《Pinnacle [Dropped]》 Prologue, the Introduction The world of Tander, where the strong eat the weak. Where those in power can do anything they like. Where the weak are used as a stepping stone for the strong. Cultivator reign supreme while the ordinary suffer. Justice are present to those who are strong not those who are weak. In the continent of Caleb, precisely on the province of Hor there is a village called Leaf. Why is the village called Leaf ? Well, they said that the village are surrounded by leaves so the villager named the village Leaf. This village, like other villages are somewhat ordinary except that it was surrounded by giant trees with thick leaves, which most people find it beautiful. And I¡¯m just a tiny person in that world. Wait, I haven¡¯t introduced myself have I? My name is Adrian Cauldron. I¡¯m currently 3 years old. I¡¯m the nephew of the village chief or so they say. Believe it or not, I¡¯m actually the third son of the head of house of Cauldron. The house of Cauldron is a major power in the kingdom of Jaluk. The house of Cauldron helped founded the kingdom of Jaluk so I guess my ancestor was a great man. Kingdom of Jaluk rule the whole province of Hor, so yeah they are powerful. Oh did I mention that the continent of Caleb have 4 province? There are province of Hor, province of Lyth, province of Ko, and the province of Cuk. So why did I end up in this tiny backwater village? Well, the house of Cauldron had a custom where their potential heir are to be raise until they¡¯re 10 in one of the backwater village. There, the house of Cauldron will provide basic needs such as house, food, water and knowledge. And the house of Cauldron also provide cultivation method so that they can became strong. What¡¯s the purpose of this you ask? Well, it was to nurture the potential heir to not become arrogant and to see their intelligence. If the child are capable, he or she would already master the basic knowledge of the world, be it politics, economy, tactics all by themselves and already reached the 2nd step of Mortal stage. Cultivation in this world are divided into 7 stages. These are : Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.Mortal stage, 1-9 steps Semi-Mortal stage, 1-9 steps Beyond Mortal stage, 1-9 steps Sage stage, 1-9 steps Immortal stage, 1-9 steps Beyond Immortal stage, 1-9 steps King Immortal stage, 1-9 steps Deity Deity realm are unknown because someone who reached deity realm are very rare. If there are 1 million people in this world, the probability of someone who can reached the deity stage is 1 : 1000000. This is because the harsh nature this world had. There are 2 cultivation method that are often used in the world of Tander. External cultivation and Internal cultivation. External cultivation focus on refining the outer body strength while Internal cultivation focus on refining their energy. External cultivator use ki to strengthened their body to the utmost limit while Internal cultivator use ki to form the elements in their body to create an attack, or should I said magic. Oh did I not mention that there is magic in this world? Magic in this world are categorized into 4 basic elements. They are : Fire, Water, Earth, Wind. And 2 rare elements, Time and Space. 2 advance elements are Light and Darkness. There are also variant elements. So far, only 4 are known to man. Ice, Shadow, Gravity, and Lightning. So you all must be wondering by now how did I, a kid 3 years of age came to know things such as this? Well I¡¯m a genius, NOT. I just read a lot, I mean A LOT. I already master basic politics, economy, tactics in this world. I also finished all the books that the house of Cauldron provide me with. Compared to Earth, this was nothing. Yes you heard right, I am from Earth and yes, I am reincarnated. Prologue, the Life *In a certain house, in a certain city, in a certain country ¡°BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP¡± ¡°PLECK¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± ¡°BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP¡± ¡°This goddamn alarm is pissing me off¡± said a young man in a pajama ¡°PLECK¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­..¡± ¡°BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP¡± ¡°FUCK, YOU¡¯RE LOOKING TO DIE¡± ¡°CRASH¡± ¡°Now I need another alarm, FUCK¡± said the young man with an irritated look. ¡°Triinnngggg, triiiinnggg¡± ¡°What now¡­?¡± ¡°Hello¡± said the young man, still with an irritated look on his face. ¡°Adrian, how are you?¡± said someone with a gentle tone. ¡°I¡¯m fine mum. How many times do I have to tell you not to call me in this hour?¡± said Adrian. ¡°I just want to check how are you doing over there, you know? Living in a big city can be dangerous you know¡± said Adrian mother with voice full of worry. ¡°Sigh¡­. Look mum, I¡¯m fine here. Beside, I¡¯ve only been gone for 2 weeks and you¡¯ve been calling me nonstop, be it in the morning, or when I¡¯m in work or when I was about to sleep¡± The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement.¡°But I just worry about you sweetie¡­.¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah I know. Call you later mum¡± ¡°But¡­.¡± ¡°Bye¡­.¡± Hello people. My name, as you already know it, is Adrian. I live in a certain house in a certain city and in a certain country. I¡¯m currently 24 years old. I had an average face, short and curly brown hair, and I¡¯m 6.7 feet tall. I just moved from where I live to this house in this certain city and in this certain country. This house is owned by my father friend. The owner of this house were kind enough for letting me stay at his house free of charge. Apparently, he is saved by my father when there were bank robbery and my father happen to be around. Oh yeah, my father is a cop. Previously, I live at a certain village where everything was moderate. I finish high school when I was 18, and went to work afterwards. I had this one thing that I wanted to do, and that is go to college. When I¡¯m 23 years old, I already saved enough money for college. So I waited for a year for the college entrance exam and I passed with flying colors. Today, I am going to go to the mall with my friend Charle. Charle is a dude that I found hogging the trees like a dog. LOL, that¡¯s a joke actually. He is my first friend at university. He approached me knowing that I was a country boy without friends in this neighborhood. We plan to meet up in the grocery store near my house. *In a certain grocery store near a certain house in a certain city in a certain country ¡°Fuck he¡¯s late¡± said Adrian while standing in front of the grocery store. 30 minutes have passed and Charle still haven¡¯t come yet. Irritation came to Adrian. ¡°Today really is a bad day, first the alarm clock, then mother, then this fag making me wait for goddamn 30 minutes in front of a grocery store looking like a fag¡± Then suddenly Adrian saw a white light coming from the direction of the alley near the grocery store. Adrian, being the curios person that he is, decide to check the white light. Suddenly, a suction force coming from the white light make Adrian fly towards it. ¡°FUUUCK¡± as Adrian shout, suddenly his vision become black. When he wake up, all he could see is a light that is white, similar to what he see in the alley. He ponders for a while and suddenly there is voice. ¡°Welcome my child¡± Prologue, the Calling I made a mistake by putting the title for prologue 3 to prologue 2. I already fix it so enjoy. ============================================================================== ¡°Welcome my child¡± said a floating ball of light with a gentle yet firm voice. ¡°Where is this place?¡± ¡°This, my child is my domain. I¡¯m the Creator of the worlds, I create everything and I end everything.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great and all, but why am I here¡± ¡°That my child¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¡°So, let me get this straight, you, the Creator of the worlds, place a portal in an alley near a grocery store in a certain city and certain country so that he/she that go near that portal will get sucked here then become your plaything?¡± ¡°Pretty much. But not my plaything though, my champion if you will. What I want you to do is go to the world of Tander and just do whatever you like. You can build a kingdom, raze humanity to the ground etc. Beware though, there¡¯s still that 4 arrogant prick in that world .¡± ¡°And who¡¯s ¡® that 4 arrogant prick¡¯ are?¡± ¡°They¡¯re gods. Basically they are beings that I created to supervise Tander. But recently they are getting far too arrogant. They even made a proclamation that they are the supreme being in the universe and can do whatever they like. ¡± ¡°What will you gain from doing such a thing? ¡°Nothing¡­. It¡¯s just for my amusement. And while you¡¯re there, you might as well teach that 4 arrogant prick a lesson. ¡± ¡°WHAT? YOU WANT ME, A WEAK HUMAN TO TEACH GODS A LESSON? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?¡± ¡°Well yes, but I will give you any power that you want though. I MEAN ANYTHING.¡± ¡°Anything¡­? Wait¡­. Don¡¯t change the subject, I mean why me though? I¡¯m just an ordinary guy in college.¡± ¡°Well, you did pass through the portal. And you can¡¯t refuse either.¡± Said the Creator with a grinning face, if he even have a face. ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡± ¡°Fine, but what will happen to my family on earth though? My mun will be devastated.¡± If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there will be a clone of you with all your memory and with the same personality. Basically your doppelganger.¡± *An awkward silence¡­¡­. ¡°Soooo, about that ability that you promise me to have¡± Adrian break the ice. ¡°Ah, yes. You can choose any ability that you want. I can even give you privilege to change your body looks. But no changing gender.¡± ¡°Why no changing gender? Wait¡­ I can already guess what you will answer. But before I choose my abilities, I want to know what kind of world Tander is.¡± ¡°That child, you will have to learn on your own, but I will say this though, Tander is a world of fantasy by your standard.¡± ¡°Sigh¡­ So what kind of abilities are there for me to pick?¡± ¡°Anything you want basically. I already said that. Choose carefully for I will only give you one change.¡± ¡°I want to be omnipotent.¡± ¡°So you want to be a god yes?¡± ¡°Yeah, if I want to do anything that I like, I might as well become god myself. But I want a restart to my life. I want to be like those protagonist from reincarnation light novel series where they start of as a baby. And I want to be born in a kind, yet powerful family so that I have little hardship there. Oh and a status window would be nice like those in RPG. From what you¡¯re saying, Tander is a world of fantasy. So it would be incomplete going into a fantasy world without the RPG elements in it. But I want only status window that display my status and my skills. None of that quest bullshit. I hate those kind of things.¡± ¡°Very weird request if you ask me. Very well. I will bestow you a godhood, a and status window that you¡¯re talking about. But your power will be suppressed until you become 10 years of age to avoid suspicion. Better to start while laying low.¡± ¡°Hmmmm¡­ You make a valid points. Fine, let¡¯s do it your way.¡± ¡°Then off you go then. I¡¯m getting bored with your company¡± ¡°Wait, wait, wait WHAT? So Sudd¡­¡­.¡± Before Adrian can finish his sentence, a bright light envelope Adrian body and he is nowhere to be found. ¡°Seriously, to talk to me, the Creator of the worlds in that manner. But he is interesting though. I want to see just how far he can go in that world.¡± Chapter 1, the Birth Sorry for the short chapter guys, this chapter is meant to be longer but unfortunately I have a test this week so Study Time! Enjoy ============================================================================= ¡°It¡¯s dark.¡± That¡¯s the first think Adrian thought. ¡°Damn that Creator. First he kidnapped me, then telling me nonsense about other world, now he sent me to this dark place¡±. While saying that, Adrian loss his consciousness and went to a state akin to sleeping. ¡°Push madam push. You can do it. Just a little bit more.¡± Said a woman wearing some kind of maid clothes. ¡°Honey you can do it. I believe in you.¡± This time a man nearing 7 ft tall spoke. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He also has a light subtle and his face can be considered stoic. He looks like a person near their 30. Right now, he is watching his wife giving birth. ¡°Ueeeeeee¡­..Ueeeee¡± ¡°It¡¯s a boy madam¡± the maid said with somewhat proud looks in her eyes. ¡°Let me see him¡± said the madam. The maid then hand over the baby boy gently to the madam. The madam are someone with a beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes. She is around 6 ft tall and she had a beautiful oval face and motherly looks. ¡°It¡¯s a boy dear¡± said the madam to the man. ¡°Yes it is. This boy will bring greatness to our house along with his older brother and older sister¡± said the man with eyes full of hope. ¡°What do you want to name him dear?¡± asked the madam to the man. ¡°He¡¯s name shall be Adrian. Adrian Cauldron.¡± Said the man. ¡°Adrian¡­.. What a wonderful name.¡± 1 week has passed since Adrian Cauldron was born. In a certain room in the mansion ¡°I really am being born again as a baby huh¡­¡± thought Adrian since he cannot yet speak. ¡°And I got the same name too. What luck¡­¡± Then suddenly the door opened and a man and a woman were visible. ¡° I guess that¡¯s my mother and father. Not bad¡­ My mother are pretty and my father looks strong.¡± Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. ¡°Hello Adrian how are you?¡± Said the woman. ¡°Daaa¡­.daaaa¡­daaa¡± said Adrian with cute baby voice. ¡°Look dear, he is trying to speak. How cute.¡± Said the woman. ¡°Yes he is Clara. But sadly he has to go soon.¡± Said the man with worry tone. ¡°Can he stay a bit longer Rufus? He has just been born after all¡± said Clara. ¡°It is the house of Cauldron tradition dear. If it were up to me, I want him to stay a bit longer¡± said Rufus with a caring tone. ¡°But you¡¯re the head of the house of Cauldron, can¡¯t you add some exception?¡± ¡°No dear, what would those old fools think if we let him stay a bit longer?¡± said Rufus still holding onto his argument. ¡°But dear¡­¡± ¡°No buts¡± shouted Rufus. ¡°Ueeeeee¡­.. Ueeeeee¡­.. Ueeeeee¡± ¡°WTF!! I¡¯m just been born and they already want me to go away? I¡¯m your child for fuck sake¡± Adrian think while crying to express his disdain. ¡°Look at what you¡¯ve done. You made Adrian cry¡± said Clara while holding Adrian. Rufus, looking at his wife and his son, he finally gave in and said ¡°Fine, but just for one month. And then he is going away¡± For one month, Clara never leave Adrian alone. She would always bring Adrian wherever she goes. She would also told him various things, like how she is the third wife of his father and how he had older brother and older sister. She would also show him various part of the mansion while holding him. *The day of departure ¡°Adrian, be strong. Uncle here will protect you from harm¡± said Clara while handing Adrian to someone who appears to be a tall, stoic man. If you look closely enough, Clara were holding back her tears. ¡°It is okay honey, Adrian is our child after all. He will be strong before we know it. Beside, the village we¡¯re sending him is Leaf village. It will be safe there ¡± said Rufus comforting Clara. Just like that Adrian left the house of Cauldron to Leaf village. Chapter 1, the Child and the Protector Howdy. Sorry for no release this past few days. I''ve been busy with my exam and it is killing me. Thank you for being patient with me and enjoy. ============================================================================== Hello everyone, Adrian here. I¡¯m now 3 years old. Right now, I¡¯m in a pretty deep thought. I thought that I made the right choice by gaining RPG like elements in a fantasy world. But shit just gone wrong. That damn Creator only told me that Tander is a fantasy world. How would I know that Tander is a fantasy martial world¡­? Everything here is based on cultivation. I¡¯m screwed. Had I know that this world is a martial world, I would have chosen different abilities. ¡°Sigh¡­. How am I going to survive at this rate¡­¡­¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong Adrian?¡± ¡°Nothing Uncle Gerry¡± ¡°Then why are you sighing?¡± ¡°Just thinking of something¡± ¡°What use are thinking? You¡¯re still just a child. So go and enjoy life more¡± ¡°Yeah¡­ I think I do that¡± Gerry, an elite soldier of the house Cauldron, is tasked to protect the 3rd young master. He is big and muscular. He is 7 ft tall, on par with my father in terms of height. I don¡¯t know about height in this world, but my father and Gerry are considered average in the house of Cauldron. But from what I can see, this village doesn¡¯t have people as tall as them, so uncle Gerry stand out. So, I already master all of the basic knowledge in this world, and I can¡¯t wait to start my cultivation. Children in this world can cultivate on the age of 5, then do the awakening at the age of 10. Now I know why that damn Creator meant by sealing my power until the age of 10. Come to think of it, I asked to be a god so it should be no problem. Godhood belong to deity stage. if I analyze it correctly. So how strong is that 4 annoying prick the Creator mention? They govern this world so they must¡¯ve been stronger than people from deity stage. Apparently, mortal can become gods in this world. Had I know, I would¡¯ve asked for a different thing, for example like knowledge. With knowledge, I can achieve godhood by myself, not through favor. But now, even if I have my godhood when my awakening begins, I have no experience dealing with people from this world. This is what worries me the most. I just hope I can suppress my power somehow and gain experience like normal people do. The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. Now that I think about it, having RPG elements might not be so bad. Maybe I can learn skill instantly by touching a book like a certain popular manhwa in my old world. Yeah, maybe I can be like Han J**-Han. [ AN: For those who don¡¯t know, well sucks to be you] ¡°Enough thinking, let¡¯s play around the village for a bit. Maybe I run into kids from the village¡± ¡°That¡¯s good, you¡¯re still young, so you need to exercise more¡± ¡°OK, bye uncle Gerry¡± *Gerry POV Sigh¡­ How come an elite soldier like me is in this backwater village and protecting a young brat? I should¡¯ve been in the front lines, bringing glory to the house. But NOOO, instead I¡¯m here with the 3rd young brat master from the house. It is soooo boring. I got nothing to do. But this 3rd young master got some skills though. He already know pretty much all of the basic knowledge. He can also hold a conversation with other adults with ease, even if they¡¯re adults from a backwater village. It seems the house have another knowledgeable genius since the young miss. I can¡¯t wait to see how his talent with martial arts. I would teach him when he reached the age of 5 if he had sufficient talent. If not then he can learn the basic himself. No point in teaching someone who aren¡¯t gifted, he would become half-baked. I might not look like it, but I¡¯m one of the stronger people in the house of Cauldron. My master is the 4th elder. For those who didn¡¯t know, the house of Cauldron had 5 elders. The elders are tasked with the protection of the house, the weakest among them being in the 3rd step of Sage stage while most of them are in late step of Sage stage. The 1st elder are even at Immortal stage. So yeah, they¡¯re strong, By the way, I¡¯m at 5th step of Beyond Mortal stage. And I¡¯m still young, only 24 years old. ONLY 24 FOR FUCK SAKE. Just because I love to have beard and I¡¯m tall and muscular, they called me uncle. Even the young brat master called me uncle. And I also doubt that lord Rufus know that I¡¯m still 24. Sigh¡­ Let¡¯s just do my job and be done with it. Chapter 2, the Training part 1 5 years have passed, Adrian is 7 years old now. During that time, Adrian act like a normal child. He played around with other kids, playing pranks on adult, getting martial arts lesson from Gerry. Every day he always does the same thing. ¡°That¡¯s it for today lesson¡± ¡°Haah¡­.hah¡­.hah¡­ Thanks uncle Gerry¡± ¡°So what did you learn today?¡± ¡°Hah¡­hah¡­ Today, I learn how to use Cauldron Elephant Body. The way to use it is to manipulate ki to strengthen the body. Using Cauldron Breathing technique for medium and circulate it all around my body to achieved the desired result¡± ¡°Good¡­. Go rest and meditate in your room today. Review what you learn slowly and think about how to improve it. What I teach you today is the incomplete version of Cauldron Elephant Body. Most people learn the complete technique, but you¡¯re a smart boy, so figure it out on your own¡± ¡°Yes, thank you uncle¡± *Gerry POV Goddamn that brat. He already able to use Cauldron Elephant Body so perfectly. I told him that the technique wasn¡¯t complete but in reality it is already complete. What a monster. What took me months to master he do it in a single day. He even master the Cauldron Breathing technique and actually improve it in just 2 years. What lord Rufus cannot do in a lifetime, he do it in 5 years. A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. When he show me how to improve the technique, I gapped in awe. The effectiveness of the technique rose to another 20%. If previously, the technique is around 100% effectiveness, now it is 120%. The ki which the body absorb through the technique is more pure even. SO YEAH, IT IS OVERPOWERED. If I practice this technique since I was young, I might be already at the Sage stage, and I¡¯m already considered a genius for reaching 5th step of Beyond Mortal Stage. Sigh¡­ That brat will likely to be a formidable person in the near future. *Adrian POV I¡¯m so excited!!!!!!!!!! At last, I learn technique from uncle Gerry. I spend 5 years doing that stupid boring breathing technique. I got so bored that I ended up messing with the technique itself. But, strangely enough I ended up improving the technique. Uncle Gerry was surprised seeing me improving the technique. But all that meditation increase my level of cultivation. Now, I would be considered as 2nd step of Mortal Stage. Sure I¡¯m not that powerful, compare to me, there are genius that reached 5th step of Mortal Stage by the age of 7. And that¡¯s before the awakening. The awakening is a process where each and every person must attend. It will determine their latent abilities. Most abilities are usually their soul bound spirit beast or soul bound weapon. Rarely people get another abilities beside those two. But I know that I will get a different abilities than other people. I wonder what their reaction like. Hiihihihihihihi (Evil Laughter) That day, the village tremble from terror because the evil laugh that roar towards the heaven. Apology Hello dear reader, I''m sorry for not updating this series for a long time. Basically, what happened is that my draft for this story is gone. Thanks to the blackout the other day, all my files are gone including important files. It has been a hard day for these couple of days. I don''t know if I want to continue this project with my draft gone just like that. I know that it has been a long time and I want to know if people still like this project. If they do, I might continue this project again. The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. I''m sorry The Author