《PRIMAL WILL》 The invasion "Five years ago, things were different. The world was a paradise compared to the shithole it is now. Humanity prospered in an era that would have heralded a technological period of political, social and economical stability. In simple terms a time when everyone in the world could lead a good life. Space exploration to conquer the solar system, nanotech technology to get rid of terminal ailments like cancer, artificial rejuvenation of the sahara desert to support crop production. These are some of the goals, scientists and great minds alike were working towards. Then they came. The first founders, claiming that humanity was an impure race that needed to be exterminated. The USA, China, Russia, england, Chile and south Africa were the first to be hit. They targeted the leading economical nation in each continent¡­ yes Teena, what is it?" A blonde girl with short hair, dressed in a grey overall raised her hand. "Excuse me sir, you called them founders but my dad said they look exactly like us. Are they humans too?" The instructor frowned. "Common misconception. They may resemble us but they are not humans. A founder is a shifter race, a shifter can alter their musculature and bone structure to look like anyone. Furthermore¡­.Yes kaito" "Then how can you figure out if someone is a shifter or not?" An asian boy in huge glasses asked. " through blood. A founders blood is purple. It contains a certain chemical component that messes with electrical devices. So the safe Havens have come up with a device that can tell apart a founder from a human. Which brings us to my next point. During the early months after the third coming, as they called it, elite founder groups infiltrated the world''s governments, seeking to destroy us from within..." "But why?." Everyone looked at the cold looking black kid seated at the back, who had interrupted. The instructor took off his glasses and wiped them, then he cleared his throat and put them back on. " yes? Thats a brilliant question. " Everyone else was confused. "What do you mean instructor?" Kaito asked. The instructor sighed and sat down on the edge of the makeshift table. A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation."In war, infiltrating an enemy base is an effective battle strategy, especially when it comes to intelligence gathering and assassination. But that usually applies when the military power of the two sides is equal or not too big. The founder''s technology is centuries ahead of what humanity has. So they could have simply overwhelmed us with their superior military power, but they didn''t. This shows that they had another plan, besides wiping out the human race from existence. They were searching for something and the attack on the world''s leading nations was to weaken the earth for easier subjugation. The great general, Sebastian ondija, a shaman from west Africa, was the first of the five great generals to discover humanities last hope, the Safe Havens. Can anyone tell me what I''m talking about?" Teena raised her hand enthusiastically, "My dad says that the safe havens are pocket dimensions, constructed by the planet''s will to provide a secure base for us". " That''s a good answer Teena, seems like your dad knows a lot. Maybe, he should come and teach you guys instead, I so need some time off." The students all laughed at the joke. Ketor, who was seated at the back, looked at them all and sighed, not joining in on the laughter. "System, are you done with the update?", he asked in his mind. Five years ago, when the aliens, who called themselves the founders came, Ketor''s hometown in Nairobi, Kenya was attacked during the second wave. The things he saw during that day proved to be too much for a 10 year old kid and he fell unconscious in an alley during the attack. Luckily he was saved by the army and taken to a bomb shelter with the rest of the survivors. When he woke up he found himself with an entity in his mind, which called itself, the primal will system. At first he freaked out, thinking that he had gone crazy. After a while he adjusted to the system''s existence though he still thought he had gone insane. Being an orphan, he had no one to talk to so he chose to keep it a secret. " Ding, update complete. System restart in 5,4,3,2,1" After the countdown, Ketor felt something shift in his mind and following that he fainted. The system Ding, system restart successful." Ketor woke up on a hospital bed, he clutched his head, resisting the urge to scream because of the major migraine he had. " welcome to the primal will system, host." " you have received one bloodline awakening lower grade ticket. Use?" "You have received one innate ability awakening top grade ticket. Use?" "You have received 5 free levels." " Energy absorption function unlocked" " System has detected large amounts of Aether. Absorbing¡­." " System has detected a large amount of Aether. Absorbing¡­." " System has detected a large amount of Aether. Absorbing¡­." "Displaying host''s attributes" Name: Ketor Age: 15 Level: 6 Experience: 0/1000 Strength: 6 Agility: 6 Endurance: 6 Perception: 6 Mental power: 50 Spirit power:5000(unusable) Aether points: 300, Bloodline??? Innate ability??? Essence points: 1200, Will points??? Ketor was dumbfounded after looking at his attributes. After waiting for five years, he finally had the power to change everything. Ketor remembered the helplessness he had experienced during that time and he hated the feeling of being weak. His eyes shone with a fierce light, intrigued by the messages he got from the system. During the past five years, the system had remained in an inactive state. After inquiring he found out that it had needed a period of time to update its function to better fit it''s host growth. "System, last time I asked you where you came from, but you said that my level was too low to know the information. What about now?" He asked with a curious expression on his face. His palms started sweating, betraying his nervousness. He really wanted to know. One of his earlier memories during the attack was somehow connected to the system''s emergence. " Host level not high enough. Host should break the first limiter for further information." "First limiter? You mean, become an awakened? Like the first generals?" Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings."Host is confused. An awakened by human standards is a powerful individual, however in the universe, such a being can only be seen as a slightly bigger ant by those truly powerful figures. Any further information about the first limiter is blocked till host reaches the necessary level." Ketor deflated like a balloon. Suddenly a shocked expression appeared on his face. "Wait, you mean apart from the founders, there are many other powerful alien races out there?! That''s¡­oh my god¡­" "Host need not worry. Earth is but a minor world in a small solar system on the outskirts of an insignificant galaxy. Chances of a level 5 invasion happening is close to nothing." " wait, what about the founders then?" "The alien race called the founders is but a reset function formed by _____________________ to better control _______________ in the galaxy." " Wait you skipped some parts!!!" "Host level not high enough." Ketor frowned. He had thought that he would finally get answers to some of his questions. The door to his hospital room opened and in came a middle aged woman in a nurses'' uniform. " Hello young man. How are you feeling now?" The kind smile on the woman''s face somehow reminded Ketor of summer. "I''m okay, what happened?" " You fainted in class. Your instructor used a telepod to bring you to the sickbay. You gave us quite a scare. Some of your classmates came by to see you in the morning." "How long I''ve I been out for?" The nurse smiled. "About 2 days." Seeing the expression on the boy''s face change, she tried to comfort him. " Don''t worry about the cost, someone already took care of that." Realization came to ketor. He had a suspicion about the one who paid the bill. After the fall, simple things became expensive as the cost of living went up. " Who was it?" The nurse sighed at the question. As if she could sense the bias the boy had towards his benefactor. "A good Samaritan honey. Sometimes accepting help doesn''t mean you''re worthless, it means someone appreciates your value. Now get some rest, if you need anything use the buzzer." Ketor was still disgruntled. It hurt his pride that he received help from that ''traitor'', but a small part of him was also grateful. He then sighed in exasperation after remembering his impolite attitude towards the nurse. He didn''t even ask for her name. As if to distract him, the system told him something that brought a smile to his face. "Ding. System advises host to look at the newly added functions." Talk about overpowered Ketor sat up straighter on the bed. ¡°ok system, what are the new functions?¡± ¡°Before all else, you should fully understand what the primal will system entails. The primal will system is a void level entity; its main objective is to help its host achieve wholesomeness or in other words perfection in any given path. However, that is just my most basic function. The true perk, is the ability to retrace.¡¯¡¯ ¡°retrace? What does that mean?¡± ¡°it¡¯s a unique function, which when activated reveals the true form and meaning of anything in its prime form.¡¯¡¯ ¡°I don¡¯t understand. what do you mean by true form and meaning?¡± ¡°every single thing in existence is a record, no matter whether it exists in the past, present or future. Retrace is overpowered in the sense that you can use it to see anything in its barest state. In simpler terms, you can gaze at the essence of anything that has no divinity.¡¯¡¯ Ketor had a shocked expression on his face. If what the system said was true, then the implications of such an ability was incredible. This basically made him immune to illusions and any form of falsehood. With this he could even tell apart a founder from a human without the help of any device. ¡°Such an amazing ability has to have a lot of drawbacks, right? I mean this is simply crazy!¡¯¡¯If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. ¡°As a void level entity, limitations are nonexistent for me. The only drawback is that the host¡¯s soul is too weak at the moment to fully utilize all my functions. get stronger and such limitations will also cease to exist for you,'''' ketor wasnt sure but he thiought he could detect a condesceding tone in the system''s voice. he gave a wry smile, He was well aware of his weakness and he wanted to change that. " System how would i fare against an awakened human?'''' ¡°Awakening as human¡¯s call it, is a defensive mechanism by the planet¡¯s will, which seeks to strengthen the primary species in order to protect itself in times of catastrophic events. This action, overdrafts its vitality by offering aether, to awaken innate abilities in a few select people. With your level 5 stats you would only hold on for a minute against a low level awakened. After activating your innate ability and bloodline, you would most assuredly win over a mid rank awakened.'''' Ketor frowned in contemplation. He''d thought that after going up five levels and the increase in his attributes he''d put up a fight against other awakened. Initially after he''d woken up he had felt a rush of power throughout his body. It was good he had asked the system that question else he would have grown arrogant. " Almost got conceited there. its good to know how strong i am but even more important to know how weak. I want to be powerful, so powerful that nothing will ever threaten me again.'''' A hot flame started burning inside his soul. He hated being weak and now he had the power to change that. He knew that the world was bigger than he could imagine, and that made him scared but amid that fear was excitement and a burning need to stand above all. ¡°Ding, hidden objective fulfilled ¡®fighters will¡¯.¡¯¡¯ The white walls of the hospital room as well as the bed faded away and ketor found himself in a strange red space. ¡°Beginning the fighters conviction test. Survive for 5 minutes to pass. Failure means death.¡¯¡¯ Never before, had ketor despised the mechanical voice of the system.