The pain that once burned like fire had faded away to an icy numbness. Black filled the edges of my vision and the only thing I could hear was my own heartbeat. My breath came in ragged, shallow gasps. Seconds passed as I lay there, then, I heard voices. 

People swarmed all over me, trying to help me, I realized. They wanted to save me. If I could have, I would of laughed. Surely they could tell that it was far to late for me to be saved, yet they were like children, naive to the darkness of the real world. The despair and suffering of the world that took everyone I loved away from me. I would be joining them soon though. I would be able to leave all the pain behind. I closed my eyes, I could die happily now. My fragile, human heart beat one last time.

If they knew how I am here on the grounddying they would surely laugh. 

.

.

.

Dying from my cat's fur ball which I don't know how I even ate the damn nasty thing.

Sitting at my knee, guarding me if it could be called that, is the world's ugliest cat. Well to me but I'm his owner so I can say that.  Mashed in nose, half of one ear missing, eyes the color of rotting squash. I named him Mustard, insisting that his muddy yellow coat matched the bright flower. He hates me. Or at least distrusts me. Even though it was years ago, I think he still remembers how I tried to drown him in a bucket when I brought him home. 

≧ 'Д'≦

*hiss

I swear I was only trying to wash him!

But here I am on my death bed.

I wanna finish ready 'Emperors Sacred Flames.'

[Commencing scanning...]

[Target: Ling Wen

Health: Nearly Dead

Skills: Reading, coding-beginner level, public speaking-beginner level

Titles: Bookworm, Weirdo, Nerd, Weeb, otaku

Information: A 30 year old Japanese salaryman. Enjoys reading system transmigration stories. One day hopes to every system transmigration novel. Enjoys eating snacks- cookies, chips. Family:

Mother-Dead

Father-Alive

Sister-Alive]

[Skill acquired: Pocket Archive +10 points]

[Achievement: Unlocking first skill +50 points]

What's this headache. Shut up damn voice.

[Skill acquired: Pain resistance]

Can I just shut this thing up!

[Skill acquired: Nullifying]

[Please choose one more skill.]

Stop!

[Skill Acquired: Time traveller +75 points]

[Achievement unlocked: Firest SS tier skill acquired +200 points

[Requirements have been met]

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Background check complete....

Ready to commence launch...

Suitable place holder has been found....

Commencing soul transfer...

Soul transfer complete....

Transferring to the system administration...

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"WELCOME TO THE SYSTEM'S ADMINISTATION"

A message appeared and said in a sing song voice.

Ling looked at the advanced city like surroundings. 

The city lay close clustered, ruddy on the plains, glittering in the clear air with its flat roofs and domes and square towers, strangely naked-seeming in the clear, clean air. The city was a vast, intricate, labyrinth of noisy, streets and alleys.

Ling's brain stutters for a moment and my eyes take in more light than I expected, every part of him goes on pause while his thoughts catch up. After a wash of cold he stepped from the shadows, feeling a new warmth to the day. As he steped into the cool, windy evening air, he catches his breath at the view. The city twinkles like a vast field of fireflies. He placed one of his hands on his chest.

"It'll be okay, it will."