Nothingness, that's all there was when I opened my eyes infinite nothingness my memories blurry and unclear but slowly becoming clearer by the second I focused on them wondering how I got where I am.
"Oh, I'm dead well thats something I suppose." I spoke to myself as I remembered my death.
It was a rainy day, I was relaxing in the passenger seat of my buddy's car I just tried to make some money donating plasma but I couldn't that day when I heard a tapping on the window "Get the fuck out of the car!"
I looked over confused and I was staring down the barrel of a revolver. I opened the door slowly and stepped out of the car hands raised to my chest, "I don't want no problems buddy take the car, its not worth dying over man." I stated.
The man grabbed me by the shirt and tossed me aside in the motion I had grabbed his jacket causing his McDonald's nametag to fall out of his inner pocket. We looked at one another before he leveled the gun to my chest "W-Wait!" Bang, Bang, the bastard double tapped me hopped in the drivers side after snatching up his nametag and stole my friend's car.
I was left laying in the parking lot as the rain peppered my face my last thoughts on my girlfriend of fifteen years blood pooling around me getting washed away by the rain, the last thing I saw was my buddy's face as he tried to put pressure on my chest to slow my bleeding before everything went black.
"I hope they moved on without me, It would suck if they had their lives ruined over my death." I said. "Oh they did child, Don't worry about that." A voice stated.
I turned to see a man standing behind me at least I think he was a man, their appearance constantly changing man, woman, multiple races. "Who are you?" I asked.
"Oh me? I'm God, ROB, lord of this dimension for a comic lover like yourself I'm the one above all in your universe." Their voice hurt my head it sounded like the combination of every language to ever exist and ever will exist.
"My apologies, I forget you Dustlings cant comprehend my true voice." Their voice changed to sounding like a elderly gentleman.
"Dustling?" I asked, clearly confused.
"Yes Dustling from dust you are born and when I blink, dust you return. I am old beyond your comprehension, Anyways enough of that I want to give you a chance at a new life in a new world. Your life was full of misfortune and your plasma donation saved a very bright young woman who in turned elevated your species to the space age and helping billions of people in the process. Before you ask no I can't send you back it was your time to die I'd be violating a hundred self imposed rules besides your body is already dust." They stated.
I blinked before asking, "I see do I get to at least choose?"
"Sure, we will do it like this I will use your Karma to facilitate your Desires and transportation to a new world and I get to eat whatever's left to facilitate my own growth." ROB said.
"I suppose that's fair, Then could I be reborn in DC? With Gamer powers?" I asked.
"That will use all of your available Karma are you sure that's what you want their will be stipulations such as your memories being sealed until your 5 years old is this acceptable?" ROB suggested.
I nod, "That seems fair to me but could we change it abit?"
They chuckle, "Sure why not whats the changes you want?"
"Split my interpersonal memories from my knowledge and only give me the knowledge and my original personality." I asked.
They tilt their head, "Why would you want that?"
"Well I want to be able to enjoy my new childhood and teenage years without being a fucking pedo, And…I don't want to be held back by the memories of my past life I only want the knowledge of my reincarnation and the advantages not everything else," I stated.
"I see, you know most who get this opportunity don't ask that, you know what sacrifice those memories to me and I'll grant you greater power." They hold out their hand and I place my hand on theirs.
"Oh right could you add all the music that I love so I can rediscover them," I ask. "Done, good luck in your new life." They absorb the memories and add something else to me before casting me through a multicolored portal.
*5 years later*
I woke with a thud as I was rudely dragged out of my bed and hit the floor. My name is Alexander Hale, I'm a orphan living in the ass crack of the US, Gotham city.
"Wake up brat! Go get breakfast and get to work!" A older man with a cane shouted at me.
I shot up from the floor before I got a beating and sprinted down the stairs to get some food. Quickly scarfing down the cold oatmeal and bolting out the door into the cool Gotham air.
"Another day, Another pocket to pick." I got to work begging for money and scoping out a easy mark to steal from after a few hours I had managed to get a few tens and a lucky score from pick pocketing some lady when she wasn't looking on the way back home halfway back something weird happened.
*Ding* The Gamer System has been activated, Happy Birthday Alexander activating data packet and unsealing memories.
"What the.." A lance of pain shot through my skull as 26 years of knowledge and information of this world was injected into my brain all at once. "Fuck...I was reborn in Gothem!" I held my head as I slid down the Alley wall. "How do I get this to work? Uh Open Status?" A bright blue holographic screen appeared in front of my face displaying my full status.
[Status]
Name: Alexander Hale
Race: HomoMagi
Age: 5
Class: N/A
Level: 1
Exp: 0/100
Hp: 50/50
Mp: 100/100
Sta: 70/70
[Stats]
Str: 2
Agi: 7
Dex: 9
Vit: 5
Int: 10
Wis: 10
Cha: 6
End: 7
Will: 12
Luck: 1
[Available Points]
0
[Skills]
Gamer's Mind
Keeps you calm live life like its a video game
Immunity to mind control immunity to trauma
Toggle [ON/OFF]
Gamer's Body
Your body behaves like a game character's
You cannot be crippled in any way
Hunger / Thirst is represented by numbers food and drinks can heal you or restore fatigue
Wave magic [Lvl 1]
The ability to manipulate Waves from water to electromagnitism [note: ROB blessing]
[Quests] !
[Shop]
[Music]
[Crafting]
[Spin]
The crafting, shop and spin tab was all grayed out, I tapped on one with my mind.
*Ding* Crafting unavailable no available blueprints
'Thats a thing I suppose' I scratched my head thinking and wondering what I should do now when a notification popped up.
*Ding* New Quest
Starting your journey
Leave the orphanage and set out on your own either by getting adopted or finding your own hideout and working from there. [Chain quest]
Rewards:
100 USD in cash
New skill
New item
Legal documentation
Failure:
Continued Exploitation from Orphanage staff
Possible death
Conscription into gang life
Accept?
[Y/N]
'So either I leave or stay' I considered my options and noted the wave magic 'I could use this to help me steal more money or even better stuff to sell there is the matter of my race as well to consider....' I accepted the quest and stood up dismissing my status. 'Better then getting beaten again.' I started to walk away from the orphanage aiming to find a old abandoned building to hole up in or something walking around Gotham I note its architecture and overall vibe of the place while trying my best so keep out of sight
*Ding* New skill unlocked from repetitive action
Stealth [Lvl 1]
Become the unseen man
5% increased chance of being unnoticed when attempting stealth
10% increased damage when in stealth
1% critical chance based off luck
'Oh damn that will be useful as hell in Gotham, I'm gonna abuse the fuck outta you' I dismiss the notification noticing a broken drain hole cover with claw marks leading up too it in a alleyway. 'I am not going in there, no telling who might be inside.' I move on eventually finding a abandoned church building close to a convenience store and noy far from the gotham library.
I decide to stop wandering, picking up a stone I bust out a window in the back and clear out the glass so I can open the window latch struggling to reach it due to stubby 5 year old arms. 'Curse you tiny arms!' I get the window open and crawl inside, After dragging over a trashcan because tiny legs too.
*Ding* New quest
Scout out your new hideout
Rewards:
Not getting kidnapped
New Item
100 EXP
Failure:
Kidnapped
Accept
[Y/N]
I accept the quest and look around for anything I can use as a weapon my eyes falling on a long sharp bit of glass and the old furniture, grabbing a smaller peice I walk over and carefully use it to cut away some cloth that I can use to wrap the glass shard so I dont gash open my hand trying to defend myself with it i bring the cloth strips and carefully wrap the thicker end of the glass with the cloth until its easy to hold without cutting myself. I carefully examine the shiv to make sure I cant cut myself.
*Ding* New skill unlocked
Observe [Lvl 1]
Study any object to learn its history and what it is
*Ding* The crafing tab has been unlocked
I pause and go through my notifications before using Observe on my new shiv
Crappy glass shiv
Crappy glass shiv created by the host to defend himself from threats likelihood of hurting himself quite high
+5 damage
+35 damage and Bleeding status should shiv break inside of the target.
Durability [10/10]
'Thats abit evil.' I get my new weapon ready and scour my new hidehout for any current inhabitants not finding anyone, I make sure to shut the window and clean up the glass on the ground.
'Home sweet home I suppose.' I say to myself, "Heres to the start of a new life." I close my eyes and drift off to sleep right as the sun goes down.