"You know what...this world's not bad."
At the outskirts of a bustling modern city, Gabriel stood as he relishes the modernity that this world have.
["This world...is unknown to me."]
"You speak like you know every world in the Myriad Web." said Gabriel "you have an archive there, Guide?"
["I have a record of every world in the Myriad Web." ]
["This world....is not among them."]
"Is it possible that it's a hidden world?" asked Gabriel
["Not possible."]
["The energy it takes to completely hide an entire world from the powerhouses of the Myriad Web is near-unachievable by the current means."]
"Something tells me you underestimate the unknown" said Gabriel "You said it yourself that Samael sealed the Ancient Battlefield, hell it was long enough to the point that you even forgot your own name."
"Maybe during that time, the worlds developed "
["Samael is different."]
["He is a Flamebearer."]
["Both fateless and granted with limitless power and potential."]
["It is expected for him to be able to achieve such feat."]
["However, it is true that it has been a long time inside the Ancient Battlefield."]
["Maybe my records have become a little outdated."]
"A little outdated?.....sure it is..." said Gabriel in a slightly sarcastic tone "you should really update your records Guide."
["....Already on it."]
Gabriel nods then summoned the flame.
"Reveal to me the secrets of this world."
The flame grew stonger and brighter. Faster than a blink of an eye, the entirety of the world brights up despite it being night time.
An influx of information transferred itself into Gabriel's mind, quickly filling his brain with the knowledge of this world.
"The world's name is Celestria."
"The technology and progress of Celestria is have similaraties with Earth but this world has something unique....."
"There are cracks that connect to other worlds which they call "Gate". From these cracks, beings from other worlds invade Celestria causing widespread havoc and destruction."
"Thou-"
["Oh so that's why this world is not in my records!."]
"What do you mean?" asked Gabriel with a raised up eyebrow and slight annoyance due to bejng interrupted.
["This world is an "Unweaving World."]
["The Myriad Web of Worlds is an intricate connection of worlds. These worlds are connected through what we call the "Dimensional Connection". They are like strings that connect to the Myriad Worlds and together, they form the Myriad Web."]
["However, "Dimensional Connection" can mysteriously decay over time. We don't how or why but it happens and what we do know is that it happens randomly, it takes a long time to decay, and it can't be stopped. "]
["That is what's happening to this world. The "Dimensional Connection" here is decaying and is slowly unweaving itself from the Myriad Web."]
["That is the reason why this world's dimensional barrier is so weak to the point that cracks are created, through which other beings can traverse without complication and enact whatever they want. From pillaging to conquest to causing chaos and destruction."]
["This is also the reason why i don't have this world's record in my archive. My archive is connected to the "Dimensional Connection". The reason why i am able to have knowledge from all worlds throughout the Myriad Web."]
["Because this world is unweaving itself from the Myriad Web because of the decay, the "Dimensional Connection" is also unweaving itself from this world to prevent the decay being spread to other worlds. This act also erases the knowledge of this world so that it can be fully unweaved."]
["Did you understand?"]
"....sure" said Gabriel with a slight confused expression
"As i was interrupted earlier, though Celestria is being invaded by other beings. From those cracks, a supernatural energy called "Mana" was released to this world, allowing the people of Celestria a chance to grow stronger and be able to defend themselves from their invaders." said Gabriel
"When an individual awakens the ability to use Mana, they become "Hunters" who defend Celestria from the otherworldly invaders."
"Though the chances of an individual to awaken is low, the number of Hunters in Celestria are in the tens of thousands."
"With the formation of the United Hunters Organization, Celestria was able to stabilize itself and progress further."
"So from the typical anime/manga genre of isekai, i have now found myself in the typical manhwa genre which is the theme of "Hunters" and "Dungeons/Gates" ." said Gabriel
"You know what i'm not gonna even argue." said Gabriel "I kinda want to become a Hunter now...."
Suddenly, Gabriel realized that he hasn't awakened the ability to use Mana yet, then asked Guide for assistance.
"Guide, how can i awaken the ability to use Mana?" asked Gabriel
["You already have."]
"What do you mean i already awakened it?" asked Gabriel
["The Flame."]
["Whoever wields the flame shall forever be unimpeded by limits and will forever be unbounded."]
"Simplify." said Gabriel
["To awaken the ability to use Mana, one must be able to sense Mana from the surroundings and absorb them."]
["This is a challenging thing to do, especially for individuals that has only recently been exposed to Mana."]
["However, as the Flamebearer. You are not restricted by anything, that includes awakening."]
["You have alreasy awakened eversince we arrived to this world."]
"Then why do i feel no different from normal?" asked Gabriel
["Because you are not used to sensing energy."]
["Concentrate and focus your mind to sensing the Mana that is in the surroundings and inside you."]
Gabriel closed his eyes and tries to get a feel for Mana. In just a few seconds, Gabriel felt a heightened awareness of the surrounding environment, as if an unseen force is present.
He could feel that the unseen force which is Mana, is accumulating in his lower abdomen, about two inches below the navel forming a sphere.
"If i'm correct the place where my body accumulates Mana is called a Dantian, correct?" asked Gabriel as he reminisced the cultivation novels that he read back on Earth.
["Dantian is a term used in the accumulation of Spiritual Energy."]
["For Mana, it is called the Mana Core."]
"How typical." said Gabriel
"What are the stages in becoming stronger with Mana?"
["There are 9 stages which are respectively called "Circles".]
["To advance, one must build rings of pure mana around your Mana Core. With the addition of each ring your strength grows, and you can use stronger, higher, more complex spells."]
["Additionally, the amount of Mana needed to advance gets progressively higher, along with the difficulty of advancing but like i said from earlier, whoever wields the flame shall not be restricted."]
["Also, an individual can't use mana in the environmental directly as it is unrefined and it has a lot of impurities, you must first absorb it and refine it in your body and store it in your Mana Core."]
["Fortunately, whoever wields the flame shall not be affected by illness, disease, poison, and impurities."]
["Therefore, the Mana that you absorb is automatically refined to the purest quality."]
["With that, you'll always be the strongest among others of the same circle."]
"Well i be damned." said Gabriel in a very exciting tone.
"I'll become the strongest here in no time..."
End of Chapter