SYSTEM INITIALIZED...
Beep beep...
[Welcome]
I woke up in a white void.
No humans, no smell, no sounds. Just white.
And one more thing.
A transparent panel appeared from nowhere in front of my eyes.
Life 1 - Complete.
Calculating value...
Summary Report:
Survival Duration: 14 years, 3 months
Name Recognition: 0%
Altruism: Low
Defiance Level: Medium
Life points earned: 5
"What the hell is this?"
I reeled back. Just a second ago, I was running on a battlefield. Now this? In front of me?
I must've finally lost it.
[System]
[Life points - 5p]
[Status]
[Abilities]
[Items]
[Shop]
[New Life]
Instinctively, I reached out. My hand landed on "Status." Suddenly, a bright flash, and then:
[Status]
Name - Dorian
Age - 14 (34)
Origin - Earth
Level - 1 (Exp 0/100)
Deaths - 2
Life Value - 5 points
Earth? Dorian?
I had never seen that before.
Wait... 2 deaths? What the hell?
I was still alive and fine... or maybe I had died once. But twice? I only remembered one.
Exiting the status window, I returned to the main screen.
[System]
[Life points - 5p]
[Status]
[Abilities]
[Items]
[Shop]
[New Life]
I started tapping different buttons, trying to figure out what this strange phenomenon was.
I clicked "Shop."
Beep...
Calculating points...
1 buyable item...
[Memory Retention - 5p]
Description: Keep memories from past life
[Buy?]
Realizing I had exactly 5 points, I decided to test it out.
Beep... beep...
[Memory Retention – Bought]
After the strange sound, something flashed through my head. The nightmares, tall buildings, computers, phones, cars...
I found myself in a new place, standing in the middle of a busy road. Tall buildings reaching the sky all around me. I started to walk around in the crowd. Then I stopped. A weird carriage rolled past. No, not a carriage. A car. A car
This was Earth.
I came from Earth.
My memories were back.
All the forgotten thoughts came crashing down at once. The flow of knowledge made me dizzy, and I passed out. A few seconds later, I woke up again, back in the empty void, but no longer just the orphan who died at 14, but also the earthling who lived until 20.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to cry, scream, or laugh. But for the first time in two lives, I felt like someone real again.
Now I understood more about what this system was.
I had read many novels where the main character had something like this.
And now I had it too.
It would help me get stronger.
I scavenged my way back to the main screen and clicked "New Life."
Are you sure you want to start a new life?
"Yes."
Beep...