---unkown forest---
A large silhouette of what looked like a black dragon could be seen descending from the clear blue skies
But if you looked closer , you would see that the body of the dragon was transparent
Its eyes shining in a terrifying red light that gave of the feeling they would absorb your soul away if you stared too long
And even more surprising was the fact that inside of this dragon was a young man who was currently unconscious
The dragon soared the skies looking for a place to land
Its powerful aura felt by the beasts in the forests as they ran the opposite direction of where the dragon was flying
"Rooooar!"
Landing near a lake around some open fields the dark dragon roared
Its roar echoing throughout the entire forest
when suddenly a female voice that sounded like an AI spoke
its voice resounding around the entire 'world'
[ Declaration
The first Dragon God has been born
Beginning the great trial
Welcome Dragon God of death ]
The shadow dragon started disappearing as the young man inside it slowly floated down onto the grass
--- a few minutes later---
On the tall blades of grass layed a handsome young man who looked a 16 or 17 year old
the warm rays of the 'sun' illuminating his body
He had black and brown medium legnth spiky hair
His skin was a bit pale and if you couldn't see that he was occasionally breathing you'd think he was already dead
He had a toned athletes body and was dressed in black pants, black boots ,a black leather jacket , as well as black fingerless gloves
The young mans eyes suddenly opened revealing his different coloured eye's
Sitting up straight the young man looks around with an expression that looked like he was doubting his life choices but soon a small smile could be seen on his face
the memories he had recieved allowed him to understand
he had been reborn in the novel 'Dawns beginning' as a powerful character
a God to be exact
But the smile on his face came from the fact he understood that the character he had been reborn as was who he was in his past life
he had been given a second chance to redeem himself from past mistakes
a second chance to truly attain absolute power and not the false power he had before
In his first life he was born an arrogant God who soon became enslaved to a mortal from a human kingdom
After years of living life as a slave the world he lived in was soon invaded by beings that called themselves Holy angels
They declared to the world they served an Outer God who was not from his universe
These angels massacred many and enslaved billions of people
Some of these holy angels had power eqaul to or above Gods lilke himself yet they never claimed to be Gods
Not surprisingly he ended up dying a bitter and vengeful death
His soul soon reincarnated and he was reborn a child who ended up in an orphanage a few days after he was born
Unfortunately he had no recollection of his past life during this phase
The world he got reborn in was a modern society but at that time powerul nations were at war with each other
At a very young age he was taken in by dark organization that trained young children to be perfect killers
His talent for killing was so outstanding that by the time he was 15 he was elected the leader of the dark organization
Naturally he soon became one of the wealthiest men in the world and gained the infamous name 'God of death '
A name that made the upper echelons of the world who knew about his legendary tales feel fear
One night while he was scrolling through the internet on his laptop a certain online novel caught his attention
The novel was called 'Dawns beginning ' a story about Gods and a hero who rose to save the world from its invaders after years of oppression
The book easily became his favourite as something in him resonated with this story
It was only now he understood
The reason he felt such a strong sense of connection and melancholy when he read that novel was because it was the story of his past world and past life as a Deity
Thinking these things the young man stood up
looking at his surroundings he noticed a lake near him and he walked over to it
soon he was staring at his reflection at the edge of the lake
'This time , I'll make sure things end up differently ' he thought as he bent down and touched the water
standing up the young man sighed
he missed the feeling of being eternally young and energetic
a blue screen suddenly apeared infront of him with texts written on it
[Welcome Young God ,to the 'awakening plane'
A realm created for you to decide between two fates , to choose between pawn or king
May you break through your shackles and awaken in the new world as a king and not a soldier
Please note: to see your personal information say the number 01]
'So I'm back in the awakening plane huh' The young man's smile became broader
An awakening plane is a temporary dimension outside of the real world where gods are born and learn to control their power
Its in this place they could recieve the divine inheritance left by the legacy
the creator of this trial as well as the multiverse
But receiving the divine inheritance wasn't easy
' if i fail this I'll end up as somebodies slave in the real world again' the young man thought to himself
That was the catch with the awakening plane
no matter how powerful you became if you failed to recieve the inheritance you would end up a slave in the next world or to someone else who recieved the inheritance
What was the inheritance then?
The inheritance was the right to name yourself
To elevate your bloodline to royalty
The inheritance would give you a bloodline that give you immense talent in cultivation even compared to Gods
It also granted you the ability to recruit other Gods into your pantheon , wich was an extremely enticing reward for a God
From what he remembered from the novel
none of the Gods from the awakening plane he was born in ever recieved the inheritance
wich is why even though they were Gods they were crushed easily when those invaders came
The novel also stated that there was more than one awakening plane and more than one universe in dawn's beginning
The young man was now certain thats where the invaders of his world came from
Now some of you might be wondering
how could a God end up a slave to a mortal?
Aren't Gods extremely overpowered compared to mortals ?
That is true but all Gods have a great weakness
When a God is born in an awakening plane they are born without names
Names are of great importance to Gods because the person who names them they have to devote themselves to
all Gods know this from birth ,its in their bloodlines
Their bloodline also give them inherit knowledge about survival as well as other neccessary information for them to function as adults even if they were just newly borns
Each awakening plane usually births 3 to 4 Gods
With each Deity coming into existence after a year
If a mortal in the real world were to name a God they would easily recieve many benefits as well as the God's loyalty
For a God however it was different story
to be able to name themselves and not be slaves they had to go through 'the great tribulation' and if they passed its test they could recieve the divine inheritance
The great tribulation was a very difficult trial
if you failed to endure the test or if your resolve to rule was weak
you would die a slow and painful death
if you overcame it however you would be allowed to name yourself and be elevated as royalty in the eyes of the universe
The young man breathed in while looking into the water and thought
'well its not like failure was an option anyway '
Letting out his breath again ,his lips part
"01 "
{Personal status }
'Open personal status ' he commanded mentally and soon a blue screen apears with new information on it
' i wonder if she's already watching?' the young man thought as the memory of a very powerful figure came to his mind
[Name : Invalid
Titles: none
Power level : God realm 1st stage
Available mana: 100%
True magic spells : None]
'In my first life I never got the chance to learn true magic I was too obsessed with my strength '
'well no use complaining about the past , I'm sure she will teach me magic soon '
Putting those thoughts at the back of his mind the young man focused on his objective and that was to grow stronger and obtain freedom
' if i remember correctly i should have a tatoo on my right hand' he thought
Folding up his leather sleave the young man sees a tatoo of a saber on his forearm
He focuses and tries directing his mana onto the tatoo , a magic circle apears on his palm and soon a sharp looking red saber apears
'Divine rank saber' he thought to himself and smiled
Divine weapons were connected to the soles of Gods and would only cease to exist when the God dies
they were also extremely Sharp and durable being able to cut through divine rank armour like butter
' judging by how none of my siblings have come near my location
it looks I'm the first God on this plane'
"Guess its time to hunt" the man suddenly spoke outloud
grinning from ear to ear he slowly walked into the depths of the forest , a strong determination brimming in his eyes
Thank you for the chapter.
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