As Hiro walks to school, he hears a teacher talking to a group of students about the world's cultivators.
Teacher: In our world, those who become cultivators gain immense influence and wealth. They command power beyond imagination.With cultivation, you can transcend the boundaries of mortality and shape your own destiny.
Narration: Hiros eyes now hold a flicker of hope.
Teacher: In our world, cultivators rise through levels of power. From levels 1 to 10...
Teacher: Levels 1 to 3 are the Warrior class capable of demolishing small rooms with a single strike.
Teacher: Levels 4 to 5, known as Peak Warriors, can bring down a small building without much effort.
Narration: Hiro imagines what it would be like to wield such power.
Teacher: Levels 6 to 8, Masters of their craft can obliterate entire buildings with a single move.
Narration: Hiro envisions himself as a Master standing tall amid crumbling structures.
Teacher: Levels 9 and 10 are the Grand Masters, capable of laying waste to entire towns with a mere gesture.
(The teacher's voice grows solemn.)
Teacher: And then, there's Level 11, the realm of the Supreme Masters a realm no one has ever reached, where one could lay waste to entire countries with ease.
(Hiro approaches the teacher.)
Hiro: (Determined) I want to become a cultivator. I want to reach Level 11.
Teacher: The path is arduous, Hiro, but with your determination, who's to say you won't be the first?
Narration: Hiro leaves school, his steps lighter, his heart brimming with aspiration.
In the world of cultivators, Hiro strives for a future beyond suffering.
(Next day at school grounds)
Narration: Hiro now wearing a martial arts uniform attempts a simple punch but lacks strength.Other students in his class execute powerful strikes with ease while Hiro remains weak.
(The path of cultivation was a mountain he couldn't climb.)
Narration: Despite his relentless effort, Hiro falls short of even the most basic moves.Hiro endures painful training, pushing his body to the limits.
(Other students laugh and jeer at Hiro's clumsy attempts.)
Maki: (Mocking) Look at Hiro, still struggling like a beginner!
(Hiro, bruised and battered, stands in a courtyard, his determination unwavering.)
After a grueling training session, Hiro sits alone, defeated.
(Hiro gazes at the stars, questioning his worth and place in this world.)
Hiro: (Whispering) Am I destined to be a loser forever?
(As Hiro walks away from the training grounds, his spirit is battered but not broken.)
(Next day at training grounds)
Narration: Hiro with closed eyes, tries to meditate, but the echoes of cruel laughter torment him.
(Images of Mika, Safi, and classmates mocking him swirl around Hiro.)
Narration: Each attempt to harness his inner power is sabotaged by his lingering insecurities.
Narration: As he trains, Hiro's thoughts are consumed by memories of humiliation.
The wounds of his past festered poisoning his progress.
(Hiro's frustration boils over as he fails a basic cultivation exercise)
Classmate 2: (Whispering) He'll never make it, always stuck in the Level 1.
(Hiro, alone in his mind, clenches his fists in despair. His mental scars were a prison he couldn't escape.)
Narration: after another day of failed training, Hiro sits on a hill, the weight of his trauma crushing him.
Hiro: (Whispering) How can I move forward when the past won't let go?
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