The world fell into chaos.
The huge crack in the sky could be seen from anywhere, but nothing seem to come out from it. That didn't mean there was no danger.
Entities began to appear.
They were humanoid, except for their dark eyes, sharp teeth, claws and tail. They attacked, those who fell at their hands became them, beast and human alike.
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[Archetype]
1. Combat Archetype — "The Path of Conquest"
Combat types believe the world is a battlefield and survival belongs to those who hit harder, faster, and smarter. The system rewards aggression, precision, battlefield awareness, and growth through conflict. Every fight is data. Every enemy is a stepping stone.
2. Arcane Archetype — "The Path of Ascension"
Arcane archetypes chase understanding: mana, laws, symbols, contracts, equations of reality. They believe power comes from knowledge and control, not brute force. The system responds by unlocking spells, rituals, reality manipulation, summoning, and abstract abilities.
3. Vital Archetype — "The Path of Life"
Vital types focus on life force: healing, regeneration, adaptation, nature, blood, growth, and endurance. They don't just survive—they persist. The system rewards longevity, support, environmental mastery, and biological evolution.
4. Dominion Archetype — "The Path of Authority"
Dominion archetypes shape the world through leadership, contracts, influence, territory, and systems of control. The system treats followers, organizations, cities, and empires as extensions of the user's strength.
5. Veil Archetype — "The Path of Subtlety"
Veil archetypes specialize in stealth, deception, perception, fate manipulation, shadows, illusions, and information warfare.
Each Archetype determin your path to transcendence, whether becoming a martial god or a ruler, is up to you.
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As Shepherd laid on the ground in the bunker unconscious.
A blue screen hovered above his head.
[The Path System]
Name: Shepherd Grayson
Race: Human
Level: 0
Rank: Unranked
Archetype: N/A
Class:N/A
Subclass:N/A
To access full status, select an archetype within an hour if not once the time elapse, a random archetype would be selected.
Shepherd lay unmoving, he was unaware of what type world has become while he was unconscious.
Meanwhile, just outside the bunker, the men who had been enjoying themselves were on the floor, dead. Only the leader was left. The violated girls were hugging each other as they stared at the netherkin who was standing at the center.
The netherkins focus was on the leader who was staring at it in defiance.
"There's no freaking way, I'm dying here!" the man swore as he spared a glance at the blue screen in front of him.
[You have chosen the combat archetype]
[You have been awarded 20 points to strength, agility, vitality and endurance]
[You have been granted the class Berserker]
[You have gained the skill Berserker's Rage]
[Berserker's Rage: Gain 50 points to all attributes for 1 minute]
The man suddenly grinned as he felt so full of energy, an aura of red began to emit from him as his gaze turned ferocious as he looked at the netherkin.
The netherkin tilted it's head to the side as it looked at him before it opened it's mouth and squealed.
"What the heck?" The man was surprised by what the netherkin did but he noticed that as soon as it finished squealing, his dead men began to stand up.
Their eyes had turned black, their fingers had claws as a tail grew from their behind, their lips opened to reveal sharp teeth.
"You Bastard!" The man growled as he charged towards the netherkin and punched out.
The blow was blocked by the bodies of some of his men as they burst into pieces.
This caused the man's eyes to turn bloodshot, the red aura around him deepened.
[Your skill - Berserker's Rage has leveled up]
[Berserker's Rage (Level 2): Gain 100 points to all attributes for 5 minutes. Cool down time: 30 minutes]
The man ignored the prompts as all he saw was red, he wanted nothing than to hit the netherkin.
Meanwhile, the girls huddle up together watched this scene with fear in their hearts. They were five girls, the one at the center being the eldest, she looked more like an adult than a teenager.
Her eyes stared unflinchingly at the scene even with the fear in her heart. She looked at the floating screen in front of her.
[You have 50 minutes to select an archetype or one would be selected for you]
"Select a perfect archetype for me" She muttered.
The screen shimmered as new words appeared on it.
[According to your request, the perfect archetype has been chosen]
[Vital Archetype]
[Class given - Bloodmancer]
[Bloodmancer - My blood, the blood of my enemies, is my power]
[You have been granted the skill - Blood control]
[Blood Control - Control Blood, as long as it goes through the veins, you can control it. Skill profiency increases as skill level increases]
"Miss Victoria?" A voice called her causing her to look to her right at the girl at the extreme.
Victoria noticed how she could feel the blood flowing through the girl's veins and it was not only her, but the other girls too.
"I was just checking the system..." Victoria smiled at the girl, "...I would advise you girls to pick your archetypes, it would be convenient"
"Really?... Would we be able to kill that man?" Another girl asked, her eyes were glazed over and her body was thinner than the others.
"Of course, Susan, we can...I can even kill that netherkin" Victoria assured and noticed how Susan's hopeless eyes brightened.
Victoria smiled as she patted Susan on her head with a sigh. She was the one who had suffered the most as she had been violated more than the rest.
Victoria looked back at the battle that was ongoing, she looked at the netherkin and a small screen appeared in front of her eyes.
[Level 3 Netherkin]
The words were in orange. Ignoring the prompt, she focused on the netherkin and she noticed how she could also feel the blood in his vein. Unlike normal blood, the netherkins blood were white.
Victoria decided to try something, she controlled the blood to reverse which caused the netherkin to began twitching as white blood oozed out of its orifices before it collapsed.
[You have killed a level 3 netherkin, you are granted 100 EXP, 20SP, 50 AP to all attributes and 30 Path Coins]
This happened within a minute which caused the man to roar in rage, as he was consumed by bloodlust, he could not distinguish between friend or foe. He turned his head in Victoria's direction before charging.
Victoria's gaze hardened.
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