The dark forest whispered with danger as Dev sprinted toward the distant lake.
A man was walking toward it—unaware that a powerful mutant-level beast lurked just behind him.
Dev shouted, "Stop! There's danger!"
But it was too late.
The beast attacked.
Without wasting a second, Dev released an arrow from his bow. It struck the beast's shoulder, wounding it badly. The mutant screeched in pain, stumbled back, and fled into the forest using the water to escape.
Dev ran to the man, checking if he was okay. But instead of being grateful, the man stood up and glared at him.
"Who are you?" the stranger asked rudely. "Where are we?"
Dev stayed calm. "This is the Ashoka Base region."
The man's eyes narrowed. "Give me some beast souls," he demanded arrogantly. "My name is Ishan Gujral. You probably Don't know who I am. Do what I say."
Dev replied coldly, "Why should I listen to you?"
Ishan scoffed. "We're in Ashoka region? Damn. That beast chased me for so long. Good thing I managed to unlock my family's secret martial art—Which is fixed By me 2Years Before. The version we were using was defective."
He smirked to himself but didn't share those thoughts aloud.
Then he threatened, "I'll pay you. But if you don't give me those beast souls, I'll kill you."
Inwardly, he thought: I've already mastered my family's martial art.In Correct Form I reached Second Level in just 20 years—no one even knows because I never left Titan. Once I report this to my family, my status will rise. And this guy… I doubt he even has one sacred-level beast soul. Killing him will be easy.
Dev noticed his silence and said, "Where did you go just now?"
"I gave you a chance," Ishan snapped. "Now I'll take what I want."
Suddenly, he attacked.
Even though he was exhausted from running, his martial arts gave him an edge. At first, Dev struggled to keep up. But soon, Dev adapted—and counterattacked.
After a fast, brutal fight, Dev defeated Ishan.
He checked Ishan's body—not for loot, but for information. After all, killing a human didn't give you any beast soul.
Dev found a small leather-bound diary and several ancient notes.
He spent the next few days studying them carefully.
The diary described a rare, forgotten martial art called Frost Body.
It explained how to strengthen your body, enhance your healing, and eventually gain near-immortality. The final stages were still a mystery—no one in this generation had ever unlocked them.
Dev began training in Frost Body every day. After one month of intense practice, he reached Level 1.
Stronger. Faster. Healing better than ever.
Now ready, Dev returned to base. But something had changed.
To go back to Earth, he had to use the Teleport Station.
As he arrived at the terminal, he saw Shivani—now promoted to both guild leader and station master. She stood in uniform, giving orders to her team.
Dev looked at her silently but didn't stop.
Without speaking a word, he left the base and headed to his grandfather's house on Earth.
There, he accessed a secret chip hidden in his gear.
It contained a video titled:
> "Frost Body – Level Two: Secret Unlock Method"
He watched carefully. The video revealed a detailed method to unlock Level Two faster. Using that, Dev trained harder than ever—and within another month, he succeeded.
Now a Level 2 user of Frost Body, his body had changed. Power surged through him. He could heal wounds rapidly, and his inner strength doubled.
He packed his gear and returned to the teleport station—ready to go back to Titan.
But just as he was about to enter...
An explosion shook the skies.
A spaceship appeared in the atmosphere. One of its rockets fired—but missed slightly, crashing into the station's nearby school building.
Half the building collapsed.
Inside the ship, a strange creature with wings and armor stared in shock.
"How… did we miss?"
But it didn't focus on that for long.
From the broken school, a young child screamed for help.
The ship activated a strange magnetic pull device. It dragged the child up through the air like a doll.
The child cried out in fear, "Someone help me!"
Dev stared in horror.
His fists clenched.
To be continued…