[MC's POV]
I chose to remain silent in the face of insults and mocking laughter from others, without giving their words much attention, as I was focused on the fact that there's still hope - something that's telling me I can achieve my goals, I simply walked away, understanding that staying put would only add unnecessary mental stress.
Watching me not give a F to him, the incharge wanted to hit me from his agitated body language because why not, even if they don't engage with me, I have blood of one of the top ten families so every Tom Dick and Harry want to feel better by showing off in front of me but I just walked off and message was still floating in front of me.
[Grow Stronger and come back for your incomplete Awakening]
I finally put the ruckus of my ejection from the Tower behind me and found a place to sit quietly. Upon receiving the message from the tower, I had somewhat calmed down - I'd had a previous sense of how my family would react to my failure, but this no longer mattered, so I would leave before they further demoted me and expelled me.
Now all that aside, I looked at the displaying message again like it's waiting for my acknowledgement so I said "Yes, I will come back."
The display blinked and another message appeared.
[You have a two-year time period, good luck to the player]
Then screen finally disappeared, I turned and looked at the Tower and smiled in a long time and said "You bet I will comeback and dominate everyone in the Tower" and I turned and start walking again while grinning from ear to ear.
After walking for few minutes I stopped because I hadn't decided where to go and after today I didn't want to live in provinces under control of the Ro'nark Family. So I decided to move towards the domain of Isaldor Family, the strongest on Planet Mythos.
I carried a hood and some food, but I didn't have enough money for teleportation, so I opted to travel to Ishtahar Province, which is ruled by the Isaldor Family, on foot - a journey of at least fifteen days. At this point, my sole objective was to physically strengthen my body because that was the message during the Awakening process, and I needed to be robust enough to finish my Awakening and put everything behind me.
After several days of walking, I came to realise that I was physically quite weak - I could only manage to walk for 1-2 hours before needing a rest of around an hour, whereas people of my age were able to walk for miles without taking a break. I was happy that I choose to walk because if have to make my body strong then endurance and perseverance is the only way.
After 20 days of walking, I reached the border of Ro'nark Province, only to spot my poster, which featured a photograph and a detailed description, advertising a reward of 1 billion gold coins - a colossal sum that only a handful of families or individuals could reasonably aspire to afford. I suddenly become alarmed and immediately pulled over my hood and move towards side of the road.
I was completely unaware that there was a price on my head, feeling relieved that I had chosen to walk because hardly anyone walks long distances anymore due to the availability of mana rails, energy hovers and beast transportation systems. I survived on jungle food or some good natured people in my travel.
I started thinking ways to cross the border although security was not tight but me with my red hair and matching face just a walking money bag. Firstly I needed a new identity card, a new face and most importantly and new hair colour but I was completely broke with zero coins. A plan began to take shape in my mind, having improved my agility over the previous 20 days, I assisted myself by 'borrowing' some glasses and black ink to help temporarily disguise my identity.
My intention was to become a hunter, typically this profession is taken up by children aged 10-12 years or adults who opt out of the tower lifestyle and instead hunt beasts on the planet, which is the remnants of a 10000 year old apocalypse.
They are usually used as combat practice for children and adults hunters kill beast for mana stones or their bodies to continue there livelihood. There are no dangers generally but if loose vigilance, there is always loss of life.
Firstly, I used black to change my hair colour, put on the borrowed goggles and went to counter to registered as hunter. I filled out the details under the name Max, from now on Maximilian Ro'nark is no more.
Then I started hunting mana beast which was also good training for me to make my body stronger so I wasn't loosing anything here. I started hunting beast with only hands first, I struggled for a week before I was getting good at killing beast with fist only.
Next week from selling all beast materials,
I brought myself a simple spear because the loving family of mine has also put out that I only used katana because that's what they have seen. I was good at anything I observed, it only takes little for my body to adjust so I struggled with spear for bit but was able to handle mana beast easily.
I made my routine to hunt, exercise, sleep and repeat. I continued this routine for 6 weeks and I was getting good at it. After passing more than a month in border town, I made my way to elven province. I cleared security checks effortlessly, thanks to having black hair and a new ID card from the hunters association.
After crossing the border, I finally felt free after a long time. The elven province is more nature oriented and have houses in jungles or it's better to say that jungles grew around their houses. I founded a small city which could provide better resources, food and beasts to hunt.
As I was walking around city, I found a suitable lodging in front of an orphan house. I booked my room for 3 days, then went on check the hunter association from there I resumed my same routine again.
As days passed I found out that I was not getting tired even when I hunt all day and don't sleep at night but do exercises instead.
By the 4th month of being in the Elven provinces, I had been able to go without more than a week's sleep, yet I didn't feel fatigued at all except for some mental strain caused by the lack of rest and I had the feeling that if this pattern continued, the mental strain would also eventually be reduced to zero. I didn't what changes occurred in my body but I was happy that I was able to get stronger quickly.
I was on my daily routine when I noticed a group of kids ganging upon a girl with green hair and curved lines around her eyes and hands. She was sobbing because few girls were pulling his hair and boys around her were pushing her around.
This scene reminded me of my days in genesis program, I turned to leave but a thin crying voice in hopeful tone reached my ears "someone help me please, I don't like this. I've already given you my portion, so please stop bothering me.
I turned around hearing her voice and my eyes locked in with eyes of the girl for a moment and I just rushed to her because I couldn't see the tears in such beautiful eyes.
Seeing me coming girls bullying her ran other way and boys also scattered. I reached her and I noticed small scratches on her body and her malnourished state.
I crouched down beside her and inquired, "Are you alright?" What's your name?"
She looked up with tearful eyes "My name is Revanya, big brother. Thank you for saving me. I will repay you for your kindness at a later time."
I just smiled hearing such wise words coming from her mouth, so I introduced myself and took her to an inn so she can eat. She told me that the children were bullying her because she gave her portion of food to small children and making them follow her instead of following those bullies.
I was smiling both inwards and outwards and first time in this life I was proud of myself for rescuing such bright, pure and happy soul.
After filling her stomach, I bought her chocolates and warned her that if anyone tried to take them away, she should tell them that Big Brother Max would give them a severe beating if they even touched a single hair on her.
She was bit perplexed after hearing this from me but she smiled and said "I believe in you, thank you big brother Max."
"Okay Revanya, I am going hunting in nearby forest please stay safe and if anybody hurts you, you know what to say, right" I told her with a gentle voice.
She nodded her head then looked me in the eyes and asked "can I be your little sister, big brother Max, please?"
I didn't thought for second and just said "From now you are and always will be my little sister."
This was start of new sibling relationship which will make the Tower tremble.
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[AN :- this chapter was bit long but I wanted to end this arc and enter the Awakening arc quickly and also please let me know if like long chapters like this or chapters with word limit about 1100-1300 words.]