Transmigration

"....." It was so peaceful, Renji could feel his body or rather his consciousness floating within a dark empty space.

"Where... Am I?" He muttered softly to himself, gazing into the pitch black environment he floated within.

"Is this... The afterlife?" He added.

[System activate...]

"Huh..."

He said with a weak voice as a message materialized in front him in what appeared to be a blue holographic panel of some sort.

"What is this?"

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[Searching....]

[Vampire system... 0%... Error]

[Werewolf system...10%... Error]

[Devil system.....15%... Error]

[Neurolink system.... 20%... Error]

[Demon system.... 50%... Error]

[Martial Arts system..... 60%... Error]

[Villian system.... 70%... Error]

[Mythic System... 100%... Success]

[Mythic system — Downloading.....]

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WHOOSH!

Renji's eyes closed forcefully on its own and his astral body felt like it was being rushed through what looked like a spiraling vortex, the moment he opened his eyes he found himself laying on the ground.

"The..hell?"

He muttered as he tried getting up to his knees, he looked around himself and what his eyes saw was undoubtedly disturbing. He found himself in a vast valley surrounded by weapons and the dead bodies of several individuals who were clothed in robes which had a specific logo sewn on it.

"What is going on?" A dumbfounded Renji said, analyzing his environment.

"Is this a dream? I died didn't I?" Examining his whole body, he came to realize that everything he felt and saw was real.

"Get away from me!"

A loud voice caught his attention from afar, disrupting every thoughts he had. He focused his gaze at the direction the voice came from and found a young girl on the ground, in front of her was what could only be described as a monster.

It had a long and lean body build, scales which traced it's origins to the reptilian family and a long tail. It stretched it's claws at the young girl who screamed in terror.

Without a moment to waste, Renji picked up one of the deceased individuals sword and dashed forward towards the creature.

With a clean strike, he severed the head of the reptilian creature which fell on the laps of the young girl. "Eww!! Get it off me!" She complained, quickly shoving it's head off her laps and drawing backwards away from Renji.

"Huh? Is that how you thank someone who just saved your life?" Renji, obviously displeased with her remarks stated.

"I'd appreciate you if you didn't drop the head of a Drakon on me!" She retorted.

"Drakon? What the hell is a Drakon?" He asked, visibly confused by her statement.

"Huh? You rushed in to save me without knowing what you were up against? You swordsmen really are something else, I can't believe you have a guild designated to your name." She replied.

"Drakon? Guild? What the hell is she talking about?" He said in his thoughts.

"You know you're supposed to show respect to your elders kid?" He said, a bit frustrated by her attitude.

"Elders? You look like you're my age, you thought you could fake your age to appear more appealing to me?" She said, bursting into a soft laughter.

"What?"

Conducting a quick examination on himself, Renji discovered his facial features and bodybuild were completely different from the one he had before he died. His facial features now included a pair of red sparkling eyes, red silky hair with it's length long enough to reach his shoulders.

He also had a lean yet muscular build which opposed his bulky build back when he was alive. "I didn't notice.." He uttered softly, he was too distracted on how he arrived here that he didn't consider that there were other changes.

"For real, you boys and trying to impress us girls is gonna get you killed." Throwing her face the other way, she brushed her silky blonde hair gently with her hands.

"W-W-What!?" He felt something snap within him, most likely his patience with her. It became clear his decision to save her came at a cost, his sanity.

Pressing his knuckles firmly on her head, he grinned softly as he stared down at her. "You damn bitch, don't get too cocky!" He proclaimed.

"UGH! Let go you're hurting me!" She bellowed in slight pain as he increased the pressure he applied on her head.

A slight chill went down the spine of Renji, his brows were instantly furrowed as he turned around swiftly, he removed his knuckles from her head and stared into the valley which became engulfed by a cloud of fog.

"What is it?" The young girl asked, concerned about the expression he had on his face as he turned around.

"Bloodlust." He said with a slightly deep voice, highlighting his seriousness and focus from here on.

"Bloodlust?" Unlike Renji, the young girl was untrained and therefore could not sense the bloodlust that filled the air.

[Hostile enemies detected]

[Urgent Quest: Eliminate all enemies]

[Enemies slain: 0/8]

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"What is this?" He said within his thoughts as he gazed at the blue holographic panel which materialized in his line of vision.

THUD!

The young girl fell to her buttocks, her face filled with terror as she stared at what stood several meters away from them. "They're back... How can they be so many of them..." Her voice trembled as she laid eyes on the numerous Drakons that emerged from within the fog.

"We are going to die... We are going to die." She added, losing all hope of survival as she laid eyes on that many Drakons.

"Urgent quest huh." Renji muttered softly as he folded his arms and stared at the holographic panel, appearing not too concerned about the predicament they were in.

"How can you be so calm! What the heck is wrong with you!" Snapping out of her terror, she vented her frustrations at Renji.

"My physical appearance has changed greatly, the world also seemed to have changed as we never had such godforsaken abominations before I died and it appears I awoken with a system. Did I perhaps, transmigrate? In theory it's not an ideal thought but I never thought it'd be possible." He said, contemplating the entire situation within his thoughts.

SWOOSH!

The Drakons within the fog all dashed forward at them with the intent to kill. "We're going to die..." The young girl said softly, breaking down as tears rolled down her eyes.

With a huge smile on his face, Renji leaned his back forward and stretched his right leg outwards while clutching tightly the hilt of the sword.

"I don't know what the hell is going on but I can say this much, as long as you're around me..." As all the Drakons approached them, the young girl's eyes widened in her final moments as they all jumped to feast on them.

"Ninja Art: Severing Slice." Uttering these words softly, Renji appeared right behind the Drakons.

In the blink of an eye, all the heads of the Drakons rolled off their body which dropped lifeless on the ground. With disbelief, the young girl stared at Renji who smiled smugly at her. "You'll always be safe." He added.