As I opened my eyes, I was flabbergasted by my surroundings.
Instead of being in a hospital bed, I was in a forest, probably the most beautiful one I've ever seen.
the trees were tall, with light-brown trunks, and brilliant light-green leaves shining in the sunlight.
The forest also had some sort of aura, that made it look even more beautiful.
Truly a stunning sight.
After a few moments of admiration, I quickly regained my composure.
"Where am I?"
I asked myself, looking around.
As I looked around, I caught a glimpse of something beneath me.
Hooves, dark-white hooves with white fur above them.
As I slowly got the feel of my own body, I realized I was lying on the ground in an X position.
"Why are my feet hooves?"
I looked at them with confusion, before a *Ding* sound quickly alerted me.
Right in front of me was a semi-transparent golden screen.
[Welcome Dear Soul.]
[Your soul has taken control of this body.]
[Your soul and body have been Blessed by the Great Light, and you have been given a mission to spread the light's brilliance across the world.]
[Together with your blessing, This Systemic Soul trait has been created with the power of the light that has remained in your surroundings.]
[It shall assist you in your duties.]
"Interesting... I imagine a person would be rather shocked to find out such a thing, but I don't feel shocked at all."
I said curiously but disregarded it as it was not important.
"Whether it is a dream or not, I'll go along with it."
[Message over. Regaining Control over Soul trait.]
[Please choose your evolution!]
[Current Species: Enlightened Albino HighDeer Buck.]
[Evolution options:]
[Enlightened LightDeer Buck (Adolescent.)]
[Gained Traits: Magical Air Affinity, Levitate, Lesser Purify.]
[Enlightened LightBringer Deer Buck (Juvenile.)]
[Gained Traits: Spiritual Nature Affinity, Purify, Eyes of light, Light Aura.]
[Please make your Decision. Emotional Judgement has been permanently returned.]
As a multitude of emotions overwhelmed me, I quickly snapped out of it as realization came to my mind.
"It... took away my emotions?"
I said in surprise.
Even back on earth, with the evolution of technology, it was impossible to disable someone's "Emotions".
"Interesting... I should continue though."
I said as I calmly looked over the "Evolution" Options, I quickly began thinking.
"The Light bringer Deer has more traits, which likely are some type of abilities considering this system is a trait."
I explained to myself while considering my options.
"But it is also younger than the Lightdeer, which will be a disadvantage."
After some consideration, I decided to go with the Lightbringer as it has more potential.
[Evolution Chosen.]
[Evolving now.]
As I read the system messages, a Sudden terrible itch dropped me to the ground.
My eyes teared up, but it was more of a relief as the tears calmed the itch in my eyes a bit.
I suffered silently on the ground for who knows how long before the itch disappeared.
[Evolution completed.]
"Finally!"
I couldn't help but think, had I known it would be so painful, I would have prepared myself mentally.
[Would you like to see your new status?]
The System asked.
"Sure!"
I replied.
[Name: Artius]
[Species: Enlightened Lightbringer Deer (Juvenile)]
[Traits: Celestial Light Affinity, Spiritual Nature Affinity, Purify, Eyes of light, Light Aura]
[Temple of light not yet established.]
[The Celestial Light Affinity has affected the Spiritual Nature Affinity and turned it into [Origin Life Affinity]!]
[Would you like a general description of your new abilities?]
A bit overwhelmed by the new information, I quickly replied.
"Yes."
[Celestial Light Affinity: Light Affinity of the highest grade, engraved into soul.]
[Origin Life Affinity: Life Affinity of the origin Grade, Partial Soul Engravement.]
[Purify: By channeling your light energy into a beam and sending it towards something, you will Purify them of Any Energy other than Water, Light, Or Life.]
[Eyes of light: Your eyes cannot be fooled by illusions and can see clearly in the dark. Looking into your eyes will make the observer feel relaxed, but also inferior.]
[Light Aura: Your Aura is rejuvenating and all beings enjoy being in your presence.]
As I took my time reading all the messages, I slowly understood the capabilities of each of my Traits, except for the Affinities.
However, before I could ponder about them, a sound interrupted me.
*Gurrr*
My stomach rumbled, I haven't ate anything since coming into this world.
As I began paying attention to my surroundings, I realized the sky already turned dark blue- but thanks to my eyes of light trait, I could see perfectly.
As I stood up, I found moving around to feel just as natural as natural as walking in a human body.
"Seems like I won't face these difficulties."
I sighed and relief, but quickly continued walking as I looked for food.
"What do Deer even eat? Maybe berries?"
I wondered, before coming across a small bush with a few pink berries on it.
"They could be poisonous."
I thought to myself, before I noticed a certain mark in the ground next to the bush.
a mark of a human-like foot, was on the ground.
Other than that, a few of the bush's branches looked broken and there were only a few berries left on it.
"So someone took some of the berries here.. that must mean they're safe."
I thought, in the back of my mind I was aware that they may have not been taken to be eaten, but I was too hungry to wait.
As I approached to bush, I opened my mouth and bit into one of the berries.
"Sour!"
I immediately thought as the berry was extremely sour, but it wasn't to the point that it was inedible.
As I bit into another berry, I was surprised to realize that this berry was sweet!
"Do they have random tastes?"
I thought before stopping to observe the berries more closely before eating them.
After a bit of experimenting, I got to the conclusion that all the sour berries were a shade darker than the sweet ones.
After eating all the berries, I wasn't full, but I was satisfied.
"Should I follow the footprints?"
I wondered curiously before deciding to follow them.
As I galloped quickly along the footprints, I got to see many beautiful and strange sights.
From a horned rabbit eating a small pigeon, to an ant the size of a phone.
"It seems this world doesn't lack any fantasy aspects."
I joked to myself as I followed the footprints.
Eventually, I began to slow down as I had gotten slightly tired.
"These footprints seem like they continue forever!"
I thought, surprised.
"Should I just stop following them?"
I Eventually pondered, but decided against it as I had nothing else to do.
As I was deep in thoughts, I didn't noticed myself slamming into something.
A wooden color filled my vision as I retreated slowly.
"Did I walk into a tree?"
I quickly thought surprisingly.
However, as I retreated further, I understood it wasn't a tree.
It was a Wall!
"More like a tall fence."
I Exclaimed.
It was a tall fence built with many thin tree trunks.
As I began walking around the fence, trying to see how far it extends, I noticed I lost the footprints!
"That's a shame, I walked for so long."
I thought, as I reached the end of the fence.
"So it's about 150 meters long?"
I asked myself.
As I turned and started to walk along the new side of the fence to see how long it was, I heard a Loud sound.
A shout, to be exact.