I Can Copy Curses

Chapter 325: 325. First Time for GRIMSHORE

After about an hour of rapidly absorbing the vast number of cores he had bought, Orion finally achieved peak strength at the Gold rank—he had maxed out all his stats for that rank.

"I’m way stronger than before."

Orion clenched his fists, feeling the immense power coursing through his body. The strength he gained was many times greater than before. It wasn’t just an increase in one area but a comprehensive enhancement across his entire body.

"Alright, I’m ready. It’s time for me to enter Grimshore."

Orion took a deep breath, giving in to the urge that had been calling to him ever since he had advanced to Gold rank. A blue light flashed over him as his body disappeared, cube by cube, part by part, from his room.

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Somewhere deep inside the Null Void, a man gripped the hilt of a sword that was stabbed deep into the ground. Surrounding the sword were square and circular diagrams. The moment his hands touched the hilt, the diagrams began to flash red.

But his grip on the sword remained firm. Despite the red flashes, he pulled the sword from the ground.

"Messiah, you should have killed me while you had the chance, but instead, you sealed me in the Null Void," the man muttered as he cleaned the blade of dirt. "A thousand years have passed since then... Although I don’t believe in petty revenge, I will finish what I started. I shall fulfill my destiny."

He raised the sword, which gleamed with a red, blood-like light, illuminating the grey land around him. Suddenly, the color shifted to bright purple, tearing a gaping hole in the sky of the grey world.

"Awaken, my Doom soldiers, for the time you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived."

***

"What is this place?"

Orion stood on green tiles, their vibrant hue stretching endlessly in every direction. But at the edge of his vision, something unsettling was happening. Dark red and black tiles were creeping in, slowly spreading like a virus, inching closer to the green ones.

Though the process was gradual, it was unmistakable—he could see it happening, a slow but visible invasion across the landscape.

[Host has entered Grimshore... Loading data.]

A system notification appeared in front of him at this moment.

[Loading complete. A ’One Day’ Breaker has been granted to the host.]

[Task - Experience the Breaker.]

[Reward - Periodic access to Grimshore.]

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Suddenly, the green cubes around Orion shone with an intense bright light, completely engulfing him.

***

In a small room containing only a bed and a table with a computer on it, a bright green light flashed, and Orion appeared.

"Where am I?"

Orion immediately became alert, but after looking around and realizing he was in a simple room, he calmed himself.

"Orion! We’re going to be late for the Awakening! Let’s go now!"

A shout came from the door, which was flung open by a kid about 15 years old with neatly combed light golden hair. He wore a blue uniform with a sun-and-sword emblem on it.

"Who are you? And where is this?" Orion asked cautiously. He couldn’t understand anything since the moment he had entered Grimshore.

The golden-haired kid looked at him from all angles, then suddenly pointed at him. "Ah, I get it. You’re afraid, aren’t you? Afraid you’ll awaken a G-rank talent." He wrapped an arm around Orion’s shoulder and said cheerfully, "Don’t worry, Orion. The chances of that happening are low. So stop making excuses, and let’s go."

The kid pulled on Orion’s hand, trying to lead him out, but Orion didn’t budge.

"Hey, what’s gotten into you?" The boy playfully slapped Orion on the head, but at that moment, Orion’s mind was flooded with a surge of information.

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"Ahhhh!"

Orion clutched his head, overwhelmed by the intense pain coursing through his mind.

"H-Hey, Orion, are you okay? This—this happened to me a few days ago, too. Just hang on; it’ll pass." The golden-haired kid panicked, seeing Orion in agony.

"Agghh!"

Orion continued to scream until, all of a sudden, he stopped. His face drenched in sweat, he looked at the golden haired boy and muttered, "Jake..."

"I remember... I remember everything," Orion whispered, his eyes wide with shock at the flood of memories.

"Haha, good. Welcome to Grimshore, Orion," Jake laughed lightly, patting him on the back.

Orion nodded absentmindedly.

"By the way," Jake said, his eyes gleaming with excitement, "are you Orion Darkwood? The most wanted man in the history of the Three Domains?"

Orion’s eyes narrowed at the question. He tried to activate his Stormcaller Curse to retreat, but instead of escaping, he collapsed, pain jolting through his body.

"Damn it!"

He instinctively reached for his sword, but then noticed something—his space bracelet was missing.

"Hey, calm down!" Jake raised his hands defensively when he saw Orion tense up. "Remember, this isn’t the Three Domains. This isn’t the Montreux Universe. We’re in Grimshore."

He added, "Just go through your newly acquired memories, and everything will make sense."

Orion hesitated, then stepped back to create some distance between them. He closed his eyes and focused on processing his new memories. After a minute, he took a deep breath, his expression one of utter disbelief.

"Is this all true?" he asked, his eyes wide.

"I’m afraid so," Jake replied with a wry smile. "Every detail. Who would have thought that Grimshore, the focal point for all races, would turn out to be this."

Orion sighed as he absorbed the new information, recalling the system notification from before.

’I’ve only got 24 hours in this world.’

He glanced at a nearby mirror, where he saw the reflection of a 15-year-old boy who looked exactly like his younger self from Earth. With deep black hair and an oval face, he appeared to be just an average kid.

At that moment, he was wearing the same uniform as Jake, and an ID card hung around his neck.

The name on it read: Orion Stark.

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