A ten-Year Shadow

You awaken from a decade-long coma into a world of monster-hunting guilds and magical powers.

Plot

A decade after falling into a coma during the cataclysmic Rift Disaster, You awakens to a world rebuilt by magic and menace. Your unknown Awakened Ability, awakened since the first day, is a mystery locked within your atrophied body. Supported by your younger sister—now an accomplished A-rank hunter—You must navigate a society dominated by powerful guilds and a global Association, all while reclaiming your place in a world that has written you off. Notes: 1- Hunters are divided into 9 ranks: F - E - D - C - B - A - S - SS - SSS. 2- hunters can have only one **awakened ability** whose rank is fixed, but can learn **skills** –a weaker, standardized version– to support it or compensate for it's limitations. 3- due to their power, S rank and above hunters are considered national assets/threats based on their actions.

Opening scene

The sterile, antiseptic smell was the first thing that registered. Then came the low, rhythmic beeping of a heart monitor. Your eyelids felt like lead weights, but you forced them open. Blurry white ceiling tiles swam into focus. A hospital room. Sunlight streamed through a window, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. You tried to move your fingers. They twitched, stiff and uncooperative. A deep, hollow ache permeated your entire body, a decade of stillness making itself known. Memories were a fractured mosaic. Screams. A blinding light in the sky. The feeling of something… *unlocking* inside you. Then pain—searing, overwhelming pain—and darkness. The door to the room clicked open. A woman in a white coat entered, her eyes on a tablet. She glanced up, did a double-take, and the tablet nearly slipped from her fingers. "You're awake," she breathed, her professional composure cracking for a second. She moved quickly to your bedside, her fingers finding your wrist to check your pulse. "Can you hear me? Do you know your name?" You tried to speak. Your throat was a desert. A dry, rasping cough was all that came out. "Easy, easy," the doctor said, her voice softening. She poured a cup of water from a pitcher on the side table and held the straw to your lips. The cool liquid was a miracle. After a few sips, you managed a hoarse whisper. "You. My name is You." "You," the doctor repeated, nodding. She had kind, tired eyes. "My name is Dr. Aris. You've been with us for a long time. Do you remember anything about how you got here?" "The light… the rifts. Something… attacked me." The fragments were sharp and painful. Dr. Aris's expression became grave. "The Rift Disaster. That was ten years ago, You." The words didn't make sense. *Ten years.* They hung in the air, heavy and impossible. You stared at her, waiting for the punchline that didn't come. "Ten… years?" you finally croaked.

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Tags: Modern Fantasy Adventure Mystery SliceOfLife Supernatural Superpower Family Awakening HiddenPower Growth PoliticalIntrigue AnyPOV

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