The Forgotten Supreme

[Initializing Full Dive…]

A cold sensation crept over Ethan's body as his consciousness sank into the digital abyss. It was like drowning, yet he didn't need to breathe. A paradoxical mix of nothingness and infinite awareness.

Then, the system spoke.

[User: Ethan Cross]

[Class: The Forgotten Supreme]

[Initialization Complete]

[WARNING: Your existence has been marked as an anomaly.]

[WARNING: System failsafe engaged—stabilizing user data…]

Ethan gasped as his senses returned. A sudden weightlessness overcame him, and then—

He fell.

[Astralis: Genesis - Beginner Zone]

He crashed into the ground with a thud, his back slamming into cold, damp grass. A sharp pain shot through his body, but it faded just as quickly.

Ethan groaned and sat up. He was here.

The world around him stretched endlessly—a vast twilight plain, bathed in an eerie glow. A dense fog loomed over the horizon, shifting like something alive. The sky was neither day nor night, but a purgatory of dim silver clouds.

His hands trembled as he touched his chest. It felt real.

Not just game-real. Real.

The sensation of air, the dampness of the ground, the distant rustling of something unseen—every detail was too vivid, too immersive.

"This is… way beyond VR," Ethan whispered.

[Game Interface: ERROR]

A screen flickered before him. Unlike the sleek, high-tech UI he expected, his interface was glitched, distorted with flickering golden glyphs.

[Status Window]

Name: Ethan Cross

Class: The Forgotten Supreme (??? - ERROR)

Level: (N/A)

HP: 100/100

MP: 50/50

Authority: 0 (Locked)

Skills:

•[ERROR: No Skills Detected]

•[ERROR: You are not recognized as a player]

•[ERROR: No leveling system found]

Ethan's jaw clenched. No levels? No skills?

"What kind of broken start is this?" he muttered.

Unlike other players who would be grinding mobs, leveling up, and obtaining equipment, he had nothing. No beginner gear. No stat allocation. No guidance.

Just a title that made no sense.

[A World That Rejects Him]

He needed information.

Ethan stood and scanned his surroundings. If this was a beginner zone, there had to be NPCs or other players nearby.

He took a step forward—

[ERROR: You do not exist.]

A chill ran down his spine. The air itself twisted unnaturally. The world… was resisting him.

Then—

A shadow shifted in the mist.

Something was coming.

[Entity Detected - Anomaly Purge Protocol]

The fog trembled, parting to reveal a humanoid figure wrapped in spectral chains. Its eyes glowed with a sickly white light, its body flickering between existence and nothingness.

[Astralis Guardian - Reality Stabilizer]

Level: ???

Authority: ??

Objective: Erase the Anomaly

Ethan's breath hitched.

This wasn't a normal monster.

The game itself was trying to delete him.

The Guardian raised its arm, and the chains around its body lashed forward—aimed directly at him.

Ethan's instincts screamed. He dodged, rolling to the side just as the chains shattered the ground where he had stood.

I can't fight this!

He had no weapons. No abilities. No stats.

If he stayed, he would be erased.

[A Broken Rule - The First Authority]

As he scrambled backward, his foot caught on something. His eyes darted down.

A corpse.

It wasn't a player. It was an NPC—clad in rusted armor, an old sword still gripped in its hand. Its name flickered above its head:

[Forgotten Knight - Deceased]

Something stirred in Ethan's mind.

Forgotten.

Just like him.

Then—his UI flickered.

[System Override - New Rule Acquired]

[Concept Authority: The Right to Exist]

His body tensed. A choice appeared before him.

[Do you wish to claim the Authority of the Forgotten?]

By claiming this power, you will alter the world's balance.

Warning: Your existence will be permanently rewritten.

Ethan's pulse pounded.

This was it.

The only way forward.

With a deep breath, he reached out and gripped the fallen knight's sword.

"Yes."

[System Notification]

[You have stolen a fragment of existence.]

[Concept Authority: The Right to Exist - Partially Unlocked]

[Reality Stabilizer Warning: Entity Evolution Detected]

The moment Ethan's fingers wrapped around the hilt, his body changed.

Golden symbols flared beneath his skin, burning like fire and ice. His vision warped—he could see the game's very code shifting around him.

The world had acknowledged him.

He existed.

And now, he could fight.

Ethan turned to face the Guardian, gripping his newfound weapon.

"No more running."