“Hail adventurer, What is your name?”
The holy voice resounded in the space. Sylver looked at the earth below his feet and amazed by the amount of detail. Not wasting any time he replied the voice.
“My name is Sylver.”
“And your surname?”
“Arachnid.”
“A good name it is, from the wise tiny web-crafter I presume?”
Sylver amazed. To think the AI of the game could reply with that specific information.
“Yes.” Sylver answered.
“Now, adventurer. You has chosen to be reborn with your old soul. Souls are unique essence of every living things. It can affect a person physical and mental. I have personally observed your soul and I have found something interesting. You have a different soul, different from most adventurers yet I can see a semblance. Don’t be afraid, you are not alone ‘Athanatos’.”
Sylver is surprised. He didn’t knew how but somehow the AI detect his race. Even knew the name and possibly it has detected Anna and Aqua too.
“You are a strange being, even among your kin. Blessed and cursed. Afraid not my friend, as I will helped you with your difficullity.”
And again more surprised. The uncomfortable feeling inside Sylver began to question about his choice to playing this game. As his curiosity and suspicion arised he asked.
“How do you know?”
“Soul contained your identity, your memory, and your existence. Nothing can you hide once your soul is shown.”
Sylver still quite curious but he decided that can be ask later or he can find the information in-game.
“Enough for now. You still has to choose your body. Would you like to describe it or use the support program?”
Sylver still speechless from the AI response. But as he has enough weird things to think about he continued to the character customization.
“I will not change my looks.”
“Good answer my friend, now for your race…. I’m afraid you can’t choose it because of the nature of your soul. your soul and some others has caused a new being to be born.”
You have unlocked a new races!
Because of your soul attribute. A new race ‘Athanatos’ has been created.Due to unique racial feature, not every player can be a member of this race.
Your race has been set to ‘Athanatos’ and can’t be changed.
Current number of Athanatos : 3
Sylver just stood. He happy to become a member of unique race but somehow feel betrayed. As the race has quite serious demerits which is the ‘Fear Aura’.
“About your race my friend. They have been changed a bit as this world is different from your world and the fact that you’ve just been reborn. For your curse I have lessened it to an extend and your blessing is already good enough.”
The surrounding changed. Now Sylver is floating above Asia.
“Before you choose your starting city, I have some question for you. Not everyday I want to spent time talking with an adventurer but you are different.”
Suddenly many lights gathered and formed into a body, a girl body to be more accurate. The lights dispersed leaving a girl around 16 years-old smiled to him.
The girl hair reaching her waist and deep blue eye color. She has a heavenly aura, more than Sylver feels from Lyka. He presumed that this girl must be one of the game world goddesses.
“Hello, my name is Kyrie. The goddess of the unknowns.”
“Ah, are you the one who has been talking with me this whole time?”
“No, It was Ouranos, the Greek’s god of sky.”
“My friend Arachnid, this is one of the change your soul has brought upon. To gave live to another entity with you soul is outstanding. She is the goddess of the unknowns, an entity created because of your race, which is an embodiment of the unknown. She will travel with you to record your adventure.”
Kyrie smiled again. She walked to Sylver and bowed down.
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“Nice to meet you, my master.”
“Stand up please, I’m guilty making a woman bowed herself to me. ” Sylver embarrassingly said “And just call me Sylver. And treat me as an equal.”
Sylver always has problem with master-servant relationship, when he arrived at earth many angels and demon offered to be his servant. Obviously he rejected all of them.
“Hahaha, no less than my friend. Don’t worry Arachnid. We only wanted to test you. Should you actually has no respect toward other beings because of your race I would already burned you”
Kyrie smiled again and giggle a little. While Sylver could only hod his breath thinking what could happen if he somehow
“Now, for my question. What do you want to do in this world? Which has many potential and mystery aside from yourself.” Ouranos asked
“I want to explore.” Sylver calmly answered.
“Is that all?”
“Most of it.”
“If you said so. Next question, do you know other Athanatos?”
“Yes.”
“Do you have acquaintance with other being beside Athanatos?”
“Yes.”
“Last one. Do you think this world is a game?”
‘How weird’ Sylver thought. But he shrugged it off and answered.
“Yes.”
“I see, let me tell you something before you go. You are wrong.”
The surrounding shines bright, in a moment the light dispersed. Revealing a grass field. The place is very empty except a few trees and rock scattered. The place is surrounded by tall mountains.
Sylver gaze turn into his right, he saw Kyrie .
“I can’t see anything! ouch!” Kyrie tripped and fell.
Sylver ignored her for a while and open the menu with a flick of a finger.
System Notification
You’ve gain a racial trait [Enchanced Growth]
You’ve been inflicted with curse [Demon Aura]
You’ve been inflicted with curse [Demon Prey]
You’ve been inflicted with curse [Lirua Soul]
You’ve been given a blessing [Nature Friend]
You’ve been given a blessing [Goi̱teía Erev̱ni̱tí̱s]
You’ve been given a blessing [Eyes of The Unknowns]
Sylver checked his body and try to do some move, but his body and mind felt heavy and slow.
“It seems I have been nerfed.”
“It’s part of the balancing master, you will gain your skill from the other world after leveling up.” explained after she recovered from the blindness.
“No choice then, if I can regain my skill later, nothing to worry about. And why did you call me ‘master’? Didn’t Ouranos said it was only a test?”
“No, he lied master.”
Sylver could heard laughs echoing in the sky. He sighed and looked at her again. She is currently bowing to him while muttering ‘sorrysorrysorrysorry’.
“Hah, if you’re comfortable with it, I got no say on that matter.”
Hearing it, she rose up and jump happily to Sylver.
“Yay! Thank you thank yyou master! I promise I will be the best help !”
“Y-y-yeah of course.” Sylver said while being hugged by Kyrie.”A-anyway, where are we?”
“Gersane Training Field, South Abraxas.”
Sylver sighed, when Ouranos never asked where he want to start, he will be dropped in some unknown place.
“Where is the nearest city?” Sylver asked.
“Uum, from here? Behind that mountain.” She pointed toward the tallest mountain “But you can’t leave, if you try a dragon will snatch you once you reached the top. If you want to leave you must complete the ‘Dawn Training’.” She said while smiling.
“Damn it.”
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Meanwhile, in Noire City, located at North Abraxas. In the tavern Silver Mirror.
“What took him so long?” Lyka whined “He only have to login and meet us.”
“Waiting is so booring.” Anna followed
“Uum, how about we train first? We need to get to level 100 before we can begin the mission.” Aqua suggested.
“Let’s go then.”
The three rose from their chair and left the tavern.