"Are these really my characteristics? I mean... what does all this suggest? The name on the window is Rash Nightmare, even if my name is trash one, that doesn't mean you can't add your name to it. Maybe it's true about my luck, but what is this nonsense about race and class?" For Rash, seeing the status window in front of him made him realize that it might be more complicated than it appears. Even if he concedes that everything is true, what does that phrase "As a hero you won't die when health is at the minimum" mean? Does this mean he's immortal now, is that even possible?
Nightmare, as if anticipating Rash's reaction, in this world the thing that knows Rash's behavior better than anyone else is definitely the system Nightmare. Nightmare approached the window and explained the information to Rash as he pointed with his small hand to each part in detail as if it were a little teacher.
"I told you that I am not a normal system, and this is one of the reasons. Firstly, this is your 'status window' screen, you can pop it up anytime you want just by thinking about it, except for me, no one else can do that but you. Secondly, about the name thing, I added my name to your name because right now we were one and the same and currently you and I together make up your full body so it would be more appropriate to put it this way, right?'' Nightmare explained his point of view and paused for a while so that Rash could absorb the information he had now received. There was no need for Rash to say a word, Nightmare knew so much more than Rash knew about himself.
"Third, it is clear that you are no longer pure human since the day we are fused with each other, so I will not take the 'Race' point. Regarding the characteristics that the window refers to, they are the characteristics of your body at the present time, and it indicates that you are now about the strength of a small child."
"Huh?" Rash didn't manage to get this one, even if he is weak but at least he is not too weak to the point of little child. At least, he can fight someone the same age as him and even win, of course that for a normal person if the one before him has some ability than every thing change.
"Let me complete my explanation first, what you see now is the reason of your last battle and because of the special ability that you have. Currently, since your class is the Hero Who Will Destroy Gallus, this means that you will not be able to die no matter what happens, of course there are always other methods. So when Health Point drops to zero, logically that means death and because of your class you won't die instead you will lose five levels."
"Ahhh... Right, you were lvl 6 before you fought that Gallus Monster and the consequence of your death at the battle is dropping to lvl 1."
Rash grabbed his head and tried to calm himself down a little. Anyone in his place would feel the same, or maybe worse. In any case, thinking about what he heard now is like a fantasy, he does not know how to act in this strange situation. He looked at Nightmare again, then he remembered his body, he did not know exactly what happened after he closed his eyes in the battle but now his body is really very weak, he didn't feel any pain though, instead from the moment he opened his eyes he felt that his body was very heavy, and he thought it was because of the number of bandages.
'Is this because he lost his power due to the battle and became like a little child in strength?'
'If I really became as weak as a little child, that means I am fu*d up' Rash thought to himself in depression.
But something baffled him, so he asked loudly, "what will happen if I die now? Does this mean that I really will die this time?"
"No... only your level will drop to level 0, this means that you will be completely like a baby, that you will not be able to move on your own at all, even if you die more than once it will be the same just the pain still exists so think about it." Nightmare affirmed, "In fact, many people wish to obtain your current ability, just think a little logically, in your case is it truly beneficial ability?" Nightmare asked Rash with a very stern face.
"What do you mean?" Rash felt that knowing the answer would not be a good thing at all, and that is what really happened.
"Look here, because of this ability, you are undead, and what if someone discovers that? Do you know what fate awaits you? Also, there are those Gallus Creatures, you do not know many things about them, but if it happened and one of those creatures took possession of your body, your fate would be worse than death. Do you still think that it is not a good idea to be with me and become stronger?"
Nightmare's words were very clear, for Rash he is weak to protect and defend himself now, if he wants to survive in this cruel world he must agree to what Nightmare suggested and try to gain power at any cost. The problem, Rash is unable to force himself to do so no matter what he thinks. He still can't shake the negative thoughts from his mind.
Nightmare understood very well why Rash was behaving this way, so he decided to explain the situation in another way, "I know what you're thinking now, the idea of being a hero who protects people, is so ridiculous and childish and in fact you hate the heroes and think of them as a bunch of hypocrites, especially helping other people for no reason is a big NO for you. And I know why you think so because I've been with you all along." Nightmare was straightforward, the look at his character and behavior is not at all compatible right now, "Rash, do you really think this is the right choice? Do you think that putting an end to your life is the best option?"
Rash felt tight in his chest when he remembered that, he didn't forget any of those memories, so he finds it more impossible. He went through many hardships until he didn't want to live anymore, but all of that was because he got tired of everything and there is no way out, now if he does as Nightmare said...
He sighed a little and then inquired more, "Does this mean that I must do whatever you order me, a matter of no choice? What will happen if I refuse the order? Will you force me in some other way?"
"No... I will not do anything at all, you are currently thinking of me as a second entity and this is true to some extent. As for my point of view, it is a little different. Currently, I am in a state of complete integration with your body, so we are both one, you need me to become Stronger, and I am designed for this purpose, this may sound funny, but think of me as just artificial intelligence, well... at least in a very small way."
Nightmare cannot explain everything, of course, but at least he clarified many of the main points to Rash, there are things that he decided not to disclose, among them is that the system is one of the reasons that made Rash's life in a miserable state and this is due to the process in merging between them.
The System Nightmare has a very high intelligence, despite its ability to express its feelings and act like a human person, but it is not like that at all, it was created with very advanced technologies from several worlds, the main goal for which it was made is to end the Gallus who destroyed many worlds before.
Nightmare was designed for this purpose and has the ability to develop on its own, however it is considered useless without a host, like a computer can do many impossible things for human to do by himself but it needs someone to give the commands.
The System Nightmare is like that in some way but it has a problem and that it was not compatible with anything no matter the samples. For some reason, it was able to merge with Rash, but the process was very slow and then it was discovered that every time Rash became depressed the speed of the process increased, but before they could understand the real reason behind this and do more study about the matter, Rash was kidnapped.
Who designed the system and what was the purpose of kidnapping Rash and why?
Nobody is able to answer these things, even for Nightmare.