Raikou looked around him, unsure of what is going on. He remembers being hit by a truck after pushing a child out of it's path.

"Hoho, you're a peculiar little one, aren't you?"

He spun around in a circle looking for the source of the voice to no avail. "This scene feels eerily similar to that of the novels I used to read" he thought.

"Hey you! Stop playing games with me, you must be the 'god' I have to meet after death. HAHA... Tell me, is my luck finally going to turn around like my favourite novel heroes..." he joked.

Raikou has been dealt the rough card in life and has suffered tragedy after tragedy, leading him to find solace in novels with main characters having similar backstories to his current life. It gave him hope that there is something else for him and that if there is a god, he will be rewarded by him in ways similar to that of a MC.

"Hoho. Boy, you definitely are peculiar. Most people don't even realise they're dead, and if they do they usually break down into tears or go into shock."

He's right. I am dead... "WHAT'S THERE TO BE SAD OR SHOCKED ABOUT! IT'S NOT LIKE MY LIFE WAS WORTH LIVING, I REFRAINED FROM ENDING IT BECAUSE I AM NOT A COWARD. WHY DID YOU GIVE ME SUCH A LIFE... MY PARENTS DIED WHEN I WAS 3 AND NO ONE ELSE WANTED ME. I WAS BOUNCED FROM PLACE TO PLACE UNTIL I FINALLY FUCKING DIED. Why..." his voice broke off, he was crying.

"I've never cried or screamed like that before, seems everything I had pent up was released at once." he thought, still not able to stabilise his emotions. He tried to be cool and pretend everything was fine at the start, but now everything is dawning upon him.

He died...

"20 years of persevering in my measly existence and what do I have to show for it..."

"Hoho, that's better. Your current state is what I wanted, I love seeing mortal's emotions upon realising they are dead. I relish the sorrow and anger on your faces."

Raikou wiped off his tears and looked up to see a man in a black cloak and creepy smile upon his pale face. His purple hair didn't help, making him look even creepier. Not what I expected.

"Unfortunately, the higher-ups have decided to give you a second chance and reincarnate you in a new world unlike your own. You get one wish alongside your transmigration. Hoho, I hope you die soon and come back so I can see you again." He tilted his head and smiled at me while I took in everything he said.

It seems miracles do come true. It's like a scene out of one of my novels.

This is my 'novel', i'm going to be the MC this time.

"Give me a game-style system for my one wish." He said after some thought. Many novels he read gave the main character a system, which was a familiar tool used and was a good option for him."

"Hoho, as you wish. I don't know what 'they' have in store, but it does not seem good" He said, albeit whispering the last part so Raikou couldn't hear.

Raikou could feel his body slowly disappearing.

"Time to be part of a cliche story of my own."