SWNOVELXO Chapter 7: Chapter 7 – The Boy with Broken Chains
Chapter 7 – The Boy with Broken Chains
Ken drank a few simples of water. It was lukewarm, but enough. He slowly knelt and began to wash his wounds.
His gaze streated.
A wink in the corner.
Ashen Ryū
He was there, sitting with his eyes closed, motionless. But Ken felt it. He thought without really thinking:
"He's in his inner world... I'm sure. "
And he was right.
—
Ashen Ryū was no longer here.
But at the same time... he was still there.
He was in two places at the same time: in the desert, next to Ken, and also in his inner world.
His inner world.
A territory that is neither white nor black — but grey.
A plain where broken chains covered the ground, like torn memories.
They were all dead. Dissolved in silence.
And in the centre, a huge orb.
His soul.
Wings were born from this icy light.
She was shining.
She shone with a cold glow, with an inhuman will - a will that has survived everything that is impossible.
—
Ashen approached his soul.
And, for the fifth time since his arrival in this world, he opened the interface.
He didn't just want to check.
He wanted to understand.
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[Statistics]
Name: Ashen Ryū
Title: The Perfect Weapon of the Black Orphanage
Description: When the Black Orphanage was created, no one suspected that one day it would shape a being like him.
Not a boy.
Not a soldier.
A perfect weapon. Code name: The Perfect Army.
Ability: Can survive in impossible situations.
Age: 17 years old
Height: 1m78
Weight: 59 kg
Hair: Blonde, almost white
Eyes: Deep blue - a blue that swallows the looks
Unique Ability: Break Chains
Level: 1 (sleeping)
Description: There will be a forgotten god, it is said, who will not be free either in his old world or in the new one.
But ironically his being, he will be freer than anyone in both worlds.
Acquired Sleeping Ability: Cancels any capacity used on it.
→ Mission to reach level 10 (awakening):
Use your ability on 100 different enemies (0 / 100)
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Ashen Ryū closed the interface.
And only one thought was imposed:
Why does this title still exist in this world?
Why am I still tied to this thing?
He felt a cold anger rise.
Against the orphanage.
Against an idea.
Against the organisation.
Does the organisation still exist here in this world?
He looked up.
But the sky did not answer.
Impossible.
And yet...
This world does not follow any known law.
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He sighed. For A Long Time.
A sigh that went nowhere.
Then he opened his eyes again.
Back to the desert.
The air was burning. Ken was there, a few metres away, silent, washing his wounds.
Ashen looked at the sky and said to himself inwardly:
"No matter who my enemy is... I will destroy him.
To realise my dream: to have an ordinary life. "
And Ken looked up at the sky too, thinking:
"In my old world, my dream was impossible.
But in this world... it's possible.
So I continue to move towards my goal:
Understand everything.
Overcome everything.
Remodelling everything by my will. "
A short exchange.
Not a word.
But in Ken's eyes, Ashen sees something else.
No mercy.
Don't be afraid.
Not even curiosity.
Something more strange.
Recognition.
To have come to this world where their dreams can exist.
Two broken children
Two foreigners.
Two anomalies.
Two children who will pulverise the balance of the world.
But in reality...
They are only two dreams.
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Ashen finally spoke, in a low voice, almost absent:
- "Do you think... this world makes sense? "
Ken stared at him for a moment. Then shrugged his shoulders.
- "I don't need meaning... or nonsense.
The only thing I need is to tall my dream.
So if the sense allows me to do it, I need it.
And if it's nonsense that helps me... then I need nonsense. "
A silence.
Then Ashen smiles.
— "Good answer. "
—
The wind blew.
No threat.
No event.
Nothing.
Just two boys sitting in a ruined world.
The one who had seen too much.
The other who was going to see everything.
—
But neither of them knew yet...
That their respective chains — visible or invisible —
Would lead them to the highest possible level in this world.
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End of Chapter 7