Allysa's eyes fluttered open.
It was shaky, unfocused at first, then her vision steadied.
She looked around, blinked, confused.
Pink walls. A wardrobe beside her. A 50-inch flat-screen TV mounted in front. Framed photos.
A bed shaped like a heart. Pink duvet. A girlish room.
She sat up under the pink duvet, her fingers brushing the soft fabric. Her gaze landed on a photo frame beside the bed.
It was her with two people smiling beside her.
'Mom? Dad?' Her heart skipped.
'Where am I?' she thought.
She scanned the room again. Pink curtains. A girlish scent she hadn't smelled in years.
'This... this is my old room when I still worked in the office,' she thought.
She stood, her knees buckling, her legs shaking, her mind racing.
She looked around again. 'No, doubt about it. This was her old room.'
'I jumped from that rooftop. I killed myself because of Bruce. I'm supposed to be dead—then how...?' She paused, trying to recollect.
Then the memories came crashing.
A goddess. Seductive and divine.
A deal.
A promise to live again.
A system.
The Dominion System.
And... her having sex with the goddess.
'The last thing I remember was the system rebooting, then... darkness... and now... this?'
Her breath hitched.
'Wait, the system. Where is the system window?'
'How come I can't see any glowing text in front of me?' she wondered.
But—
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The alarm bell blared from behind a black door beside where the television was mounted.
She opened it.
A bathroom.
She walked toward the sink, where the alarm bell was ringing, and turned it off.
She looked up and found herself face to face with the sink mirror.
The mirror stared back.
Her lips parted in disbelief. She raised a trembling hand to her cheek.
Her reflection did the same.
'Hope it's not what I think it is,' she thought.
Black eyes—deep onyx—magnetic. The kind that would draw you in, that you'd never be able to take your eyes off.
Her hair was black, jet black and glossy, and it flowed down her back, just a little below the neck.
Her face was symmetrical, perfectly symmetrical. Her skin fair and smooth like cream.
Her lips were soft, naturally red, but damn sexy.
Even without effort, her face looked seductive without even trying.
Too seductive.
'This is definitely not me,' she thought.
Her gaze dropped.
Her chest—fuller, perkier, and more erect. She was wearing a nightgown, so she could see the outline of her body clearly.
Her waist trimmed. Her hips just the right curve.
She looked like a model—no, a succubus. Her body was tempting even to her.
'This isn't me... not the me I remember.'
A memory surfaced.
She remembered how the system transformed her before.
But this... was different.
'Did the system change me again? After I conquered the goddess?'
She backed away from the mirror. Her body felt unfamiliar... it was too flawless.
'And if this is my old room, then...'
Goosebumps rose along her arms. She trembled.
Knock! Knock!
A knock echoed through the apartment.
She hurried out of the bathroom to the door and opened it.
A man stood outside. Early twenties. Courier uniform. Probably a delivery guy.
He froze.
His eyes widened, darted toward her chest area.
Allysa cleared her throat. "Ahem."
He jumped.
"I—I'm sorry," he said quickly.
She nodded.
"Delivery for Allysa Virelle," he said and passed her a parcel.
She grabbed it and looked at it. It was wrapped in leather-like material with symbols on it.
'Probably the logo of the delivery company,' she thought. She turned sideways and tossed the parcel onto the bed.
"Please, ma'am, can you sign this? It's to indicate that you've received the package." He handed her a document and a pen.
She scribbled her signature on the document and handed it back.
"Thanks," he muttered. About to leave, then glanced at her cleavage again.
She rolled her eyes.
"Wait."
He paused, turned back, his face questioning.
"What year is it?"
He blinked. "Uh... what?"
"I'm serious."
He frowned, studying her expression. Something in her voice made him shiver.
"2030," he finally said, then turned and left.
Allysa slowly closed the door behind her, her hand shaking on the handle.
She stumbled backward and fell flat on the bed.
'2030…' It resounded in her ears.
Then it dawned on her—like someone had poured cold water all over her body.
'2030.
Two years before I died.
I'm back.
The goddess kept her promise.'
She covered her mouth, her word stuck in her throat.
'So it's not a dream.
Bruce... The fall. I'm truly dead, and I really slept with a goddess and... and... the Dominion System... they're all real.'
Ding!
[DOMINION SYSTEM ACTIVE]
[BOUND TO: ALLYSA VIRELLE]
[AGE: 21]
[LEVEL: ZERO]
[STATS]
[STRENGTH: 8]
[SPEED: 5]
[AGILITY: 6]
[CHARM: 17]
[WILLPOWER: 12]
[INTELLIGENCE: 11]
[SKILL ENERGY: 5/5]
[HEALTH POWER (HP): 20/20]
[SKILLS AVAILABLE]
[NONE]
[MISSION COMPLETED]
[THE GODDESS OF DESIRE HAS BEEN TAMED]
[YOU HAVE BEEN SENT BACK TO EARTH EXACTLY TWO YEARS BEFORE YOU DIED]
[YOU HAVE RETAINED THE DOMINION SYSTEM]
[SEDUCE. CONQUER. EVOLVE. RULE.]
[NOW YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO: TAKE YOUR REVENGE AND CONQUER EVERYONE IN YOUR PATH]
[REWARDS AVAILABLE FOR MISSION COMPLETED]
[GET YOUR REWARDS AT THE REWARDS PANEL]
[GO TO REWARD PANEL: YES / NO]