Chapter 1: I died but Who are those talking?

When I opened my eyes, I was greeted by darkness. And it felt like I was void, unable to move. My movements are limited. I can move my eyes, my head, and my fingers. I stay like that when I hear a voice. 

"Initiating…"

It belongs to a girl, more like an artificial intelligent voice which I often hear in a game I used to play whenever I had my day-offs.

"Subject has awakened"

"Proceed from transferring"

Transferring what? Where am I? Oh, wait. I remember something. I remember I caught my best friend and fiance cheating on me and then Avery pushed me off the balcony I was in. And I fell from the fiftieth floor of the building my fiance lives in. 

"Memory retrieving from the host 1 started"

Anger starts to kick in remembering how they both smirk at me while watching me falling down.

Those sons of a bitch! I kill them myself!

"Warning! Host 1 emotion is unstable! Requesting to induce calming serum"

Suddenly, the anger I am feeling right now vanishes, calming me.

"Host 1 is stable. Proceed to transfer Host 2 memories to Host 1"

"Proceeding..."

Proceeding what? What's going on? Who the heck was talking inside my head?

"Warning: Transferring in process. Some memories might trigger Host 1 anger again. Raising stabilizing serum at the limit."

Shut up! Stop talking!

Before my eyes, I watch a memory that doesn't belong to mine. 

"You are not worthy to be my bride, you are fat and ugly," I heard a man saying to whoever owns the memory I am watching. But when I look at the man's eyes, I see someone else's reflection.

And judging by her clothes, I can say she's an important woman despite her size. 

"You are a disgrace to our family! The hero hates you and you're not even non-magic royal blood! I wish you had died and not your mother!" An old-looking man with a crown on his head yells at me.

Wait. What is the friggin shit happening?

"Are you sure? All I have to do is to kill her?" 

"Yes. Kill her. She's nothing and not even an important part of the family."

"But Ellain will be devastated when she learns that her beloved sister is dead."

"Devastated? That's the least thing she'll do. She wanted the fatty dead. And if you can, you can torture her first. No one will come and look for her. She's alone. Do what you need to do. I'll handle her followers. Do it or the hero will revoke the contract for his protection of our kingdom. A small sacrifice will save us."

I can't contain my anger when the next scene plays. There, in the middle of nowhere, the owner of the memory, was barely alive after the men raped her. They treat her like an animal. Despite her constant begging, the men keep on playing with her body, doing what crazy men can.

Damn it. I can't watch it anymore. I'm furious right now. I can't watch the poor young woman being tortured and hearing her pain and agony. But something is making me watch. I hate it! Stop! I can't watch it anymore. 

"Warning: Host 1's emotion is unstable."

"Injecting Stabilizer at the limit, initiated"

I watch as those addicts stab the woman's body multiple times before rolling her near the cliff and throwing her down.

"Host one is stabilized."

What the actual shit was that? What the hell did I watch? Who is that woman? And here I thought I had the worst experience but hers isn't even half of what I had. 

"Memories of Host 2 has successfully transferred."

"Phase two: Merging host 1 and host 2 will commence now. Selective memories will be checked thoroughly. Host 1 will undergo temporary sleep until the merging is done."

To make commands. What is actually happening? I died but…my eyes became heavy and with that, I closed my eyes and fell into sleep. 

"Merging is done. Phase 3 will commence now."

I'm sleeping, I know that but I can still hear the voices. 

"Phase 3: Emotion Deletion initiated." 

"The new host will undergo an emotion elimination detection. This is mandatory. Consent of the new host is unnecessary."

"Checking…"

"Love, joy, and kindness detected."

"Proceed in eliminating…"

"Failed…"

"Attempt to eliminate…."

"Failed…"

"Attempt to eliminate…"

"Failed…"

What elimination? Failed? What the actual hell is going on!?

"Warning: Emotions of humans are retained. Unnecessary emotion should be eliminated otherwise host 1 will be a failure. Two attempts are done. One more attempt determines if host 1 is a success or another failure."

"Proceed?"

"What are you going to do, Hera? If this one comes out a failure, your plan will be futile," I hear a voice, it's somewhat angelic to my ears. 

"I believe in this one, Selene. She will be our last hope. I know. She'll be…"

"Attempt to eliminate unnecessary emotions…"

"Success!"

"Oh my goodness! It's a success! I told you, Selene! I selected her myself! She will be pleased. I know!"

"Will we be free from her?"

"Yes…yes. We all have to begin the last phase. Present the host to her and she'll take over"

Suddenly I felt like something had left me, something was important but I couldn't remember what they were. 

"Preparing for the fourth phase. Initiating."

"Generating a new body for the host."

"Failed"

"Failed"

"No available body to use."

"Propose the second host body…"

"Accepted."

"Preparing the second host's body."

"Initiating…"

"Wounds and stabs are healed. Broken bones aligned. The body changes to fit the new host's ability."

"The changes are done. The body is ready to use." 

"Transferring the Host's soul into the body…"

"Transferring succeeds!"

"Very good girls," I hear a deeper voice of a woman. It sounds like bad news to me and I feel the girls fear the newcomer. "I told you, you could make me a new daughter if you wanted to."

"Queen Nyx…"

"It's Goddess for you, imbeciles. Know your place, lesser deities!" came a man's voice. 

"Engineer, it's okay. Our guess work was a success. I can spare them and their little Patheon now," says the one whose voice is coated with venom and darkness. "You can go."

"Scram!" the man says.

"So, do you think she's ready?" the woman named Nyx said. 

"Yes, she is, Your Grace."

"Do you think she'll survive? The Architect's design is harsh and neither of my first champions survived."

"I believe in this one, Goddess. Even in her human self, I see some potential and she knows the basics. With the system, she'll be the ultimate champion you will have."

"I trust her in your and the Architect's hands, Engineer. Do not fail me."

"Yes, Goddess."

"The host is ready. Would you like to proceed with taking her to the Infinite Tower?"

"Yes," the male voice said. 

"Transferring initiated. The host will wake up upon arriving."