3 The System
Although Ray felt that something was wrong with him, he probably knew in his heart that all these things were currently happening and he wasn't imagining things. Also, he understood that there was more to the voice; therefore, he carefully asked,
" Uhm!!! Who am I speaking to? I mean, who is in my consciousness?"
Although it was strange for Ray to ask about the voice coming from within him, He dared to do so as he might as well fall off a cliff for not even being daring enough to confront someone within his consciousness.
Then a dull and indifferent female voice echoed in his mind.
["I'm your system."]
Ray was stunned and surprised that it was his system and he didn't know what to say. The only thing on his mind was that " Systems could talk???"
He was so confused that he blurted out, "Man, what the hell is happening? Can't something go peacefully? First that old voice and now this system. Can't I get a normal system like everyone else? Is it that hard?"
Yet all his pleas went unanswered and his system spoke to him again, but this time there was a hint of life in its tone.
[All systems can speak to their host. They do so after developing consciousness. Thus, it's dependent on when a system develops its consciousness. As for me, I have had a fully developed consciousness right from the start. "]
Ray was now a bit calmer as he listened to the system. The system spoke in an elegant and soothing voice. The voice sounded like a teenage girl, and it calmed Ray a lot.
The system then continued.
[It's a secret, so no one tells you about these things, as a system that develops its consciousness is much rarer than normal systems, and all systems have a rule that stops their hosts from spilling the beans about the specifics of their system".]
"Ohh! Ray said as he was a bit more relaxed and thanked the gods for a rare system. Furthermore, now that he had a rare system, his goal of getting stronger and helping out his family wasn't out of reach.
Now that I have you as my support, it will be easier for me to get stronger. Though, I wonder how strong you are and what powers and abilities you could provide me, "Ray thought out loud as he tried to take advantage of his system's strange personality.
Just as Ray was thinking about all of that, his system interrupted him,
"[You will have to work hard to become stronger, and that will be done later on. Right now, give me a name because I can't remember what my name was before,"]
Ray was now taken aback because not only could his system talk with him, but it also wanted him to name it.
Ray said, "Are you sure you don't have a naming fetish?" then sighed out loud.
["If you don't want to name me, just say so. I just didn't want to be called a system forever,"] the system said nonchalantly as it replied to Ray.
Well, although I'm not good at naming, how about Aurora? "It's a good name and also has a good meaning," Ray said as he ignored the systems' reply.
To this, the system then replied,[ " Hmm, Aurora, 'the goddess of the dawn', I like it. So, let me explain a little bit about the system "]
Hearing the system speak, Ray rejoiced as he spoke again.
"Well, I am curious about what type of system you are."
To this, Aurora replied,
[Well, that's the fun part. I am not your ordinary system. As your system, I can allow you to unlock a multitude of powers. "]
"Huh? "What do you mean by that?" Ray asked as he scratched his head.
[The system allows you to use a lot of affinities and different types of powers it also allows you to acquire beast souls and use spirit attacks, which is fantastic.You have a system above all the other systems, and I haven't even told you more about it. "You will have to unlock the information to know more,"] Aurora answered,
Although Aurora felt like she gave the best answer and thought that Ray would most probably faint from shock or cry tears of happiness, however, Ray's reaction was unexpected,
"Pfft!!" Ray laughed out loud, as he said "You must be joking, like there's no way a system could be so powerful."
["Well, believe it if you want,"] Aurora said nonchalantly.
It was when Ray heard this that he realized his mistake and, thus, he immediately apologized for his behavior, as he didn't want to make Aurora angry.
Oh! I'm sorry, but if it's for real, then I am invincible! Ha! Ha! " Ray said as he started laughing like a maniac...
Aurora just said, ["Well, you will have to work harder to unlock your powers."], and then continued as she told Ray the consequences of having more power than the body could handle,
[Also you would, however, have to complete missions to unlock more skills, abilities, and spells, as well as level up and increase your magic tiers to accommodate your power, or you will burst into a bloody pulp if you just try horde all the power without doing anything"],
Ahh! So that's how it works. " Ray said dispiritedly as he got a bit disappointed at the thought of not getting powerful instantly.
However, he shook his head and steeled his resolve to work hard and get stronger, so he asked,
"Also, I don't get one thing. How do beast souls work?",
[Beast souls are the souls of different beasts that can be used by you in the form of weapons, armor, enchantments, and whatsoever. However, they are hard to find and even harder to capture as you need someone with a spirit-capturing system to have beast souls],
"Oh! So that's how it works, also how do I access my system and all because it's all blank right now?", Ray asked in excitement.
Aurora replied, "Yeah about that. I am calculating your stats but there is something wrong with your stats, so it will take some time, so don't worry. Moreover, I got a gift for you, so check your inventory, and yeah, your system interface has loaded, so check it."
After that, Aurora turned silent as she contemplated Ray's unusual stats, as even she, a supreme system in existence, needed time to calculate them.
Meanwhile, Ray checked his "gift."
He went to the inventory and opened the "gift," which was a "system starter pack."
"Ding! You have received your starter system awakening pack for fully awakening your system and it continues,
Ding! You have opened the starter pack.
The system has rewarded you with
-3 beast souls of intermediate level
-A Beast gear crafting manual
-2 magical affinities (special attributes)
-2 common abilities
-1 for a rare ability.
Ray was ecstatic now and asked Aurora,
Aurora, how the hell do you have so many powers, and don't I need to complete tasks and missions to get all of this?" Ray asked as his eyes shone with happiness.
["Well, you are my host, so I can't let you die so easily, and I thought, why not give you a head start so you could get stronger."]
Aurora replied in a dull voice and continued,
["And quickly complete your tasks to get stronger."]
To this, Ray replied, "Well, at least let me look at the details and I promise to get stronger."
So he checked his rewards.
At first, he checked the beast's souls.
Beast Souls (3/5)-equipped Nil,
Description
-Weapon-type midgrade beast soul (Weapon: Long Sword )
-Defensive armor type midgrade beast soul ( body armor )
-Enhancement-type midgrade beast soul (glory of enhancement )
[Note: When all beast souls are equipped, the user gains a 10% attack, defense, and enhancement bonus.]
After checking the beast's souls, Ray calmed his rapidly beating heart and moved forward with checking the other things.
"Manual for forging beast equipment:-
"A manual that helps the user in forging beast equipment up to an advanced tier." Forging requires beast cores, body parts, and other materials to act as conduits to forge equipment. Other than that, this manual also allows the forger to learn many techniques as well as allow mana transfer to make pseudo cores of high-grade artifacts.
Ray was on cloud nine right now as everything he was given was enough to help him forge his way through the newbies.
Thus, he calmed his heart and moved on.
Magical affinities: (02/05)
"Affinity: Fire-based (special attribute: Lava condensation)
"Affinity:-Lighting" (special attribute:-penetrative power increased by 5%)
Ding! "Both affinities can be fused to make a special fire and thunder domain" (locked).
[The domain is currently locked]. Please upgrade your magical affinities to the next level to unlock the domain. Moreover, with every level increase, both affinities would also unlock more skills related to the host's magical affinities.]
Ray thought that today was the best day of his entire life. Although there were many things he did not understand and some skills were locked, such as the special domain, Ray was sure that sooner or later he would get stronger and unlock more skills. Now that he had looked at the magic affinities, only the abilities were left.
Thus, he went on to look, and what he got left him with a bittersweet smile because he got two of the most common abilities. Abilities: (03/05)
1.) Increased speed (rarity: common):
A common speed-type ability that enhances speed and other stats based on agility while decreasing stamina consumption.
2) Increased strength (rare: common):
A common strength type ability that increases the stat type of the user and has some more skills.
3). Fusion Dome (unusual barrier type):
It uses host energy to produce barriers and light and can be upgraded to increase light mastery and gain control over light rays.
After seeing all of the abilities and reading their descriptions, Ray got to know that although speed and strength-type abilities were weaker abilities and common with a fairly normal skill set,
They would make a great combination for using them in melee combat. While the barrier-type ability would provide him with great defense,
Moreover, Ray thought that he was a little ahead amongst the young system users and that this was all thanks to the help of 'Aurora'. Hence, he spoke,
Aurora, you are my lucky charm. Although there are some things I don't understand, not to mention your personality, with this gift you have helped me a lot. Thank you. "
Afterward, Aurora's voice came, ["Well, you're welcome, and it's my job as a system to help you, and you will understand things as you get stronger. Other than that, why don't you check your missions tab?]
Ray listened to her answer and smiled genuinely while he checked the missions tab.
-Missions
"Task 1: Reach a nearby city and practice your skills."
"Task 2: Gain proficiency in using all of your skills, as you reach novice proficiency in them.
Ray looked at these skills and got moving to complete his missions.
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