Chapter I: Prologue

The click of the second hand of the clock - this was the only thing that could be heard in the room, inside which a guy of about eighteen was lying on the bed. His appearance could be recognized as quite pretty: black hair, blue eyes and a pretty good physique. You could see the sadness on his face - it was caused by the exam at the academy, which took place literally 5 hours ago. The essence of this exam was to determine the degree of mastery of magic.

You'll Ask: "Is there magic in the ordinary world?". The fact is that this world was a mixture of technology and magic. It all started a long time ago in 2190 when the so-called "gates" began to appear in different places. These "gates" were a kind of passage between the world of humans and the world of monsters. Initially, they were not a particular threat to humanity, but until the moment when hordes of monsters began to break out of the gate. They destroyed cities, killed people. The government could not oppose them, because neither firearms nor nuclear weapons could leave even a single scratch on the monsters.

But after that, some people were able to kill monsters using knifes. After killing them, they got their hands on magical abilities, thanks to which humanity gained the opportunity to take the situation into their own hands.

Soon, people who received magical abilities were nicknamed "Players". They have become the key to saving humanity from destruction. Entering the gate, they brought out various magical weapons: swords, bows, staffs and various treasures. Thanks to this, humanity has moved into a new era. Academies and guilds were created. Ordinary people got the opportunity to become Players. And so began the era of endless struggle with monsters.

The same guy, John Livl, was also a Player. But on the exam he showed the lowest result - there is no control with magic. After sleeping all day, John got out of bed and went back to the Fort Academy.

Fort Academy is the number 1 academy in the world. Here every student will be able to become at least an entry-level Player. John was able to get into this academy only because of the highest score in theory.

On the way to the academy, he noticed a strange glow in one of the dark alleys. Running into it, John cautiously went straight to the light coming from afar. As John walked towards the glow, he wondered:

"What could it be?"

As soon as John got closer to the glow, it abruptly slipped around the corner. Turning the corner, he saw what he would not have wanted: There was a gate in front of him, which glows with a bright red light. This meant that soon the gate would be breached.

What he saw shocked him. He tried to call the services, but there was no connection.

"What the fuck?! Fuck, I have to run!"

Trying to escape, John noticed that he could not move. More precisely, on the contrary, he was drawn inside the gate.

"No! No! No! I don't want to die!"

At that moment, the gate turned black. Such a gate appeared in the world for the first time, so there was no information about it... John was gradually being sucked in. He could only scream for help. But no one heard his screams. And the last thing John saw was darkness.

Waking up from a dream, John found himself in a ruined house. Looking around, John did not find anything useful, when suddenly.

[Welcome! The Gate System welcomes you! ]

"What the hell is this?! Did I get a Player system?"

[You were in a dream: 12 days, 13 hours and 23 minutes]

"Did I sleep that long?"

[ Condition met: Enter the black Gate ]

[You will be reincarnated as a Soul Eater... ]

"Hey! System, stop!"

[ This action cannot be undone... ]

...

...

[Reincarnation completed! ]

[ Your new name: Algard! ]

[ Current Stats: ]

[Name: Algard]

[Gender: Soul Eater, Demon]

[Class: Cerberus Demon (Lowest), Soul Eater (-)]

[Strength: 3]

[Endurance: 5]

[Dexterity: 4]

[Magic: 3]

[Soul Eaten: 0]

[Skills: Soul Pulling [Lv. 1] [S], Demon Claws [Level 1] [C], Gate Net [Lv. 0] [?], Demon Sense [Lv. 1] [B] ]

"Damn... I'm a fucking demon now!"

[Current Gate: Skeleton Citadel [F] ]

[ Objective: Kill all monsters and Players ]

[Difficulty: [C] ]

As soon as he blinked his eyes, the angle of view of Algard significantly decreased. But, surprisingly, he could move around safely, even if he was a Cerberus now.

"To begin with, it's worth hunting goblins. But how is it unusual in this body ..."

But this had its advantages, such as fast movement. Thanks to this, Algard ran to the monster without much difficulty, which he was able to find because of his [Demon Sense]. The smell of evil spirits emanated from the monster, which gave its location to Algard.

Approaching the monster from behind, Algard jumped into the air with his whole body directly to the goblin's neck, and with his sharp teeth bit through the neck, thereby instantly killing him.

[Goblin Lv. 1 has been killed! ]

[ Use [Soul Pulling] to suck the soul out of the body. ]

Mentally saying [Soul Pulling], a pale-colored ball began to come out of the goblin's body. This ball easily entered the body of Algard-Cerberus, after which the line of Eaten Souls was replenished by one.

[ Goblin Soul Absorbed ]

[ +1 to stamina]

All this time, Algard, or rather John, was in an unconscious shock.

"I just got into the gate! Why did I become a demon absorbing souls?!"

This question will be remembered by him for the rest of his life.

To be continued...