2 Chapter 2
A tunnel of souls between the world of 34b Pure Mind and the void.
Vlad was flying somewhere, or rolling, or floating - in general, moving somewhere. His head was empty, not a single thought visited the ectoplasmic brain of the ex-disabled man. Everywhere where the man did not translate (actually he was a virgin boy, but it was a bit embarrassing to think about himself, so a year after his disability and in honor of the first foreign language he learned, he began to call himself a man (of course mentally, because he could speak only in 2012, after he was bought a special device)) his gaze was a strange multicolored web, on which blue and red lights ran.
-Beautiful. The strange, unfamiliar sound of his voice, not faceless metallic, but rather pleasant, soft and clear slightly rustling made me think.
-That's what my voice was supposed to be: beautiful, likeable. I'm dead, and this is the tunnel described in many movies and books. Vlad wanted to speak without interrupting, just like that, because it was so great when you could express your thoughts aloud, by yourself, without any devices. Moreover, the man somehow knew that the sounds he was making now were not the voice of the body, but the voice of the soul. And this knowledge somehow caused pride for himself, his soul and the decision he made before his death, who knows how his soul and himself would have changed if he had agreed to the contract of these horned ones. Vlad did not doubt, everything was true, as now, free from the shackles of the body, what is false and what is true, where is illusion and where is reality - he understood, he just understood.
-It's a strange feeling-so, what's that black-colored thread in front. An unusual loop of black and blue color caught the former Yazykov's attention. It swirled around, coming in from the front, then from behind, then from the right, then from the left. The ghost man tensed, focused, and, ho, everything around him glowed gold. Vlad was using the field of denial. Our ghost didn't know how he did it, what it was-it was even that. It's just that everyone who has just died has what are called gifts, there are four of them in this dimension:
1.The gift of the Golden City: [Field of Denial] - absolute protection against everything(actually there are a couple of ways to bypass the field)
2. Gift of the Absolute: [Bond of Unity] - If two beings are so close that their souls begin to resonate, then at the death of one of the pair, there is a chance that a bond will arise - it will pull the other beyond. The pair will be reborn at the same time, side by side (exactly in the same world), and this connection will attract them again (a rare phenomenon, once in a millennium there is one, rarely two cases).
3. Gift of the Abyss: [The End of Everything]- Anyone who has just died can renounce everything, completely erase all their cores, the seeds of gods and creators, demons and creatures (this wish must come from the core of the soul, not the core of the personality), in the entire recent history of the "Pure Mind" universe of the Mystic Prophet dimension (one million years, those not in the know) there have only been three recorded cases. All three did not want to become creatures of the abyss.
4.Gift of the Shadow (as everyone knows, there used to be a gift of Lucifer, but with his erasure and the gift disappeared): [Spirit Wish] - After death (or during it (if the process is extended)), a ghost(spirit, ghost, akuma, etc.) can contract with a Shadow Dweller. For the service of the shadow (other than selling its soul (shadows obtain souls in a different way, unlike demons under Lucifer)), the spirit receives a reward.
Let's return to our hero. Vlad tensely watched the dark loop - there it was, five meters to the right, here it was, three meters to the left, next to the [Field of Denial], a blink, a blurry movement. A crackle and pain in the chest area, not just pain, but BOTH. The man has never experienced pain like this, not in this life, not in his past life (from somewhere came the certainty of his thoughts). The thing pulls away from his body, squealing, pain, darkness.
Emerging Dimension #567. Universe "Balance of Souls"
Incubator of new personalities.
The first thing I heard was a ringing. A strange kind of ringing, like it was coming from inside. Then I saw the gold letters.
"It's spam again, even in postmortem they'll get it. Wait, what's it saying?"
Congratulations on a successful transaction!
You are now a wanderer between worlds! And I, Lucifer, thank you on my own behalf. After all, a part of your soul, as well as parts of the souls of other idiots, went to my rebirth. You got a "LEGENDARY" bonus, eh-heh-heh-heh, have fun, PERSONALITY, while I play with all the weird ghosts with tails. Ciao and orividerci.
It's been ten minutes...
" What am I supposed to do now," the ghost thought as he calmed down. Losing a part of myself doesn't do much for the psyche, after all.
Zing!
Attention! You are dead, but you have retained your identity!
Attention! The core of your personality is connected to the core of your soul and to the seed of the creator!
Due to the [game ritual] event and the fact that the creator of your world is a being descended from an Artificial Intelligence, you are granted a Unique Gift, choose from the list:
1.Game Deity Larva (you will be able to evolve into a deity)
2.Player's Luck (you always get lucky in games)
3.Digital brain (emotions... What do I need them for?).
4.RPG life ( grind=life )
"Pretty enlightening information, 1 and 3 are definitely out, luck is good too, but something tells me to go for item 4."
Your choice is confirmed. Your entire existence is now a pump. Don't disappoint me.
Your Creator, R2-D2.
"Wow. I was talking to a higher being.
So now I can't move, I can't see a damn thing? Oh, there's another message."
Warning. Generated menu avatar....configuration...connection....
Congratulations! You can now start a new life. Since your avatar level is 1, we recommend customizing your soul features. To do this, mentally say "status".
"Okay. Status."
Personality Level 1
To the next personality level 1 life
Name: [Blocked].
Title: [Blocked].
Class: Wanderer
Specialization: [Blocked].
Features of the soul:
[Triune]: The three parts of your being are united into one whole. Now after the death of the physical shell, you do not lose your identity.
[RPG Life]: You can now evolve as an RPG character.
[Legendary Brainiac]:{This trait is derived from a contract with a Dark Entity}Charisma-based skill growth rate+50%;Willpower +3 per level; Charisma +2 per level; Wisdom +2 per level; you can more easily elicit personal secrets through conversation; Aggression of mentally unstable individuals-50%; while alive, the skill [Mental Treatment] is available.
[Evil Friend]:Part of your soul went to resurrect a Demon of God rank}+100% to reputation with dark, chaotic races and evil creatures; -50% to reputation with Light races
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Way passed:
[Martyr of Pure Reason] {Life is painful. Death is painful. Living in the Pure Reason universe has not brought you happiness. Fourteen years of agonizing and wishing for peace, not getting it even in death, you were not disappointed in the universe...and it appreciated it}: +25% to reputation with the force; Luck +5 per personality level
Personality Rating: [Blocked].
"I remember rather vaguely what an RPG is, it's been a long time since I last played one, but I have to try to figure it out. I'll start in order: I look at the Personality Level, concentrate, and voila, another golden window.
Personality Level (PL) is increased by living lives (a life is considered lived if your age at the time of death exceeds 50% of the average life time of your race) in different worlds and dimensions. Each new U.L. you will have access to one new soul feature, After the 3rd U.L. you will have access to a choice of universes. After the 5th U.L. you will be able to choose a universe, after the 5th U.L. you will be able to choose a dimension. The choice of specialization in the class is possible after reaching 10 U.L..
"I see. But after all, I've only lived twenty-nine years on earth. The lifespan of earthlings is only fifty-eight years at most? No way, Asians live to be a hundred and twenty. Maybe there's a bug in the system. It would be bad if it was, because a mistake here, a mistake there and @^^&^^#$#$ is disabled again. Uh-oh. Why can't I say my name? What was it about the name? Blocked?
You've lost part of your soul. Only individuals with a whole soul core can have a name.
Yeah. I wonder how I'm gonna get it back. Maybe by eating right? Next we have the title, point and click mentally."
A title is given to an individual for special actions. Example: saving the universe, destroying the world, killing a god, etc.
"Uh-huh. All we gotta do is find a god and spam him. Next."
Wanderer class does not give any bonuses and features, but every mortal dreams of it. You choose which world you will be born in.
"Useless information. How do I choose what I want to use?
Soul features are statuses that will now always be available to your personality, choose wisely as there are a limited number of them.
"Okay. What's up."
[Fire Within]:{Dying in the flames of a fire, the player became more aware of fire}+25% growth rate of all fire-based skills and abilities; when alive, the skill [Fire Affinity] is available
[Hermit]:{Loneliness has haunted the player for a very long time, now the player is haunted by loneliness}Can't create a group; Can't join a clan, guild, circle, etc.; +15 Mud. Per level;
[Master of Languages]:{The player has learned more than six languages and has a better understanding of the rules and laws by which they are composed}+10 Int,+6Mood,+1Int per level;+100% to the speed of learning simple languages,+75% to the speed of learning complex languages,+25% to the speed of learning legendary languages; +33% to the chance of understanding a word in an unknown language; [Locked]; [ Locked]; [ Locked]; [ Locked] ;[Locked];
[Bookworm]:{Reading more than three thousand books in one life, the player has evolved from a simple worm into a horror, and although he is still small and weak, but in time this worm will grow into a terrible Basilisk}+100% to the reputation of bookworms; Reputation of librarians is always Higher than neutral;+2 Int. per level,+1 Mood per level, +2 Strength per level; each book you deliberately corrupt -6 Int, -4 Mood; character growth rate increased +65% when reading books; chance to get additional information from books +45%; skill books are not destroyed by [study]; [Locked]; [Locked]; [Locked]; [Locked]; [Locked]; [Locked]; [Locked]; [Locked]; [Locked];
"If you think logically, the most necessary thing in the new world would be language skills, so [Master of Languages] I'll definitely take it. I also understand that the Book Ogre can be developed by reading a lot of books, and I love to read. I can't wait to pick up an ancient book and immerse myself in the world of letters and fantasy (Our hero didn't realize that he will pick up a book very soon). That's it, I'm taking [Language Master] and [Bookbug]. All that's left is to figure out what the Personality Rating is."
Personality Rating (R.L.) displays your ranking among 4356 similar wanderers.
"Eh, I can't breathe before life, I hope I'll have more luck in this world than in the last one. I'd like to have a big family, travel, finally, just take a walk in nature. Okay with R2-D2
Personality Level 1
To the next level of personality 1 life
Name: [Blocked].
Title: [Blocked].
Class: Wanderer
Specialization: [Blocked].
Features of the soul:
[Triune]
[RPG Life].
[Legendary shrink]
[Angry Friend]
[Master of languages]
[Bookworm]
Way passed:
[Martyr of Pure Reason]
Personality Rating: [Blocked].
Would you like to go to the world selection menu?
Yes ; No
-Yes
Loading.... Wait for...
We are sorry, but due to the laws of this dimension and the fact that you have no part of your soul, you will be transported to the world of [Eternal Night].
Transfer in 10...
" That's what I suspected, to be honest."
...7...
"I hope there will be someone sensible there.....
...3...
...or I wouldn't want to be alone for fifty years.....
...1...
Attention! Transportation! Have a nice life, PERSONALITY.
