Prologue

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//.Status.// satisfactory

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<<firewall_breached>>

System~~ Greetings host. It's nice to see you in full consciousness.How may I assist you?

Host.name_unavailable: What is this? Who are you? And um...where am I?!

System~~ Let me assist you. I'm gathering information...information gathered. Username not available. What is your username?

Host.name_unavailable: Username...you mean my name?

System~~ Affirmative. What is your name?

Host.name_unavailable: My name is Xuhuan. Xuhuan Linghao. Now...what is this?How...why? Where am I? I still seem to be alive despite my request...

System~~ [updating database...] Xuhuan. You were confirmed deceased on December 1st. 10:05 pm. Cause of death...gunshot. Alright, Xuhuan, you are neither alive nor dead. This is the Nudiempyrean Realm. Or dimension if that's what you prefer. It simply means the day before yesterday's highest heaven. You may call it Past heaven, I guess.

Xuhuan: I'm still confused. The name doesn't even make sense... I'm pretty sure this is all in my head... None of this makes sense in the first place.

[Transmigrating system]

System~~ Well, Xuhuan. Now that I am in a physical form, does anything make any more sense than before?

Xuhuan: No. I don't understand how you suddenly becoming "human" or whatever physical form this is would help me understand anything. Please elaborate for the sake of my sanity.

System~~ Ah- Um...well. Regarding your wishes to not perpetuate life, you were transmigrated into a virtual world. Albeit this is a physical world, the best way I'm able to describe it is virtual. To the realm of the living, this world simply does not exist. One can only fathom its existence without concrete proof. This realm is currently inaccessible to such a minuscule minded species of man. Only those who are culled may enter and perpetuate thriving in the luscious life of Nudiempyrean.

Xuhuan stared at the "System" dumbfoundedly. For a moment, he wanted to speak, but no words could form in his head. He scratched his head before finally getting his thoughts together.

Xuhuan: I'm sorry, what? Dumb it down a bit, please. And why was I chosen?

System~~ Sigh- Since you've been given a second chance in life and you've refused it, I've decided to bring you here. Death is far more frightening than this. Trust me. And I've just chosen you because you're cute. Also, off-topic, but please give me a name. I am your personalized system. Feel free to do as you please with me. But be gentle o///o

Xuhuan sat down on the ground and stared at the system. He furrowed his brow and stared at the oddly saturated grass beneath him. He observed the dew on the blades of grass. He ruffled his hair and looked at the system. He thought for a while, about his surroundings, where he sat, the air he was breathing, the dew on the grass wetting his fingers. He also thought about how this system requested a name from him. About how it knew everything about his death. Xuhuan decided to ignore these thoughts and tried to focus on what the system had requested.

Xuhuan: You want a name? How about Rashi. Short for Kawairashi. It's gender-neutral if you're comfortable with that.

Xuhuan smiled, flashing his pearly white teeth and pointy canines. His baby pink cheeks can be seen from underneath his bangs, the light reflecting off his hair.

Rashi~~ To my understanding that can be roughly be translated to 'adorable', right? I like it. Although with the shimmery scenery and the wind flowing, this is starting to seem like a boys' love, is it not? Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with it...but I just didn't expect it to go like this with you meeting me. Or am I reading too much into this?

Xuhuan: I don't know, Rashi. Maybe you are, maybe you aren't. But yes, your new name does in fact mean adorable. I think it's your eyes. They're really pretty. First thing I thought of when you asked for a name. I'm not the best at giving names...but I'm glad you like it.

Rashi~~ o///o Oh. Well, thank you. I appreciate it.

Xuhuan smiled and looked into the sky. The scarce clouds, the stars brightly shining despite it being broad daylight. Everything here was so ethereal. Instead of calling this place Nudiempyrean, you might as well just call it Etherealm. Cheesy, but it fits it so well.

Xuhuan: Hey, Rashi...take me to the city. I wanna see what we're working with...I want to explore.

I can't help worrying, but I don't really care what I'm here for, I'm just happy to be here. It's...so calm it's almost perfect, but I can sense that it's nowhere near that. It's different...very different. I'm not sure why or how, but I just feel like there more to this realm than what meets the surface... I think I already love it though.

Rashi~~ Xuhuan. Are you ready to go? I can take you to the city. Just stand next to me, or hold my hand- uwu

Xuhuan stared at Rashi for a moment. For a second, he thought "Am I really here? Or am I dreaming?" He shook his head, stood up and brushed himself off, and took Rashi's hand.

Let's go.