I had no time to think before I was enveloped in a blinding white light that gradually stripped away my senses.
The last thing I remembered from my past life was chasing after a wolf… and then, crashing into a bus—me and the wolf both.
I expected the cold embrace of death, a final end. Instead, I felt like I was falling into a never-ending void. Yet, the darkness didn't come with the silence of death.
Instead—
[Welcome, Alex.]
Huh?! What? Where's that voice coming from? And—who are you?
[I am what you would call God. And yes, you have died.]
Damn it!
Wait—what do you mean I died? And why should I believe you're God? Where even am I? I don't feel my body…
Is this hell? It's pitch black. This doesn't feel like heaven, that's for sure. I didn't do anything bad in my life—I was just a shut-in. Is that the crime?
[Calm yourself, little one. You will soon awaken—reborn in a new world.]
[You are to begin anew on the world of Xenos.]
[Your fate will depend on your effort and resolve.]
Hold on! God! This sounds… cool, yeah, but I still want answers!
[If you want answers, you must seek them yourself.]
So I have to go to some world I've never heard of, with no guidance, and find you? Isn't that kinda messed up?!
[Only fate will tell.]
This is so unfair! You're sending me to a completely unknown world, alone, with zero help?
[You will be reborn with the following status:]
STATUS
Name: N/A
Gender: Male
Species: Night Wolf Cub
Class: N/A
Rank: F
Level: 1/10
HP: 5/5
Stamina: 3/3
Damage: 1
Defense: 1
Agility: 2
Intelligence: 1
Skills:
[Bite: 1] [Claw Swipe: 1] [Dash: 1]
Whoa… is this like a game status screen? This is actually kinda cool…
But seriously, what kind of God does this?! No answers, and now I'm getting reborn as a wolf cub? Did I commit some sort of crime in a past life? The only thing I did was chase a wolf before dying…
[Go forth, and walk your own path.]
As soon as the voice faded, I felt myself being pulled into a swirling abyss, and then—nothing.
When I finally woke up, all I saw was darkness. Panic surged through me as I looked around. But something felt… off. Like I wasn't in my own body.
I tried to examine myself—my hands, my legs—but all I saw was black fur.
I had become a wolf. A literal, fantasy-style black wolf.
"What the fuck?!"
I had dreamed of being reborn in a magical world—like those in light novels or RPGs—but why the hell did I have to start out as a level 1 wolf cub?
This was a dream come true and a nightmare at the same time.
Still… there was a level and skill system. That meant I could grow stronger. Maybe… if I worked hard, I could change my fate.
Just as I was starting to accept things, I heard it—the unmistakable sound of footsteps approaching from the darkness…