After Ethan's death, his soul got transferred to the underworld. His physical body was no longer there, but he could still see everything around him. He looked around and realised that someone is behind him. It was an old man with a long, grey beard and wrinkles on his face. He was dressed in a black robe and had a scythe in his hand. The old man looked at Ethan's soul just like a person looks at a bug that can be squashed at any moment.
"Welcome to the underworld, young soul. This is a place where you will be judged and will receive a reward or a punishment depending on your deeds in previous life." said the old man. He touched a ring on his finger, and a crystal ball suddenly appeared in front of Ethan's soul.
"Now, young soul. Focus on the crystal ball and don't resist." said the old man before he laughed weakly.
Ethan was confused. So this is how afterlife looks like. He decided to do what the old looking man wants him to do. What's the worst thing that can happen? Is he going to kill him? He's already dead, so why should he care! Ethan focused on the crystal ball, and scenes from his life started appearing inside of it.
"You weren't a saint in your previous life, young soul but you did some good deeds as well so you will receive a second chance. I will send you to a different world, but since you were a sinner in your previous life, I won't reincarnate you into a new body. The only way for a soul like you to descent into a new world is to possess a weak, dying soul and take its place." said the old man.
Ethan thought in his head that this couldn't be more cliche before his death he used to read novels about heroes possessing bodies of people that are about to die to get a second life, but he never expected that he will also have a chance to do such thing.
With a flick of old man's hand, a portal opened in front of Ethan, and it sucked him in. He was in a sky full of stars, each star indicated a soul that is about to leave the body. Ethan's soul floated to the brightest star on the sky. When Ethan's soul got close to the star, he lost consciousness.
He felt unbearable pain as he slowly opened his eyes with difficulty. Suddenly, Ethan heard a lot of excited voices, he was lying in bed under a blanket with a doctor sitting next to him. There were at least twenty people inside a small room with rosy cheeks and tears rolling down their faces.
"Ember, you're awake! We thought that you are going to die... Never scare us like this again!" said an old grandpa. He appeared to be very emotional. The old grandpa was holding Ethan's hand tightly like he was afraid that if he let go for even a second, he will disappear.
Ethan was shocked by the behaviour of people around him, but what was even worse, he was a woman now! How is this possible! You shitty old fart from the underworld, I want another body! Isn't there any 7-day money back guarantee or something like that!? How am I supposed to live from now on!
When everyone made sure that Ember is fine and her life is no longer in danger, they walked out of the room since the doctor ordered everyone to leave so the poor girl can rest.
[Beep... Second Chance System initialised. Do you want to bind the system to your soul? Y/N]
"Yes!" said Ethan with excitement, but it quickly died down when he heard his new voice. It was just too feminine, he couldn't get used to it.
[Congratulations to host 'Ember' for successfully binding the Second Chance System. You are required to complete missions from the system, or you will be punished. The host is assigned a "Martial Artist" class. Displaying basic information about the host.]
Host: Ember
Age: 16
Rank: F
Exp: 0/100
Class: Martial Artist
Elemental affinity: -
Bloodline: -
Evaluation: Pathetic, just go and throw yourself off a cliff.
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[Body]
Strength: 4
Vitality: 3
Agility: 6
[Magic]
Spirit: 0
Intelligence: 12
Total points: 25
[Host is considered "F" rank being right now. Let me explain, "F" rank is considered beyond terrible. Normal people your age have at least 50 points distributed into
andEthan was really depressed now, not only he possessed a female body but it also had no talent or any potential! He stood up and walked to the mirror to look at his reflection. He was a fair-skinned young girl with golden eyes and bright golden, long hair. He was wearing a red nightdress and cute panties. Ethan didn't know if he should laugh or cry at this point. He decided that with the help of the system he will become the strongest martial artist to ever exist in this world, even if he became a woman.
"System! Tell me how to get stronger." said Ember.
[By successfully binding a system host received a welcome gift. Would you like to open it now? Y/N]
Ember decided to open the gift, what she must do now is to improve her strength as soon as possible.
[Congratulations! Host "Ember" received: Body strengthening pill x5, upgrade stone x2, skill roulette coupon. Body strengthening pill will let host distribute 2 additional stat points in the
category while upgrade stone will allow the host to make a skill stronger. Skill roulette coupon is self-explanatory. I believe that host "Ember" isn't stupid and can figure out what it does.]