(Hey guys so this is actually my first time ever writing a fanfic so do expect a lot of mistakes,however, if you have any advice on how I should advance my story or write the characters then please do leave a comment, I would greatly appreciate it. Also I havent much knowledge on Metal Sonic in the games so I will accept any corrections)
Chris floated in darkness. No walls, no floor, no sound, just emptiness stretching in every direction. He blinked, trying to make sense of it, but there was nothing to focus on. Time felt meaningless. A shiver ran down his spine. "Where am I…?"
Then, a voice echoed inside him:[System starting… initializing…]
[Setting up gacha system…]
[Setting up power system…]
[Setting up…]
Chris frowned "Uh.. well that's certainly new…"
[Choosing host… searching… searching…]
[Host found! Name: Chris Hedge.]
His eyes widen in mild suprise. "Me?.. Well considering the fact that i'm floating in dark space all by myself, it should have been pretty obvious from the start.."
Chris muttered to himself.. After all, he DID read a lot of fanfics where the MC reincarnates and gets an overpowered system… but he has also seen ones where the system was absolute shit and the world they transmigrate to was literally on hell difficulty
Chris shuddered at the thought, "Please don't put me in a hardcore world, just make it easy for me!" Chris shouted to himself knowing no one else can hear him
Then the feminine voice of the system had appeared again in his head
[Gacha system loading…]
[Installing summon protocols…]
[Generating starter banner…]
Chris blinked. "Wait, wait, wait… gacha? As in spend your entire life savings and get nothing in return type of gacha??"
[Loading pity system…]
[Loading drop rates… Warning: drop rates remain abysmally low.]
Chris frowned yet again at this message, "Damn.. things aren't looking too good now…. I wonder if I can get more information on the stuff I can potentially pull.."
Then his eyes caught something shimmering faintly in the corner of the banner. A small tiny exclamation mark icon, glowing like it was daring him to press it.
"This must be the information that I was looking for.." Chris said with relief while his hand drifted towards the button, his index finger stretching out to tap it
A part of him hesitated. In every fanfic he'd read, this was the moment where things either turned into god-tier wish fulfillment.. or into absolute nightmare fuel.
"…Please be decent at the very least." Chris whispered, and tapped the button.
The blue interface flickers and turned into a glossy display that resembled an actual gacha banner. Rows of character silhouettes and glittering icons filled the void, scrolling slowly as if to tempt him.
At the top, a line of text appeared in glowing white:
[This is a one-time Ten-Pull Banner. Any character you acquire will permanently overwrite your body, making it your own.]
Chris's jaw dropped. "…Wait, overwrite my body?Are you serious?! Hopefully I don't get anyone too ugly…"
More lines scrolled beneath:
[Rarity 1: Common. Pull items or abilities from any fictional character in existence.(Mediocre ones)]
[Rarity 2: Rare. Pull the fictional characters themselves, gaining full control of their body and power.]
Chris stared, heart hammering. "Okay… that's either amazing or horrifying. Probably both. If I pull something good, jackpot. If I don't…" He gulped. "Well, I really don't wanna know what happens if I end up stuck as one of the insignificant side characters or something."
Chris thought for a moment, then tried to look at the information of the characters, but couldn't find any
"Ah shit… so I gotta go in blind." He let out a shaky sigh and closed the information table, the interface sliding back to the glowing Ten-Pull screen.
The button pulsed, beckoning him forward like a guillotine blade waiting to drop.
Chris licked his lips. His palms felt sweaty. "Okay… this is it. One pull, ten shots. Winner takes all. Or loser… loses everything."
He reached out, his finger trembling as it hovered above the glowing [PULL x10] icon.
For a heartbeat, the void around him grew colder. The silence stretched, heavy and suffocating.
"…Well," he muttered, forcing a crooked grin, "in for a penny, in for a pound."
He pressed the button.
The interface flared, blindingly bright. Cards of light shot upward like fireworks, swirling into a storm of colors. Gold. Purple. Blue. Each flash cracked against the void like thunder. Chris's chest tightened as the silhouettes blurred past too fast to recognize.
"Come on, come on, give me something good…"
The storm slowed. One by one, the cards began to lock into place, each shining with its own hue. Nine shimmered with faint, unimpressive glows, items, scraps of abilities, fragments that meant nothing.
But the tenth…
The tenth card burned brighter. Its outline warped, jagged, mechanical. Sparks danced around it, and an ear-splitting screech of metal rang out in the void.
Chris's stomach dropped. "…Oh no. That doesn't sound human."
The card shattered.
[Template Acquired: METAL SONIC]