Drake awoke in a somber place, the surroundings were so dark that he couldn't see a thing. When he tried to close his eyes, a blinding light like the rays of the sun blinded his eyesight. It forced him to keep his eyes open as if he would miss something very important if they closed.
The elemental particles in the room seemed to be combining and interweaving with itself to form some strange patterns, some were in the shape of snowflakes while others were combining into an even more grandiose shape, but strangely, Drake seemed to be very familiar with the shape that slowly appeared before him.
It was eyes, the eyes of an ancient being who has been long forgotten in time...
Drake tried to move his body, but he was stuck to the ground, preventing him from having any thoughts of escaping. Drake's sight was glued to those eyes.
Even though they were closed, those eyes contained the brilliance of the void and power that Drake seems to have a connection with.
And then with what seemed like the entire might of the universe, the ancient being slowly opened its eyes.
*Crack*
The sound of the space cracking and distorting filled the surroundings. The invisible walls which were made from the fabric of space itself were rumbling and shifting as if the rules of the universe didn't apply anymore,
And just when Drake thought everything calmed down a little, the ancient being suddenly spoke...
*Boom*
The space that was torn previously reacted even more violently, it was shredded to pieces and only a giant hole filled with chaotic energy was left in its place. Only now could Drake understand the words that the ancient being spoke.
''So you've finally come.'' After Drake heard those words, the invisible chains that bound him to his place seemed to have loosened, and the chaotic energy seemed to have slightly stabilized.
''Who are you? and why am I here?'' Drake was still dripping cold sweat while saying this and didn't have the slightest idea of provoking this ancient being.
The ancient being seemed to be in deep thought, contemplating on what to say. After a while, it concluded and said. ''Who am I? Just call me your benefactor.''
The ancient being stared at Drake and sighed. "It seems that the side effect of going through the [Universal Energy Conversion Pool] has already rooted in your mind."
''Then why did you bring me here?'' Drake suddenly stopped talking. 'Did I miss something?'
After searching through his mind Drake realized that he found nothing…
Absolutely nothing!
It was like a void of emptiness filled his mind and a cloud of mist covered his eyes from prying further…
But that void didn't seal his personality or his common sense.
It felt like he was someone he shouldn't be...
"You will know soon enough.'' The ancient being still spoke in the same overbearing voice but its mood seems to have changed, now it seems to be irritated?
''My time is running out, all you need to know is that when you enter the [Void] you need to ask about the [Observer] and you'll find me'' The ancient being spoke in a cold and indifferent tone.
Drake looked at the ancient being " [Void], [Observer]? what are you talking about?''
The eyes moved closer to Drake and stared deeply at him
After looking at him for a while the ancient being spoke with a chuckle. ''Interesting, your genetic code seems to be similar to the [Original Source Code], that prophecy might be real''
*Woosh*
An invisible pressure erupted from the eyes, this was the pressure of a being that could easily destroy planets with the flick of its finger.
It was like Drake was pressed down by a giant mountain. all effort was meaningless in front of this power.
"it looks like the [Spirit of the Universe] has found my location, I'll be going now, and Drake I do hope you survive.'' That abyssal, all-powerful voice only expanded the confusion that Drake was feeling right now.
Thoughts raced through his head but eventually, his mind focused on one single thought 'Even someone as powerful as that ancient being is afraid of something, and that something is coming my way!'
At this moment the ancient being was already long gone and an invisible pressure appeared in Drake's heart.
The [Spirit of the Universe] had arrived…
An invisible will swept over the entire area, searching for any traces of beings that existed beyond its restriction.
The power contained in that will was massive, so massive in fact that normal Energized life would collapse in an instant.
The [Spirit of the Universe] placed its sights on Drake and to its surprise, it didn't find any skill energy in Drake's body
After some calculating that passed in an instant, it came to the most unreasonable conclusion that Drake was the suspect it was looking for.
Even if he wasn't it wouldn't matter to the [Spirit of the Universe], after all, he was but one of the insignificant lives that were under its jurisdiction...
The invisible pressure landed on Drake first, the ground cracked, then he fell to his knees, after that, he was pressed to the ground. The only thing he felt was pain, a massive pain Drake never experienced before. Drake tried to close his eyes, but that familiar ray of light obstructed him, but now something seems different...
The beam of light turned into tiny particles, which started searching for a host like a moth attracted to light. The particles of light were absorbed by Drake's body, after that, a square screen appeared inside Drake's mind. The content of the screen was the only thing he could use to get out of this situation.
It was a ray of hope, a way to allow the extreme pain he was feeling to stop.
[Do you want power?]
[Yes/No]
Drake focused his mind, he tried with every last bit of energy he had left, but finally, before he passed out, he selected yes...
[You made the right choice]
Everything froze and even time seemed to have stopped.
A special change occurred in the [Main Universe].
Tiny particles of light appeared out of nowhere from corners even the [Spirit of the Universe] didn't look at. Those particles of light all surrounded the independent space where Drake was at.
A stream of light flowed around the walls of the independent space.
Most of the light ignored Drake but a part of the light stream split off and circled Drake as if it was a planet locked into an orbit by a star.
Drake hungrily absorbed all those light particles into his body. And something inside his body responded to the light.
That unknown something pulsed gently inside Drake's body.
That pulse seemed to protect him from the pressure released by the [Spirit of the Universe].
If you would look at Drake from afar he would be surrounded by light particles as if he was standing in a sea of stars.
Seeing the light radiating from Drake's body the [Spirit of the Universe] instantly became angry
'This insignificant being dared to come back from the [Void] and even started to resist!?'
The anger of the [Spirit of the Universe] reached its peak, if it had a body it would surely be fuming right now.
It started gathering the remaining energy in this independent space for its personal use and increased the pressure on Drake.
Even though the energy that was drawn from here seemed endless, the gradual drawing of energy started hurting the foundation of the rules inside this place.
The independent space was already broken by the ancient being and now that the [Spirit of the Universe] didn't care about preserving it anymore it started to collapse.
Space itself was rupturing, and the remaining energy was squeezed dry leaving none for the independent space to support itself.
*Snap*
A loud snapping sound echoed throughout the surroundings and instantly the entire space fell apart.
together with the remnants of residual chaotic energy Drake fell into the endless void of space...
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When Drake woke up he was inside a white space, he looked around for a while but there was only endless white in all directions
The only thing that he noticed was a black screen with information on it.
[Drake, by changing the causality of the world, the system has granted you one fortunate encounter, be warned as this will not happen again.]
[Warning! Do not disclose the existence of the system to people you don't trust or there will be heavy consequences!]
[Since this is your first time using the system, you got a free chance of spinning the lucky wheel!]
[Click Y/N to spin the wheel and claim your rewards]
Drake accepted the rewards. "Well, at least I get something that can at least compensate for everything that happened to me."
*Boom*
The ground was rumbling when the impact occurred, a giant spinning wheel suddenly appeared out of nowhere and dropped from the sky. There was a sign that read 'Lucky wheel' on top of the wheel.
The wheel had 7 categories that contained items, Drake felt a connection towards the wheel, but before he could spin the wheel, a window filled with statistics appeared in front of him.
[The Lucky Wheel]
[Details: By using 10 system points the user can get something from the lucky wheel(since this is your first time this round will be free)
[Catagories: [Body],[Spirit],[Mind],[Weaponry],[Profiency],[Skills],[Mystery]
[More information will be revealed when the host upgrades the system.]
Drake memorized all the information and controlled the wheel to spin. The wheel became a blur and began to spin at an extremely fast speed. Finally, after a while, the wheel slowly stopped and as it crept towards the mystery box, but it barely passed it and ended up landing on the [Weaponry] category.
The wheel started shining brightly like a star before it suddenly disappeared, what was left of the wheel was a weird metal liquid that looked like mercury.
*Woosh*
The liquid started squirming and molded itself into the shape of a knife, the knife had a handle made out of a black material, the handle was decorated with silver-like metal rings, the knife itself is made out of the same silver-like metal that is on the handle, the knife came with a sheath that looked to be made out of black material, a metal chain connected two sides of the sheath. It was near perfection, the only thing that holds the knife from achieving an even higher ranking is the material.
After seeing what he could only assume was ''magic'' being performed before his eyes, Drake was shocked. This was a pretty normal reaction for someone like Drake, people that hadn't even started on the path of skills.
Drake picked up the knife from the ground and started observing it with great interest.
After a period of ecstasy Drake could only doubt the usefulness of the knife. ''A knife is a great weapon, but I don't have anywhere to store this''
[The host should check the privileges that are currently unlocked before assuming things.]
''What...? Who are you, and why are you in my head?'' Drake said a little shocked but soon calmed down, after all, he just survived one heck of a rollercoaster of an experience, so having someone talking inside his head wasn't so weird.
[Host, I'm one of the abilities of the system. It's my job to guide you on your journey.]
''Guide? Except for that, do you have any other abilities?''
[Not until you upgrade the system.]
''Nevermind, you said I have other privileges?"
[Yes, for example, the inventory and the shop.]
Drake was curious so he decided to test the inventory, he grabbed his knife tightly and tried to focus his mind on his system. He instantly succeded and a window with empty grid-like boxes appeared in front of him, while the knife in his hand disappeared and became an icon in the window.
[Dark Assassin Knife x1]
''Oh, so that's how it works...Interesting! I'll leave the shop for now since I don't have any System points.'' Drake left his bow in his inventory since he wouldn't be needing it for now.
As if waiting for him to finish his business, the system gave him a flashing message.
[Warning! Warning! The host will be teleported to the selected planet in 3 seconds, be prepared!]
''Huh...Teleportation!?"
[3]
''Wait! Why so quick!?"
[2]
"Stop! At least tell me where I'm going!"
[1]
''Oh well, I can't stop you now, I hope you at least put me somewhere reasonable!''
[0]
[Beginning spacial warp...]
[Choosing a random destination from a random sample size...]
[Destination confirmed: Orion]