Prologue - Early Death

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I was just with my mother and father at the store. We were just picking up some clothes and food, they got some of my favorites! It was a calm day, nothing was going wrong but I just felt off for some reason that day. It was as if something was trying to pull me over towards somewhere but maybe it was just my imagination but... it was my mother just pulling me over away from the street to avoid the oncoming traffic. I was only 7 years old and had only recently gotten into school! They were teaching all sorts of things but I didn't understand much of it at all. I did like the game that mommy bought me a brand new game called Dragon Quest from a game store. I loved it and the little slimes in the game were adorable. I'm not a bad slime, slurp! I wanted to learn more about the world and I had so much to do! Thanks to her, she gave me a good start to do so much!

She was always kind to me no matter what and she protected me!

But she never could always protect me...

One single thing changed everything in my life...

"GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU BASTARDS!" A crazy man was running down the street with a knife in his hands. He was a bad man. Before I knew it, mom tried to pull me out of the way but the crazy man came for her. She tried to protect me... only for it to end up killing me...

I felt... a strange feeling... I was only just starting out but... in a moment... I lost everything... it was hot but... that day was cold...

</Confirmed. [Resist Heat] and [Resist Cold]... successfully required. Combined together, the skill has progressed to [Resist Temperature]./>

"M-mommy?" I looked around to see something spilling from my body, I was scared. That was...

"MOMMY'S HERE, SATORU PLEASE STAY WITH ME."

"MY SON IS BLEEDING, SOMEONE PLEASE CALL AN AMBULANCE!" Father looked worried... is that what blood looks like? I don't like it...

</Confirmed. Constructing a blood-free body... Successful./>

What is this voice? Are you a sage of sorts?

</Confirmed. Extra Skill [Sage]... successfully acquired./>

"I'm scared mommy... it... it hurts so much..." I tried to call out to her but by then my eyes were already starting to fade. I didn't know what was happening... I still had so much to finish in Dragon Quest... I didn't get to finish it at all... I wasn't great at it but I still wanted to finish until the very end...

</Confirmed. [Pain Nullification]... successfully acquired./>

</Confirmed. Evolving Extra Skill [Sage] into Unique Skill [Great Sage]... successful./>

Mommy? Could... Could you talk to me for a bit... I'm scared... was... was that what they call at school a predator, that was the bad man right?.. They told me to be careful around people like him...

</Confirmed. Unique Skill [Predator]... successfully acquired./>

...Please talk with me... I don't know what to do... please... I beg of you... mommy... please talk to me...

</Confirmed. Evolving Unique Skill [Great Sage] into Unique Skill [Grand Sage]... successful.}

What is this feeling... it... it pierced me... please... I don't know what's happening mommy...

{Everything will be fine... [Pierce Resistance]... successfully acquired. Following up with [Melee Resistance]... successfully acquired.}

I don't wanna go... I can't go... I still have so much to do... I...

{Everything will be fine...}

I only made problems for everyone else... I don't want to do that anymore...

{Made Problems... Cannot execute. More information required. Substituting with-}

I want to do better... I can't just keep copying what others did, I want to make my own path in life...

{Confirmed. Unique Skill [Destiny Bond]... successfully acquired.}

I tried to stay awake but I couldn't anymore... I soon found myself in some sort of new world of sorts. I drifted off through endless space and time. I didn't know where I was heading to... I didn't know what I was doing but I felt that my body was disintegrating on me. I tried to keep myself together but it only continued to force me apart. I was scared... where was I going... What was I doing?

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