Chapter 4: Status!!!!
After five days…..
Aiden gradually opened his heavy eyes and all he could see was darkness and darkness alone, with his body being heavily compressed by something solid.
'what?….where am I?….I was….in space? Was that a dream?'
[System fully integrated…..
Greetings host….]
'I guess not…..but I made my dream come true.' he thought. He would be super excited and all but the situation he was in and the situation of his species took his excitement right away.
"Let's get out of here first. My body's already hurting…."
Being compressed with all the heavy rocks and rubble it didn't affect him much as he himself was a unique being in itself.
Knowing he was beneath something heavy, he used his full strength to move his body, but to his surprise, he was digging up like he was swimming in water.
he knew he was strong, but he didn't know he was so strong that he could dig away rocks and dirt this easily.
"haa…." Aiden breathed in and out, as his head was now out the earth.
He stepped up, dragging his dirt filled body out of the rubble and dirt. He looked around, trying to figure out where he really was and all he got was confusion as it was already nighttime. He paced up all the rubble, trying to find a high point, from where he would had a good point of view.
'Is it just me or the air is…..somehow different. It's easier to breathe, and it's much fresh than before….'
He was now at the top, with the icy wind blowing away his golden hair and dusting away some of the dirt from his clothes. He took a deep breath in and out and to his surprise; it was indeed easy to breathe and with his whole body feeling a bit different; he confirmed that something has indeed changed.
"Not only it's easy to breathe, it's also….energizing, like they made it for my body….."
he wanted answers, and he just remembered he had a hefty tool for that.
"System, do you know what's happening?"
[Yes….it's part of the terraforming where earth is now imbued with the celestial force and it will keep increasing in amount as the days go by.]
"I see….celestial force…"
He looked around and all he could see were other dark hills. Frustrated, he looked up in the sky, searching for his glowing stars but what he was only red dots of light and complete and utter darkness.
He was familiar with the red light shining in the sky as he saw them appearing from a different viewpoint.
"Demons…..both of them were right, they are coming, no, they have come... but why aren't they coming down. If I heard right, they said that they were enormous danger to human society."
[….because there isn't enough celestial force present on the earth for them to do anything. If they arrive, just like that. They would become weak, weak to the level of simple humans.]
Aiden was glad that he could have all the answers to his questions, but the last part hurt him a bit. He was also a human, or he believes he is one, but either the case. That remark was unwanted.
Thanks, I guess…" he replied. "I guess I will stay here for the night. I can't search shit right now."
He sat on the rubble, staring at red dots in the dark sky, remembering that event, where he met to supernatural beings.
"Hey system... tell me your features. Is it the same as the novels I read, with all levels and stuff?"
[... yes. the more the host levels up by gaining more 'force'. the stronger you get and as your level up, your bloodline quirks will also be unsealed one by one…..] The system replied with its monotone voice.
"oh….." he replied in awe. "Then how do I gain the 'force' and can you describe more about my bloodline. I think it is also the reason that those two choose me."
[...for the first question, you can achieve the 'force' through dedicated mediation, slowly observing it from your surroundings. Which will also require a separate technique of the host's choice. It is normally done through this means, but having the facilities of a system, the host can absorb the 'force' from the opponents the system deems plausible defeated.
For the second question, you can check your status to know better about yourself…..]
Aiden, eyes wide, opened.
"how can I forget that? I am an insult to the WEEB community, well it doesn't exist any longer though..."
He stood up, a bit more excited.
'Now I can finally say the word.' he thought with an enormous grin on his face.
"….Status!!" he shouted with enthusiasm.
A golden screen appeared in front of his eyes. Shading a bit of light, which only he could see.
"this is it….haha haha.."
[Status
Name: Ando Aiden
Bloodline: ???? (locked, reach level ten to unlock bloodline.)
Age: 16 years
Race: Human/ ????
Level: 1 (Exp: 0/100)
STR: 25
AGI: 20
DEF: 15
FP: (locked, reach level five to be able to use the 'force')
INT: 10
LUCK: 1
CHARM: 40
DP: 0
Rank: E+ Rank
Soul: A+
Class: (Locked)
Subclass: (locked)
Title: The blur, Ghost, Breathtaking, handsome hunk...
Natural ability: Super strength and agility, Telekinesis (E), Healing (D)]
Aiden was staring at his status. Reading every bit of info about himself. It was sad that he didn't know what his bloodline was, but it was exciting on its own that it would be revealed, eventually. He was just level one, a mob character no lessor even less than a mob character, so there were no complaints so far, but one thing he wanted to complain about was the titles he got.
those were the titles he got through the internet, where videos of him using his powers went viral and….
"Handsome hunk…..it's kind of cringe to look at it. I'm not that good looking." he complained.
He closed his status with a satisfied smile. Why wouldn't he? In this apocalyptic times. This was the only joy left to relish. He again sat down, laying his body on the rocky surface like he was used to it. Again, staring at the red dots, which kept moving here and there.
"System….I didn't see any shop or mission bars. Are those also locked?" he asked, after a sudden realization.
[….Yes….Shop is locked Host, but there aren't missions in this system as it would restrict host's freedom…]
"Hmm....I see, well I did preferred those novels where the main character had more freedom…"
As he was thinking about all the stuff that occurred, he was slowly falling asleep, his colorful eyes gradually closing down.
{Nighty night….}, said an unknown womanly voice, which sadly Aiden didn't hear, being heavily asleep.
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With morning sun, which came so quickly like a blink of a second, waking up most of the surviving people who were still dead tired, experiencing the aftereffect of the so-called apocalypse.
Even after the devastating earthquake. for the survivors, the following days were still hell, most of their food source crushed in rubble, with the low number of remaining water lines, which pipes were still miraculously intact.
Between a road covered with nothing but rubble and waste of many buildings, a high school girl was walking, pacing so slowly like she didn't have any energy. Her glasses a bit cracked but she could still use it, otherwise she would be completely blind without them.
Her left arm was on her right shoulder, gripping it so that the bleeding would eventually stop. She looked at her side, looking at the collapse bridge, remembering the moments when she and her friends were checking out a good-looking guy, she remembered her friends trying to talk with him who looked smart, reading a small book in his hands, but her keen eyes already knew that he was reading a manga or novel of some sorts, so she persuaded her dear friends to not disturb him, saving the poor weeb in the process.
She smiled for a second but she looked at her hands, which still had some blood, which erased her smile right after, her eyes hollow of any emotions as she walked like a zombie. Tired, hungry, with an injured arm. she thought it was the worst day of her life, which she kept saying for the past three days.
As she walked, her eyes caught something in the corner. She gazed at that direction and behold to her eyes, there was food, a bunch of chips and onigiri, which she hope it isn't ruined.
"... maybe….today is a lucky day…" she said.
Her eyes came back to life as she ran towards the only food she saw after so many days. Her mouth dripping saliva, she didn't know how to stop.
She reached for the packed onigiris, when her eyes caught something unsightly. A hand and a head coming out from the rubble, his hand still on the plastic bag.
"aaaaa!!!….." she shouted, scared of the dead women, forcing her body to fall down. She glanced sideways, spewing out what was inside her, water and only water.
After such a gruesome session, she didn't run back; she was too hungry to do so, so she reached to the only food, her eyes wet from the forced excretion, but suddenly a foot crouched on her delicate injured arm, forcing her to look at the owner of the said foot.
'a criminal…' she thought in panic. What she saw was a bald man with many scars on his face. But that didn't scare her. What scared her the most was the uniform the man was wearing. Black and white stripes clothing which only a set of people were given to wear.
"prisoners…?" she said it out loud.
"Little girl…..we aren't prisoners anymore…" said someone from the back.
She turned back, and to her horror, there was not just one but other three, with the same clothes.
'why…..why… why…' she asked. As tears started welling up in her sad eyes. She thought today would be a bit different. Today would be the day she would eat her fill, but this world wasn't kind to her, taking everything from her. her family...her friends, now….
The scared filled man took all the food before her eyes. as her tears started dropping. Her stomach void of anything, even without an ounce of water, which she just vomited out minutes ago.
"hahahaha…..is she crying?…" one of the skinny man laughed, watching the girl in her sorry state. "Boss….what you say? We take the girl with us?" he asked, looking at the plump girl with lust. Gazing at her torn small skirt and her white sailor shirt, where he could see her bra and her pale skin.
The sacred man said nothing, removing his foot from the girl's hand. Walking past the three guys with all the food.
"…..I will take that as a yes…." the skinny man said, licking his lips. "Come on, boys….lets have some fun in this ruined world…hahaha.."
He laughed as the both other men followed his back, steeping towards the high school girl, who was trying to lift her weak, wobbling body.
Her face was deadly pale, listening to those rugged men approaching her. She scared, so scared that her feet were shaking. But she controlled her feet, trying to runaway, but they were quick to follow, graving her right hand, which was injured in the first place.
"aaaa!!!" she screamed in pain. The tears still there, weeping down like no tomorrow. "…please…leave me alone, I beg you…please…..somebody help me!!" she begged, crying, trying to pull out her hand, even with the excruciating pain she was feeling on her arm.
"nobody's coming for you, ojou-chan. there isn't anyone, from miles away….so shut up and come here." he said, pulling her hand towards him.
The skinny man realized her injured arm and smiled even more, twisting it to stop her worthless struggle.
"Aaaaaa…!!!" the girl again screamed in pain. Coming to her knees. "Please…..you can take …all the…food but please leave me alone…" the girl begged, her eyeglass falling down.
"hahahaha….listen to this ojou-chan…..do you really think we will leave you just like that. And such a cute one at that…" the man said, holding her chin, making her face him, eye to eye. Her look of despair clearly visible.
"so…shut up….and let me enjoy you…..before you die like a worthless girl you are…" the man said menacingly.
The girl couldn't see much, only the dark eyes of the man haunting her mind. She closed it. Scared to look in his lust full and murderous eyes.
'I guess…..this is what I deserve….after doing such a heinous thing. sorry…Ichika, Hina…. otto-san, okka-san. I am coming….' she thought in despair. Ready to bite her tongue.
She thought of her happy memories, trying to reminisce, the moment with her family and friends. How both Ichika and Hina accepted her, even though he looked like a loner with her thick glasses.
'Sayonara…..minna..'
Tong!!!