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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17: The Birth of Worthlessness

("5,000 years ago… a weak child swallowed death itself.")

​🌙 Scene 1: Alice's House – Midnight

​The room was filled with pin-drop silence. Prithvi slept peacefully, unaware of the storm brewing in Jinwoo's mind. 😴 Jinwoo sat on the edge of the bed, his fists clenched so tight his knuckles turned white. A faint, ethereal light-blue mist began to float around the room. 🌫️

​Alice sat beside him, her voice heavy with the weight of history.

Alice: "Jinwoo… you wanted to know about Adheera. The story you are about to hear began five thousand years ago."

​🕰️ Scene 2: 5,000 Years Ago – The Broken Hut

​A barren, desolate land. A cold, gale-force wind screamed through a shattered hut where a frail, sickly child lay gasping for air. This was Adheera.

​Born weak in an ancient age, his only support was his mother. ❤️ No father, no tribe, no allies. The villagers were ruthless, mocking his frailty: "He's a cursed child," they would say. "He won't survive the week."

​His life was a living hell of humiliation and beatings. But his mother would hold his hand and whisper: "You are not weak, Adheera. One day, the world will never be able to forget your name."

​💀 Scene 3: The Night of Blood

​One night, robbers stormed their hut, searching for a few measly gold coins. When Adheera's mother tried to protect their only means of survival, the robber leader laughed a hollow, dark laugh.

​Before Adheera could even blink, a sword pierced through his mother's chest. 😨 She collapsed, her blood staining the dirt floor.

Mother (Last breath): "Run… Adheera… Run…"

​But the robbers didn't kill him; they threw him into the heart of the Dark Forest to let nature finish the job.

​🌲 Scene 4: The Dark Consumption

​In the deepest part of the forest, where even moonlight feared to tread, Adheera wandered, starving and broken. He stumbled upon the rotting corpse of a strange, black beast—an Ancient Dead Entity. Driven by a primal survival instinct, he consumed its flesh. ⚡🌫️💀

​The moment the black blood touched his tongue, a violent energy exploded within him. The forest trembled.

Alice (Voiceover): "It wasn't a normal beast, Jinwoo. It was a vessel of ancient darkness. By consuming it, Adheera's very soul was rewritten."

​🔥 Scene 5: The Rise of the Entity Child

​Years passed. The weak child became an unstoppable monster.

Adheera evolved:

​Insane strength & Entity Magics.

​Impossible reflexes & Immortal endurance.

​An aura of absolute fear.

​He roamed the world, crushing kings and gods alike. His conclusion? "No one is worthy. This world is worthless." He sealed himself away in an ancient temple, waiting for a day when a true opponent might rise. 🪨

​🏔️ Scene 6: The Awakening – The Mountain Top

​Back in the present, Jinwoo's eyes glowed with a new resolve.

Jinwoo: "How do I unlock the full Mist Power?"

Alice: "Close your eyes. Focus on your heartbeat, not your strength. The power will unlock itself when you stop fighting it."

​Jinwoo travelled to the highest peak of the forest mountain. 🏔️ For two days, he sat in absolute stillness. Memories of Prithvi, his mother, his defeat, and his lineage flashed through his mind.

​Suddenly—⚡!

A spark of Mist Lightning! Jinwoo's body was engulfed in a Deep Blue Aura. When his eyes snapped open, they were a piercing, icy blue. 🔥 He extended his hand, and from the swirling mist, a Blue Lightning Mist Sword manifested! 😈🗡

​Jinwoo: "Adheera… I'm coming back. This time, I carry the power of a God."

Finger Snap 💥—Vanish!

​🌊 Scene 7: The Final Confrontation

​4:30 AM. The city was veiled in a thick, mysterious fog.

At the beach, Adheera stopped his walk. The waves were rising unnaturally. 🌊

Adheera: "There is an ancient dark aura in this water… something I haven't felt in five millennia."

​He sensed a presence and walked toward the village center.

BOOM! 💣

In a blur of mist and lightning, Jinwoo appeared directly in front of Adheera. 😈⚔

​The wind howled between them. Eye contact. No words. Just pure, lethal tension. 🌪

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