… urgh.
The hell happened? One moment I was walking to my job and the next…
In the next I saw something like a bright pink light stab into my chest.
No way…
Did…
Did I die?
["Yes. You indeed have died, unfortunately."]
Who's there!?
["I speak from within your mind, human. Though, at present, your death was caused by an unknown anomalous factor that was not scripted for your life-line.
In other words, your death in itself was unforseen.
It has caused a great many-unimaginable consequences for your timeline future. As you were set to perish 23 years first robotics company into the near future. Only after having founded your company, would you have propelled humanity into the expanse of the universe via interstellar travel."]
… w-what… what happened? Why did I die early then? Why am I dead?
["… As I said. An 'uknown-anomaly' has appeared in your reality. Killing you outright and rendering your soul null from ever reaching the gates of heaven… or hell. Something improbable at that and has already been given our top priority to hunt down."]
So… I'm dead and that's it… and you don't know who did it?
Are you sure you guys are-… wait, what are you? Who are you-
["That matters not. What will happen from here-on will be followed so listen well human or else."]
Or else what, you'll kill me? Newsflash, I'm already fucking dead!
Haaa… sorry… this is just fucked.
["Human, though you are not aware, but your non-existence has pushed your world back by 130+ years. leading to widespread devestation due to your 'human-wars' in which your species depleted your world's recourses which were spent for your… wars.
As a result of this unprecedented change, you yourself no longer qualify into the category of heading to neither heaven or hell.
But do not worry, you are eligible for the cycle of reincrnation… once.
Meaning that you fit into the cycle of reincarnation.
A process that has been banned since that last guy came through and changed your world forever."]
Wait… who was-
["In any case, the original destiny you possesed which would have led humanity's path and direction to become the new owners and builders of your universe… has become void.
So natrually...
I have taken a personal investment of sorts to become the new present overseer for your world. That way, I can keep things here secret for a while longer. At least until your murderer is caught.
In addition to this, I have also taken it upon myself to keeping the other more destructive alien species in your universe at bay by strengthening the cosmic barrier that has protected your universe for so long as compensation."
What… wait, aliens? There are now even aliens?
Are you saying that aliens exist? Wait, wait, back up. So you mean, because of my death, you somehow got dragged into protecting my species?
Doesn't that… mean that humanity is now practically saved or something?
["In a manner of speaking, yes. You are also hereby given a second chance of life.
Just not in your original world as that door has closed… forever.
But do not worry, I will make you an offer for whatever you desire since your next death will become your last. Oh right, your next death is permanent.
Listen well human, the next time you die, that will be it.
No heaven. No hell. No third chance. So take this as seriously as anything you ever have in your short blip of life.
This life will be your last and the only reason why I am granting you this chance is because…
I was once in a similar position as you.
Heaven as my witness, knows how desperatly I yearned for a helping hand back then…
Anyway, you are granted 3 'wishes' of your choice. Just as long as it is not overbearing or borderline idiotic, I can give you a second chance anywhere in the infinite multiverse."]
Reincarnation? I'll seriously get wishes and get reincarnated?
["Yes."]
… I want to know who killed me. Call me vain or foolish, but mama raised me to get even with anyone that messes with me.
["… do you mean the same woman who, according to this report: was arrested 137 times since the age of 4… wait, what?"]
Yeah, mom was a certified badass. I loved my mom.
["Did you hit your head after being killed?"]
… what?
["Haaa… never mind."]
So… can I just wish to have the person that killed me to appear here before me?
["That is not how this works. Just know that is impossible. For as I have just said, that your killer is an anomaly. I am not even sure that the wish will work and you will lose that wish if it does not. So think this through and what it is you want. Know you can wish for the power to punch a hole through the fabric of reality and go wherever you want… with the right wish."]
… oh, okay great. Then, for my first wish, I wish for immortality. Can't have myself dying before getting my revenge.
["That is easily granted; however, eternity is a solemn blessing and curse, mortal. Without mental fortitude or will, you'll perish in spirit long before your body dies."]
Yeah-yeah, just grant my wish please.
["Very Well. Your reasons are yours. I will not judge you, only warn you of what you now have."]
… yeah, sure whatever.
Now, for my next wish, I want to have an RPG system along with a sentient AI as my companion.
["I see… Your wish is granted."]
Cool-cool… now.
For my final wish, I wish for the power to cross dimensions at will.
["… that's pushing the limit, human. But, I understand it is because you wish to track down your killer, I will grant this courtesy to you just this once since we will never see each other again.
You are now compensated and I hope we never meet again. You are pitiful person human."]
Uh-huh, cry me a river then.
["How crude. But you know what they say:
Actions have consequences… I wonder if you will like the little surprise I have in store for you."]
Wait… hold-
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*???-POV*
Opening my eyes, I felt pain. A searing and difficult pain to describe… and my left arm felt numb.
Still, why does it feel weird. My body feels-…
With a groan, I pushed whatever was weighing on top of me with one hand and then got upright from the very dusty floor.
Wait, where am I?
"Fuck!" I don't think I was injured before but… I'm pretty sure I had two arms the last time I checked. And the pain. It came rolling in like a freight-train. "Agh?!"
I was shocked when I saw my left arm was missing and a red and white bloodied stump was left. I gritted my teeth as my mind racing before abruplty being flashbanged by flashes and images of… something.
I felt myself changing but, the memories that stirred vanished in the next moment. Too fast for me to truly see but I could tell they were from someone else's eyes and experiences.
I was then able to calm down a fair bit.
These sensations felt familiar and beforelong, I began to asses the situation. As I was trying to make heads-or-tails of where I was, I looked around and noticed I was wearing some sort of suit of armor.
A helmet covered my entire head. I looked around and found I was on some desolate sci-fi moon-like place.
It was dull and gray. The stars were so bright and the sky was as dark and pitch black as I had seen in photos of textbooks about space.
But that was not the only thing I saw.
Bodies upon bodies filled the pale gray surface.
Debris of junk, structures both as small as a normal car to as big as an entire city… or bigger than even that.
I looked around and began to walk as my boots or… armored suit pressed indents onto the ground. I held my stump and looked around.
I noticed that most of these corpses were human covered in similar armor to my own… as for the others… I'm pretty sure I would remember monsters with weird mouths for faces.
Then… this wasn't my world anymore. That guy… whoever he was, sent me here.
Was I Isekai'd? Yeah, most likely since that checks out.
Then my body-…
["Congratulations on obtaining your new vessel, Operator."] I snapped my gaze around and saw a virtual woman in pink digital lines appear. She had no clothes on but I could vividly see the clear curvy figure she had.
Her hair was cut short and was silky straight. Her body was made up of running lines of code.
Wait…
"Cortana?" I was shocked, not by the virtual woman… at least, not as much as the new strange and foriegn voice that came out of my own lips. "H-Huh?!"
["Firstly, no. My name is Alexa. And second, I am reading elevated levels of stress. Please try to calm down and breathe-"]
"A-Am I a fucking chick?! What the fuck is this?!" I tried to touch my chest and back, I felt below at my crotch and… nothing. "N-No… NOOOO!!"
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["Have you calmed down now, Operator?"]
I heard the woman's voice again and I felt my soul slowly return and let out a sigh, I was exhausted.
I was alive, got killed, then met some kind of ROB, and then reincarnated… and am now some armored chick.
"Fuck that guy." I didn't forget what he had said to me when I was all set to leave. "If I ever meet that guy again, I'm cutting it off."
["Operator, I am detecting life-signs to your West. 3.1 Kilometers away. It seems to be from a command post."]
"… hah?" I sighed and then turned to look at the digital display that was showing a glowing blue guideline prompting me to go check it out. "Well… let's get this over with… also, hey Cortana-"
["My name is Alexa, Operator. Please do try to remember it."]
I blinked and the corrected myself.
"Alright Alexa. Where the hell am I? Also, what are you? And why am I a woman?" I asked as I began to walk across the white alien surface.
["In sequence: You are currently on an unknown planet. I am your AI companion that will be with you until the day you no longer exist. And lastly, you are a woman because you irritated the guy holding your wishes… Operator."]
"Hmm… you didn't have to sound like a bitch about it." I said not really minding as I didn't really feel like rationalizing any of this shit. "Hey, think I can get my arm back?"
["There is a strong possibility that the command post will have facilities to regrow your arm… or maybe find a prosthetic one to replace it."]
"Great." I felt that was for the best as once I saw the distance closing in, I decided to just sprint and soon found I could go fast… like weirdly fast with each stride. "Holy shit! This is awesome!"
I felt so alive running and arrived at the command post which was situated between a ravine.
"You want me to go into that… that shit looks like a xenomoprh will pop out and rearrange my guts." I cringed at my own comment.
["Crude joke Operator. You will be fine… probably."] I narrowed my eyes at my AI.
"You're not helping." I said but seeing as how I didn't have much of a choice, I then jumped and dropped down onto the roof of the facility since the initial entrance was destroyed. "Are you sure that it's safe?"
["I have scanned the entire facility. Apart from you and that life-reading I'm getting from within the lower floors of the building, you are relativley safe. Besides, your a super-soldier on steroids now. There is not much that can kill you… as quickly."]
"You overestiamte my confidence, woman." I said curtly, done with her blatant remarks.
["You do know that I have full control of your suit and can just crack open your helmet and elt you try to breathe the nonexistent air outside, right?"]
"…"
["…"]
"You know what, I feel like following your advice and will head down there." I said and actually felt very threatened by her. "Crazy AI."
["What was that?"]
I kept my mouth shut and just headed down into the facility through the service hatch Alexa guided me to.
*Thunk*
I dropped down into the dark and scary hole and then slowly stood upright. My senses were sharpened and I had this feeling like I could see from the back of my head.
Just as abruptly, my helmet suddnely turned on flashlights that were integrated into it and I could now look around more clearly.
"… thanks."
I wonder what's down here… it better not be a fucking xenomoprh or I might really just crash out.
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