Silvress felt like she was floating. Her body was curled up like a fetus.
She slowly stretched out her limbs.
"I'm surprised I didn't have cramps after being in that kind of posture for more than... hours? Who knows?"
She controlled her body to float vertically from its initial horizontal floating position.
"Woah! Where is this place?"
Contrary to when she first died, where she was surrounded by absolute whiteness, this time around, she was surrounded by complete darkness.
Is this Hell?
Nah! Maybe it is the purgatory?
Before Silvress could think any further, a game screen like those from games popped out in front of her, scaring the daylight out of our protagonist.
"Bloody Mary! What the heck?!"
She said while clutching her chest because of her erratically beating heart tightly.
My gosh Casey!
She calmed down almost instantly.
[Welcome back Host Silvress.]
"Ohh? So system, what is this screen for? And how many day was I unconscious?"
[Host Silvress has been unconscious for two months due to your body self healing the damages done because of Host's rampant powers. And this screen is for Host Silvress to pick games whenever she is bored.]
"Good. At least I won't be bored. Right, system can you estimate the time it will take for my profiles to be integrated and for it to adjust to my current body."
[According to estimation, Host Silvress' profiles will need a year and half for it to be integrated and another half a year for it to be integrated and adjust to Host's body. All in all, two years, Host.]
Silvress had a blank expression on.
•••
Two years?!
What the hell?!
So I'll rot for two years inside this dimension before I can touch the light?!
[Host Silvress, you can still play games, you know.]
What games?!
Dressing simulations?!
Counter strike?!
Mobile Legends?!
League of Legends?!
[Host...]
Oh my gosh!
Don't tell me, it'll be Tetris?!
Who the heck need those games?!
It's too backward!
I'd very much prefer my Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube account over those shits!
System. Are you still stuck in the year 2017?! Did you not do the so called update?!
[Would Host Silvress calm down? The games given by the system aren't so medieval and so last season.]
Ohh? Then please explain.
[The games that this system offers, is not that medieval, rather, it is advanced. Host Silvress will pick what type of game she wants to play and when Host Silvress finishes it, Host Silvress will be able to transmigrate to Host Silvress' choice of world and into her alternate dimension body. Host Silvress will then pick how much time she will spend in that world or dimension. Host Silvress should remember that different worlds corresponds to have different time measurements.]
Interesting. Now, what type of games are available in my game screen?
[Survival and Dual Hunting.]
What are the differences?
[In survival, Host Silvress...]
Wait a moment!
Can you please f****** stop calling me Host Silvress?! It's making my ears bleed! You sound like a broken cassette tape!
Just call me Silver and drop the way you talk to me. Talk like a real person you damn system!
[Okay?... So, in the Survival type, Silver will be sent into certain places. There, you will need to survive until the required time given by the system's game operator is done. Whenever Silver failed or died 3 times within the required time, you will be restarting again but with a harder level than the former one. Also, while you are busy surviving, Silver will need to accomplish a request by the system. By doing so, Silver will be granted one wish before she transmigrate to your chosen world. In this mode, your focus is to survive. So, even if you didn't accomplish the request you would still win. But, the downside is that you won't be granted a wish before transmigrating.]
[Meanwhile, in the Dual Hunting type, the system will be sending you to a random place and then, there, you will be given a mission by the system. The mission's contents consists of at least three kinds of beasts you would need to hunt. The system will only be providing a dagger, rope, bag, a bottle of water, a little ration and a set of clothes. If you lost or finish anything, you are responsible of your survival. For short, while hunting you must also survive. If you died while hunting you will be starting again from the top, no matter if it is the last one or not. If successful, you will gain a skill which you can level up. In this mode your focus is to hunt and survive that's why it is called Dual.]
Ohh~ I understand.
Now, system. What is the easiest type?
[Survival.]
"Okay! I'll play the survival! System, don't let me down."
•••
After Silvress said that, her body started to fade. This didn't cause her any panic, rather it made her more excited.
She can finally practice her magic!
After she completely faded away, the system who was about to follow her, stopped.
[Did I forget to tell her something?]
[I got a bad feeling about this.]
[OMG. I just felt a chill behind my mechanical spine!]
[Why do I feel like something is gonna happen after this?]
[Nah~ Maybe I am just paranoid because it is my Host's first time doing this.]
[Yup! That's the reason!]
But this ignorant system didn't know that its bad premonition was correct that he regretted throwing this piece of data in the back of its CPU.
•••
I slowly opened my eyes and found out that I am currently within a strange and ominous looking forest.
Woah! I better ask my system for information.
System, where am I?
System, where is this place?
System, why aren't you responding?
System?!
Moon Devil System?! Come out!
While I was screaming for my system in my head, a screen appeared in front of me.
I was so relieved, that was, until I read what was written there.
[Welcome Player Zero! I am the admin of the Survival type, A, before you proceed the game, I will be informing you about the game.
1) During your gaming time, you cannot contact you system until you finish the game. So, you will only rely on yourself.
2) During your gaming time, your magic or powers will be disabled and locked except for a randomly chosen one. This is to prevent you from being too reliant on your magic in the future.
3) Whenever you die during the game, every time you revive 3 times, the level will increase. So, this admin suggests the player to be cautious and don't die early.
4) During the game, the admin will be releasing a request that may not be necessary for the player to accomplish. A wish will be granted if the request is successful.
5) Follow the above mentioned information.
6) Enjoy!
Any questions from the player?]
If I, for example, obtain a treasure, where will it be going if I finish the game?
[It will naturally be yours, the player.]
Good.
[Okay?
Now, without further ado, let the game begin!]
After admin A vanished, a hologram appeared in front of me. It was a freaking timer!
I became dumfounded and horrified when I saw two commas, and the 3 zeroes after the numbers 15,552.
But when I saw the s at the end I breathed out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was seconds and not hours.
I looked at it again. Ohh~ the countdown begun.
After I thought of that, roulette appeared in front of me.
It contained all of my powers ranging from my current identity to my past identities. Now, I just need to spin this roulette so that I could at least keep one of my powers.
The roulette went round and round until it stopped.
So I got the power of space, not bad. But before I could celebrate, I notification on my screen from admin A appeared.
[Due to your enormous amount of power and control over the space element, it is decided that you will begin on level one. As to avoid you from having cheats.]
With my own eyes, I saw my maximum leveled space element drop to one. It made my heart clench in pain.
My hard work evaporated just like that.
While I was wallowing in resentment and pity, a notification appeared again.
[Player Zero, needs not to resent and send knives to me. Your space element level will automatically restore to its former level after you finish your task or game.]
I brightened up and stopped sending knives to the admin in my mind, instead I sent white lilies to him.
[....]
I just ignored the admin.
Now, let's begin to survive this freaky forest!
Hahaha~ its not like I never went to live in the Amazon forest in my past life.
This forest is just creepy and weird, it ain't dangerous.
With this kind of thought, I smiled and stepped forward.
But my smile was quickly wiped off when I realized that both my feet that is stepping on this ground is quickly sinking.
I tried to lift it up but it was no avail.
What the heck is this shit?!
Why the hell is kind of quicksand here?!
Shouldn't it be found in swamps or desserts?!
F***!
I stopped struggling when I realized what it was. However, due to my former stupid struggling, the quicksand already reached my waist.
I looked around me but found no rooting or stick or vine that can pull me up.
I panicked and unconsciously struggled which unfortunately resulted in being sunken faster. Now, the quicksand reached my chest area.
OMG. What to do?!
Due to nervousness, I unconsciously blurted a spell out of habit.
"«Air Magic: Flight»"
But nothing happened.
[Ding!]
[1st Death Confirmed]
[Cause of Death:
Quicksand]