The New World is familiar?
After the flash of light I could not hear or see anything.
In fact, my consciousness was fading rapidly, overcome by a weird sense of...sleppiness.
With no option available I succumbed and closed my eyes.
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However an emotionless voice appeared around a small ball of silver light moving towards an unknow direction in the darkness.
[1%...20%.....50%.....80%.....100%]
[Fusion with the soul of host successful. Hiding the soul of host from means of viewing.]
[Process to reconstruct body of Host according to his own preference and directions by entity {Akasha}]
Around the silver blaze, two different colours appeared. One yellow and welcoming along with a Pitch-Black Darkness. Yet in the latter's depths someone could see thirty small dim lights flickering. Another grey glim briefly appeared before losing its intensity and melded with the encompassing twilight.
A small black orb took root around silver blaze that pulsated as time passed.
[New World found]
[Attempting to find optimal location for the appearance of host in the land of Eden.]
[Calibrating Parallel Worlds]
[Searching for optimal point on the Space-Time Continu-]
{No need~}
...
[Location provided from {Akasha} is optimal. Appearing in {Western Forests} in 3,2,1...]
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In an unfamiliar forest we see the true beauty of mother nature.
Tall trees, with green leaves brimming with life.
Birds chirping and small animals flocking to the nearby river to quench their thirst.
The sun burning up above while a serenity surrounds the place.
Suddenly without so much as a sound, a boy with white hair appeared in the clearing, while his eyes where still closed. He had a fair skin and a face that can only be described by anyone as handsome. His young features adding a boyish charm.
The animals seeing the sudden appearance of a human scatter, fearing that his sudden appearance would spell bad news for them.
The boy seemingly sensing their departure opens slowly his bright blue eyes, yet immediately closes them from the bright sunlight.
Apprehensively he covers his eyes and tries once again to open them, slowly. At the same time, he raises his body with some difficulty.
Only to widen them a second later when he takes in his surroundings. With haste he directs his view to every corner of the clearing. His actions betray a fear and apprehension. Yet both are extinguished when he raises his head.
The boy did not move for a whole minute and he even stopped breathing. Not one movement. He was frozen in a strange trance.
Only to release tears when he understood what he is looking at. The burning orb in the sky shedding light to the surrounding uninterrupted. Blue vast skies. Fluffy white clouds lazily traveling in the curtain of the sky.
A sight that in another world that be impossible to experience without the assistance of a nerve gear to view a virtual construct. Unblemished nature. No pollution. Air that one can breathe without fear of suffocating without a mask.
'So...this is what the world is truly supposed to look....'
Releasing a hearty laugh the boy falls on his back to the grass and continues laughing while tears stain his face.
'A world that knows not of humanities' besmirchment, a World that anybody can enjoy'
After reining in his laughter, he again looks around only to see a river with crystal clear water. Getting up he squats down and attempts to drink the life-giving liquid.
"Hah! So delicious!"
Certainly, were anyone to hear at the weird comment, most would think that something was seriously wrong in the white hared boy's mind. However, understanding what he said another laugh explodes from his throat in sheer jubilation.
Gathering his thoughts, he peers into the crystal-clear surface, only to be surprised?
"This is...", slowly touching the surface of the water and create few ripples in its surface, his thoughts momentarily stopped in surprise, "My Avatar?"
Shaking his head, he focused on his mind and expressed a quarry. Something he knew would yield some kind of result.
'System can you respond to me?'
[Hello host. I am the system provided by {Akasha} and guide in your new journey.], surprisingly another-more robotic voice- responded to his thoughts amazing him.
Feeling excitement, the boy, who is named Akira Suzuki, proceeded to ask some more.
'Nice to meet you do you have a name?'
[Negative host.]
'Ok, then I will call you Rose if you like! You can call me Akira. Also where are we? Why am in a teenager form and why am so calm right now?'
The emotionless voice transition to a mature womanly voice with a warm tone.
[Understood Akira~. To answer your question, we are in the world designated as world 20131 named Danmachi alternatively. Specifically in the western forest which is west of the city of Orario. You are in a teenage form because of the intervention of {Akasha}, so that you can acclimate more in your new life, along with the change in appearance. For your last question think [Status]. The system's functions can be noticed and navigated similar to the interference of the game Yggdrasil.]
'Ok [status]'
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Name: Akira Suzuki(previously)
New Possibilities: Lucifer, Heliel
Race:[Human](✔)-[Fallen Angel]-[Angel]
Level:1
-STRENGTH:100(H)
-ENDURANCE:100(H)
-DEXTERITY:100(H)
-AGILITY:100(H)
-MAGIC:200(G)
SKILLS: THE ONE WHO HAS THE FAVOR OF AKASHA(-), HELLEL THE FIRST STAR[EX], THE PRIME EVIL(EX)
MAGIC: MAGE(E)
DEVELOPMENT ABILITIES: UNYIELDING WILL(C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'WHAT!!!!!!'
How...I mean huh?! What is this ridiculous stat screen?! Level 1 and how come I have so many abilities?! What do the letters mean? Despite the fact it feels familiar enough to Yggdrasil isn't it too ludicrous!
[Calm down host and let me explain!!]
Ok deep breaths, deep breaths...
'Sorry I just got quite flabbergasted with those totally not op status'
Though since they are mine, it isn't really a cause of worry...
[Good. To start off since you are in the world of Danmachi you have what it is called, Falna. Essentially the blessing of a God, which can be used to track your progress through stats that are self-explanatory. Abilities which are "defining" features of your character. For example, a hero would have an ability that allows him or her for faster growth. Of course abilities can be unlocked throughout your life. Someone who has experienced a tragedy that was caused by a monster and they want revenge, there is a possibility to unlock a skill like [Avenger] that would help them kill more monsters so their goal would be achieved. No two abilities are the same. Even if they share a name, they would have differences, since they are something that makes what is you unique.], pausing slightly Rose continued after confirming my undivided attention was on her.
[Magic is pretty self-explanatory. Your magical repertoire, but also magical abilities that boost your Magic itself. Lastly development abilities are abilities which you can, as it is obvious, develop during your Level up. There are many adventures that have the same DA (development abilities) since you can work to acquire whichever specific one you might wish. Provided you know the requirements, only after you have gained enough Excellia-or Experience- to initiate a Level Up can they be unlocked. Spells usually need a one time-use grimoire that would allow you to learn the spell it contains. It is very difficult to become an adequate mage since it takes much more talent and effort than to be an adequate swordsman. Everything is depicted as Letters starting from I and ending to Although distinctions can be made.]
Before I could question the obvious flaw of that statement, Rose continued with a tone filled with great amusement and... teasing.
[Of course, by {Akasha} providing you a body, which you took from a game of the previous World, it has some interesting boons such as: You obtain whatever abilities it had from that time frame that define it, not only the ones it obtained through the game, and of course the race it had along with your own. Your Avatar could normally would only have the Fallen angel race but since one defining skill is [Hellel the First Star] it allows you to be an angel too~. Naturally at a time you can only be one of them and can not be considered a hybrid or fusion between them. Despite the change {Akasha} provided, you are currently Human with the ability to change races under the activation of the two skills. Also considering that in the game the fact that your Avatar fought beings that exceeded even the gods that reside in this World, those two skills are elevated to the Ex-rank. A rank that is so unique that it-quite literally-is exceeding the limits of the ranking system~! [THE ONE WHO HAS THE FAVOR OF AKASHA] is a skill can not even be attempted to be measured as it signifies something that cannot be numerically or otherwise represented~.]
That....makes sense. Though completely overpowered, it is something I have. So why would I complain?
'It is not fair to others?'
Well life never is fair anyway~
And it makes it so worth it that I went through all that trouble to create an accurate Lucifer.
In Yggdrasil changing your race was not impossible. Just very, very hard no matter the options that are available.
To start off, you had shop items that could temporally make some changes such as the appearance of your Avatar or even impose a new replacement to a friend's Status. Whether it'd be a change to the racial levels or job levels, with an important distinction. The latter applying on mostly prank items. Despite their original purpose of supplying another perspective of how another aspect the massive Mmo could be experienced. Their effect would only be imposed for an hour at most.
On the other hand, permanent changes happened only through special quest in the game so you could unlock the option of substituting your racial levels or by acquiring specific items. Though using World Items could also easily create similar results. Although no one-
'Well...Some unusual players did play the game so it wouldn't be impossible. Like the mad lancer that destroyed both himself and a World Champion forever. But wouldn't the Developers be ever more insane to add something as ludicrous as [Longinus]?!', shaking my head, I instead focused on the matter at hand.
Utilizing an embodiment of the word "broken" manifested as data in a grand scale on a rather simple action would be...quite a waste to say in the least.
So, by playing the game as an Angel at level 60, then completing the quest [Guardian of Heaven] you unlock the quest [Fall from Grace] at level 65 giving you the chance of becoming a fallen angel and change your racial levels with equal racial classes of the demonic counterpart of the fathered warriors.
The downside to undertaking such a Quest, which wasn't the only of its kind, is the loss of all your Job Levels during the change, significantly lowering your power. As if the Sh*tty Devs wouldn't put a major downside to troll Players. I shudder to think back on some new Bosses that would be released and their unreasonable skills, abilities, stats, spells, defenses, immunities...
Considering how much they enjoyed role playing in the guild, I thought it was quite fitting for my character to have the "correct" history. Admittedly it was a pain in the rear to do since you have to have a level 60 Angel Avatar, only for you to change your play style later on by becoming a fallen angel thus requiring the support of others to climb back to previous heights of strength and surpass them.
Shaking the reminiscent thoughts of the interesting things that happened throughout my membership to Ainz Ooal Gown, I diverted my attention towards my two skills.
Yet my efforts wielded only some words before the rest were a jumbled mess.
Sensing my thoughts Rose answered.
[While they are the more powerful abilities you currently have, they are abilities you can check, but have to find their uses. The only information I can provide is that you must try to challenge yourself and experience in order for them to be manifested in a meaningful way. Of course, your understanding of how and when they activated depends on if you can take the burden their actuation. Not to worry I could record when they manifest and later bring it to your attention.]
Taking a seat at the bank of the little river, I focused back on my new companion.
'Of course, that is no problem, Rose. In fact, that would be quite helpful thank you very much!'
My answer was a warm laugh that managed to get a smile out of me.
'But I must ask is there another change. Because it is very simple to picture what kind of complication my Stats could cause should others know of them.'
[Ufufu~. Quite right there Akira. Anyway, the system has been bonded to your soul and your soul is protected by it. As you can understand some goddesses have dominion over death, souls or life. Your soul is quite distinct and would probably be a pint of great interest in their eyes if they met you. They would-at worst- understand your potential and even if they were good attempt to "convince" you to join their Familia any way possible.]
'Thank you very very much Rose!! ', I couldn't hide my relief to such news as some problems are glaring are already solved.
Familia are an assortment of people that god choose to take under their banner and provide them with Falna. Some gods can be very interesting to meet while other can be quite ruthless in their way of basically wanting to obtain what they want because it is "their divine right" or their eccentricities don't allow them to think anything but themselves.
They have taken a vessel and have come with an avatar to earth so if the avatar dies, they would return to heaven and thy could come back to this plane after a lot of time. There are "laws" that stop gods from acting with impunity but unless they release their Arcanum (or divine power breaking their vessel), all other crimes are simply put under the rug if they do not mess around with other gods or their Familia members explicitly. But the mortals draw the short straw, since if they act against a God, I'd imagine their punishment would be less were the preparator and the victim reversed.
Falna is a form of status that is placed in a form of a tattoo in the back of people of their Familia with each god's emblem. Any god and very few people can see the status if the can understand a portion of the written words, since they are made of the language of gods. The five stats and level can only be updated by the god of the Famlia a person is a part of. The god drops a drop of their blood to the Falna updating the status and making a copy for the person to see.
Otherwise, the experience or Excellia (as they call it) will bottle up and the stats will not change. A level up resets all stats too the 0-I value, while "keeping" the values they had before the level up-not weakening the person-and it provides a boost to the overall capabilities, though to what extent is not known. It depends on the individual. For a mortal to level up, one must have a D rank in at least one Basic Ability and accomplish something that even the Gods would be impressed with, such as defeating a stronger monster. If a person changes Familia (which can only happen one time per year) a new god can update their status, only after a procession happens (like the one to create a Falna).
'But would not that mean-
[No problem and do not worry Akira~. The system allows you to level up when you want and updated your status in real time. It also provides you with quests and a shop that currently you can only exchange for necessities, a starting weapon for free and Gamer's Mind along with a limited Inventory. Further functions can be obtained through quests. Any activity regarding the system can be viewed by you and does not appear in the Stats.]
'Bullet dodged there'.
So the only question remains what I am going to do now?
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*ping*
{Quest received}
The begging is never easy
-Find a place spend the night ()
-Procure food ()
Rewards 100 system points
secret objective reward, ?????
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Guess that is a thing now.
'Thank you Rose!'
[Again my pleasure. Though you do not need actually think it, as I am fused with yourself I can understand your intentions. Also my knowledge outside the system is the same as yours and you possess a mini-map but only for the places you have already visited~]
Shaking my head I replied while also choosing a standard sword as my weapon of choice as it appears with a leather scabbard to my side
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*ping*
Regular steel sword
Rank: F
A basic steel sword that is crafted really well
*Note: Approximate rank to Low-Class Item in Yggdrasil
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'Yet I still want to speak to you even with my thoughts. You are basically my very first friend into this new world and I want us to interact as equals. While you are a system, you are also a basic part of me while being a different entity than me. The fact is we are together in this!'
Checking my developing ability, I hear Rose laughing in the back of my mind.
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{UNYIELDING WILL(C)
An ability inspired by the greatest Grecian hero in another [World]. The will of the user is strong enough that it allows him a myriad of effects. From pain resistance, to regeneration over time. The main part of the ability is that, it gives the user another chance at life. If the users succumbs to death, then this ability activates bringing the user to full health while providing a very minor resistance to whatever killed him previously. The lives the user has depends on the level he has. In higher tiers the ability can even bring immunity to whatever killed the user. One life can also be created every three months.
current number of lives: 3/3
{his current one plus two more}}
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[Oh my~ You really are very cute you know that~!]
Nearly face-faulting, I manage to right myself while preparing to travel the length of the river, before Rose with a more teasing tone is speaking to me.
[Well, you are my host and I am your guide. Being equal is not a need but since that is your wish so be it~. I can't wait to see what the future has in store for you~!]
Shaking my head in faux expatriation I inwardly reply. A small smile on my face on this "interesting" turn of events moments after my death.
'You mean what the future has in store for us, right Rose~'
The only reply I got was a pleasant and warm laughter while she proceeded to see how much embarrassment my face can take before it explodes by the redness to my chagrin.
Yet I wouldn't have any other way.