The world had changed long ago.Spirits. Demons. Monsters beyond imagination.They didn't come from nightmares—They came from reality.
People lived in constant fear, knowing that at any moment, an attack could come.But amidst the chaos, some awakened extraordinary powers.They were called Rankers.
Out of millions, only five held the title of Top Rankers—the strongest of the strong.The rest… tried to survive under their protection.
But there was someone who didn't care about that world.At least, not back then.
A boy with light black long hair and calm red eyes stood in his room, wearing a simple black jacket, black jeans, and matching sneakers.His name was Sato Yamazaki.A normal guy, with a simple dream—To live happily with his family.
They weren't rich. They weren't powerful. But they were together.
That day, they were planning a trip to the mountains. Sato was more excited than ever.
Yamazaki: "Come on, Dad! I can't wait to get there!"Father: (laughing) "Haha, me neither! Let's go, hurry up and get in the car, everyone!"Sister: "YEEES! This is going to be amazing!!"Mother: (smiling) "Alright, alright, slow down, you two. We'll get there soon, no need to rush."
Their laughter filled the air. Innocent. Pure.Sato felt warmth in his heart.This—this was everything he wanted from life.
But they didn't know… it would be their last.
⚡ The Darkness Strikes
As they drove up the hill, the bright sky suddenly turned dark.In seconds—
BOOM!A loud explosion ripped through the clouds.
A massive evil spirit descended from above.It wasn't just a monster—It was a nightmare born in daylight.
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👹 Description of the Spirits (Dakota-Level Badass)
They weren't ghosts.They weren't demons.They were something far worse.
Spirits — towering monstrosities born from pure hatred and chaos.Their forms were never the same. Some slithered like shadows across the ground with twisted, skeletal faces and jaws filled with burning teeth.Others towered like giants, their bodies stitched from darkness itself, glowing veins of cursed energy pulsing through them.
Their eyes? Blood-red or empty sockets leaking black smoke.Their voices? A mix of whispers, screams, and laughter that could drive a person insane.
Wings made of ash. Claws that sliced through steel like paper.They didn't kill for hunger.They didn't kill for fun.They killed because they existed to end everything.
☠️ The Family's Final Moments
SCREECH!!The car skidded off-road and slammed into a tree.
Before Sato could even process what happened—The spirit was there.
And it began consuming his family.
His mother's scream.His father's blood.His sister's wide, terrified eyes.
One by one, the thing devoured them. Slowly. Cruelly.His father's last breath.His mother's final smile.
Sato couldn't move. Couldn't scream.He was frozen.
Sato (whispering):"No… No, this can't be real…"
The grief broke him.But the pain turned into something else—
Rage.
A consuming fire lit inside him. Not just sadness. Not just hatred.It was a darkness that wanted to burn everything.
⚔️ The Awakening
Then, he heard it.
Voice (in his mind, emotionless):"I am you… and you are me. You have awakened. Congratulations."
Time slowed.His heart turned cold.And then… something rose from within.
His body began to glow with black energy—Not like light. Like darkness made solid.
The spirit lunged. He didn't move.
He watched.He waited.
And then, when the spirit struck again—He unleashed everything.
⚡ The Battle Within
He roared.A sound that shook the sky.
With a single punch, he cracked the spirit's face.Shockwaves shattered trees. The ground splintered.
But the monster didn't die.It grew stronger.Twisting. Changing. Adapting.
Still, Sato didn't stop.He didn't feel pain anymore.Only revenge.
He fought.And fought.
Until his hands were drenched in blood—his own and the spirit's.
🔥 The Final Blow
His last scream wasn't of pain—It was of rage.
He surged forward, his fist glowing black-red,And punched through the spirit's core.
BOOM.
The world froze.The spirit's body crumbled into ash.Its power flowed into him like poison.
But he accepted it.
💀 The Rise of a Ranker
A glowing system window appeared before him.
[⚠️ Awakening Complete][New Title Acquired: "Unranked Threat"][Class: ??? | Power Level: Undefined]
The screen glitched—unable to calculate what he had become.
He clenched his fists. The earth cracked.
Black energy surged around him, as if it had always belonged to him.
Sato (calmly):"I wasn't born a Ranker…""But I'll make the world remember my name."
He turned his back to the battlefield, walking into the shadows.Not as a boy.Not as a victim.But as the future Top Ranker — the one who would climb higher than them all.
👁️ Far Above the Sky...
And far in the distance, above the blood-red sky, powerful eyes opened.
Unknown Voice 1:"Who the hell is he…?"
Unknown Voice 2:"He's not in the system."
Unknown Voice 3:"That power… it's not possible."
One voice, old and calm, whispered:
"A storm is coming… and his name is Sato Yamazaki."
📘 END OF CHAPTER 1
Next: CHAPTER 2 — The World Notices. 🔥