24-years-old, Alduin Vul. Currently in my 6th year in college.
Ever since I was small, I never really had much of an interest in anything.
Many kids my age when I’m around in middle school had always been playing with action figures and trucks.
I never understood what was so good about those objects.
When I came into possession of it from asking my father for one, I never really did played with it much after I got it.
At first, I was excited, but not long after it soon became dull for some reason.
I tried to moved the action figure’s arms and legs, rotating its head, twisting the waste, which ends up breaking it , and in the end had to throw it away.
I knew an action figure isn’t capable of bending, but I just wanted to see it move somehow.
From what I heard from other kids, actions figures seems to be expensive.
Even though I was only around 10 at the time, I was already aware of my family’s financial situation.
We weren’t very well off and there were times where I have to skip a whole day’s worth of food and ended up filling my stomach with water.
When I asked father why he would spend so much money for it despite our financial troubles, he said he just tricked a naive kid into believing it was only $3 though it’s $50.
Seems I was worried for nothing.
My middle-school is also very dull period except when I learned about the male and female body from some film. Forgot the name, but that is irrelevant.
Like any guy, I’m interested in the opposite sex, but considering how much I rather spend my time at home than hanging out with others, it is obvious I’ve never had a girl. Not like I had others to hang out with anyways.
Soon I graduated middle-school and went into high-school which was pretty much very similar.
A bit of differences included clubs which makes you do free labor for different groups and supposedly gain free hours which was honestly very tiring, and the importance of grades to supposedly go into a good university and spend a huge load of your money to possibly get a successful career.
Obtaining a scholarship helped a lot for my finances, otherwise I should have been in the streets right now, or desperately looking for a job somewhere.
As of right now, I am jogging on the way to my apartment from college, which wasn’t too far away from each other.
I’m in a small rush to take a shower in my apartment and then take a nap.
Staying up for 2 nights put a toll of me mentally and a lot physically.
Exams are way too stressful.
It was just an ordinary day which I would usually waste time for I had nothing else to do.
Nothing extraordinary occurred until I heard strange shrieks that was coming from above me as I was sweating from the small workout, which maybe I thought was a bird of a sort, so I looked up expecting something.
However, contrary to my expectations, it's something which made my heart skipped a few beats and made me feel chills all over my body as I can feel goosebumps appearing on my arm.
I see a large plane on fire while one of its wings was missing and was rotating itself as it was free falling from the sky.
If you were to carefully listen, small piteous cries can be heard from within the plane which I immediately assumed to be people screaming inside who were trapped.
Wasn't there suppose to an emergency door?
Well, I don't know much about these topics as I never had to go on an airplane before.
Didn't have much of an interest anyway.
Miserable screams can be heard from within.
Even though it may have sounded horrible, the worst thing for me was its trajectory which was going into my direction and was heading my way.
Noticing this quickly which I normally wouldn’t be capable of doing, I attempted to run with all the strength in my body which had already been exhausted from jogging for several minutes away from my college.
Also kind of hungry right now since I skipped breakfast and lunch today to save for my rent in a few days.
As I ran, I can feel the airplane was heading my way.
I didn't look up as I was desperately running.
The plane wasn't very big and doubtful if it would directly hit me, but it may explode while crashing.
Running, soon a huge explosion was heard.
My body was suddenly pushed from something behind me.
It was the force of the explosion.
I can feel the searing heat on my back as I was flying forward from the impact and I was heading towards a metal bulletin board and smashed into it.
For some odd reason, I was still alive from all that.
Even so, my head was bleeding and definitely heavily damaged from smashing into the metal bulletin with that velocity.
I didn't feel any pain most likely from the part of my brain is completely ruined or my nerves went haywire. Whatever the reason.
I'm still alive no doubt, but surely will die as time goes by.
Even without looking at my body, I can tell my body should be fucked up everywhere right now.
If I should somehow recover from this, it is questionable whether or not I would want to continue living disabled.
How am I even capable of thinking despite my brain being damaged?
Soon I begin to unconsciously close my eyes as my body felt very exhausted and begins to shut down from the control center being destroyed, and all went dark.
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It was cold.
So cold.
Where am I?
Actually, who cares.
This emptiness I am feeling right seems so pleasant.
I don't think I would want to wake up if this is a dream.
Soon, that cold feeling disappears as I felt a warm feeling spreading across my body.
In reaction to that I opened my eyes and my pupils narrows from the dazzling light coming from the closed dusty window.
Getting adjusted to the bright light after some time, the next thing I see was a wooden ceiling.
I looked around as I tried to perceive my surroundings.
Realizing I was lying down on the floor, I stood up as I turned a full circle to observe my surroundings.
Right now I seem to be in a wooden built cabin which looks as if it had been abandoned decades ago.
I could tell it's very old from all dust which had collected on the furnitures nearby. Also showing how long it haven't been touched.
From this, it is doubtful whether someone would actually be living here recently.
Just impossible.
Though as of right now, my heart is currently beating a bit fast since I have no clue where am I.
I’m supposed to be in my bedroom in the dorms. No matter how many times I rubbed my eyes and opened them, the environment didn’t change.
Did I perhaps have gotten kidnapped?
First, I attempt to remember what's the last thing I did I was consciously aware of.
If my memory serves me right, I was supposedly jogging slowly on my way to the dorm from college.
it was the norm that i did everyday, but something was not in the ordinary that last time I was jogging to my dorm room.
I'm pretty sure something happened on my way there though.
I believe I was looking at the sky for some reason.
What was it again?
It's definitely something which startled me, that's for sure.
What was I looking at again?
Ah! Yes, I remember now.
Memories surged through into my head, filling it with the scenes before my supposed death.
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I took a look at my body.
From what I can see it right now, it doesn't looked harmed in the slightest
Perhaps a dream?
Not even a scratch or scar can be seen on my body when I took off my clothes which I was wearing.
Before putting back on my clothes, I see a subtle difference in what my body was suppose to look like.
I was suppose to be a bit overweight while being around 5 feet 4 inches. This is due to the fact I sometimes eat potato chips for meals.
Cheap you know?
However, right now I am estimated to be around 5 feet 8 inches with a lean, but fairly muscular build.
I can tell by eyeballing it.
My body was suppose to have more meat on it and I'm supposed to feel some burden on my legs as I was overweight, but I didn't feel any as I am currently.
This is very odd.
Isn't this the popular concept in light novels which I have been reading about?
I was poor, but there was money to have an android with internet which I used to read a couple of light novels.
Is this Reincarnation?
Those delusional thoughts which everyone had thought about at least once and I’m experiencing it right now.
This is reality right?
Although, maybe it couldn't be reincarnation from the fact I am in a grown body instead of an infant.
I wanted to know what I looked like right now; however, I didn't see any mirrors in this cabin as I searched the drawers and cabinets of this place.
Then I noticed a couple of icons in the bottom of my field of vision.
This was strange. When I moved as I reached out for the icons, they also seemed to move along with me.
Suspecting something, I then softly said "Status", but contrary to my expectations, nothing seemed to have happened after I said the usual game term which almost every VR light novels contain.
I then looked at one of the icons that looked like a brown leather bag, and made a mental command in my head to open it.
A small screen no bigger than a PC monitor showed up in front of me.
I guess it must be mental issued while focusing on a certain icon for it to open.
In this small screen it contains mini boxes that lined up in rows and columns.
Furthermore, there was a Christmas looking gift box in one of my mini boxes in which I assumed as the inventory.
Being curious as I may, I did what any other person would do and opened the Christmas box with a mental command.
Suddenly, a bunch of screens popped in front of me.
Head Gear(Mask): Phrixa
A simple white mask with no mouth feature.
Special Effect: Incoming damage to the head is nullified and unaffected to the wearer.
Unaffected by Fire and Ice attacks
Untradeable Item
Full Body Gear:Allium
Black long-sleeved robe that covers the whole body along with yellow trim decoration around it.
Special Effect: All incoming damage inflicted to the body(arms,chest,legs) are nullified and unaffected to the wearer + Regulated Body Temperature (control the temperature of one’s body)
Untradeable Item
Boot Gear: Apricis
Sneakers which is may be an unusual type of shoe in another world.
Special Effect: Increased Speed by 150% + Stamina Regen increased 200%
Untradeable Item
Accessory Gear(ring): Reshagoy
Ordinary looking ruby ring.
Special Effect: instant death nullification + User Revival (once per day)
Untradeable
Unique Skills: Super High Health and Mana Regeneration (Passive), Analyzing Sight (Activation), Max Class Level(Passive), Time-Slower(5 seconds) {3 uses per day}
Classes: Technomancer, Shadowmancer, Warlock, Necromancer, Priest, Paladin, Elementalist, Spirit Summoner………………….
Random selection> Activated
Random Class Selection Loaded
Technomancer: A class which master advanced techniques of machines and alchemy. They can construct and repair nearly anything. Further information may be answered in the Help (?) selection.
A number of equipments were shown to me while giving information of its abilities.
Some notification screens were really weird as it just appears in front of me while and did its own thing.
Like the class I just randomly got.
The screens appears and disappears so fast I could only capture some information shown before another screen would pop up.
However, I could tell this cliche situation is abnormal.
The more I think about this, the more I believe this can't be reality.
Who starts off with such an enormous starting boost when just a moment ago, was transferred or teleported here.
These equipments also need to be taken down a notch.
What kind of equipments are these anyway?
Such over top Special Effects is simply a cheat.
Even some Virtual Reality light novels kept it at a moderate level.
Even though in my opinion this level of equipment is cheat-level, I had just transferred or teleported here.
Who knows if maybe this equipment gear may very well be a normal kind in this world.
I began to collect my thoughts.
‘Hmmmm, with that, what should I do from now on?’
Usually this scenario would be different if I was summoned as a weak standard Hero and begins his journey to defeat the evil Demon King who had terrorized the humans and schemed to take over the world or something.
However, even then it doesn’t seem to be interesting to take part of that role.
I don’t want to risk my life afterall.
I also just died.
Should I just go somewhere, earn money, buy a house, and sleep for the rest of my days?
Maybe get layed?
Doesn’t seem that bad.
Well, I should start by getting out of this dusty cabin which I should have done so from the start as I began coughing from inhaling dust in the air.
Maybe there is something which I may be interested in this world, but it is doubtful if this is the same as any light novel reincarnation/transport which I read.
Well I don't really know if I have not experienced this world yet.
Usually in a novel, the transferred person would want to go back to his or her own world, but I had died already there, so I'm not sure if going back is an option for me.
With that thought, I pushed open the cabin door and entered the outside world.
Wonder how my father is doing?