Jack had a normal life, his parents are alive, he has a loving family and is an only child. His mother was a nurse in the ER working sometimes even 12 hours a day. Jack idolized his mother for wanting to help random people whom she did not even know. Whilst his father was an avid martial artist, running a dojo in downtown New York. Despite not having that much talent in martial arts. Jack was constantly practicing with his father. This training would have helped him in his profession of choice were he not destined to die.
For Jack it was a normal day, he was heading to the Police Academy for the day. When he decided to stop at the gas station for something to drink. This was a bad choice for him as this was the day another certain man was having an awful day. This man decided he had enough of being poor and took the first step in becoming a criminal.
"GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY" the man exclaimed. Jack noticed that the man was clearly not experienced. Jack thought that he might be able to stop the man by talking.
"Come on, man. You don't want to do this." Jack was hopeful but naive. He thought words would be better than action at this point. He was wrong. The man was so skittish that he shot Jack in the chest, puncturing his heart.
"AH, shit!!" The man exclaimed, he never wanted to kill anyone. He wanted the money. The man sprinted out the door leaving a shocked cashier, all the money, and a dead body on the floor.
Jack's POV
I was naive, so naive. I thought I could help the man by talking him down. Instead, I'm here floating here in this vast nothingness. I don't have a body, I can't feel or see anything. I don't know how long I'll have to be here, or is this all there is to life after death?
100 or so years later
"ARE YOU STILL AWAKE!?!?" an ethereal voice booms from beyond the void. I got startled beyond belief, I haven't heard anything in what felt like forever. There is a bright light and I appear in a room. A young man is sitting behind a desk, he motions to the chair in front of him. Assuming he wants me to sit, I walk forward and sit in the chair.
"I know you must have many questions for me, but please hold onto them for a moment." The young man said, "Yes, I am a god. Yes, you are dead. You are in my domain, well everything is my domain, so I guess you're in my office. Any more questions?"
"Uh, what is going to happen to me now? Am I finally going to heaven or hell?" I questioned.
"Well, no you're not going to heaven or hell. I am going to reincarnate you into a fantasy world." God proclaimed.
"Hmm, well then do I get wishes like in those novels I read?" I queried.
"Yes, you will get three wishes, but I will give you some gifts of my own." God said, "First off, you will know all the world's languages. Secondly, you will receive a new body, which will have various good perks. Such as limitless potential, greatly enhanced talented, ever-evolving and adapting. Oh right, eternal youth and unsurpassable regeneration as well. Oh, and you can customize the looks. Finally, you will retain all your memories."
"Alright, well. Can I think about my wishes for a bit?" I asked.
"That would be quite alright," God said.
I took a couple of hours to decide, I wanted to be able to live a long life and enjoy that life. I also wanted the possibility of being super strong. "Alright, I have my three wishes ready. For my first wish, I want a status panel like from those system novels. I want to see all my attributes in numbers as well as my skills and proficiency in each skill. For the second wish, I would like an archive of all the skills and techniques that I can learn. Lastly, I would like a perfect body refining and cultivation technique"
"Hm, yes I can do all those wishes. However, your last wish will work slightly differently than those of cultivation novels. Your body will be cultivated with mana. You must finish the body refining part before moving on to cultivation. Now, create your body and I will send you to that world."
Suddenly, an create your avatar screen popped up. It had a bunch of sliders, numbers, and colors to customize. I proceeded to create a body that could rival the god's looks, deep purple eyes, and white hair. The body will have a swimmer's physique that won't change with the amount of strength or other things I gain.
Thank god I won't end up looking like a muscle head. Also, with a special added touch in my manhood region, I was ready. A bright light engulfs me and I appear in a forest.