Chapter 1: Mysterious City

My name is Jayne and this is my story.

I was born a single child in a middle-class family with lovable parents who always supported their children as much as they could. Even though life was not as always happy as I wanted it to be, I still lived a fulfilled life.

Nonetheless, this was just before the beginning of the story, and like any other fanfiction, you have to die before the story begins.

Yes, I die but not a quick death. I died an absurd death.

It began when I was 21. After I was just graduated from university with an honor degree in Accounting, and begin promising work at one of the big4 companies.

However, everything went to hell when the sudden epidemic erupted and spread around the world. Hundreds of million people got infected and millions of people died from this virus called "coronavirus".

People around the world had to wear a mask and kept distant from each other to prevent infection.

People were restricted and couldn't go anywhere they wanted and that was the point since I couldn't go to meet some sexy guy from Grindr, as usual, anymore because I feared bringing the virus to my parent.

And, yes, I don't have a boyfriend. Anyway, I still enjoy my life with my family during this time.

However, the mystery was that no one exactly knew where this virus came from but it took everything from me including my parents.

After avoiding getting an infection for six months, my parents and I get infected yet only I survived.

This event was the first blow to my mind since I never thought my parents would pass away before I could even become successful and made them happy without worrying about anything.

My parents always worked hard for me to guarantee that I would have a comfortable life, but now I didn't have that chance anymore.

After my parents passed away, I lost my goal in my life but I still lived on as I knew my parents also wanted to see me move on and enjoy my life. I also hoped that time would heal everything like people always said.

Finally, after millions of people died, the first coronavirus vaccine came out as everyone went to get vaccinated with the fear of death.

However, there was a hided negative effect that the world didn't know until it erupted and hell began on earth.

After years of the epidemic, everything was getting better, and the number of people who got infections reduced by a huge margin.

Everyone treated this new virus-like flu nowadays and began to go outside and live every day like everyone usually did. I also tried to move on as I got promoted to be a senior auditor with CPA after hard work for many years but the good news also came with bad news.

Suddenly, the hided negative effect of the vaccine started to erupt around the world. People who were vaccinated began to show symptoms of using violence by attacking other people without reason.

They became monsters without consciousness and attacked everything that was still alive even animals were not an exception.

There was a scream everywhere, kids were attacked and eaten by their parents since kids didn't get vaccinated because of no guarantee for side effects of the vaccine.

While apocalypse flooded over the world, I was having an important meeting with a handsome guy from Grindr, and while I was having a good time.

Suddenly my partner began to show abnormal behavior during our sexy time. We were in a doggy position as I was in a bottom role this time.

He led down to kiss me from behind then he unexpectedly was fucking bitten my neck. I screamed at the top of my lungs and tried to push him away but it didn't work then I kicked backward using all my might, and finally, he got out of me with a piece of my neck still in his mouth.

Blood ran down from my nack like a fountain as I pressed my nack, tried to stop blood from bleeding and ran to the bathroom with all my might, yet I saw him running after me but before he reached me I already got into the bathroom, I slammed the door and locked it at the same time. However, he still tried to break in and knocked on the doors without stopping.

After I was in the bathroom. I grabbed the towel and pressed it on my neck as I sat in the bathtub trying to think of what the fuck was going on.

Unfortunately, my neck still bleeding without sight of stopping as I knew at that moment that I was not going to make it out alive.

As my blood ran out, the cold swallowed all over my body. I told myself at the moment that I already lived a fulfilled life. I had a happy family, lost my virgin, and had stable jobs, I also have been traveling to many places.

Although I still didn't have a boyfriend, that was because I didn't want to be in a relationship yet. My only regret would be that I didn't have enough time to take care of my parents.

As time goes by, my vision started to blur away. However, before I completely lost my consciousness. The door got break-in as the monster ran toward me and I lost consciousness completely.

....

In the Magnificent City

A black hair Asian boy without consciousness stands alone in a magnificent city.

Jayne started to gain consciousness. He remembered that before he died, he was having sex with a random handsome guy from Grindr.

Should I be happy that I have a good time before I die? Still... die while having sex, what's fantastic death, I still don't know what's going on that makes a random handsome man become an abhorrent monster.

And, Yes, I'm pretty sure that is a fucking zombie.

"FUCK" I swore.

What's wrong with the world. After the epidemic, there is a fucking zombie, Hell, Should I be happy that I die at the beginning of that madness.

Yeah, I don't think I can survive long in that kind of world with all the comfortable life I have been going through since birth. Now, will I finally see my parent again after death?

After murmuring in my mind, I started to look around my surrounding. And notice that all my surrounding is shrouded with faint grey fog.

Behind the grey fog is a vague outline of the magnificent city that is composed of an ancient Japanese - Chinese style building. The bright red moon is hanging in the sky keeping the entires city seem unreal.

At the center of the land, it's a peculiar red pagoda high beyond the sky. Despite the light shining out in every building around the city, there is no sight of any living being on the land.

Abruptly

"Cough Cough" covered my mouth.

I sensed something amiss with my body as I saw blood in my hand.

'What's the hell? Why did I suddenly become ill for no reason? Didn't I already die? ... or did soul can be ill too?' I thought to myself as I quickly shook the idea out of my head.

It's not the time to think about something with no answer right now because my intuition told me that it has to be related to this creepy city.

Without thinking any further, I walk to one of the buildings which seem to be resident. I tried to see what was inside the house through a window.

But saw abhorrent things I had never seen in my life even the zombie couldn't compare. The inside building seems to be built with an abscess.

The wall, floor, furniture, everything inside is smeared with the green-yellow liquid, but somehow the taper is still burning with black flame, despite giving the yellow light.

My eyes stared at the fire for a second, but suddenly I felt pleasure overwhelm my body, giving me the feeling of never-ending happiness, alluring me to own the flame for only myself.

My intuition told me that I would die again if I didn't look away. Hence, I quickly closed my eyes and looked away as I finally broke out from the illusion.

The strange event made me keep my distance from the building as far as possible. At the moment, the beautiful building seems to have become life-threatening to anyone who appreciates it.

I tried to exit the city by walking opposite the peculiar red pagoda, but it was in vain. No matter how far I go, the red pagoda seems to follow me everywhere, hinting me to visit it.

Without any choice, I walk to the pagoda with a complex feeling. After walking for an hour, I came to the most notable building in the city, the peculiar red pagoda.

After I was inside the building, I abruptly felt stiff all over my body as I felt something was staring at me from every direction.

At that moment, I told myself that I had already died and what else there is to fear? Right?

With no one to answer my question, I saw that inside of the red pagoda was different from the other building. It looks like what you would expect, a circular hall, but more majesty with red color decorate all over the place.

The burning Throne stands high above the ground at the end with numerous stairs extended to the Throne. I looked at the burning Thorne and saw a person in a double-breasted suit and top hat, with a grey fog covering his face sitting on fire with a mysterious aura.

'Oh my goodness, is this when you are judged before you go to hell or heaven?' I thought inwardly and said awkwardly "Hello, I'm Jayne, how are you today?"

"....."

"....."

The judge seems to have no response to my greeting as silence makes the ambiance grimmer. We observed each other in silence as I started to feel nervous.

Suddenly, I notice that the red moonlight brightens through a window than it usually does when I see through the window and see only the cloud with the red moon closer than I have ever been.

Instantly, I am already on the top floors without me knowing it.

After 15 minutes of tormenting silence, I asked, "Don't you going to judge me or something?"

This time the mysterious man said. "There will be no judged here. Only give your choice of power before sending you to reincarnate to a different world with your memories intact."

'Holy shit! I didn't think that what I have read in the novel would happen to me one day.' I thought inwardly as I asked "So I am already dead and will reincarnate to another world. Then which world would I be reincarnated to, and what power will I have? Wouldn't you should give me 3 wishes or something?"

"No, you will not have any wish, and the world you will be reincarnated in is still in middle-aged called Game of Thrones in your world." He said in monotony.

'WTF, I don't have 3 wishes? But okay, he says I still gonna get some power.' then I asked again "And what power will you give me?"

"You have 22 paths of power to choose but you have to cultivate the power on your own as mortal mind and body cannot withstand the power in one go. There are 10 sequences of power to unlock from 9 to 0, and sequence 0 means God." He said.

I'm astounded as he said I could become a God, but WTF, I don't get 3 wishes, and I also have to cultivate the power on my own. What's bullshit mortal can't withstand the power is this.

Anyway, what can I say? I'm just a mere mortal. It's still great to have some special power as you have to know that Game of Thrones' world-scale power is not that high even with dragons and white walkers. I guess, there really must be some god there as well since there are also many legends about god.

Before I thought any further, 22 cards floated in front of me with only the back card in my sight.

"Picked one card to know what power you will get and choose carefully you only have one chance." He warningly said.

'Wow, I'm speechless. You said I can choose my power then you let me pick a random card without knowing what a fucking power it is.' I thought as I obediently picked the third card from the left side.

The card shone brightly as the picture showed a man with long brown hair and a clean mustache, holding a scepter high in the sky and wearing a majesty crown, dressed in an exquisite lady dress with a notable breast, surrounded by plants indicated fertility. "Assassin" is written below the picture.

Everything seems to be in conflict as I have no idea what power I would get, then I uncertainly asked "Does I have the power of Assassin? and why the picture is like that, it doesn't seem to have anything with the Assassin at all."

"Everything is related in one way or another as everything in the cosmos has the same origin and everything will always go back to where it begins." The mysterious man said mysteriously.

'Fine, acted mystery all you want, I can't do anything anyway.' I thought dejectedly.

Before I asked any further he suddenly said " You will know naturally what power you will have in each sequence and how to use it, with the method to cultivate your power along with the necessary knowledge in mystical."

"Two last questions, who I will reincarnate to, and what's the year I will be born? Also, who are you?" I asked hopelessly as he seems to answer only what he want.

"I have many names but most people called me The Fool" Without answering my question further, the Black flame started to envelop me as his name echoed in my mind and I lost consciousness completely.

.....

In the same circular hall

The Fool sat in the burning Thorne as fog covered his face started to disappear, revealing a handsome face with long black hair.

However, he doesn't wear a double-breast suit instead he wears traditional white Chinese robes with a mysterious aura. Then, he lifts his hand and rests the chine on it before smiling mysteriously.

"I hope you wouldn't disappoint me."