"Shall we go to Horizon Academy for the awakening, Orion?" Jake asked after seeing that Orion had calmed down.


    Orion nodded. "Let’s go."


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    Walking along a path that felt strangely familiar, with simr buildings around him and flying vehicles overhead, Orion didn’t feel like he was in Grimshore. For a moment, he thought he was back in Masturi City.


    "Jake, is this some kind of role-ying game or what?" Orion asked as they walked side by side.


    "Hehe, you asked that at the perfect time, Orion." Jake smiled. "If you had asked this question in the three domains, no one would have answered you. But in this world, or simtion, there are no such limits. Everything can be discussed here without restriction."


    He added, looking back at Orion, "And yeah, this is like a role-ying game, a simtion. Everyone whoes to Grimshore finds themselves in the body of someone around 15 years old, just before the awakening ceremony. It’s the same for everyone."


    Orion nodded, understanding more as the memories he had received after arriving began to piece together. This, strangely also called Earth, had experienced a monumental shift a thousand years ago. Portals had started appearing across the globe, giving way to dungeons filled with unknown dangers and treasures.


    Things once considered myth or fantasy became reality, shaking the foundation of human society. The most significant of these transformations was the awakening of hidden talents within people, a process that allowed humans to tap into powers they had never known existed.


    Despite these drastic changes, Orion noticed the striking simrities between this world and the Three Domains. Yet, there was one key difference: unlike the people of the Three Domains, who had long mastered the conquest of other worlds, humanity here had not ventured far beyond their.


    Space travel was still in its infancy, and while humans had explored and even briefly visited other worlds, the technology to settle permanently or establish colonies was rudimentary. There was also ack of collective will to extend their reach, with most of their focus remaining on their own world’s survival and development.


    However, one thing remained constant between the worlds: the presence of three foreign races—the Angel Race, the Demon Race, and the Celestial Race. These races had descended upon humanity shortly after the arrival of the system, dungeons, and talents, seeing an opportunity to im Earth for themselves.


    But humanity, bolstered by their newfound abilities, fought back fiercely. The resulting conflictsted for years, and against all odds, the humans managed to defend their world. A tenuous peace had been maintained for thest thousand years, but the threat of these foreign invaders still lingered, and the bnce between races remained fragile.


    "So, what do we need to do here?" Orion asked, curious about Grimshore’s purpose. Now that he understood more, he wanted to know the true goal of this world.


    Jake shook his head, spreading his hands. "I’ve asked a lot of people here, and they have no idea either. Some say we’re here to keep the bnce between both worlds, preventing the foreign races from taking over. Others say we’re supposed to go with the flow of this world. Some think we’re here to save it, while others just treat this world like a video game."


    "A video game?" Orion asked with a strange expression. He understood the other theories, and it made sense why some would think of this world as a video game. He himself had wondered if this was a role-ying game, so it wasn’t surprising others had simr thoughts.


    Jake continued, "If you die in this world, nothing serious happens to you. You just return to the three domains, but you lose ess to Grimshore forever. Other than that, there’s no real consequence."


    Orion had suspected as much. Since this world was merely a simtion, dying here wouldn’t result in true death. Instead, it was akin to losing a character in a game—a permanent loss that would lock them out of this world forever.


    No real harm woulde to their physical bodies, but they’d be forever barred from reentering Grimshore. That realization made it clear why some treated this ce like a game, while others saw it as something far more significant.


    ’But I don’t see why people ce so much importance on Grimshore. The three foreign races are no exception—they also value Grimshore highly. Even the Archons organized Dos Academy solely for Grimshore’s sake. What makes this ce more important than the real world?’


    As Orion pondered, he and Jake arrived at the main gate of Horizon Academy.


    Many kids their age were entering through the gate, all wearing expressions of confusion and fascination, much like the one Orion had when he first arrived.


    "Tell me, Jake, are all these kids from the three domains?" Orion asked curiously.


    "I believe so," Jake replied, ncing at them. "They all seem to be around our age and here for the awakening ceremony, so they must be from the three domains. After all, everyone from the three domains takes over the body of someone on the verge of awakening."


    "Let’s go see what this awakening ceremony is all about," Orion said to Jake as they entered the main gate of Horizon Academy.


    Thanks to the memories in his mind, Orion knew every corner of the academy—he had been here for seven or eight years, after all.


    With this knowledge, Orion and Jake didn’t waste any time and headed straight to the ce where the awakening ceremony was being held.


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    Not long after, they arrived in front of a stage or tform with a massive monolith embedded in the ground. There were intricate patterns carved into the monolith, but none that Orion recognized.


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