Another rejection. Another door shut in his face.

  “No power, no place in a guild,” they told him. Slayers without strength were worse than civilians.

  Still, he refused to quit. He trained harder than anyone, but deep down, he knew—effort alone wasn’t enough.

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  Walking home, he met his sister, Elena.

  “Another rejection?” she asked.

  Kale nodded.

  “Then find another way,” she said.

  Before he could reply, the sky cracked—an F-Rank Gate appeared. No one cared.

  Kale did. He stepped through.

  And the moment he did—the Gate vanished.