Marcus 'Iron Wolf' in 'Martial God Asura' Prologue

When I opened my eyes I expected to see the very same ceiling I see every day for over 110 years. 

However, this time it was not it, it was a wooden ceiling. And that was strange. Wood, while nice material doesn't fit in space.

My spaceship's interior material was smooth and singular, as if carved from a single source. And what I saw was different, made from wooden planks.

The bed in which I was laying was not proper either, it didn't have a mattress either, not even basic springs to make it comfortable.

"Where is this…primitive place?" As I said that my body moved, I got into a sitting position and inspected myself.

It was not my voice, so it immediately attracted my attention. I inspected my hands. It was not hands. Looking around for a bit more I got up on my feet and looked around this primitive hut.

Well, it was not a hut, more like primitive stone and wood building.

My eyes eventually ended up on the wooden window. It made me instantly sour because it was not a window made from glass. It was more wood.

This means it has small gaps where fresh air enters.

After a little bit of a tempering, I found how to open this window.

What I saw on the other side made me grimace quite a bit.

There were buildings with a similar style to ancient china, 

"How on Earth did I end up in ancient China? I was so far from Earth that there is no way that I was slingshot back into that planet!" I said to myself with a deep frown.

What happened next was me trying to use my magic. The moment I tried to access my senses I felt it…

I felt how different the very fabric of this reality was! My spirit senses told me that this world has a lot of energies, energies of unknown origin.

It had so much that I could not classify this place as Ancient China!

No, he was not on Earth, simply because of how differently this energy flows. It means that this energy affects everyone and if it affects everyone it will affect how society develops.

As I realized that my eyes scanned the room and tried to look for any more clues to this place.

"This world… it's far bigger than Earth… I can't even tell where the curve of the planet is! It's like I am an ant trying to see the actual horizon!

How is this possible… the bigger the planet the stronger its gravitational force… does this mean…"

At that moment my eyes bulged out as I realized that I was in a world where different sets of rules are in the effect.

And this energy which is everywhere is what allows such rules to exist.

Like oil to a massive machine. These energies dominate everything.

'This means that can't tell how old is society by its technological level.' 

As I thought about it my eyes eventually went to a full-body mirror. It was made from a material similar to glass but same time it was an metal as well.

My eyes eventually ended up on the form of my body. I was a teenager once more and my ethnicity was… not Chinese as I was expecting… more like a mix of it…

Not European but neither Asian… 

"...This is getting out of hand…" I said to myself before sighing again, this is getting out of hand, and it's something that I don't like.

As someone who controlled and did as I pleased this is not something I like. In my previous life, from the looks of it, my previous life is over, in that life I hacked my surroundings and did whatever I wanted to do. 

Now, it appears I needed to redo it. However, it won't going to be easy as the energies of this world are different from the magic I knows of my birth reality.

Two of my greatest strengths are Alchemy and runemancy. Alchemy is something that was passed down for over 13 generations. A method to change one to another with paying price with mana. While runemancy is something I studied most of my life. 

"My bodies possess this energy…however… I need to gather this from outside… and then there is this other energy which is in my soul? Spirit?

So two types of energies… one is basic and the other is more spiritual… 

Curious… the spiritual one is much easier to use which should be not surprising considering I strengthened my soul via rituals."

After thinking about this more. I started my experiments. I can't leave this hut if I don't know the capacities of my powers.

For one channeling this energy is quite easy, it appears my extraordinary spiritual energy allows much easier control of the other energy I have.

However, the issue I had is that my runes are not responding to my orders when I used this primary energy.

'In that case, I will use my spiritual energy to writer the runes.'

With spiritual energy, there was some reaction to the runes.

This is something I experienced before…

The fundamentals are different.

This means that I need to rework the entirety of the runic language to access my previous powers.

"This is just fan-fucking-tastic…" 

More than two hundred years of work just got dumped into a rubbish bin…

However, this new unknown is something that has quite excited me as well. It's time to get some basics down.

Now, as someone who worked centuries with runes, it doesn't mean all the hard work simply disappeared. What I still have with me is experience.

So to start intent is key. I desire to find a rune that will allow me to 'push' to do that I need to hold on to that intent, channel this… spiritual energy, and then try finding letters or in this case symbols that react to my intent.

Thankfully I quickly found a reaction. 

What made my mind boggle is how fierce is the reaction.

'This world is not as simple as I have thought. It appears I might have ended in a plain where beings hold an extraordinary amount of power.'

I wasn't stupid enough not to have guessed that people might be capable of accumulating power inside their bodies.

Just from sensing my own body, I can see that I can accumulate and compress power inside my body. Making me stronger and stronger…

'...Like… cultivation?'

That moment my eyes widened as I made a connection!

Ancient China-like buildings? Check!

World so big that can't see the horizon? Check!

Accumulating power inside one's body!? Double Check!

All these things lead to one conclusion, I am in cultivation world… now… however… this is a huge opportunity and same time a huge risk. The bar of being top dog in this society is extraordinarily big. 

Though from my simple energy observations this leads that I might be in a heavy fantasy universe. And these worlds can be extraordinarily dangerous. With the world eating/destroying beings.

This means that the key to survival is learning the hacks of the energies which are in this place.

Cultivation is all about collecting energy into your body, so the formation of energy gathering, rapid condensing all of these things are the key to rapidly gaining that higher realm.

After realizing these things I proceeded to learn 'push', 'barrier', ' condense', and 'weaving' letters. While some had more intense reactions others had not so much. It's almost like this energy is much more volatile than creative. Which makes…some sense?

Alot of people in this place wants to destroy and collect other people's stuff.

However, after having some basic grasp over my main means of power, I started to scan and test out with my new body, more specifically the spiritual energy in my body.

Simple meditation lead me to a foggy place, which made me realize that I ended up in my mindscape. Or at least something similar to my mindscape.

As I don't remember my mindscape having a palace….

"What the hell is that!? Something massive is sealed inside my head!?" My eyes ended up on massive metal-like doors with a multitude of chains holding them in place.

"Waaa! You already found me!? You are quick!"  A smooth and melodious voice got my attention. My gaze snapped to the side as I saw a black egg the size of an adult human.

"...Talking egg? Why are you in my head?" I asked with a baffled tone.

"You are egg! Your entire family is an egg! I am Milady Queen! Show some respect!"

For a moment I tried to process what this thing said.

"Show respect to an…egg? Do you even hear what you saying? At least… hatch? So that I would take you more seriously?" 

"...You! I have never had anyone talk with such disrespect before! Do you think I want to look like this!? First I was sealed away in some brat's head! Then I was threatened with death by a godly being and now you showing no respect to me!"

"Your issues are not my issues, I have no idea what you even saying. Anyway, I am out of here." 

As I am about to leave the girly voice from the egg exclaimed with a panicky tone.

"W-Wait! Hold! Listen! I am a Spirit, and you are Spiritist! For a Spiritist to properly operate and use his power; the spirit formations, one needs to form a contract to a Spirit…like me! And I am an Asura Queen! There is no greater spirit in this world! Do you understand?" 

An Asura? Is she kidding me? There are Asuras in this place? Fuck… I am truly in a Cultivation world…

"...Oh? I see…"

For a second I processed what this…egg said. If my memories are right about these cliche realities is that this…egg and the thing behind those gates are my 'unique' powers in this reality.

In other words my starting gift…

"Tell me Egg Queen—"

"...Your seven generations are Egg! You Egghead! Call me Milady Queen!" Once again she riled up quite effortlessly, this Asura Queen is extremely young if she gets this quickly worked up.

"... Your primitive swearing is only making me more amused, Milady Egg Queen. Now tell me, why would I believe anything you say?" I said with a sigh. I need more proof that she ain't messing with me.

"Belief!? What Belief!? I don't have any power in this form! My cultivation is sealed and your death will mean my death! Do you understand what I am saying!?"

I rolled my eyes at her exclamation.

"So, in other you are just useless baggage?" 

"Useless? I already told you that you need me to learn Spirit Formations!" 

"You are wrong there, I already grasped base functions of Spirit Formations and usage of this…Spirit Energy? In a few more days, I will be able to cast these formations." I said with a not caring tone. 

"...You…You still need a Spirit to use the most of Spiritist powers!" The Asura spirit said with some panic. It seems I have her on the ropes.

"I suppose? But you sound more like a burden than an asset. I don't need someone who constantly nags and demands to be called something which she is clearly not." 

"...You Egg! I am a Queen! Just because—"

"No, you are a black egg. And I am leaving, I don't need you as a source of distraction." As I said that I continued to walk forwards and passed the egg and walked towards a massive sealed black door.

I could sense an enormous amount of power behind and…

"You think you can contract that loose barbarian? That thing will eat you and take your body over!" The egg said from behind me.

"Speak for yourself, egg! I hated that brat and his parent which sealed us away! But you… you are different, you are not related to any of that. This is why… if you can open this gate I will form a contract with you. And unlike that useless egg over there I still have my cultivation." 

I smiled hearing that this Asura spirit is different from that Egg, at least she ain't rubbing in one's face her illusionary status.

As I thought about it I inspected the doors and the chains they are being held.

"Hmm, I will try my best but this is new art for me, I have the general idea of how to undo this, however, a few specific things are needed to do that.

"That's fine by me. I will wait for you to undo this." 

"My thanks, and what's your name? Or you not going to tell me either?"

Snort 

"It's Xue Ji."

"Xue Ji, nice to meet you, my name…Hmm… I suppose I need a new name. I don't think my old name fits with the world I am in at this moment." I said after thinking for a bit.

"Do whatever you want. Just make sure its nothing stupid."

This time I was the one who snorted. I walked away from the gate and looked at the egg.

"Unlike that Barbarian you can release me easily." The egg said to me as I walked closer to it.

"Oh? You still think I will release you?" 

"Now you just acting petty! Fine! I won't going to force you to call me Milady Queen." 

"Now you sound like you are giving me a favor. Once you drop this nonsense then I might going to accept your assistance. Until then you can remain inside that egg."