Silent Awakening: Sign-In To Destiny

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Sunday evening settled over Raven Estate like a blanket of gold and dusk. The mall visit had ended hours ago, and Asher now sat in his room, watching the sun stretch its last fingers across the marble floor. The gifts he'd stubbornly insisted on buying were neatly arranged on the far table: a programmable robot kit, a new batch of circuit boards, a sleek black notebook, and a rare vintage hard drive for his collection.

His parents had returned to their offices shortly after dinner. Kieran had promised to be home earlier next Saturday. Seraphina had knelt and kissed his forehead before leaving, whispering that she would try harder.

They meant it. Asher believed that. But he also knew the world wouldn't wait for their promises to catch up. He would always be alone in some way but he had his system.

Asher said: "System, will you disappear one day when I am strong enough? "

[I don't know, Host. But i would prefer to stay with you until you die] The systen said. 

> [Daily Sign-In Complete]

Reward: +5 System Points

In the following days, Asher spent time walking through the estate with a distant, thoughtful expression. Though his parents had returned to work, something within him had shifted. He wasn't just preparing defenses or studying knowledge—he was piecing together a world.

Every other day, the system provided him something subtle. Something practical.

> [New Ability Unlocked: Silent Fall Technique]

Reduces all falling impact by 70%. Enables low-noise landings from up to 30 feet.

> [New Ability Unlocked: Inertial Redirection]

Briefly shifts body weight to redirect force during melee encounters. Non-lethal, undetectable in normal combat.

The abilities didn't make him flashy. They made him survivable.

He practised in the estate's eastern wing—the abandoned gym his father had used during his youth. The mats were still in place. Mirrors lined the walls. A few dummies stood quietly in corners, half-forgotten by time.

Asher moved like a shadow, testing the silent fall, leaping from the top railing and landing in a hush. He twisted through movements he'd downloaded through a training simulation from the system's archives.

The system occasionally chimed in.

[Your balance shifts slightly to the left upon landing. Compensation is required.]

"Noted," Asher replied, wiping sweat from his brow.

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One morning, while in his lab, the system brought something new.

> [Mission Complete: Internal Security Grid Phase II

Reward: Title Progress Updated

Milestone Achieved: 6-year-old Pioneer]

"That's not a real title, is it?"

[No. It is a placeholder. Title thresholds require sustained action. You are progressing.]

Asher smirked. "Figures."

He scrolled through the logs, feeling a strange peace. This wasn't luck. It wasn't magic. It was methodical progress. And the system respected that.

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In the background of all this, memories kept flickering back to him. A sense that not all was as it seemed.

His parents rarely spoke about the past. When he asked about his grandparents, they'd only said, "Not any we trust right now."

The phrasing bothered him.Asher had long suspected that something was going to happen. Maybe not now, maybe not soon. But the tension in the house, the layers of protection, the frequent overseas trips his parents made—it all hinted at something deeper.He had read enough encrypted emails to know his family had enemies.

He just didn't know who—or why.Not yet.

But the pieces were coming together.And Asher Raven, even at age six, was preparing for a storm.

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