Ascension: The Unawakened Player

⟪ Congratulations. ⟫
⟪ Congratulations. ⟫
⟪ Congratulations. ⟫
[ YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECRET QUEST: ‘WILL OF POWERLESS.’ ]

[ You are chosen as a Player. DO YOU WISH TO BECOME A PLAYER?: YES – NO ]

\"What? Is this… my awakening? Did others receive a message like this when they awakened?\"

The golden text hovered in front of my eyes, glowing ominously. Two options appeared before me—YES or NO.

The choice was obvious. After waiting for so long, I was finally going to awaken.

But something felt… off.

\"Player?\" The term lingered in my mind. I had never heard of an awakened being referred to as a Player before.

Normally, when someone awakened, a radiant golden light would envelop them. Once the process was complete, they could check their stats simply by saying: ⟪ Open Status. ⟫

But in my case, nothing happened. No golden aura. No familiar surge of power.
This was… different.

Before I could dwell on it further, another system notification flashed.

DING!

[ You have 3 seconds to answer. ]

My eyes widened as I read the message. A countdown had already begun.
3…
2…
1…

And — YES.