Chapter 19: What?

As Alsyel opens his eyes a figure of 2 person greeted him.

One was familiar while the other was new.

The familiar one was his own Grim Reaper blatantly showing a frown of annoyance while the other was a woman holding a black parasol over her head, she was smiling while looking at Alsyel and glared at the the other Grim Reaper like a dog glaring at a stranger.

"Where am I?"

"Beats me, what happened to you?"

The male Reaper sported a smile as if he was expecting something fun.

"Ugh.. I uhh died?"

"Yeah and what else?"

"I don't know what you're talking about the last thing I remember was I was on my knees dying"

At Alsyel's statement the male Reaper's smile turned upside-down.

"What!? That's it?"

The reaper screamed disappointed.

He heard from his female companion that Alsyel suffered through a synchronized 'memory' where he suffered the pain of having his head crushed. The male Reaper wanted to at least see Alsyel's reaction after remembering it but now it seems that Alsyel can't remember anything about it.

"What's the meaning of this? why can't he remember shit!?"

"Hmm maybe he repressed it?" The female Reaper answered.

"Bullshit! Do you know how much I was looking forward to his reaction!? Don't I deserve to at least see his reaction!? I got crushed with gravity because of this douchebag! I got caught by the Supervisor because of this jackass's actions!"

The male Reaper screamed on top of his lungs cursing along the way clearly frustrated his face scrounging.

He started stumping his feet in his fit of frustration.

Alsyel, seeing that his grim reaper isn't in the mood for a talk he tried to stand up and approach the Female Reaper but as soon as he moved he felt his body stiffen and seemingly creaking like an old machine.

*What's happening to me?*

His body was still a little bit pale and weak as he moved around even his voice was a bit hoarse. Noticing his weakened body Alsyel stopped and touched his chest.

**Ba-dump** .....**Ba-dump**..... **Ba-dump**...

*My heartbeat is too slow... How am I even able to stand up?*

The male Reaper who noticed Alsyel's reaction to his abnormal body smiled satisfied.

"Well that reaction is enough for now"

He said.

Alsyel looked at his grim reaper and asked.

"What happened to my body?"

"You freaking died what do you think happens when your body stops all functions? Your blood stops circulating no oxygen, nutrients, or energy is delivered, your organs fail and cell regeneration stops and decay starts, bacterias in your stomach and other organs eats away your body not to mention the parasites. If we hadn't found your body within 5 days it would've been rotting like a fruit with all the worms and parasites still coming in and out ...ugh truthfully your body was barely even salvageable"

Alsyel had used his body to the utmost limit causing his muscles and veins to explode his nerves to overload, his bones crushed and moreover he was bitten all over.

"I spent 2 Days recovering your body to acceptable state and half a day to put your soul back don't you think I'm amazing! I deserve a praise! You hear me a praise!"

The male reaper looked like he was about to snap but Alsyel looked at him with indifference and started clapping and praising him as he wanted.

"Wo~w you're so amazing... Wo~hoo"

Alsyel's voice was blatantly flat and was devoid of emotions but the male Reaper didn't care and just puffed up his chest proudly.

"Yes that's right mortal! Praise me! Praise me more! Praise the great... Eer.."

"Wo~w you're so amazing great 'Eer'"

"No wait that's not it! I'm not 'Eer'!"

"Ohh praise the great 'not Eer'!"

"Bastard you're making fun of me aren't you!?"

Watching the two play some kind of comedy act the female Reaper yawned and sighed as the black umbrella in her hand transformed into a broom.

"Well seeing that you two are doing silly antics I assume my job is done too?"

She asked as she sat on her black floating broom.

"Hmm? Sure whatever you go on your way now bitc- I mean ma'am"

The male Reaper said while shooing her away like an annoying insect.

*Uncouth Bastard*

She was holding her anger as she wrapped her dark aura around herself and flew away.

"Well now that she's gone I can be a little bit more free"

The male Reaper stretched his body as he walked away from Alsyel as if nothing happened.

He was about to wrap himself with his black aura in order to disappear but Alsyel called out to him.

"Wait shouldn't you explain to me my current situation?"

Alsyel asked as he tried to walk steadily but his legs moved like it was being held down.

"Hah? That's too bothersome.. All you have to know is you're still technically died right now and the only reason you're still able to use your physical body is thanks to that"

The reaper snapped his fingers and the chains that wrapped around Alsyel started becoming visible.

Alsyel was surprised as the chains suddenly appeared but he quickly regained his wits and scanned the chains around him.

[Scythe•(Chain Form)]

[This is a special chain used by Grim Reaper **** of UNS-******* to bound souls]

[Activated Options 1-2]

[Value: ???]

Surprisingly words popped in front of Alsyel as if responding to his will.

Alsyel was wide eyed but this wasn't new to him rather this was supposed to be natural to him but ever since coming to this world he wasn't able to use this particular skill of his.

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[Scythe•(Chain Form)]

[This is a special chain used by Grim Reaper **** of UNS-******* to bound souls]

[Activated Options 1-2]

[Value: ???]

*Isn't this my 'Eye of Phermose'?*

This was a skill that I gained back in my original world, it allows me to read an objects details and overall worth although it can't read any living objects details it was still a skill that's valuable.

But ever since I woke up in this world this skill was grayed out indicating I can't use it.

*But why is it working now?*

"Your expression right now tells me you're wondering why some of your skills suddenly worked, do you want to know?"

My Grim Reaper said while smiling teasingly.

I was indeed curious as to why I could suddenly use the Eye of Phermose so I nodded my head.

Seeing my response my Grim Reaper started talking.

Although his actions were a bit exaggerated and a bit annoying I ignored it and listened to his words.

"Simple its thanks to that chain around you.. hmm how should I say it in a way that I won't be penalized... Meh nevermind its like this some of your skills only work because its connected to the 'System' like your Eye of Phermose and some because of physical requirements like your Herculean Strength. Now the reason why your Eye of Phermose worked is because my Scythe•chain is currently connected to your soul extending to your status and the chain acted like a new 'System' for the skill. Go on look at your status window and you'll see"

Following his instructions I opened my Status Window and it appeared in front of me, I quickly opened the skills tab and scanned it.

[Skills]

[Herculean Strength]- Unusable

[High Jump]- Unusable

[Enhanced Senses]- Unusable

[Haste]- Unusable

[Iron Will]- Unusable

[Regeneration]- Unusable

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[Most Physical Attribute Skills are currently Unusable]

[Eye of Phermose]- Limited

[Mind Converse]- Limited

[Mind Acceleration]- Limited

[Mana Conversion] -Limited

[Mana Conservation]- Limited

[Chant]- Limited

[Silent Chant]- Unusable

[Detect]- Limited

[Spirit Blessing]- Limited

[Storage]- Unusable

[Warrior's Bloodlust]- Limited

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[Most ??? Related Skills are currently Limited]

[Most ??? Related Skills Now has Requirements]

I don't know what this 'System' thing is but It was true most of the skills I can use were now open

Although they were marked with Limited.

I don't know why but some of the skills that I could use was now unusable like the Herculean Strength or Regeneration maybe its because my current body is damaged?

No wait my Status Window also looks weird it never used shortcuts before and it was more specific too but right now it looks like it was written by a lazy-bumI hope it doesn't get worse.

A lazy-bum like a certain someone I know.

I looked at my Grim Reaper his personality matches the current Status Window.

"Hmm? What are you looking at? Do you want to know where your friends are?"

He seemed to misunderstand my staring but it was a welcome result altogether cause I really do want to know where Fumi and Shizuka are right now. I mean they should be fine since Rogue is within Fumi I'm pretty sure he'd help them somehow when worst comes.

Now I just want to know where they are so I could go to them.

I nodded on my grim reaper's question and he willingly answered.

"Well if you go northwest from here you should be able to find tracks of them, I can't tell you more than that I haven't been monitoring them ever since I fixed your body"

"Well that doesn't really help does it?"

"What are you complaining about? You expect me to look after those three? I'm not obligated too, I already have my hands full thanks to you now don't ruin my mood any further. Farewell!"

And with that he wrapped himself with black aura and disappeared, the chains wrapped around me also slowly turned invisible.

"That guy is a lazy-bum as always"

Thinking that I should start moving Northwest I tried to move my body and walk.

My legs were heavy and it takes focus to move, my hands and arm also shake whenever I move them.

"It feels similar to being paralyzed by magic or poison"

I've been afflicted by incapacitating attacks before it's common on a battlefield with diverse enemies, one time during my novice days I had to cut my own hand due to a strong poison it took a whole month for my hand to regenerate using my skill.

Anyways my body right now isn't in its best shape no its more likely that it isn't even in its bare functional state.

"It's best for me to take my time and recover but how exactly am I gonna recover when my Regeneration skill isn't even working?"

I put my hand over my chest again and listened to my heartbeat.

**Ba-dump**..... **Ba-dump**.....**Ba-dump**.....

"Its beating slower than before"

It seems that when I move my heartbeat slows down compared to me not moving its quite the opposite of what normally happens.

*I don't think I should be moving around in this state*

I plopped down on the ground and monitored my body.

"I knew it my heart beats faster when I rest"

*Status window*

[Name: Alsyel Talon]

[Titles: "Fuck you I ain't writing all this shit"]

[Mana: "You won't need it dumb shit"]

[Health: "Zero, just Zero no this deserves to be negative in the first place!"]

[Overall Status: "You're fuckin dead a walking corpse that's your status"]

My Status Window finally turned fully weird its being disrespectful and impolite, its even cursing at me.

"Is it because of the chains?"

My Grim Reaper had said that my status window is now connected to the chain I don't know how works but this is gonna be annoying.

"Now that I think about it skills that allows me to use mana are marked as limited I thought this world doesn't have magic... Maybe it has something similar?"

During my time with Shizuka and Fumi I figured out that magic, status window's, skills, titles, or anything supernatural doesn't exist in this world. Although they don't have magic their technology are more advanced that thing they call 'gun' despite its small size it had more power than a high quality crossbow or a low grade spell the absence of magic had helped their civilization progress in this way.

"Maybe I should try chanting a spell to see if I could use magic"

I wanted to try if I can use magic so I chanted a wind based low grade spell. I focused my senses and moved my mana trying to pull it out and gather it on my palm, moving it around was a lot harder than before its like lifting a boulder with an average persons strength.

"Heed me formless one take the form of the swiftest one and gather upon my palm"

Slowly I could feel the wind gathering on my palm compared to what I was expecting it was a lot smaller and weaker to be even considered low-grade.

"This won't even hurt a fly... Maybe if I concentrate it like this"

I started manipulating my mana forming it into a thin stick and the wind followed.

Compared to before the spell can now pierce through something as hard as a bone.

"I should try shooting it.. huh? I'm bleeding?"

Suddenly blood started dripping from my nose and my body felt heavy I couldn't even keep my control on my spell so it dissipated.

*I can't breath! What's happening to me?*

My vision was also starting to blur and my consciousness started fading it was a familiar feeling I've felt it before.

*I'm dying?*

It was the seem as dying, I quickly put my hand over my chest and listened to my heartbeat.

**...**. ....

My heart wasn't beating anymore and I could feel coldness creeping from my toes and fingers

I thought I would die again when suddenly I could hear chains grinding against each other, the chains wrapped on my soul started becoming visible again they glowed dark red and suddenly I could breath again.

**BA-DUMP** ....**Ba-dump**

My heart also started beating again and although my breath returned I was still literally gasping for air, since my heart is beating way too slow I doubt it'll use all the oxygen I'm gasping in.

"Haah.. haah..haa this is gonna be hard"

Realizing the intensity of my situation I decided to just sit down for now.

There were no undeads around or at least I think so, my current senses are worse than an average person right now I could barely hear my own breathing and my vision was now narrower even my sense of touch could barely feel the ground that I'm sitting on.

"I hope my grim reaper put me somewhere safe"

That was all I could hope as I accepted the fact that I'm weaker than a kid.

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Three women were traveling together, two were carrying backpacks while the other carried a briefcase.

These were Shizuka, Fumi and Natashia.

All of them carried their own weapons as they sneaked around trying their best not to attract attention from the ghouls that roamed the streets.

"There's 5 zombies up ahead and I could see about 12 more ahead the first 5"

Natashia was taking in the role of a scout, since she was able to use her skill 'Keen Eye's' she volunteered herself. She would move first and scan the surroundings as quietly and quickly as she can and inform Fumi and Shizuka, this routine has helped them minimize possible problems .

"Is there no way around?" Shizuka asked Natashia.

'Fight if necessary but avoid as much as possible' That was the current motto they're following right now.

"Unfortunately I can't find a way to avoid them.. well maybe of we hide and make a distraction.. no that's way to risky we could attract more attention than we wanted to"

While Shizuka and Natashia were discussing about the current problem Fumi on the other hand had a personal problem too.

*Their having trouble over 5 ghouls? Hah! It would be easy to bait them with sound and slowly pick them out one-by-one this street is perfect for ambush various vehicles are scattered around like perfect hiding spots!* (Rogue)

A voice other than herself has been talking inside her head ever since she woke up.

At first Fumi thought it was audible hallucination but it was giving out helpful instructions from hiding to attacking and things that Fumi never knew, as far as Fumi know hallucinations aren't able to do that.

Thanks to the voices instructions Fumi has been able to attack and move around better than before. It was also the voices influence that Fumi started using kitchen knives as weapons.

*Maybe... It's my guardian Angel?*(Fumi)

*Haah? No don't compare me to those assholes in their high seats*(Rogue)

Rogue scoffed at Fumi's guess and started showing a part of his memory to Fumi.

Rogue has already met an angel together with the others during an attempted summon by a certain kingdom called 'Helios' in their world it was the most prominent magic kingdom ever known. They planned to summon an Angel to aid them on their fight against the demon lord but unfortunately this plan was scratched as they discovered the truth of the so called winged guardians.

"We aren't your guardians we are merely observers of the #### to ensure it functions properly. Now begone"

That was the answer they received after successfully opening a connection to 'heaven'.

*Those bastards ignored our pleas for help, hah! Some Angels they were*(Rogue)

*###?*(Fumi)

*Huh!?*(Rogue)