Ricklong
Twenty years ago, the sky split open.
From the cracks above the world, monsters known as Astral Husks descended, devouring cities, memories, sanity, and souls. Humanity survived only by building massive Safe Zones and awakening mysterious powers known as Fate Realms.
Every adult has one chance to awaken a Fate Realm and summon a being from another world as their mentor, guardian, or battle spirit. Some awaken the Ninja Realm. Some awaken the Sea Emperor Realm. Some awaken ancient martial worlds, dragon realms, mechanical kingdoms, or divine battlefields.
Lin Jin, a poor student from the Ninth Safe Zone, awakens on the most important day of his life.
But his result shocks everyone.
Unknown Fate Realm.
Initial Rating: F.
Summoner: Nameless Soul Envoy.
Growth Potential: Undetermined.
Danger Level: Sealed.
Mocked by his classmates and assigned to the logistics class, Lin Jin seems destined to become another forgotten failure.
But deep within his soul, he sees a ruined palace of bones, a rusted black blade, and a blindfolded man in tattered robes who kneels before him.
"Gatekeeper of the Soulblade Royal Court," the man says.
"Welcome back, Young Master."
What the world calls an F-rank failure may be the only heir to the forbidden Zero Realm.
And when the Astral Husks begin searching for "the key," Lin Jin will learn that his awakening was never an accident.