Rebirth

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It is said that when a person dies their brain remains active and coordinating for 7 minutes before it ceases to operate.

During that time, a person relives the most important memories of his life through flashes.

And this was exactly what happened to the boy as his whole life passed through his eyes like a flash.

The happy memories with his parents and sister. The painful memories of their deaths. The sad memories of recovering his broken sister. And yet again, the happy memories with her and the novel he loved.

Yes, the novel he loved to read passed through his brain like paint, etching every page into his canvas of memories.

Finally, the seven minutes came to an end, ending his life once and for all. The memories darkened down into an abyss of nothingness encompassing him whole.

Funnily enough, though he did not know where he was, the ability to perfectly remain conscious and think was still present.

And even if he knew what happened to him, the first thought to cross his mind was about the obvious.

'Did I... die?' He thought but was interrupted as a holographic panel opened up in front of his retina.

====[ STATUS WINDOW ]====

Name: -

Aspect: -

Class: Error

Leaves:〈◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ 〉

Elements:〈-〉

Talent:「-」

====[ STATS AND SKILLS ]====

VIT: 〈 ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

STR: 〈◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

AGI: 〈◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

END:〈◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

INT: 〈◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

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'Wait... this window?' He questioned with familiarity.

Despite not knowing how it had opened, the boy was very familiar with the structure of the window.

After all, it was something that had been present throughout the novel he cherished.

'But why was it here?' He questioned to himself but was taken by suprise as a deep, feminine voice echoed in his ears.

"Welcome, departed soul."

Surprise came over the boy's body before a sense or urgency took over and he quickly looked back, only to find nothing there.

As if his movement was a trigger, the depthless abyss around him suddenly lit up. The scenery changed as light spread from the boy's feet and swallowed the whole area .

The all black nothingness turned into a throne room, with dark purple obsidian walls all around and a star adorned throne placed in front.

The whole structure of the throne shone with ambient light that emanated from the countless stars etched on it.

But even this was incomparable to the being that sat on the throne, gazing the boy coldly.

With an otherworldly beauty that could not be compared to the standards of earth, a tall and mature woman sat atop the throne.

Boasting long amethyst colored hair that cascaded down her back and lavender cold eyes that seemed to bore into the very fabric of his existence, she was the most beautiful woman he had seen in his life.

Realizing that the woman wasn't going to speak first, the boy decided to open his pursed lips.

"U-uhh.... h-hello?" He asked the woman, stuttering with nervousness.

He was not much of a social guy in his past life which led to him having zero confidence to speak right now.

Whether it was because of her beauty or the cold aloof gaze she watched him with, he didn't know. But whatever it was, it was certainly making heat rise up in the whole body of the boy

Finally, the woman showed some signs of movement as she stood up from her throne while the corners of her lips moved upwards.

"I see you have arrived successfully, well let's not waste any time and move on shall we?" She questioned, her clear and beautiful voice echoing throughout the room, into the ears if the boy.

"I'm sure you are very confused as to how and who summoned you here, aren't you?" The woman asked chucklingly, her voice carrying a tone of playfulness that was a far contrast from her cold gaze at the start.

The boy looked at her weirdly, not being able to make sense of anything that was happening.

"I understand your confusion but let me explain. I'm Zephyra, the Goddess of the Void." She introduced herself before going further.

"If you are wondering who has summoned you don't worry it's me. The reason I have rebirthed you actually is to give you a proposal." She explained.

At the mention of proposal, the boy's eyebrows furrowed but Zepyhra continued.

"I want you to transmigrate into [The Hero's Ascension], and kill the hero for me." She proposed, her purple eyes gleaming now.

The boy's eyes widened with shock. She literally meant for him to reincarnate into his favourite novel and kill the main protagonist!?

It was absurd. There was no way he could this in the first place. But as if sensing his thoughts, Zephyra quickly cleared out.

"I don't mean to say that you need to kill the hero instantly, no. I want you to kill him after the annihilation of Ghouls. After the story has been completed." She explained before going further to his power.

"Don't worry, the power gap isn't a problem for you as I can help with that." She said and waved her hand instantly causing millions of tables to come out if thin air and place themselves in the endless expanse.

"You may choose any 3 weapon art or anything in this whole expanse. If the value is quite high the number of choices will he reduced. Other than that, you just need to say the name of anything in this whole expanse and it will be yours." She explained.

But even with a sea of riches in front of him, the boy did not make a hasty decision yet.

He chose to ask her some questions first.

"Why do you want me to kill the hero?" He asked but the goddess merely chuckled in response.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you that, I apologise." She said.

The boy nodded then moved to the next question.

"And what if I refuse?" He asked only for Zephyra to chuckle again.

"It's simple then, your soul will follow the normal state of life and death without anything." She answered.

At her answer, the boy again felt into deep thought for a while before raising his head, a confirmed expression on his face.

"Alright, I'm ready to transmigrate."

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