Something Went Wrong

[Welcome, Reincarnated Player Powyn Theeves. Are you ready to dominate?]

I sat up quickly, "Who are you and why are you in my head?"

[I am your System. And please, Player, refrain from speaking aloud. I can hear you just fine when you talk in your head.]

'Okay...What's a System?'

[An interface set up by the Game Master that helps Players along in their journey to become the strongest Player.]

'And who is this Game Master?'

[...The System is unable to answer questions related to the identity of the Game Master. Please ask another question.]

I furrowed my brow. So this weird System was put in my head by this unknown Game Master and I'm not allowed to ask questions about him? What kinda shady crap was this?

'Why can't I ask questions about his identity?'

[Please ask another question.]

Okay. So they refused to talk. Fine, I'll play their game. 'What's a Player?' I asked.

[A human being.]

'Then...why are they called Players?'

[That is the name the Game Master decided upon.]

'So this Game Master makes all the rules, then?'

[Yes. It's in the name.]

'Oh...Right. Anyway, why are you calling me Powyn Theeves? My name's John.'

[That was your former name. Now you've been Reincarnated as the 16-year-old boy named Powyn Theeves.]

'I don't understand this at all.'

There was a beep and a blue screen flashed in front of my face.

{Are you stupid or are you stupid? How do you not understand how Reincarnation works?}

'What...I don't...'

Another beep. {Something must have gone wrong during the Transition...Guess I've got to start this all over again.}

My vision abruptly faded in the darkness.

.......

[Welcome, Original Player Powyn Theeves.]

Powyn opened his eyes and stared at the alert above his head. With a grim smile, he said, 'Hello, System.'

[Welcome back, Original Player. You're Reincarnation was struggling to understand how everything worked.]

He chuckled, 'Did the Game Master give him an incredibly low Intelligence Stat?'

[Indeed.]

'For a GM, he doesn't seem to learn anything any time he does this.'

Beep! {Watch it, kid. You've got an hour before your family comes home. Write the Instruction Manuel for your Reincarnation and then beat it.}

Powyn stood up and stretched. "Alright, Reincarnation," he said aloud. "Guess you're gonna get a little help."