Chapter Two - Meeting her System.

I open my eyes slowly. Blinking softly I find myself floating in a dark space. I look down at my chest expecting to find the knife still stuck there, but I'm met with a spotless white dress. I rub my breast. I still feel it embedded deeply, straight through my heart. Phantom pains I believe they call that.

I start to think about my life. Other then rejecting that crazy guy, I didn't do crazy things. So why am I not in our heaven? I was kind of expecting to finally see my parents again. And my Lǎolao. But none of that. I am all alone, floating around. I curse softly. I mean, even if I was a good Samaritan, I do curse. A lot too. So, fuck this shit! If I am going to be put off because I overused some cursing words, I am going to climb back up from the hell they put me, because so help me Go-..

[ PLEASE, don't curse at the Gods Host. It will look bad at your final evaluation. ]

I can't find words. *Gosh I must look like a fish right now..*

[ *Great. Why do I always get the weirdos..* < Sigh > Welcome host 75291 to the Soul Space. I am System 8, your guide throughout the world's you'll be visiting after establishing our contract. ]

Chéng Nuǎn Yǎ / 'host' stays silent.

[ Let me explain. You died, your soul was selected for the Transmigration Pool, you where send to me, end of story. ]

{ I get that I died.. I mean who survives a knife trough the heart.. But enough of that, what am I supposed to do here? Why didn't I go to heaven or get a new life? }

[ Host has a high-classed soul. Which makes you compatible to transmigrate among other things. Host tell me your name and other things about you. You know, bonding time yay..]

{ You're not the cheerful one are you? }

[ Sorry. Too many stupid hosts. Too many worlds without true progress. I'm tired, I want to retire, or do something more meaningful with my time. ]

{ Well, that sucks. But I'll try to make it better? Uhm so my name is Chéng Nuǎn Yǎ, I am or was 29 years old. I'm a girl, obviously. I was born into the Bái Family on my world, inheriting the Ancient Aura along with the ability to sense love after I touched someone. Oh yes and I'm bisexual, or as I would call it, no gender preferences. I fall in love with a person, not with their gender. }

[ All right miss Chéng Nuǎn Yǎ, welcome to the -WAIT- Did you say you don't mind genders?!? FINALLY! ]

{ I am confused. What is so amazing about that? I think it is something all people should follow naturally. }

[ Host, let me explain this very quickly. I am System 8, the others call me the System of Impossibilities. I am the Special Love system, which means my hosts occupy both male and female bodies. Previous hosts where all straight or gay, so that creates awkward situations and almost always failure of missions. ]

{ Oh I get it. So normally a soul (?) would only occupy bodies of the same gender right?}

[ Yes that is correct. But the guy in charge wanted a special way, for those who showed other qualities. ]

{ You mean people who wouldn't mind switching genders or loving the same? }

[Yes exactly! Host is so smart! ]

{ That's absolutely no problem for me. Just because I never had a boyfriend or girlfriend doesn't mean I don't know love. But please, stop calling me Host. It sounds so parasitic. }

[ A-all right I can do that. Will Miss Chéng do? ]

{ That will do. So, what should I call you? System sounds so cold and empty. }

[Uhm. I don't have a name. Everybody just calls me 8. ]

{ Great! Then I'll name you Líng! Let's begin this journey, I'm ready! }

[ * I love this new host. * Host, uhm I mean Miss Chéng. You are very special. Thank you for naming me.. ]

{ Awh you, it's nothing really! The name suits you! }

[ What does it mean? ]

{ It means Clever, Intelligent and Spiritual. Just like the feeling you give me. }

[ It means a lot to me!]

{ Sure thing. }

[ So as a beginning Host you'll receive a starter pack from our main system. In this pack you will receive 3 free pills from the System Store, 1 wish of luck and you get to choose 2 training skills before the first world. ]

{ Okay, sounds exciting! What do you got for me then Língling? }

[ Types of Skills Miss Chéng can acquire:

- Martial Arts.

- Military Strategy.

- Art of Dance.

- Culinary Arts.

- Painting and Calligraphy.

- Computer Science. (Hacking etc.)

- Medicine and Herbalism. Stage 1. ]

{ Wow that's a lot of choices! Neat! Uhmmm, I'll go for Art of Dance and Medicine and Herbalism. What does Stage 1 mean? }

[ That implies multiple levels of learning cycles. It's too much to be taught in one time. It'll take time to learn though. Are you ready? ]

{ Let's get this over with then. I am really looking forward to my first transmigration! }

<<< 51 years later. >>>

[ Welcome back Host, uhm, Miss Chéng! How do you feel? ]

{ Are you kidding me? You could have warned me about the amount of time it would take to master those skills! }

[ I am so sorry! But you did finish the training quite fast, you almost created a record! The average host takes at least 73 years or more to learn two skills! ]

{ All right if you say so. But wow. Both skills gave me such a great insight about myself and my body. SO, I am very grateful about this opportunity. So, thank you for this Xiao Líng. }

[ Miss Chéng you are truly the best host a system could wish for! So let's get started with your first world! Ready Host?!? Oh and on an extra note, this is going to hurt, I'm so sorry!

Transmigration starting in 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1.. ]

{ AARRGHH XIAO LÍNG !!!! }