With a snap of a finger, the entire space blurred and shifted. Reality was warped and the Goddess vanished from the scene.
Oliver was suddenly left in an open green field. Clear azure sky with few clouds here and there. A cool breeze washed over him. Somehow, this place gave him a feeling of naustalgia.
"This is the edge of the chaos. Demonic beats have infested nearly this entire continent. If you are to get any more information, you should visit the closest town?" The voice of the Goddess said as though vanishing into a distance.
"She left me, didn't she?" Oliver muttered to himself following with a sigh.
He fell to his knees and thought for a moment.
"She said I was at the edge of the chaos. I guess that means if I choose the wrong direction, I'll end up in demon territory. That's not good at all. But, maybe I could use that 'thing' to choose." He said to himself, referring to the system.
He waved his hand before him but halted.
"What in the damn fuuuuck is going on here?" He cursed loudly. His body and physique were altered. He was turned into a teen around the age of sixteen to seventeen.
"That.. that... that goddesssss. My strong body. My strong abs. My poor muscular physique. I might not remember it. But all my hardwork is gone... stripped away in seconds." The man... NO, boy, fell flat on the grass.
He now had a completely different appearance from the one hebhad in the ealier plane. Short black hair, pure as darkness.
Beautiful Azure eyes, like moons in the dark sky. His hair had small white spots like stars in the sky.
A red button appeared before his eyes and he clicked it.
The system screen opened like earlier.
-System is active. If host permits it, voiced assistance can be provided. Would you like to use voice basis or text basis?-
Two options appeared on the screen and Oliver clicked on the voice activation.
"Hello, are you there?" He spoke up to test it.
-Hello host. May I assist you?- the system responded with a feminine tone.
Oliver pounced up instantly. The voice that responded from in his head was unexpected.
"Can you show me my current abilities? And also, tell me which direction to go from here. I don't wanna run into beasts." Oliver answered after composing himself.
-Of course. North of the continent is the demon's territory. The waves of dark magic and it's density going south is weakening. That means it's safer to go South than it is North.-
-Here are all of your current stats. And also, a daily quest for you to complete to help in your growth.- The system responded and a display screen opened up before him.
....
Name of host: Oliver [host may change it]
Age: 17
Abilities:
- Backtrack
- Temporal Replacement [RE]
- Statistics Evolution
All stats:
- Speed: lv.2
- Strength: lv.3
- Intelligence: lv.7
- Stamina: lv.2
- Agility: lv.2
- Skills: lv.3
- Endurance: lv.1
Magic and others: low class
...
-Host's daily quest is to run ten kilometres and do hundred push-ups. Reward will be a level rise is Stamina and Endurance. Punishment for failure will be two level drop in Intelligence and a sealing of one ability.-
"What the fuck? Why is it I have more to lose and less to gain?" Oliver curse without room for restriction.
-I do apologise. But that is how the world operates. The clock starts...
NOW.- The system said to him.
Immediately, a 24 hour clocks began counting down.
"Okay, push-ups first then." Oliver said and aligned himself. Just after doing five, the screen opened up again.
-Malicious intent sensed. Two demonic beats approaching from the North. If host stays here, he will without a doubt... DIE.-
Olive gulped down hard before he fell on his belly. The mention of death scared the living daylight out of him.
He stood up and without wasting a second, the boy ran South. He didn't have a destination, but he knew one thing for certain.
Going south was safer than going North. And if he died, nobody knows what will happen to him.
He came to halt before a hill, gasping for air.
"Goal 1, survive. Goal 2, gather information and grow strong. Goal 3, save the world." He said to himself.
He felt like a coward somehow. But he couldn't take unnecessary risks just yet.
A forest was at the base of the hill. And beyond it was a city surrounded by tall and thick walls. A roar reached his ears and without hesitation, the latter ran down the hill.
He didn't even wait to see exactly the kind of beast or creature after him.
Bustling through the bushes and dodging the trees, he spared no second escaping death.
He felt his heart pound hard in his chest. His throat was drying along with his lips and mouth. It felt like he just jumped out of hot spring. The heat and sweat overwhelmed him.
As he got out of the forest, he could see paths leading in one direction. Possibly the way to the gate into this wall.
He forced himself to go on. His body heavy and joints legs barely moving forward with much strength.
His speed was slowing down when he finally felt it. The terrifying dark energy that loomed over him. It was steadily approaching him.
Oliver fell on his stomach and tried to get up. But he could only manage to crawl on fours.
The beast he saw jumped over him. It's jaws drooling and sharp teeth over him.
-Activating Backtrack- The system said in his head.
The beast stepped on him and bit off half of his body. It the swallowed him whole as it licked up what was left of him.
-Welcome back host. You have experienced a possible outcome of events that follow from hereon.-
Oliver opened his eyes and he was on the hill, gasping and almost paralysed.