1 Chapter 1~ Breaking Free

On a quiet night where the wind blows silently and the night owls climb out of their nests to finally let loose and party in clubs or bars.

A young man lay on the dirty ground in a dark alley as he gasped for breath and didn't even try to cover his heavily bleeding wound.

The young mans dull eyes looked at his surroundings as he watched the man and woman that caused him to be like this walk away hugging each other and not even giving a glance back at him.

He sighed trying to remember how many times he has died in a alleyway.

He lost count a long time ago.

He couldn't even be angry anymore, he knew it was coming but it was still a pretty painful feeling being betrayed and stabbed by you're loved ones. Even if the man who wretched the knife into his heart hated his guts from the moment they met. And his so called family took this outsiders side and ruined everything he had built up just to please this so called protagonist. He still felt hurt by their gazes and words...

Ah just kidding, these feelings aren't his but the original owner of this body.

Honestly the young mans emotions died a long long time ago, he's been through so many worlds that he might have even forgotten his own name at this point.

Sighing as he tried to ignore the pain from his wound and the horrible feeling of his heart slowly stopping, he tried to remember his original world.

All he remembers at the end of his life in that world was hatred. Burning hatred, and as he fell further and further into it the so called system appeared and told him if he completed a certain amount of worlds he could make a wish and get his revenge.

Honestly he should've known not to trust that damn thing but his mind was blurred by madness and he accepted without thinking about it, but honestly even if he rejected that thing probably would have still bound to him and dragged him through this hell regardless of his wishes.

He's been through so many worlds, living so many life's but he can't even do what he wants the system forces him to carry out his role.

Whether it's the villain, cannon fodder or just a role that dies as soon as he appears. He has to act his part and can't fight back or the system will control his body to finish this f*cking play.

The young man gasped his last breath as he felt his heart slowing stopping, he will honestly never get used to this feeling. Slowly he closed his eyes as he left this world.

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Opening his eyes again to the familiar space filled with nothing but clouds and floating lights that he already figured out are worlds.

A familiar and dreadful ding sounded as he held his breath waiting for the system to grade that last world then immediately fling him into the next nightmare.

He clenched his fists and shut his eyes waiting for that horrible electric shock he always gets after he completes a world that stabs right into his soul,

But it never came.

He doubtfully opened his eyes only to see the system screen glitching out. Confused he walked towards it and placed his hand on the screen, as soon as his fingers pressed the screen it went back to normal. Only now the words were something he has never seen before.

The screen had went from a dark and oppressing black to a sky blue and the words had changed instead of it being full of mockery in every sentence it was calm, gentle even.

[Hello Host Asher. You may call me system 005 or 05 for short. We in the upper management have only recently discovered the horrors 085 has put you through and have taken proper measures to forcefully change your bounded system to me. We apologise for everything even though we know sorry won't mean anything but we have decided to give you completely free rein over the bodies you inhabit from now on. And cheaper prices on the system store do you have any questions or requests?]

Asher stared blankly at the screen,

feeling extremely doubtful of its words.

He hesitantly spoke out.

" Um.. I'm sorry but what's the catch?"

[ There is no catch it is what we owe you, we only ask that you complete a wish for the bodies you inhabit and complete quests relating to the world you are in. And after every world you complete your soul will consume the energy from every world whose plot you have messed up and you will get more powerful. Usually it is the system world that takes the energy but we have decided to let you take the energy as another compensation. You won't be controlled and forced to do things you don't wish anymore.]

[Including these things we will let you go unmonitored I will only pop in and see if you are doing well or appear when you call for me.]

Asher went silent.

He honestly couldn't trust this thing after what happened last time but if there was a chance he could break away from that hell who wouldn't take it?

He paused then spoke. "Okay I understand. Am I allowed to pick the bodies or worlds I go to?"

[My apologies but the worlds will most likely be random but we have changed it so starting from now you will go to the lowest level world to take a breather and get used to things. It will start from a F level world and slowly work you're way up. And the bodies you inhabit are ones willingly given to us from the originals soul. After the original body has built up a lot of resentment, anger or sadness it will break through the world and we will notice and ask them if they wish to be sent elsewhere in exchange for their bodies and life. They always agree but ask for a wish to be fulfilled by the new inhabitant.]

Asher nodded. He never had to complete a wish for the owners before he just had to follow the plot.

"Wait if all systems aren't meant to be like 085 then why was it like that?"

[ That we do not know. We will be conducting an investigation into this matter and will let you know when we find out the truth. I truly am sorry about the pain you have been put through I can only hope you will take this time to heal and we will definitely bring you justice.]

Asher could feel his chest bubbling in resentment for the word justice and for 085 but he knew it wasn't 05's fault so he couldn't exactly take it out on him. He still doesn't really trust this thing or anything anymore but he could still tell when someone is being sincere and he doesn't feel any malice that 085 had coming from 05. So he can only go forward from here and find out what happened.

It's obvious this must've been an outside force controlling 085 for the simple fact that the higher ups didn't know this was happening. And it must have been a really powerful being aswell to go undetected. Well he's just a simple human there isn't really anything he can do at this point but wait and hopefully get answers.

"Okay... Um am I allowed to take a rest before I go to the next world?"

[of course host. You can take on your own appearance in here and design the space as you wish.]

Asher thanked the system and turned around.

After glancing at the space it started to distort and a simple plain blue walled and grey carpeted bedroom appeared. With a plain king size bed covered in large fluffy teddy bears in all different shapes.

He walked over to the giant mirror hanging on the wall and nearly burst out crying.

He hasn't seen this face in so long that he had long forgotten it and seeing it now made all those emotions from his original world and the hell he has been through burst forth.

System 05 watched silently as Asher stared in the mirror with a gut wrenching expression on his breath taking face and suffocating emotions in those pale slightly dull pink eyes with barely noticeable specks of gold.

His long silky pale pink hair was tied up in a high pony tail allowing his curly locks to reach just above his waist. His soft milky skin coupled with his plump pink lips, high thin nose that slightly upturned at the end. And those long Phoenix eyes with a mole just under the left eye, he looked roughly 17-18 years old.

05 honestly didn't know how to describe such a person he was neither masculine nor feminine, he was just like a quiet beauty that looked pure and untouchable. But if you looked closer you could see and feel the danger and resentment burning off him.

05 sighed. If only they had found him earlier then none of this would have happened and he wouldn't have to go through all this even 05 admits he would have went mad. The only thing he hopes for now is for this person to heal and open his heart again.

05 stayed silent and just watched as Asher wiped away his tears and climbed into the bed falling asleep. He slept for quite along time his soul must have been exhausted.

Asher finally blearily opened his eyes confused as to where he was, when his memories came back he panicked.

"05?" He cried out.

[yes host? Are you feeling better to go to the next world or would you like to rest more?]

Asher sighed in relief. He thought that was just a dream and 085 would be waiting for him instead.

He got up and walked over to 05 who was in the shape of a screen. He stared blankly for a while trying to calm his heart and nodded that he was ready to go.

[ okay host you might feel dizzy and nauseous but it will go away soon and while you are heading over I shall send some spiritual power to help strengthen your soul that is damaged. So it might feel uncomfortable but it should fade.]

Asher quietly answered.

"Okay..."

[ Leaving for first world in 5....4.....3....2....1.]