"Mmm..."

I woke up with a massive pain surging through my head. I never had this strong of a headache before and it is making my head fuzzy and hard to think. Is this a hangover, I had not drunk any alcohol before since I was waiting to go all out for my twenty first birthday not because I was no fun, just never had the opportunity to do so before since I to tell the truth I was not invited to any parties during high school or college. I don't remember drinking anything last night, all I remember about last night was laying on my bed reading on my phone. Oh God, is this what they call a blackout, please I beg if there is any higher power out there that I did not got into any trouble last night.

"Ugh"

As the pain starts to subside my thoughts becomes more clearer and I notice I can feel something else besides my throbbing head. For some reason it feels like I'm sprawled across a hard, flat floor. Did I passed out drunk on the ground, God. After focusing a little bit I discerned that the ground was not cold whatsoever but neither warm, perfectly room temperature and it was also impossibly smooth against my skin. Wait...

Am I naked!!!

At that revelation I forced my eyes open which I did not noticed early was unusually heavy and closed shut. As I struggle to slowly open them, I was shocked to find blinding light invading my squinting eyes. As I adjust to the light a near infinite landscape of white all the way to the horizon with a blank sky too appeared before me but I did not had enough time to notice or comprehend where I was since I was too focused on my current dignity problem. I looked down that I had no clothing on whatsoever but that was not my only problem. As I look closely I make out that this is not my skin, it was the wrong color, I don't remember having sky blue skin but that was not the pressing matter here since there was no definitive barrier between me and not me. It was fussy and smoke like...

Did I DIE and became a GHOST!!!

Oh no oh no oh no. I don't want to be dead, I died too young. I had so much to live for like... Ugh that does not matter I still did not wanted to die. Is this the afterlife, an infinite amount of nothing, not the atheist kind of nothing but an infinite plane of nothing for eternity. As I was panicking I noticed that I had my hands to my head freaking out. Wait my hands are touching my head like normal. I bring my hands in front of myself and then I put the end of one perpendicularly to the other and push. The vertical hand stopped the other hand like it would do when I was alive. So I can touch things including myself like normal even without a corporeal form. I started to feel myself up not in the perverted way but to make sure everything is right. As I do so I notice some particularities like not just the ones on my head but my whole body, the hair is totally missing which stressed me out a little but makes sense since I don't really have skin for it to grow on. Another thing is that the family pot belly that I struggled to get rid of is gone, I now have the flat belly I always wanted which made me a little happy but totally useless since I was dead. There was one last thing I noticed.

Where is my junk. Cue the cliché exclamation of devastation for the lost of manhood. Just kidding, unlike most men I did not tied my self-esteem and identity to my genitals so my only reaction was surprise but I had more things to worry about.

As I look around to figure out what is happening or anything at all to clue me in into my situation I noticed there was a group of people in the distance near the horizon.

I yelled, "Heh" to try to get their attention but they did not react. It seems they did not hear me so I decide to walk towards them. I yell and wave my arms as I walk forward but it seemed like nothing was working. As I continue I noticed that the distance between us had not progressed at all. They were as far away as they were at the first place. This made be worry so I picked up my pace and increased the volume of my voice. This changed nothing as they still not noticed me whatsoever and I had not moved an inch. I began to get a little desperate so I started to run as fast as I can and screamed at the top of my lungs but nothing. Even though I had no stamina at all I still not had gotten tired yet at all but the disheartening situation caused me feel like I had to take a break. As I leaned over with my hands on my knees I looked up and decided to take a closer look at the distant group. There was a group which had a similar look of what I look like now that were definitively more than five of them but less than ten, too far away to be sure but the figure in front of them was more significant looking. They were giant in statue while glowing with an aura of multiple hues of white and gold. She may even be hovering a couple of feet off the ground. They all seemed like they were engaging in a conversation even though I was not able to hear the smaller ones but the large one that now I believe to be in the shape of an [angel] was loud enough for me to hear a faint harmonious murmur. As I was studying them the "normal" figures started to glow slightly until rapidly growing in intensity until all there was were light and after it subsided they were gone.

What the hell is happening. Trying to figure it out but nothing came to mind. Nothing at all came to my mind as I was too confused that my brain practically short-circuited. As I was trying to wrap my head around this the [angel] turned and looked towards my direction. With this I felt a overwhelming pressure with their look as a sense of primordial and incomprehensible fear washed over me. If I could have peed myself I probably would have. For some reason I instantly knew for some reason that this was just a façade, a fake skin. A mask of beauty which hides a true nature that would drive any sane mind into madness if only a glimpse was seen. After what felt like an hours but was probably only a fraction of a second he disappeared like she were never there in the first place. With him gone, the fear subsided as I was finally able to take a metaphorical breath of fresh air and calmed down. Some one please explain what is happening.

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System Integration Finalized

Welcome John Moore

"That was fast. Um, if you can answer me, what is happening, where am I?"

1. Yes

2. Sometimes when a world is facing a [Calamity], which is quite common for worlds with average or above energy levels, [Heroes] from other worlds, specifically ones with low energy levels, will be summoned to save the world. It is not that uncommon for non-[Heroes] to be caught along with the summoning which is the situation you are currently in.

3. A pocket dimension in the [Ethereal Plane] used as an intermediary place between your original world and [Teahgra].

"So I'm not a [hero], I think that is a good thing since I never would want that kind of responsibility. And I assume that the worlds name is [Teahgra]."

1. Yes

2. Yes, for the price of this great power and fast growth rate, the [Heroes'] souls becomes unstable due to their passive heroic cultivation and usually collapse.

3. Yes

Cultivation? So this is not the conventional fantasy setting is it. Good thing I was not a [Hero] then.

"Um, did I die?"

Yes and No, the summoning process summons the souls of people who recently died within certain criteria but most extras finds themselves having their souls being exorcised from their still living bodies which perishes quite rapidly without it.

It seems like I would not be able return even if I wanted too.

"If the others were the [Heroes], who was the giant glowing one"

That was the [Guardian Angel] of [Teahgra] placed there by [s̵̥͊͌̏̚͜ḑ̸̳̞͎̽̍̒h̶̢̞̦̱͛f̶̻̲̱̭̍̈́ḩ̴͔̻͓͆̋͝s̵̜̜̽͝j̸̧̡̬́d̸̯̙̈̈̽j̵̨̣̪̰̈́̀͊̑f̷͙͓̩͙͗̈́̀͝s̷̜̰̹͑̈́̌l̷̛͉̣͘͜f̵̣͗̓̇k̷͖̽], he/she/it/they usually greets the [Heroes] who would save him/her/its/their world but also to convince and increase their moral.

"What happened when he looked at me? Why did I feel that?"

[Heroes] automatically have some form of [Mental Resistances] and [Eldritch Resistance] so they were unaffected but you weren't. He/she/it/they usually takes a form that is comprehensible and visually pleasing to welcome the [Heroes] and because of that you only felt a slight taste of what would happen if you perceive their true form. Most [Extraplanar] would have this affect to mortals.

"Oh ok but one last question, what was that glitched text earlier?"

We must apologize, we forgot to convert it to something comprehensible to your mortal mind. It's suppose to the most common interpretation of the [Greater God] [Angelic Lord of Light] which is one of the most worshiped [Greater God] in the multiverse, he/she/it/they is even widely worshiped in your original world.

"So what now?"

You now have four choices to choose from on how to integrate into [Teahgra], as you currently guessed earlier, going back is not an option. They are:

Transmigration: This option would create a similar copy of your body from your original world and place it on [Teahgra]. This option will maintain a near exact replica of your [Status] while allowing you to have a much faster growth rate (no where near that of the [Heroes] just faster than what you would have originally). Also it grants the [Ability], [Universal Translation] for free.

You could choose from either joining the [Heroes] or be placed in a random spot on the planet (since you coming from a civilized species you would be placed near a permanent settlement in an environment you could reasonably survive in)

Reincarnation: Since the heroic summoning process binds the minds to the soul rather than the body, this opens the opportunity to allow you to go through the reincarnation process while having your mind intact. This option evens allow aspects of your soul from your original body to transition over but only [Traits], [Abilities], and [Skills].

You could choose either going through the reincarnation process normally which would randomly reincarnate you as anything or allow the system to pick what you would reincarnate as through considering many factors including nature of soul and mind but also your innate preference.

Wow that is a lot to consider. This is more like four options rather than two. After carefully consideration The Transmigration option is off the table, if I was going to another world, I'm Starting anew and there is no way I would survive with my feeble body from Earth. Plus even though it may be the safest option, I would not like to be dragged around by the [Heroes] all the time and I don't even know how they would treat me anyways. What is left would be Reincarnation. The first reincarnation option which sounds nice at first is probably the worst since I would not know what I would become. For all I knew I could become a fly or an amoeba. Heck, even if I became a human I could be born as a member of a slave caste or something. I may have no reason to trust the [System] but the last one is still the best option and I really have no reason to distrust it either yet. I probably have no practical choice in this matter.

"I choose to Reincarnate with your discretion."

Reincarnation option was chose.

System input allowed.

Scanning soul...

Significant factors to note - [Ascended Mind], strong magic affinity and conductivity, and durable soul

Scanning mind...

Factors noted but not significant enough to state

Considering all factors...

Looking for compatible vessels...

Narrows it down to fit factors...

Near perfect fit found

You will reincarnate as a [Dungeon Core]

"Wait what?" Before I even had the chance to think about what happened everything went black.