Darkness.
Cold.
Silent.
Blaine slowly opened his eyes.
Pain.
Every part of his body screamed.
But he was alive.
"…"
The memory returned.
The fight.
The elite monster.
Strength: 28.
He barely survived.
Just barely.
He pushed himself up.
Unstable.
But standing.
The system flickered.
Then—
A notification appeared.
[Condition Met]
Blaine's eyes narrowed slightly.
[First Ability Unlocked: Instinct Flow]
[Reward Issued]
"…"
So this—
Was the system's response.
[Gift Granted]
[Strength Potion ×2][Creator's Bloodline (Sealed)]
Silence.
Blaine stared at the interface.
Creator's Bloodline.
Not "power."
Not "skill."
Something else.
Something unknown.
"…"
No hesitation.
He used the potions first.
[Strength +20]
[Strength: 45]
His body felt lighter.
Stronger.
More stable.
But his eyes—
Were still locked on one thing.
The bloodline.
A faint warning appeared.
[Warning: Unknown Origin]
[High Risk Detected]
"…"
Good.
That meant—
It was worth it.
"Activate."
For a moment—
Nothing happened.
Then—
Everything changed.
A deep pulse erupted from within.
Cold.
Ancient.
Violent.
[Creator's Bloodline — ACTIVATING]
"—!"
Blaine's body froze.
His heart pounded—
Too fast.
Too strong.
Cracks spread across the ground beneath him.
The air became heavy.
Unstable.
Then—
His eyes snapped open.
Pitch black.
No light.
No control.
The system flickered violently.
[WARNING: HOST CONDITION UNSTABLE]
Too late.
The power had already taken over.
A low growl echoed.
Monsters.
Drawn by the energy.
One.
Five.
Ten.
More.
[Strength: 25][Strength: 30][Strength: 27]
They surrounded him.
But Blaine—
Didn't see enemies.
Didn't see numbers.
Only targets.
He moved.
Gone.
CRACK.
One died instantly.
BOOM.
Another.
The ground shattered.
Blood sprayed.
Screams echoed.
But he didn't stop.
Couldn't stop.
His movements were unnatural.
Perfect.
Efficient.
Brutal.
Ten monsters.
Gone.
Then more.
Fifteen.
Twenty.
None survived.
The system flooded with notifications.
[Monster Eliminated][Elite Monster Eliminated][Monster Eliminated]
[Strength +5][Strength +10][Strength +5]
The numbers climbed.
Higher.
Faster.
Uncontrolled.
But Blaine—
Had no awareness.
Because this—
Wasn't him anymore.
Then—
Suddenly—
The energy collapsed.
Violently.
"—!!"
His body froze.
Then—
Fell.
Hard.
Silence returned.
Heavy.
Still.
Bodies scattered across the ground.
Blood soaked into the broken streets.
And at the center—
Blaine lay unconscious.
The system stabilized slowly.
[Strength: 210]
No movement.
No sound.
But something had changed.
Irreversibly.
Because now—
The Creator's Bloodline had awakened.
And it would not stay silent.