Chapter 134: Realizing the Weight of What he is.

The experience of Gorgath had drained a lot from those who went on its expedition. You could tell from how deeply everyone was sleeping.

In Silas’s room, Chloe and Gromda could be seen literally clinging to Anna. The sigh was even comical because Anna was being literally strangled and suffocated between their breasts, especially Gromda’s.

The massive jugs of the orc woman were cradling her head while Chloe’s own was in her mouth. Literally. They were sleeping naked. Nothing happened, by the way. It’s just that they felt like feeling their body heat, whatever that was supposed to mean.

In Alpha’s room, the sight was more comical. The feminine guy appeared to have a grudge with his bed. He was sprawled on the floor of the room with two pillows lying just a few meters away from him and the blanket trailing off from the bed onto his chest.

He was sure to wake up with a whole lot of muscle cramps and neck pain.

As for the man of the house, he was nowhere to be found. At least not with his girls or Alpha.

***

The Ashard Estate was very huge. It could make up for a small village with the huge land, the trees, pavements, additional buildings for a greenhouse, summer huts, and many more. To say it was huge would be an understatement.

Anyone would wish to live in such a place. Ever since Silas moved in, he’d only traveled as far as the gym, which was reaching completion, or his room, the kitchen, dining hall... Or perhaps, outside the estate to school.

That was all.

He’d yet to check every nook and cranny of the place. As he walked around, he read through the system, checking his progress, and they were good. The system explained and described some abilities to him, and he was more than shocked to know the full extent of what those abilities could do.

<Status Report!>

<User: Silas Cupid Ashard>

<Race: Heartweaver Fae (Wingless)>

<Rank: SSS>

<Title(s): Exalted Orc Dominator, The First, The Orc King>

<Age: 18>

<Level: 23>

<EXP: 40 / 1023>

<Core Functions: Active!>

<Mana: 3050/3050>

<Strength: 61+9=70>

<Speed: 60+10=70>

<Stamina: 65+5=70>

<Agility: 58+12=70>

<Intelligence: 61>

<Endurance: 50>

<Cupid Points: 108,910,300>

<Heartweaver’s Racial Traits and Abilities:>

- Heartweaver Physique (Passive)

- Heart Sense (Passive)

- Fate Thread Vision (Passive)

- Heart Domain (Passive)

- Thread Stitch

|Note: More abilities would be unlocked the more you evolve|

<Ability & Related Skills:>

<Ability: Thread Manipulation:>

<Stage 1:>

- Thread Perception

- Thread Sight

- Thread Analysis

- Weak Point Detection

<Stage 2:>

- Physical Thread Manipulation

- Razor Thread

- Thread Spear

- Marionette Grip

- Web Domain

<Cupid’s Traits:>

- Lust (Unranked)

- Mischief (Unranked)

- Battle (Unranked)

- Possession and Obsession (Unranked)

- Authority (Unranked)

<Skills:>

- Resonance (Special)

- Smooth Talker (Lvl 5)

- Sex Machine (Lvl 5)

- Prowess (Lvl 7)

- Dagger Arts (Lvl 2)

- Martial Arts (Lvl 3)

- Fated Echo (2)*

- Orc King’s Vision

- Orc King’s Strength

- Perfect Stature

- Archery (Lvl 1)

- Talons of Tyranny (New!)

- Solar Wings (New!)

- Sunball (New!)

<Marked Partners:>

- Anna Miles

- Gromda Ashard

- Chloe Montreal

<Cupid Abilities:>

-Desire Manipulation>

-Charm Reflex>

-Targeted Obsession>

-Fated Connection>

<Cupid Weapon Set:>

-Cupid Arrow Sets:>

- Piercing Arrows (Unlocked!)

-Cupid Bow Set:>

- Wooden Hunter Bow (Unlocked!)

<System Perks:>

- Shop

- Storage*

- World Catalogue*

***

This also brought up a lot of questions. But the main thing he wanted to know was...

’System?’

[I’m here.]

’What exactly am I?’

[Silas Cupid Ashard. The Descendant of Cupid.]

’I didn’t say who. I meant what...’

[Could you explain further? I want to give you the best answer possible, so you don’t become confused.]

’I want to know...’

[...]

’What exactly is the SSS-Rank, and why am I the only one with that rank in the world?’

[I see. It is good that you understand what you are into. It is quite simple, yet complicated, and a bit complex.

The ranks are from F to S, as known on Earth. The thing is, humans, or rather, Earthlings, are not the ones who created these rankings.]

"WHAT?!"

[Yes. The ranking originated from the time of deities, gods, and entities. At that time, there were normal humans, blessed, favored, champions, demigods, and exalted children of gods. These made up the rankings.

F-Rank was for normal humans. E to D were for the blessed. Favored humans occupied B to C. Champions, A.

Then came the truly powerful ranking: S. But this rank, demigod, wasn’t as established as the others because some demigods were more powerful than others. And so, a classification came.

A demigod whose power was more physical was weaker than one with a conceptual power. And that wasn’t some hasty decision, but something that was very true. And that brought S and SS.

But SS-Ranks, or rather, Conceptualized demigods, were so few that they could be counted on two hands.

Later on, the gods, deities, and entities started procreating with mortals and other deities alike, giving birth to children who possessed divine abilities.

Some of these children automatically became demigods, and these children had diluted bloodlines from their parents. But some, a select few, gained the potent bloodlines of their parents, therefore bringing the new rank of exalted children, or SSS.

So, the ranks as created originally were F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS. Earth was one of the few places the gods were very active in; that is why this ranking system stayed there until today.]

’That still doesn’t explain...’

[I’m getting to that part.]

’Okay.’

[As the years went by, changing from decades to centuries to millennia, the bloodlines diluted further and became nonexistent. That was the new order of Earth. Rifts appeared some years ago, correct. But they’d been here for far too long. The only thing that was preventing them from appearing was the presence of SSS-Ranks.

But unfortunately, there were no SSS-Ranks, and there were no awakened even. That is why the apocalypse is happening, and people are awakening their dormant abilities.]

’What has it got to do with SSS-Rank, though?’

[A lot. SSS-Rank refers to Exalted Children of Gods. Gods can create, destroy, play with destiny and fate, and do a whole lot of things. Cupid, for example, was one who was literally one with fate. Do you get it now?]

’This...’

[Think about it. You are a newly awakened SSS-Rank. You’ve already defeated two A-Rank monsters, a few B-Rank monsters, fought against a horde of orcs, and even supported an SS-Rank, thirty-foot-tall giant.

No simple person can do this. You are essentially just below godhood.]

’I...’

[I know it’s hard to believe; that is why I didn’t tell you anything about this. But you are advancing very quickly beyond my expectations, and the apocalypse is very near now.]

’Let me...’

[Go on. It’s best you accept it now.]