As Raj tried to look deeper into the book within him, he suddenly felt an invisible force pulling his mind away.
In the next instant, his connection to the outside world was severed.
Everything around him vanished.
He could no longer see.
He could no longer hear.
He could no longer feel his body.
All that remained was darkness.
An endless, cold, silent darkness.
There was no light.
No sound.
No direction.
No up.
No down.
No walls.
No ground.
Nothing.
Raj could not even tell whether he was standing, floating, or falling.
It felt as if his body had disappeared completely.
Only his consciousness remained.
He was nothing more than a mind drifting in an infinite void.
His final memories flashed through his thoughts—
The burning sky.
The collapsing Earth.
People screaming.
The blinding white light.
And then…
Nothing.
Fear slowly crept into his heart.
But mixed with that fear was curiosity.
He wanted to understand what this place was.
Then—
A tiny point of light appeared before him.
It looked like a distant star.
Slowly, it grew larger.
Brighter.
Until it transformed into glowing words floating in the darkness.
"Welcome, Candidate."
Raj's pupils shrank.
The words looked like they were written on a screen, yet floated freely in empty space.
They shimmered strangely, almost as if alive.
Before Raj could react—
A deep voice echoed throughout the void.
It was neither fully human nor fully mechanical.
Cold.
Ancient.
Emotionless.
"Initialization complete."
Raj's entire body jolted.
He looked around frantically.
"Who's there?!"
"Who are you?!"
"Where am I?!"
His voice vanished into the emptiness.
No echo returned.
No answer came.
Then—
Blue light spread before him.
It formed into a large transparent panel.
Words began appearing across it one by one.
---
Heavenly Book System Activated
Host: Raj
Status: Selected Living Entity
Primary Connection: Unknown
---
Raj stared in shock.
"What the hell is this…?"
"System? Selected Living Entity?"
"What does any of this even mean?!"
The moment those thoughts formed—
Pain exploded inside his skull.
"Aghhh!"
Raj grabbed his head and bent over in agony.
It felt as if someone were crushing his brain from within.
Then—
Another voice spoke.
Unlike the cold mechanical one—
This voice was ancient.
Weak.
Exhausted.
As if it belonged to someone who had fought for countless years and was now speaking with their final breath.
"At last… you have awakened…"
Raj froze.
He shouted into the darkness—
"Who are you?! Show yourself!"
But once again—
Nothing appeared.
Only the void remained.
Then the system screen changed.
---
Memory Fragment Detected
Archived Record Loading...
---
The darkness around him shifted.
A blurry scene formed before his eyes.
Then slowly became clear.
Raj found himself looking at a battlefield.
Broken earth stretched endlessly.
Fire burned across ruined land.
The sky glowed with unnatural colors.
And in the center of it all—
A wounded old man stood alone.
His body was torn apart.
His robes were drenched in blood.
Yet despite his injuries—
He did not kneel.
Around him stood several black-robed enemies.
Their hands overflowed with terrifying energy.
But Raj's attention was fixed on one thing—
The glowing book in the old man's hand.
The Heavenly Book.
Then the old man spoke.
"Even if I perish…"
"This book must not."
Raj's eyes widened.
He instantly understood.
This was—
Human Emperor Vyal.
Though his body was broken—
His eyes still burned with unyielding will.
He gripped the Heavenly Book like it was mankind's final hope.
Then the enemies attacked.
Energy blasts filled the battlefield.
The earth shattered.
The sky trembled.
But Vyal did not retreat.
Golden light erupted from his body.
His aura rose to its peak.
There was no fear on his face.
Only resolve.
He raised the Heavenly Book high into the air and declared—
"You will no longer remain merely a book…"
"You will evolve."
Then—
He poured every last fragment of his power into it.
The entire world turned white.
Space shattered.
Time distorted.
The pages of the Heavenly Book began glowing.
Its letters broke apart.
Its form transformed.
The book dissolved into pure energy.
Its structure changed.
Its essence evolved.
It was no longer simply a book.
It had become something greater.
Something alive.
Something meant not to be read—
But wielded.
The mechanical voice thundered once more.
System Creation Process Initiated
Raj stood frozen.
His voice came out as a whisper.
"So… I'm the owner of the book?"
The system replied instantly—
"Incorrect."
Raj's heart skipped.
He asked quietly—
"Then… what am I?"
The answer came.
"You are the book's next form."
Silence.
Raj's mind went blank.
He finally understood.
This was not luck.
This was not a random blessing.
This was not a simple power-up.
He had become part of something ancient.
Something greater than himself.
He was now tied to the legacy of the Heavenly Book.
His old life was over.
Warmth spread through his chest.
A pulse echoed inside him.
As if some sleeping power had begun to awaken.
The screen flashed again.
---
Heavenly Book Core Sync: 1% Complete
---
Raj stared at the words.
The fear in his eyes slowly faded.
In its place—
Excitement.
Understanding.
Determination.
More messages appeared.
---
Survival Protocol Activated
Emergency Host Preservation Enabled
World Transfer Sequence Ready
---
Raj smiled faintly.
It was not the smile of fear.
It was the smile of acceptance.
"If this is my fate…"
"Then I won't run from it."
Blue light erupted around him.
His entire existence dissolved into it.
His old world.
His old life.
His school.
His home.
His ordinary days.
Everything faded behind him.
His final thought before the light swallowed him was—
"If all of this happened to me…"
"Then there must be a reason."
And with that—
The Heavenly Book System fully activated.
---
Far away—
In the endless void between worlds—
Kumbh slowly opened his eyes.
His calm voice echoed in darkness.
"The Heavenly Book has awakened."
A cold smile touched his lips.
"So… the successor lives."
He closed his eyes once more.
"Continue watching."
Then silence returned.
---
Some time later—
Raj's consciousness entered another space.
The darkness was gone.
He slowly opened his eyes.
He found himself standing in a vast white world.
There were no walls.
No ceiling.
No horizon.
Just endless white in every direction.
Raj's expression became alert.
Then—
The mechanical voice echoed again.
"First Trial Beginning."
Raj immediately shouted—
"Who are you?!"
No response.
Instead—
A blue screen appeared.
---
Survival Trial Initiated
Objective: Reach Final Point
Failure Result: Consciousness Termination
---
Raj's face darkened.
This was no joke.
This was life or death.
Suddenly—
The white floor beneath him shattered.
Raj fell.
And fell.
And fell.
Below him was only darkness.
Whispers filled the air.
Then—
His fall stopped.
He landed in another world.
A ruined battlefield.
Black broken ground stretched endlessly.
Collapsed structures and shattered walls surrounded him.
The air itself felt dangerous.
Then the system announced—
Enemy Units Activating
Cracks spread across the ground.
Shadowy creatures crawled out.
Their bodies were made of smoke and darkness.
Only glowing red eyes were visible.
Raj's heartbeat accelerated.
But he forced himself to stay calm.
"I need to understand them first…"
One shadow lunged at him.
Raj instinctively dodged.
Another attacked.
This time he moved too slowly.
A shallow wound opened on his arm.
Pain shot through him.
Then—
That ancient voice echoed again.
"Do you wish to survive?"
Raj roared—
"YES!"
"I WANT TO SURVIVE!"
Blue light exploded before him.
---
Will Acknowledged
First Ability Activating
---
Energy surged through Raj's body.
Heat spread through every vein.
Blue light wrapped around him.
The shadows halted.
As if sensing danger.
Raj's vision changed.
He could suddenly see streams of energy in the world around him.
Enemy positions.
Movements.
Weak points.
The system announced—
---
Energy Vision Activated – Level 1
---
Raj raised his hands.
Blue energy flowed around them.
Another shadow attacked.
Time seemed to slow.
Raj focused.
He released the gathered energy.
A blue wave burst from his hand.
BOOM!
The shadow disintegrated instantly.
More shadows rushed him.
Dozens.
Raj ran forward—
Toward the darkest point in the battlefield.
Somehow—
He knew that was where the trial's true center lay.
As he fought—
His control improved.
His reactions sharpened.
His Energy Vision evolved.
Finally—
He reached the center.
A massive shadow stood there.
Far larger than the rest.
Far stronger.
Its very presence crushed the air.
It was the ruler of this place.
The giant shadow spoke—
"End the trial."
Raj clenched his fists.
"I'm not done yet!"
Using Energy Vision—
He found it.
A tiny glowing weak point inside the giant's chest.
Without hesitation—
He unleashed everything.
A blinding blue explosion erupted.
The giant shadow screamed.
Its body cracked apart.
Then—
It shattered completely.
Silence.
Then the system announced—
---
Trial Complete
First Boundary Cleared
---
Raj collapsed to his knees.
His body was beyond exhausted.
But before he could rest—
Another message appeared.
---
Energy Vision Upgraded
Initial Mastery Achieved
Next Phase Preparing...
---
The world around him began to distort.
He felt himself being pulled away once more.
But this time—
There was no fear on his face.
Only anticipation.
He understood now.
He was changing.
Growing.
Becoming something greater.
Then—
The white world shattered.
Raj felt his consciousness violently pulled downward.
Wind roared past him.
His eyes snapped open—
And he was falling from the sky.
BOOM!
He crashed onto cold stone.
Dust exploded around him.
Raj groaned and slowly pushed himself up.
He was no longer inside the trial.
He stood atop a lonely mountain beneath an unfamiliar sky.
Cold wind brushed past him.
Far below—
A massive academy stretched across the land like a kingdom of its own.
Raj stared in shock.
"Where… am I?"
---
High above the academy—
Inside the highest tower—
Shivani's eyes opened sharply.
Her gaze turned toward the distant mountain.
A rare expression of surprise crossed her face.
"…Interesting."
"Someone has arrived."
And for reasons she could not explain—
Her instincts told her—
That this boy would change everything.
---
End of Chapter 3