Chapter 13

His mind freezes as the blade dislodges itself from his back, slowly pulling away his consciousness with it. His thoughts moving to fast for his body to keep up.

Is this real? is this how I'm going to die in again? his mind racing.

His body suddenly hits the water dyeing the water red as the heavy currents drag his body away. The proprietor watches with crazy eyes as his body gets swallowed by the stream's powerful current drags his body away until it gets swepted away in a waterfall

Takeo tries to struggle against the current but his body won't listen as the water drags him mercilessly his vision darkening as it gets blurrier and blurrier, he suddenly feels like his body is falling his body losing it's sense of direction as the water presses down on him.

He tries to open his eyes but it just won't budge. His body strikes the lake below before he finally loses consciousness.

Mysterious flashing words instantly appear in his mind.

[ Ding!!! system has awoken from hibernation ]

[ Host is in critical condition ]

[ System is currently incapable of interfering ]

[ Do you accept to fully merge with the system? ]

[ Yes or No ]

" It's not like i have a choice." He replies.

" Yes." He continues.

[ Merging is starting: 0% ]

[ Current progress: 6% ]

[ Current progress: 18%]

[ Current progress: 33%]

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[ Current progress: 73%]

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[ Current progress: 100% ]

[ Ding!!! merging is complete ]

[ The host is currently in critical condition ]

[ Healing host body is complete ]

A warm feeling spreads across his body and stops in his back, He suddenly gasps himself awake, he is soaking wet. He looks around and finds himself in a dark cave, probably got washed up there by the lake.

He remembers the voice from earlier a sudden realisation hits him, he quickly touches his back but only feels the loose hanging fabric of his torn kimono. No wounds whatsoever.

But he still remembers the feeling of the blade sinking into his skin gnawing his flesh as blood spills out.

What the heck just happened, He asks internally.

[ Ding!! Host is currently out of danger all vital signs are normal ]

He hears the monotonous female voice, the hair on his skin quickly standing on end as he gets up and looks around but doesn't see anyone.

" Who said that, show yourself." He yells placing both his hands infront of him as though he was boxer.

[ Host is currently unable to cultivate ]

It's coming from my head, he realises.

[ Ding!! Rejuvenating host roots ]

A warm feeling instantly spreads over him entering every inch of his body, it's like a ball of light fixing all of his broken meridians, before settling in his belly and dispersing into his organs. He exhales in relief due to the exhilarating sensation.

[ Ding!! Rejuvenation complete ]

A nauseating feeling instantly chokes him as he starts throwing up a black gooey substance it feels like his whole belly is rejecting him, his body simultaneously getting covered by an equally black oily substance. He wipes his face with the back of his hand then notices it.

" What the heck is this?." He asks obviously disgusted.

[ It's the waste the host's body has been accumulating for so many years ]

" And there's that damn voice again." He murmurs.

" Who are you?...No wait a matter of fact what are you?." He asks.

[ The system can't answer that question ]

[ The aim of the system is to make you stronger ]

He sits down and looks at his left hand, everything is seemingy clearer now his whole body feels lighter now like he could start flying at any moment. He raises his head and looks around, the dark cave is no longer as dark as before.

" Make me stronger eh." He concludes and clasps his hand allowing his new found power to flow through him.

" Then what other things can you do?." He asks his hands still clasped.

[ The host current level is still to low ]

[ Access and information to the system full capacity us currently limited ]

" Then what can you do now?." He asks slightly disappointed.

[ Opening the menu ]

Status [ Lvl 1]

Quests

Locked

Locked

Locked

* Host currently has unclaimed activation rewards *

" Huh rewards?." He asks.

[ Would you like to claim the rewards? ]

" Yes immediately." He replies.

Several words and images start to pop up in his mind.

[ Ding!! You just unlocked the inventory ]

[ Ding!! a green random box been acquired ]

[ Ding!! a part of the essence of creation scripture (Incomplete) has been acquired ]

[ Ding!! an ordinary looking piece of wood(yellow) has been acquired ]

[ Ding!! Unlocked access to the library(black) ]

[ All the rewards have been transferred into the inventory ]

" Woah, i even got an inventory." He says.

" And even a scripture for cultivation and what's the incomplete tag for anyways?." He says a little bit confused.

[ Ding!!]

An information bar about the scripture instanty appears.

Essence of creation scripture (incomplete)

type: ???

info: The foundation of all there is, there should, they could and would be.

" Wow so helpful." He murmurs to himself sarcastically rolling his eyes.

[ Do you wish to learn the scripture? ]

" Hmph sure why not, it's not like it could kill me." He agrees shrugging a bit.

[ Starting information upload...]

Alot of words and images instantly floods his mind slightly overwhelming him forcing him to inhakye, blood trickles down his nosetril, his vision darkening like he's about to pass out again. He holds his head and grinds his teeth together, the burst of pain make's it feels like his brain is on fire threatening to melt but the feeling is only temporary it stops as soon as it comes.

[ Ding!! upload successful!! ]

His forehead is soaked, I am never doing that again. He concludes.

" This impossible." He murmurs as different information about the scripture appears in his head.

I should try it out, He says internally before getting into a meditative position and there it is ' Ki ' he could feel it all around him, but this should be impossible one only becomes aware of ki when they make it into the foundation establishment.