Shining jewelry, expensive clothes, fake smiles, and fake attitudes. These are all the things you can see at a party hosted by the rich. Some may think that this life is great. Everything is at your command with a snap of a finger. That is true, but all the work that comes with it is something Chaim¹ absolutely hates.
Chaim is a young and wealthy businessman. One of the great geniuses of his generation. At the age of 21, Chaim has already built his own business empire just because he was bored of college (and also because he doesn't want to be scolded every time he lazes away). You can never see Chaim awake unless he is working on another product, eating, or tinkering with his gadgets to further 'improve' them.
After being rudely woken up by his secretary, he was forced to attend a birthday party of a person with an identity he didn't bother to know. Now, here he is, barely standing and supporting himself on the back of his secretary, forcing himself to stay awake through the welcoming speech of the celebrant so as to not appear ruder than he already is, seeing as he didn't even bother to spare the energy to clap for the person on stage or to even stand straight.
"Axy~ when can we leave?" Chaim annoyingly whispered to his secretary.
"You still have to greet Mr. Meyers, Chaim. Just try to stay awake and also, please don't call me Axy ever again. It makes my hair stand up. Call me Axel like every other normal adult would do."
"But-" Chaim was interrupted by the sight of the catering table situated on their right.
Axel saw where his eyes landed and couldn't help but release a sigh.
"If I get you food, would you shut up?"
"I don't know. It depends on what you would give me."
Axel dragged Chaim to a nearby table and pushed him onto the chair.
"Stay there and don't fall asleep."
Seeing Axel turn his back, Chaim released a not-so-appealing yawn. The people approaching him couldn't help but cough awkwardly because of the scene.
They tried to come closer but quickly halted because of the sudden loss of light. You could hear murmurs of panic and some attendants trying to calm the guests.
While Chaim was confused in his semi-awake state, he quickly became awake by the searing pain he felt on his back, followed by more. His shouts were stopped by the taste of rust in his mouth and the feeling of warm liquid seeping through his lips. He tried coughing to relieve the pressure on his throat but all his attempts were useless.
His body swayed and fell along with the table and chairs he was grasping to steady himself. A loud crash was heard which heightened the panic everyone was feeling.
Once the lights came back, they saw a young man lying in his own blood, the perpetrator nowhere near in sight.
Shouts erupted in the once joyful celebration. Axel quickly kneeled beside his friend and supported his head onto his lap.
"Ahh! Someone call the ambulance!"
"Call the police!"
"Ohmygod! That's Mr. Chaim!"
Chaim slowly felt all the feeling leaving his body. His once bright eyes were now slowly getting dull.
'Finally, some peace and quiet'
"Chaim! You have to stay with me, buddy. I'll let you call me Axy anytime you want, just don't close your eyes." Axel hurriedly said while his eyes are filling up with tears.
"T-that's a hard de-deal, A-axy. You know I l-love to sle-sleep. Don't worry, you're i-in my w-will." Chaim said with all his strength. His attempts at laughter were replaced by coughs laced with mouthfuls of blood on everyone.
"I don't care about that! Please! Just this once, don't sleep!"
Even after the desperate shouts of his friend and the paramedics swiftly arriving. The world lost one of its brightest stars in just a short time.
[System Binding, Initiating....]
[Binding Complete]
[Soul Transfer, Initiating.... ]
[Transfer Complete]
{Welcome, Soul F-3765}
{I am System 2B18C, your guide, companion, and partner}
The last thing Chaim remembers is the eyes of his Axy, filled with tears and emotions that he can't comprehend. Now, he is faced with a game-like panel, showing words that he understands separately, but couldn't quite understand when together.
The feeling of his life slipping away was an...experience as one may say. But faced with this strange event, Chaim feels that this is the dumbest he has felt in all his 21 years of living.
What system? Just let me die in peace.
Chaim looked at his semi-transparent state. If he was asked to imagine what a lingering spirit on Earth looked like, he would describe what he looks like now.
Back to the situation at hand, he interestingly looked at the panel in front of him. As someone whose interests lie in the technological field, this is quite the experience.
He read the words displayed on the screen.
[Would you like to open the Status Panel?]
[Yes] [No]
Like a curious child, he started exploring this newfound interest of his. He pressed 'yes' and the words in front of him quickly changed. His full body picture and analysis were shown on the right side which contained physical information like his age, height, weight, etcetera.
On the left side contained the main status.
Name: Chaim (Soul F-3765)
System Name: N/A (System 2B18C)
Spirit Class: Class F
Spirit Strength: 6%
Experience: 0%
Finished Worlds: 0
Energy Points: 0
On the tab that says 'Notifications' which was glowing in red, it was very noticeable in the blues and greens of the interface.
He pressed on it and it said: Welcome. The system gifts you 100 EP to symbolize the new partnership. May the stars be your guide.
When he exited, he noticed his 'Energy Points' has changed from 0 to 100.
He continued to explore and he is now on the tab which said 'Trade'. In this tab, there was a search bar, like the one you can see in your browser.
"System, what does trade do?" He quickly got the hang of relying on this so-called partner of his that welcomed him earlier.
{The 'Trade' function of the system lets you trade energy points for specific items. You just simply enter the name of said item, and the system would calculate its value and would then give an amount which you would use your energy points to pay.}
Chaim was interested in this and quickly tried it. He entered the first item he could think of into the search bar, which was 'Computer'.
A loading bar emerged from the screen and then the screen was soon filled with different types of computers. From the first ones to be ever created, to futuristic ones which immediately caught the tech geek's eyes.
The prices ranged from 1,000 EP to 85,000 EP which was the highest price for a computer that connects to the brain.
'I guess I know my first purchase now. It really sucks to be poor. I can't wait to be rich again.'
Now that Chaim has finished exploring all the functions of the status panel, he can't help but think about the events that happened to him today.
First, he was killed. Oh, he just hopes his Axy would find that bastard who killed him. He didn't even get to eat the food Axy got him!
Second, instead of actually dying and getting the peace he deserves, he was instead summoned here by who-knows-what.
Lastly, this thing in front of him is so cool, he hopes he could bring it to heaven...or hell.
After his deep thinking, he asked the system a question he was supposed to ask ages ago.
"What are you and why did you bring me here?" He said with his newfound seriousness. He misses Axy, he always handles the serious stuff.
{I am System 2B18C. I was tasked to look for a soul to be my companion. I have chosen you.}
"Companion for what?"
{We will travel through different worlds in different times and spaces. HQ will give you an identity in that world and it comes with a set of tasks that you are required to accomplish.}
"Alright. I will not ask why you chose me because just seeing this interesting interface already bought me. Will we go to worlds that have really advanced technology like the ones in sci-fi movies?!" Chaim was really excited about the thought of encountering such advanced pieces of tech in the future.
{There are countless worlds. I cannot guarantee which worlds we get sent to but I assure you that we may encounter worlds just like that.}
"Nice! What are we waiting for? The faster we do missions, the closer I get my hands on that stuff ~" Chaim said with a creepy smile on his face. If one saw him, he might be mistaken as a pervert imagining scenes.
[World Search Commencing...]
[Search Complete]
[Soul Transfer In Progress...]
[Transfer Complete]
[Tasks Loading...]
[Tasks Loaded]
[Syncing...]
[Syncing Complete]
[Welcome to World F370. May the stars be your guide.]
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Prologue
Thank you for reading the first chapter of my book. I hope you can join me until I finish this book.
Happy Reading!
1. Chaim is pronounced as came
Status Update:
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Status
Name: Chaim (Soul F-3765)
System Name: N/A (System 2B18C)
Spirit Class: Class F
Spirit Strength: 6%
Experience: 0%
Finished Worlds: 0
Energy Points: 100
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