In a mysterious dark place
A different plain of existence two beings discuss something with the low shimmering glow of a large monitor lighting the empty area
"Well Terence I think its time to bring in the players"
The other individual then presses a button and suddenly the view distorts and shifts
to a Earth
In a messy room of blue,grey with empty food cans and spilled water a teenage boy with black hair and question marked pajamas is seen playing a shooting game on his computer
"Yall don't understand what it means to be unpredictable.its as if you're all npcs ready to be sho- huh?
A message appears on his screen
[You shall be transported to the Chizen continent immediately]
"Wait HUH!"
A blue light than envelopes the boy and in an instance his transported into the computer as gun fire is heard coming from the computer
"Yo...yo man you there?"
A person says from the monitor
It shifts to another teenage boy wearing all black pajamas and messy laid downed yellow hair
"Well I guess you tried good jo-heh?
[You shall be transported to the Chizen continent immediately]
"whats thats supposed to mean?"he remarks sarcastically
Blue energy envelopes his body as he begins to turn into particles being sucked into the computer
"WAIT NOOO-..."
A young man walks through a moonlit park,the sound of a fountain spewing water and the humid air in the atmosphere permeates the peaceful park
He scrolls through his phone wearing a black and white hoodie and pants
He had dark bags under his eyes
His expression lackluster
His phone dings as he receives a message
The man stares at his phone
[You shall be transported to the Chizen continent immediately]
"Huh is this a jok-"
Before he could finish his body was already transported
His phone dropping to the floor
A full moon is seen until it distorts and spins returning to the mysterious individuals
One of them stare at the monitor when they're expression turned to that of slight surprise
"OH...how interesting it seems we meet again...coqetsu"
he voice with anticipation
His eyes glow with a green hue
The sounds of fighting are heard as the scene shifts to a street
A teenage boy with black hair with bangs partialy covering his left eye
He light brown skin and wore an orange long sleeve shirt with black triangles patterns around it's end with a pair of black long pants and black sneakers
The teenage boy was fighting three grown men dressed in all black
"GIVE IT UP YOUR FINISHED!"
One man yelled swinging his crowbar downwards the sound of the street floor cracking as the crowbar smashes into the ground rung in the air
The boy nibly side stepped to the right and jumps,hitting the man with a devastating knee kick in the face
The man staggers back as the boy lands and simoteniously ducks a horizontal pipe swing from behind,he than kick sweeps the pipe attacking man
The man falls harshly onto the ground with a thud
The boys eyes widen in surprise as bang rung in the air when the whistling shot of a bullet pierced the boys chest
At that moment the third man rushed in and hits the boy with a powerful punch to the face as everything fades to black
The boy with his remaining consciousness remarks to himself
"damn... I got...care...less"
and everything blacks out
On that same day it was reported that three people went missing and Shadow Coqetsu a rising martial artist was murdered by hired hit men Who's been tracking him for months
They had apparently killed themselves hours later
There bodies found by a river side
The the supposed sniper is still out there with
Authorities beginning an investigation on this
Incident
End of report
A blue light flashes as shadow wakes up in an unfamiliar place
Clear blue sky with a radiant white sun
The concrete surface he stood on was wide as a stadium with a blue barrier protecting the area.
But something seems different,he looks at his hands and is shocked to see his transparent body
"What...what happened,I I I died...but it doesn't seem Like i got reincarnated into a different world...but thats only assuming I did get... reincarnated"
Shadow looks around to see three more people that seem to be in the same position as him
When a enthusiastic digital voice reverberated across the air
"WELCOME PLAYERS TO THE CHIZEN CONTINENT IN OUR WONDERFULLY CONSTRUCTED GAME! KNOWN AS CHIBLITZ"
A tall red and black suited being with a cyber mask and black top hat Appears from green coding
Hovering in the air The being had an a green digital smile plastered across it's mask
"NOW AS PLAYERS YOU ALL HAVE ONE OPTION,YOU MAY TAKE OVER ANY RESIDENT OF THIS GAME OF YOUR CHOOSING"
The announcer lifts up two fingers gesturing two options
"YOU CAN EITHER TERMINATE THE ORIGINAL HOST OR SHARE THE SAME BODY"
The being puts its hand down
"I AM TRULY ESTACTIC TO SEE YOUR CHOICES AND ANOTHER THING IF YOU CAN'T FIND A HOST WITHIN A YEAR"
The announcers digital eyes and mouth glitch as they shift from vibrant green to crimson red and with a terrifying presence he declares
" YOUR PRIVILEGES AS A PLAYER WILL BE REVOKED AND I WILL PERSONALLY COME AND REMOVE YOU"
Its presence than shifts back to it's enthusiastic version as it gleefully says
"NOW ENJOY YOURSELVES AND TRY NOT TO LOSE YOURSELF"
with that final message the announcers body glitches as it turns into green coding
Disappearing as If he was never there.
The area is in engulfed in a deafining silence as the four players look at each other,
Some hesitant and some seem estatic when the boy in questioned marked pajamas says casually
"Well guess it's time to go find a host and oh yeah just to tell you all know
"Refer to me as Mystery the person who will be at the top"
With that remark Mystery leaves and the yellow haired boy does the same leaving without a word.
Shadows expression was surprised as he thought
'How can these guys be so calm in a situation like this,I mean now that I think about it,it's like they can't stay leveled headed but they chose to accept this reality and make do with it"
Shadow remarks to himself
Both him the the hooded guy walk their own paths with all of them having their own goals.
The focus then moves to the sky and back to the ground revealing a massive city.
Mystery walks around the city searching for a host while looking through a system panel
Showing his remaining duration to find a host
[System prompt]
[344 days:23 hours:20 minutes:06 seconds]
Mystery stares at the panel dejectedly
"Finding a host is easier said than done,even if im able to see the information of anyone I want,everyone I've come across are so weak that I can't consider taking over them,I need to find someone strong"
Mystery strolls into a tower that instantly teleports him to a space tower that oversees the earth,he sighs disappointed when suddenly the space tower shuddered
Mystery stumbles onto the window and looks out towards earth to see,massive black hands gripping it
A colossal being emerges from the planet ,its eyes spiraling white as it furiously begins crushing the earth
Mystery looks at the being with surprise which shifts to excitement
His eyes shimmer with amazement
"Finally,perfect its just perfect"he mutters
He attempts to appraise it but fails as a system prompt informs him
[System prompt]
[This beings information is classified to seek further access—host body required]
[Would you like to take over this beings body]
[YES/NO]
"YES"
He says expectingly as his finger is about to press yes his interrupted before confirming the override
The tower shook again as a masked man dressed in an all black combat ninja attire appeared in front of the black being
And began pleading
"3.0.6!YOU CAN'T JUST DESTROY THE PLANET OVER MINT ICE CREA-"
3.0.6 Without mercy swatted the masked man into the sun and he begins crushing the planet shaping it into a small ball
The focus than dives into earth to Shadow's point of view his expression flabbergasted on what's happening
"I don't believe this even though that thing seemed to of crushed earth,no one's hurt or even dead but...I can't help but think what world did I got myself into?
It's shown 3.0.6 about to eat the planet as if it's a meat ball but the masked man appeard once again his mask now streaked with a glowing red flames.
The man shouts
"3.0.6 IF YOU DESTROY EARTH YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM SUPPLY WILL BE GONE
3.0.6 stops midway as an awkward silence sweeps through the atmosphere
The man continues
"AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO ENJOY RAMEN SO I BEG PLEASE DON'T DESTROY EARTH!"
3.0.6 as if reality hit him realizes the man is right and reshapes the planet back to normal he begins yawning and starts crawling into the planet as if like a ghost but before 3.0.6 could completely dissappear
Mystery grins
"Perfect,here's my chance!"
Mystery smashes the confirm button with his finger and takes over 3.0.6 is body
He grin widens as he turns into light and fades away with 3.0.6 completely vanishing into the planet
The masked man lets out a released sigh as he stares at the saved earth
"Maaaaan I really could go for a bowl of ramen"
As he says this he disappears in a flash
The focus shifts abrubtly to a illumanted blue place as a transparent being
like a spirit in a white cloud patterned blue kimono with light brown hair neatly tied by a black band sits crosslegged in meditation as shadows foot is shown then everything cuts to blacks as these words are heard
"Confirm coexistent override"
The focus shifts to an ice–cream shop as 3.0.6 body's seen slumped on the ground
He wakes up as he looks around then he stares at his hands noticing the transfer was confirmed,a black system panel appeared explaining
[host take over was confirmed the original host has now been removed replacing the original with player]
[Would you like to change your name]
[Yes/No]
Mystery smirks
"YES I'd like to change it to Mystery"
[Name change confirmed]
Mystery gets up
"System what's my rank?"
[System prompt]
[due to 3.0.6 is existence being unique]
[system can not justify a proper rank granting the special rank]
"Nice,ok than what am I scalable to in terms of rank than?"
[System prompt]
[you are scalable to an SSS rank being]
"SWEET SO IM AT THE HIGHEST RANK"
[system prompt]
[you are not at the highest rank]
Mystery perplexed questions
"What but isn't SSS supposed to be the highest and if it's–wait if its not the highest?"
Mystery grins with excitement
"That means I can climb to even higher ranks"
In a place that seems to be a mystical blue sea
shadow and the spiritual being are shown standing across each other
"I'm to believe you already know who I am?"
The Spirit questions
Shadow replies
"You're shedoden an ancestral class spirit thats over 300,000 years old with strength comparable to an S rank being
Shedoden with a docile expression says
"Why didn't you remove me from my body and simply have it for yourself" he says sternly
Shadow replies
"Simple I believe that removing you from your body would seem unfair and I'd prefer to make a deal"
"A deal?"
"Yeah in exchange for you to help me grow and become stronger I'll figure out a way to get my own body and let you have yours,what do say?"
The atmosphere tenses as shedoden doesn't respond when he suddenly says
"Fine I'll agree to your proposal"
'His just an inexperienced being from ordinary world so he shouldn't be a problem'
Shadow clenches his fist
"All I want is to do becomes strong enough to survive and live a peaceful life"
Shedoden stares at with an unreadable expression
The scene transitions to shadow training as he practices a unique style of martial arts in shedodens body
"Come on your not fluent enough if you're gonna be using my body atleast learn how to utilize it"
Shadow irritated blurts
"Yeah I got it...like this!"
Shadow executes a perfect strike but it destroys a small part of the area in the process
Shedoden sighs in disappointment appearing a a projection next to him with his hands behind his back
"If your going to be this reckless,I can't imagine you mastering essence control" he remarks disappointed
Shadow intrigue probes
"Essence control?"
Shedoden feigns surprise
"Right...your a player so you wouldn't know about this"
Shadow slightly defensive says
"But I'm not a player"
"Huh?"Shedoden confusedly replies
"I kind of died and reincarnated into this world"
The atmosphere tenses once again until shedoden abrubtly says
"So what your telling is that your a parasite?
He says suspiciously while teasing
Shadow now frustrated says
"What? NO,I'm simply saying I didn't get transported here like everyone else!"
"Hmmmm...parasite is see"
"Hey!"
Shedoden chuckles lightly
"Alright it's time to get serious"
"to answer your question about essence control.
It's the control of your inner essence meaning energy"
"absorbing essence, from the surroundings is another way to use essence as it's everywhere and everything"
Shedoden says seemingly in a mocking tone as shadow realizes this but doesn't push the argument
Shadow now thoroughly irritated asks
"Alright since I can't do that, do you know anything i can do to accelerate my progress?"
"Well yes I do have knowledge on that but I don't plan on telling you because I simply can't trust you yet" shedoden taunts
Shadow annoyed suppresses his it and asks
"Fine ill just have to train myself to death until I can learn it"
Shadow begins Relentlessly training for hours,to days,to months and after a year he began seeing grey orbs around the training area
"Huh wait is this-"
Shedoden finishes his sentence
"Essence yeah ,if you're wondering why you aren't tired its because spirits don't get tired since we absorb the surrounding Essence to recover but I'd suggest you don't revert back to your human state"
Shedoden says this to shadow seriously
"Why not?" he asks
"It's because i sealed my bodies special abilities reducing it to practically a regular body"
"you'll immediately starve to death once you revert"
Shadow flabbergasted replies
"WAIT WHAT!"
"So your telling im stuck as a spirit!"
Shadows expression shifts to slight confusion
"Hold on...why am I a spirit to begin with?"
"Its because you took my body and Well you won't necessarily die, if you find a safe zone you can revert safefully"
"Wait why aren't you threatened this is your body?"
"Well its simple"
Shedoden gives a small smirk
"It's because i'm not afraid of death and because I've experienced death multiple times already my spirit won't waver but it won't be the same for you"
"Wait so if I were to revert right now I'd die"
"right?"
"Correct but you'll come back after a day of recovery to atleat eat some recovery jirky"
Shadow smirks and shedoden Immediately realizes his intentions and sighs
"I'll tell you this now you will regret reverting right now"
Shadow waves his hand casually
"Relax I've experienced multiple things including near death states but I never actually experienced dying"
He replies
Shedoden scoffs
"Hmmmmm, fine do what you want,I won't be held responsible for what you experience"
'This is good'
'if he survives it'll be a good experience but—'
Shedoden thought while glancing at shadow crossing his arms
"Alright im gonna do it!"
Shadow shouts with determination
"Do it than...should be a good learning experience"
Shedoden remarks casually
"Alright here I go"
shadow closes his eyes and for a moment nothing happens, suddenly he opens them again
"Ummm how exactly do I revert back to a human?"
Shadow asks embarrassed
"That's what I thought
You have no clue on how to do that"
"Well I just thought I had to think about it or an interface would show up"
Shedoden scoffs
"To bad this isn't some fantasy there's layers to this"
"You'll first need to learn
essence sense,Essence absorbing,Essence circulation,Essence stability And finally accumulate those four stages to use essence control"
"WHY ARE THERE SO MANY STAGES THIS IS UNFAIR!"
Shadow yells
"Reality isn't fair so what's your point"
Shadow sighs begrudgingly
"Fine I'll learn"
"Good now practice"
Suddenly multiple books appear in front of shadow
"What's this for?"
Shedoden than says knowingly with with a smirk
"It's for each stage so have fun"
"But...but so much!"
"This will take me forever"
Shadow says astonished
"Relax it'll only take about a 5 years to master"
Remarks casually
"But everyone will be far ahead of me in power by then!"
Shedoden glares at him before shaking his head
"Ok let me give a scenario than.
Two restaurants create the same dish of pizza"
"But the first restaurant makes there's two times faster but they lack true emotion when cooking while the other has a slow but foundational understanding of what they make
Which one will make more money?"
"Obviously the slow and steady restaurants because they have a better understanding of what...they...make"
'Hold on if we're considering short term the firat restaurant will be ahead but in the long the second restaurant will have more people for better quality pizza'
Shedoden says mockingly
And taps Shadow by the shoulder
"I think you should know the rest"
After a while Shadow is seen crossed legged,deeply reading a book on essence sense but suddenly he groans in annoyance
" Shedoden Tell me why I don't have access to tier two of essence sense?"
"Well its because I want you to learn how do everything in the first stage because focusing on one thing is a great mistake I don't want you experiencing"
Shadow stares at Shedoden with a knowing look
"So based on that I can deduce me focusing on one stage will lead me to a downward spiral like you"
Shedodens brows twitches in annoyance
"Actually if you were to do that it would lead you into a path where you can lose control and burst due to essence overload and since your using my body I'd prefer you don't do that"
Shadow groans in frustration when
suddenly he faces down and begins muttering to himself
"If I were to do that I could face an essence overload which could lead to me and shedoden to our death in that scenario I won't live long,I can't catch up to everyone else and overall this path has alot of downsides"
"so instead I should take the long game, master everything so that even if Im Not at the same level I can still match everyone in mastery"
Shadow grins but it than disappears
"Wait if essence exists that means-"
"Shedoden"
"What?"
"Tell me something"
Shadow begins getting up
"Is there any other system like magic or blessings and if so I want you to teach me how to strengthen my mental state and spirit"
A grin appears on Shadows face again as air essence is absorbed into his body chaoticaly being forcibly circulated
Shedoden takes note of this
'He may have a potential affinity for chaos essence'
But immediately after thinking this Shadow pukes out essence as he falls to one knee
[System prompt]
[his soul was damaged for not properly circulating the essence]
Shedoden immediately dismisses his speculation staring at the crouching down Shadow due to the pain
Shadow continues to puke out wind essence but suddenly smiles
"Damn so this is essence backlash I'm guessing,meaning I can't actually rush it"
Shadow gets up and wipes the puke from his mouth
"Shedoden,now im willing to actually train I'll start immediately"
Shedoden after hearing this seems to notice a slight change
'it wasn't the biggest,it wouldn't even be considered a change at all'
he thought
A small smile appears on his face
'I'm glad you actually started paying attention'
Shedoden realized shadow could sense the spirit essence he was emitting
'It's not the biggest step but it's something, it's funny to think about what will happen to you once you begin sensing my true presence,because once you do the real training begins"
Shedoden thought as a sligh smile appears across his face
With a blue flame blue flame igniting slightly in his right eye.
End of chapter 1