.
"Class confirmed. Shield Warrior."
More applause followed.
Han Jiwon stood near the wall, watching quietly.
He wasn't nervous. He wasn't excited either. He simply didn't expect much. People like him never awakened into anything special.
Finally, his name echoed through the hall.
"Han Jiwon."
He walked forward.
The crystal was cold when he placed his hand on it.
At first, nothing happened.
Seconds passed.
Someone in the crowd sighed.
"Another failure?"
Then the crystal changed.
The light inside twisted and darkened, turning into deep black smoke. The temperature dropped suddenly, and the room grew quiet.
A message appeared before Jiwon's eyes.
[Awakening Complete]
[Class: Necromancer]
The silence shattered.
"A necromancer?"
"That's rare…"
"Isn't that a cursed class?"
Jiwon felt several gazes land on him. Fear. Disgust. Curiosity.
Before anyone could react further, another message appeared. This one felt different.
[Unique System Detected]
[System Initializing…]
His vision blurred for a moment.
The floor beneath him cracked.
A hand emerged from the ground.
White bones scraped against stone as a skeleton slowly pulled itself free. Empty eye sockets stared straight at Jiwon.
Gasps filled the hall.
[Skill Acquired]
[Raise Skeleton – Level 1]
The skeleton did not move.
It simply waited.
Jiwon's heart raced, but he forced himself to speak.
"Stop."
The skeleton froze completely.
Murmurs spread among the instructors.
"Control… already?"
Another window appeared.
[Status Window]
Name: Han Jiwon
Class: Necromancer
Level: 1
EXP: 0 / 100
Strength: 5
Agility: 6
Vitality: 7
Intelligence: 15
Active Summons: 1 / 3
Jiwon stared at the window.
Necromancer.
A class everyone feared.
He looked at the skeleton standing quietly in front of him, then at the people backing away.
If this power scared them so much…
Then it meant one thing.
It was strong.
And in this world, strength decided survival.
Han Jiwon slowly lowered his hand.
His path had just begun.