Born In Ashes: The Enigma

---) Name: Azrael Thorne

---) Age: 15 Years

---) Level: 0

---) Status: Unawakened

---) Traits: Infinite Comprehension (Eternal Grade), Cold Blooded (White Grade— Evolvable)

---) Attribute: None

---) Rune: None

---) Substance: None

---) Title: ??? [Locked]

---) Bloodline: None

---) Strength: 1

---) Agility: 0.8

---) Stamina: 1.2

---) Cosmic Energy: 0

[Note: Average stat points for a 15 year old boy — 3 points]

---) Shop [Locked]

---) Inventory [Locked]

[As the inventory is still locked, please retrieve your reward — Cosmic Energy Affinity Pill from it in the next twenty four hours or it will disappear]

---) Current Task: None

---) Task Points: None

[Reminder: As your body has never been exposed to Cosmic Energy since birth, please use the Cosmic Energy Affinity Pill as soon as possible to avoid any damage to your body and prevent further complications]

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Azrael read everything at a glance, his mind processing it at the speed of a supercomputer. He ignored most of the details for now, immediately focusing on the final reminder and the inventory section.

"A body that has never been exposed to cosmic energy since birth..." He muttered, narrowing his eyes.

He hadn't paid much attention before, but now that he concentrated, he could sense that with each breath, a strange energy was entering his body.

The amount was minuscule— so faint that a normal person would never notice it unless they had a deep awareness of their own body.

"Is this strange energy the so-called cosmic energy?"

Azrael took another deep breath, and sure enough, he felt the energy mixing with the air and entering his body.

He could even sense how the energy was being absorbed by his cells. But for some reason, the process was irregular, and a faint burning sensation followed each breath as if he had swallowed something poisonous.

However, due to the tortures he had endured in the past, such a low level pain didn't even register in his mind anymore.

"Since this so called cosmic energy enters the body with every breath, it should be practically impossible for anyone living in this world not to come into contact with it since birth," Azrael speculated.

"If this information window is telling me that my body has never been in contact with cosmic energy, that means I am in my original body. And whatever brought me here... it reverted my body to when I was fifteen years old."

Upon reaching this conclusion, Azrael recalled what he had been pondering earlier.

If this world was somewhat similar to Earth, and he was brought here from there, could there be another person like him here?

Azrael glanced out at the garden from the window and noticed a man lying unconscious on the ground. The moment the strange pressure had swept through the area, the man—who had been in the garden at the time—had collapsed instantly.

The moment Azrael saw the man's face, he recognized him. It was Mark— a servant who used to work in the mansion where he had lived back on Earth when he was young.

"If Mark is here, then those people might be here too," Azrael thought, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.

But as soon as the thought occurred, the cold sensation in his head intensified, and his mood returned to normal.

Azrael frowned at the sudden change in his mood and narrowed his eyes.

"This cold feeling in my head makes me similar to how I was before—when my emotions stayed neutral regardless of the situation," He muttered and shifted his gaze toward the section labeled as Traits in the status window.

Infinite Comprehension and Cold Blooded...

"Is this strange feeling caused by the Cold Blooded trait?"

As he focused on the trait, the prompts in front of him changed again, and new information appeared.

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---) Infinite Comprehension (Eternal Grade): Your soul is all-encompassing and has a deep connection with the world. Greatly enhances your ability to comprehend and understand all forms of knowledge.

---) Cold Blooded (White Grade — Evolvable): Grants perfect control over your emotions, allowing you to remain calm in any situation. If certain conditions are met, this trait can evolve.

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"Just as I thought. Although my body has returned to normal—back to its original fifteen-year-old state—I can still maintain an emotionless state because of this Cold Blooded trait."

Azrael also checked other details on the status window, including his Unawakened status, and received additional information

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[Conditions for Awakening not met.]

Complete the following conditions to awaken:

1. AGE — 16 Years

2. An Awakening Stone

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"Sixteen years old and an Awakening Stone," Azrael repeated, raising an eyebrow before looking at his current age — fifteen.

He then checked the sections labeled Attribute, Substance, and Rune, but no additional information was available there.

When Azrael's gaze landed on his stat points, only one thought surfaced in his mind.

Weak. Extremely Weak.

After countless body modifications, his previous self was stronger than any human. Picking up an SUV and throwing it fifty meters away wasn't even difficult for him.

But his current body... it was far too weak.

"Come to think of it, I was even weaker than most fifteen year olds at that time because of the conditions I was living in," Azrael murmured, narrowing his eyes.

"Are they still the same in this world?"

Two people appeared in his memories, and his gaze turned dark. But then, a new thought struck him, and his breathing caught.

"If this world is similar to Earth, could it be... he is still alive?"

Azrael took a deep breath, trying to suppress the storm of emotions rising within him and even under the effects of Cold Blooded, they threatened to burst out.

'If he is really here...' Azrael closed his eyes and his cold blooded trait finally suppressed his raging emotions.

At that moment, the sound of approaching footsteps echoed from outside the room.

"Quick! Check on Young Lord Azrael and Young Lord Kael. Make sure they are alright!"

Azrael heard the voices and the rapid footsteps closing in, and his mind raced, already calculating how to deal with the approaching situation.