Hey! Hey! Eis woke up suddenly to his sister's voice pounding in his ears.
"What? Whaaaaat happened?" he mumbled groggily, blinking away the haze of sleep.
"Wake up! We need to take a bath!" Kaela's voice shouted exuberantly as she rushed out of the room. "We've got to go now!"
Eis slowly sat up, his mind still foggy.
As he looked around, he realized he was in a small, rustic hut—just a simple shelter made of wood and thatch, nestled somewhere in the wilds of Ignis.
His body felt heavy, and as he moved to stand, a flood of memories began rushing into his mind, crashing like a tidal wave.
His name was Eis Vulcan, a sixteen-year-old boy living in a world that was far more brutal and strange than anything he'd ever known.
His thoughts drifted to the darkness he'd recently faced—thinking about the despair that had almost led him to end his own life, overwhelmed by relentless bullying. In this world, having a wide or curvy body was considered ugly, a mark of weakness. His mother and sister, Kaela, both had the kind of figures that drew ridicule in their society—curvy, beautiful, and proud.
But in the world of Ignis, everything was different. It was a land of ancient mysteries, where myths and monsters thrived, and history was etched into every mountain and river. Exactly 6,000 years ago, two mysterious eggs fell from the sky, one in the cold of the mountain peaks, the other somewhere deep in the volcanic plains. Out of these eggs emerged two incredible creatures—one male, one female—each radiant and terrifying in their own right.
These creatures, born from the celestial eggs, multiplied rapidly into countless beings. They weren't just monsters; they became a central part of the world's ecosystem.
Their flesh, surprisingly, was a delicacy, highly sought after for its supposed power to strengthen the body and grant supernatural abilities. It was said that eating the meat of these monsters could elevate a human's power level, from mere mortal to demi-god and even divine.
In Ignis, both humans and monsters had rankings, levels from Tier 1 to Tier 9, with demigods and gods at the pinnacle.
Between these tiers, there were nine minor realms, each more dangerous and potent than the last. Humanity had learned to harness this power, but the rivalry with the beasts was endless. The Queen of the monsters, a fierce and cunning creature, often would reproduce with different males, almost like a ruthless breeder, accelerating their evolution and increasing their threat. (a bit of a slut if you ask me)
Humans discovered that the key to survival and power lay in consuming the monster meat. Every individual, by law or tradition, was required to eat this supernatural meat at the age of 16. Today was that day for Eis.
That's why he was being called for a bath—perhaps to prepare him for the ritual, or simply to cleanse himself before facing the world again.
Eis pushed himself up, still feeling the weight of memories and the strange world he inhabited. His mind was filled with questions—about the monsters, their origins, and the endless war between humans and beasts.
He glanced at his sister, Kaela, her brown hair falling in soft waves, her brown eyes shining with a mixture of excitement and pride. She was two years older than he, and like their mother, Lysara, she bore the same curvy figure that was both admired and ridiculed in their society. Lysara, at 34, was a strong woman—curvy, confident, and resilient—who had raised Eis and Kaela alone.
Eis knew that today was more than just a bath. It was a passage—another step into the brutal reality of Ignis, where every day could be a fight for survival, power, and respect.
As he prepared himself, the distant echoes of the world's chaos—the ongoing war between humans and monsters, the mysterious origins of the celestial eggs, and the quest for ultimate power—swirled in his mind.
Today, he would face his destiny. The day he would either rise or fall in the savage, mystical world of Ignis.