Chapter 1: The Beginning After the End

  Tears rolled down a Man's face while remembering his teacher words

  > "It's not about certainty. It's about odds. You don't have certainty in anything—not even your own reality. This world might be a simulation, a hallucination, or some alien experiment. But you'll never know for sure. All you can do... is follow the path that gives you the highest odds of being true."

  Words that were once philosophical now seemed real. The cold wind stung, but it wasn't enough to numb the ache in his chest. He stood still—body in the present, mind trapped in a collapsing world of thoughts. Something was ending. He could feel it. But something else… had begun.

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  [Scene Shift]

  A small enclosure. A dying corner of the world.

  Reinhard crouched near a writhing Omnithal—a nutrient-rich, snake-like creature considered food for humans. He dropped a handful of protein pellets into the mud.

  The Omnithal hissed softly, eyes dim with hunger. It curled closer to him, almost like a pet, unaware it was supposed to be dinner.

  Reinhard's expression didn't change. But guilt flickered in his eyes.

  > "You idiot..."

  Kael's voice snapped through the silence.

  "You're feeding a Omnithal again, aren't you?"

  Reinhard turned, not surprised. Because they had fought—endlessly—about the same thing . Reinhard wants to unite all living species in the world , Kael shows the reality check that how it's not possible and they are fighting over this topic for years .

  > "Just one more time," Reinhard said quietly.

  "That's what you said yesterday."

  "And maybe I'll say it tomorrow too."

  Kael sighed. The fight would never end. Not with someone like Reinhard.

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  Later that evening, Kael came again—this time with a message, not judgment.

  > "The Human Government wants to see you."

  Reinhard's brow furrowed. He wasn't important enough to catch the eyes of the government. Unless...

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  [Scene Shift – Government Outpost]

  The dull metallic interior hummed with machinery and surveillance.

  As Reinhard and Kael stepped in, a figure emerged from the shadows—sharp eyes, silver hair, and a mind sharper than either.

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  Marlic. Reinhard's uncle. A man regarded as one of the greatest scientist in the world.

  > "There's a mission," Marlic began.

  "One only you two can take."

  He unfolded a digital screen. On it, a four-legged creature flickered in poor resolution.

  The Oryn. The last of its kind, surviving somehow in the outer wastes of Nerokh Zyrr—a hostile kingdom with little mercy and fewer resources.

  > "This isn't an order. You're free to refuse," Marlic said.

  "But..."

  Reinhard had already stepped forward.

  "I'll go."

  Kael raised an eyebrow.

  > "You don't even know what we're walking into."

  "Don't need to. If it's the right thing... I walk."

  Marlic paused, then added,

  > "Nerokh Zyrr Kingdom might retaliate. Your family… they won't be safe in YangPass."

  Reinhard stiffened. YangPass was his home. A land where lower-class citizens fought daily for water, air, and dignity.

  > "We'll relocate them to Genkai. They'll be protected."

  Genkai: the land of nobles.

  Kael , Reinhard and Elizabeth entered Nerokh Zyrr .

  Kael asked "Reinhard why your sister is joining with us on this mission"

  Elizabeth replied "Because I am his sister , I don't want to provide anymore reason"

  Kael replies "Just make sure not to cause any problem with your 'family time' crap moments"

  Reinhard , Kael and Elizabeth were walking through the forest trail when a small creature came into view. It looked soft and harmless, about the size of a cat, with wide, shiny eyes. Elizabeth noticed it and walked over, smiling.

  Elizabeth leaned down and gently kissed the top of its head.

  The moment her lips touched it, the creature froze — then suddenly burst into loud, painful sobs. It shook violently, making a sound that didn't even seem natural. People around stared. Some laughed awkwardly, confused.

  Reinhard (surprised): "What the hell? Why's it crying like that? It was just a kiss!"

  Kael didn't seem shocked. He knelt beside the creature, watching quietly as it cried.

  Kael (calmly):

  "To us, a kiss is something warm… caring. But to him? That touch might've meant something completely different. Maybe in his body, that kind of contact sets off stress chemicals, makes him feel pain or fear."

  Reinhard (frowning):

  "But that makes no sense. It didn't look scared before. It looked fine."

  Kael (standing up, looking at Reinhard):

  "You're judging him based on how you feel, not how he's built. Every creature is wired differently.

  What gives us happiness, might give him pain. And what gives us pain, might give him joy.

  It all depends on how their biology evolved — or in this case… how it was designed."

  Reinhard looked confused.

  Kael (continous):

  "Let me put it simply. Imagine his mother just died — and you saw him crying like this. You'd feel sorry, right? But he's crying the same way now, over a kiss.

  So why don't you feel sorry now? Just because you think it's a silly reason?"

  Reinhard stayed quiet.

  Kael (softly):

  "He was made to feel things this way.

  Some species feel joy by helping others. Some feel it by destroying.

  But they're all just following the same emotions , only the way of achieving that emotion is different and species have no right over the way it's all decided by their individual biology"

  Reinhard asks "But how is crying over a kiss helping him to survive" . Kael replies "It doesn't that's why this species won't survive" .

  Leaves Reinhard in silence .

  After a moment of silence

  Reinhard asked :"But we're humans. At least we can be united ."

  Kael replies : "Humans? And what exactly are humans?

  We took a set of similar traits and called it a 'species.' But no two beings have ever been 100% the same.

  From another perspective—give it a few million years of evolution, a few mutations here and there—and your offspring and mine could be classified as entirely different species. Even though we both classify as humans our offsprings could not be . We all different species originated from one parent , one species , one body called "LUCA" yet now we classify so many different species in this world .

  Even now, look around. We call ourselves the same, but our minds, instincts, and emotions… they differ more than we admit.

  Unity? Maybe that's just a comforting illusion."

  Reinhard: "I don't care what you or anyone else says. I'm going to unite every single species in this world. That's my one and only goal — and no force in this world can stop me."

  Elizabeth said "If Reinhard said it he will do it , as long as I am alive I won't let him get distracted from this goal"

  Kael (shaking his head): "Reinhard, your brain must be living in a constant haze of stupidity if you haven't stopped to wonder how you and I are still alive in a world filled with species that would tear us apart without blinking."

  Kael (continues): "Since you didn't ask, let me explain it for you.

  This world is ruled by four major powers, and each of them controls a major portion of land:

  1. Humans

  2. Nerokh Zyrr — where we are right now. Fun fact: this land is ruled by a sadistic species that would literally enjoy torturing us alive — starting with slicing off our testicles.

  3. The Kingdom of Summer and Akaad The only land where two species rule together. But don't let that fool you — one serves, the other rules. One is a willing slave, the other a self-proclaimed god. And they both like it that way.

  4. The Hurrians The species most genetically similar to humans — we share 98% of our DNA with them. But don't be fooled. That 2% difference? It's enough to make their intelligence something we can't even compete with. Just like chimpanzees can't compete with us.

  Now... you asked how we're still alive.

  Well, the human territory is split into two sections: YangPass — where the lower-status humans like us live. GenKai — where the nobles reside.

  Every creature in this world has something called aura. It's mostly used for combat. We, the lower-class humans, have weak aura. Barely any. But here's the thing: the region of YangPass has a natural barrier. Only beings with weak aura can survive in it. Anyone with a dense or powerful aura — nobles, monsters, higher races — their energy is too much for this place. The land itself repels them.

  That's what protects us — not some treaty, not some military. Just the land's natural rejection of strength.

  Even nobles can't enter YangPass. And we can't leave it.

  But we're different.

  Our clan is the only one that can move between both worlds — the noble lands and the weak lands. Why?

  Because our bloodline is... complicated. One of our ancestors was a noble. He couldn't enter YangPass because of his strong aura. So instead, he sent his sperm into the region — in a lab. It was used to impregnate a woman of lower status. That woman was our great-great-great-great-grandmother.

  So now we carry both traits — low enough aura to survive here, but noble blood strong enough to survive out there.

  And that people we saw earlier laughing at that creature who was crying over a kiss? They are nobles . And you're wondering how they were walking around in the middle of Nerokh Zyrr — a region ruled by sadists who'd love to slice all creatures in half ?

  Simple. The nobles and the sadistic species likely have some sort of deal… a peace treaty or arrangement we don't know about. But we? We don't have access to that kind of protection.

  We're alive because of a loophole.

  Now ask

  yourself again — what's standing in your way?"

  And also your family time moments are so annoying .

  Reinhard replied "They are annoying and comforting at the same time and I think comforts winning"

  Elizabeth replied "Even I am feeling cringe now"