After several millennia of the Great Explosion, planets began to form in various corners of the galaxy, without any foreign intervention or advanced civilizations. Due to the corrosive and non-mana or qi-like nature of the residual radiation from the explosion, humankind from various sectors could not enter and assist in the restoration of civilization in the galaxy, now known as the Forbidden Galaxy of the Great Ruins.
The good news is that human factions' enemies, such as demons, zerg, spirit beasts, and evil cultivators, were also unable to enter the galaxy, making the zone untouchable by any party.
After several thousand years...
Finally, the first life began to appear in various galaxies, creating various races and tribes, both human and non-human.
On a planet at the edge of the galaxy, on a planet at the edge of the galaxy called Planet Givatra, several generations of humans finally succeeded in harnessing mana, and the war for supremacy between astral beasts and demons officially began, albeit still in the minority.
Astra, a young man who had successfully awakened his mana directly, immediately concealed it. He knew he had to hide subtly and undetected for his safety and also for the safety of the human race, preventing it from being massacred by the astral race and demons.
After several days...
Astra decided to leave his village not because he wanted to, but for the safety of his village, preventing it from being destroyed if he were discovered.
Honestly, it was difficult for Astra, who had only hunted and fished since childhood, now having to wander away from his village.
After several months of wandering, Astra finally managed to absorb the core of an astral creature that had died in battle. He learned this from two astral creatures' corpses, which died side by side with sword wounds. Fortunately for Astra, their space rings were unlocked, allowing Astra to loot the rings of the two experts. Before that, Sura confirmed the souls of the astral race experts, as their souls sometimes still lived.
After several days of examination, Sura finally killed the astral soul sleeping inside the ring after learning a unique method of the astral race: a beginner's astral magic book, which coincidentally included methods for soul detection and how to kill enemy souls.
What surprised Astra was that the other expert, also the Astral Race expert, was also an Old Astral. As seen from the numerous elemental mana methods, taunting, and healing magic, Astra assumed the expert was dying. A surprise attack from the young Astral expert surprised the older Astral expert, who blew himself up, killing both of them in a massive explosion.
Okay, that's it.
Astra finally succeeded in absorbing the Astral Spirit of the older expert, allowing Astra to reach the level of apprentice mage. Although small for an older expert, Astra was satisfied that at least she had succeeded in becoming an apprentice mage and gained general knowledge about the academy that humans could enter.
Astra was a little surprised to learn that the Astral race allowed humans to enter their academy, perhaps because of the similarities in physical and biological characteristics that led the Astral race to still view humans as relatives despite their differences. The most prominent difference between the Astral race and the Astral race was their physical characteristics, resembling fantasy creatures, such as wings, pointed ears, and longevity. Most notably, some Astral tribes lived in the sea, commonly called mermaids. The Elves were found in forests, consisting of various types of elves. Finally, the Air Explorers had wings and various hybrids.
Well, at least this was better than the Demon Race, which mostly considered humans as slaves and food.
Astra finally realized that the village where she lived was on the border between the Demon Race and the Astral Race, which led to many battles and massacres, especially for humans who couldn't use magic, who were targeted by the Demon Race.
Alright, it's time to head to the Astral Star Academy.