《The Forgotten One》 Introduction? Once we rule the entire known universe. We were feared, praised, revered, respected, and worshipped. But now we were less than nothing, shunned by our own creation, imprisoned by our own slave, and forgotten by the rest of existence. We have the power to enslave an entire species, destroy a planet with ease, withstand the scorching fire of the hypergiant star, enter and exits a black hole without much hassle, but alas those were the thing in the past, where there was no such thing as magic. That thing, destroy our civilization from the inside crushing our robots with ease, disrupting the AI inside our implants, makes our exoskeleton useless, our armour powerless. So we were imprisoned and made slave by our own slave. But the thing that confuses me is not why we were defeated, nor why they don¡¯t exterminate us when they have a chance. No that¡¯s not what confuses me, what confuses me is ¡®why can¡¯t we as a species develop magic like the rest of the galaxies?¡¯. That very own question is the one our secret scientist in hiding were researching, the core of magic. And they got an answer, a long boring answer to why our species can¡¯t naturally develop an organ to control mana so I will not tell you because even I don¡¯t know a thing what those scientists are saying, what you need to know is that they can make and install an artificial organ to allow us to use magic. And that¡¯s why I bother to tell you all of this, because I am one of the 52 successful experiment, so buckle up and enjoy while I tell you the stories of how our people rise back in power.This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. One Suffocation, breathless, insignificant, hopeless, tiny that was one from many emotion I experience when I wake up from the operation. "He''s awake, call the professor" I heard one of my people say "Wanna bet." "About what?" "This one power" "100 Credits for body augmentation type" "Then I will pick the psionic type" "Don''t regret it when you''re wrong" "I have never been the wrong bef-" "Ohh shut it you two, I bet 1000 Credits his power is about the element" "WHERE THE HELL DID YOU CAME FROM !!!" The two of them yells almost exactly at the same time. "Bah that''s not important, ohh by the way, the professor told you to wash and feed him" After that conversation, I can''t hear anything from them and after 5 or 10 minutes I heard the sound of a door open. They don''t say anything, just pick me up from the bed put me in some bathtub and clean every inch of my body, I don''t say anything or rather I can''t. So I just sit there and watch until they finish cleaning. "Bfuaah finally, where am I" I said, after they remove my mask. "Easy there pal, this instruction says that the patient will experience temporary loss of memory for about 3 to 5 days, and a full body paralyzed at the same time but after seeing you so full of energy I must say you are an exception " "Wh what?" "Nothing, just sit back and relax while we wait for the professor" "Who''s that?" I asked them but they instead ignore me and brought me to some dining room or a mess hall. After asking all kind of thing to them and got ignored I follow their instruction to sit back and relax until I finish my food. *crash* The door swung open and before that came an old man with body full of machine, you can even call him a machine with some part of an old man. Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. "So you can already walk this early, what a pleasant surprise. Come with me, we got to check for your power" I follow after into a lab or something, there so many sample of different organ from many different species. He brought me in front of metallic tube filled with green substance. "Feel free to jump in" he say as he points to the green goo inside the tube. "What? You mean inside there?" "I know it looks disgusting, but the rebel is in short funding this day so our borough can only buy this but don''t be afraid it''s completely safe" "Why should I?" "Oh yeah I forgot that you are still recovering your memory, Jacob Hazael put him in there" or "hey hey hey wait a min-blurgrh" They just shove me in, what a prick. I feel my mind is going hazy and after some time I fell asleep inside this disgusting gooey substance. "So what is it, prof?" "well it looks like some absorbing power or some sort" "What''s that?" "You know that super advance shield in the main sanctuary, that can absorb anything you throw at it and only make it stronger. "Well yeah, who doesn''t, but that''s a complicated thing with all that big machinery and even the batteries they used is gigantic, how in the hell this tiny little man can hold on such power" "His power is not exactly like that, I''m just using that shield for an example" "so what exactly his power is?" "If I''m right then he held the power to absorb other magical power, but I need more time to research before we know for sure how that work" "well if you are right prof this man can be the one to rule them all" Two I remember now, Asmodeus that was my name, I never knew what the meaning behind it since I don''t know my parent I grew up in an orphanage with many other in a backwater planet called Fleon which is one of the nine planets where our race hide. We cant even go out in advance planet without some disguise or risk being slaved, because of that we became some rare creature in this universe. I also remember that I''m one in fifty-two that was chose to undergo an operation that makes us sensitive to magic. "So how are you 22?" I heard someone asking. "I''m fine professor Zach, by the way how was it? My operation" "Good, it was good, which I want to tell you that you don''t have any power-" "What? I undergo that insane amount of pain for nothing?" "Yet, I wasn''t finished, your power is ... peculiar for lack of better word" "What so peculiar about it, can I shoot fire out of my hand? Bend titanium with ease? Or hypnotizing someone without the use of tools? Which is it, prof?" "None of that, also all of that. You see you have some sort of mutation on your gene that makes you different from the other patient, so if you want to shoot fire out of your hand first you must find someone that can do that and absorb his hand into yours and discard your current hand" "What the hell does that even mean?" "It''s hard to explain in detail, right now you just need to come with me to the morgue" "So after a failed experiment, you''re just gonna ditch me?" "That''s not it, you fool just come along and I will show you your true power" After I ponder for a while, I decided to follow him to the morgue. There were so many corpses of alien species here, some which can be considered a mage by the uniform they wear. "Since the body of a mage is a precious thing because of their research value you can only choose 2, this one his hand can shoot fire like the one you are saying before an Elementalist we called them, over here is the body augmentation his skin is as hard as diamond with the flexibility like regular skin." He shows me two "precious" thing which actually an alien corpse one without the head and the other is just the upper part. And then he takes three other corpses from God knows where. This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. " This other two is good for a fight while this three is good for espionage and scouting, this one can bend the light around his skin to make the illusion of disappearing except for his eyes since he can''t see without it. He, on the other hand, can see the mana in the surrounding area so you can spot someone hiding. And the last but definitely the least is this shit which can spread some awful odour with your ass or some may say superfart" "The hell with the last one, how do you even know that?" "That is one question that I cannot answer you'' "Fair enough. You know me, prof, I''m a coward so I will take the disappearing and the super eyes." I move to their corpses and I freeze. "Umm prof, how exactly one use his power?" "I don''t know exactly but what I do know that you need to concentrate" I follow his instruction and I concentrate, after a while I can see some sort of glowing thing flying around their corpses, I focused all my mind to it and then it happened. My body just sucked in the corpses and I have the feeling to throw up but then it stoped and I can feel something on my skin and my eyes like some itching thing. When I try to scratch that. "Wow, you disappear but I can still see your red eyes maybe try to hide in the shadow will help" I heard the prof says, and when I try to look at him, I can see him right through all his mechanical part, like looking at his soul or something. "So how was it prof?" "Now you are ready, stop disappearing or your mana will deplete. And follow me to my office" Once again I just following him like a duckling following his momma duck. "Since you choose the scouting power over the combat one you will be deployed to the main planet of the Galactic Alliance, Ibex. You know that the Galatic Alliance and the Nexus Empire is at war so your mission is to make the two factions hate each other even more besides from collecting intelligence for our forgotten species, Humanity" Chapter 3 "... that''s it, just remember always hide your presence." The prof said after he explains to me about my mission on the new planet. It turns out my job is to become a bar owner where all the secret agent from humanity can gather and share info. "So it''s that easy?" "It is, for now, I will contact you when we have something to discuss now go meet your new roommate." "Cool, where they at?" "Ask Jacob when you pass that door." I walked to the pointed door and when I was getting closer I can hear someone talking behind the door. They seem to be talking about a new mission or something. "Hello guys, what are you talking about?" "Oh Asmo, come here you" Jacob grab my shoulder and bring me to the two other people. "Let me introduce you to Martha and Nathaniel, your new roommate." "Oh hello guys, I remember you before the operation" I''m talking about Martha. "I''m sorry I must have missed you." "Nah it''s okay, don''t mind it, so what are you talking about?" I asked them. "It''s about our new mission, where we will live together in an old bar in the middle of the bustling city" Nathaniel answer. "It''s not that bad" Jacob from the side adding a comment. "Of course it is, what if our disguise cam off? or what about our provision? Or the bar?" Martha expressing her fear. "What about the bar?" Nathaniel asked. "Did the two of you know how to run a bar? Where will we get the drink stock?" "I don''t. But we can always learn to, I heard that the speed of the NET is very fast in the city." "Anyway, you can always learn how to run a bar from the NET but the ship will be leaving soon." "What ship.?" "The one that will get you to Ibex, now be a good kid and follow me" We have to stop our conversation in the middle because of Jacob. But now I think about it, why the hell we are disguising to be a barkeeper when we don''t even know anything about a bar. I can''t even go to one before last year. We make our way to a hangar where there was a big ship waiting for us. A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation."That some nice freighter, you got there it will be a shame when something happens to it." "Don''t fucking JINX it, you asshole" Martha, Jacob and me yelling at the same time. "Now you get what you need, and return here before the sunset," Jacob said. I said goodbye to the other and go to my private office and home, oh yeah almost forget to tell you that, I''m part of the military that is why I know professor Zach. I pack my thing which is a Laser Pistol and a pocket knife, I don''t even need to pack clothes since we will be disguising as another species and will be given some special suit to use. After that, I go straight to the hangar since I don''t even have someone to say goodbye to. Five minutes passed since I arrive then Nathanael come with his suitcase that can fit a grownup and another five minute that Martha arrived with a suitcase just like Nathaniel. "How long have you been waiting?" Martha asked us. "Five minutes." "Wheres Jacob?" "I''m over here" I was a little surprised when he came out of the freighter. "What are you looking at? Stop that staring and get your ass over here." The ship is big and when I say big it is not because we are the only one inside but big like it can even fit 5 mechas and a half. "Isn''t it seems wasted to send 4 people in a ship this big" "Four? it''s three I will not come along with you" "What? How can we fly this thing?" "Asked Asmo he can do it?" "Can you?" "Sure do" "He''s a Major General in the Air Force, of course, he can fly a ship" "WHAT!?" Both Martha and Nathaniel scream. "Why are you seem so surprised I''m a colonel myself?" "Bu-but you guys seem so young" "Oh yeah almost forgot to tell you, that Asmo here is a prodigy, he can shoot a moving target 5 miles far with a pistol blindfolded" "How the hell can he make that shoot?" "I dunno asked him not me" Shortly after he handed me some document about the ship, my task, a key chain with 5 keys, some instruction and a pack of condom. Why the hell did I need a condom? I asked myself before he came back and take it. "Sorry not for you, I''m gonna need it tonight"