CH 5: Ascension II
"The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose."
But destiny works in mysterious ways.
In the dark abyss, Jason is looking dumbfoundedly towards the words floating in front of him. Jason is a scientist so he is interested instead of scared.
[ Scanning host for ability OR bloodline]
[ONE SUPPRESSED ABILITY FOUND, EXTRACTING ABILITY]
"What, why, and how could it be possible"
during Awakening Jason got himself scanned many times when he found out he is ability less, and he tested himself every month in hope of double awakening but it never happened.
"My life could be so much different, but now it means nothing, I am already DEAD".
[EXTRACTION PROCESS COMPLETE, ABILITY: Equivalent Exchange]
It took him a mere seconds to understand what this ability means.
"ha ha ha" Jason's maniacally laugh echoed in the abyss.
[SYSTEM INSTALLATION COMPLETE]
[HOST IS DEAD], [HOST'S SOUL DISSPERSING]
He noticed that he is slowly converting into sparkling dust particles before he can think further, thousands of system notifications popped up in front of his eyes confusing him. Among them, one is in bright red color.
[SYSTEM TAKING OVER HOST]
Panicked Jason could feel worms crawling all over him, burning sensation in his mind but his body is refusing to follow him.
[EQUIVALENT ABILITY USED]
[SCANNING FOR LOST SOUL FOR EXCHANGE]
"HUH,'' He is astonished.
"Is he thinking of reviving me by exchanging my soul with some other soul, Can he do this?" He questioned.
"However if he succeeded I will get another chance to live but one thing is sure origin of this system is not the earth, INTERESTING" thought Jason.
just thought of this made his adrenalin spike.
DING-DING...
[ONE SOUL FOUND: NAME- JEFFRY, DEAD]
[REVIVAL START]
**silence**
"no, let him rest, plss'' shouted Jason.
[REQUEST DECLINE]
Jason pleaded many times but.
[REQUEST DECLINE]
notifications blinded him. Jason felt that he is killing Jeffry the second time but he can't do anything to stop the system. at last, he accepted, His greed for new life defeated his morals.
A golden hue appeared and speak
"Don't worry Jason boy, I am already dead if this way I can save your life let me sacrifice"
"Sorry, Mr.Jeffry plss forgive me..." before Jason can finish hue disappeared.
DING...
[Host SOUL RETRIEVED, HOST REVIVED]
[HOST RECEIVED BLESSINGS FROM DEAD SOULS]
'Thanks' said Jason.
A smile of hope appeared on Jason's face but his eyes are gloomy. However, seeing this notification lightened his mind. New notifications popped
[SCANNING FOR BLOODLINES]
[36% DESCENDENT GENES FOUND]
'Descendent? what does that mean' Jason thought before Jason could come to any conclusion, he saw a light invading from just below him it is a crack in thin air followed by more cracking sound in a mere second whole abyss filled with eye-blinding brightness, but when Jason opened his eyes he is floating in the sky filled with millions of star and below him is an ocean of jellyfishes, tiny glowing balls and a huge forest having a lake covering several kilometers in its center. Only a moment before he is in a dark abyss and now at an unknown place.
'Is that a gate forget about that where am I?'
looking at the sky and glowing balls murmured
'Beautiful, but how am I flying, is gravity exist here? how big is that Lake and this forest' no matter how far he saw but he can't find the end to this forest but his expression soured when he saw a broken castle on a mountain burning with white fire. Ding...
[TRANSMIGRATION SUCCESFUL]
[HOST BODY INCOMPATIBLE]
[ STAGE 0 ASCENSION(MODIFICATION) WILL START IN 3,2..]
Till now a whole body of Jason is numb with this message, he starts regaining feelings in his body; however, his pain returns as well.
'aah, argh this again it will kill me' Jason's voice sounded like a cryand echoed in a silent environment
'Bear this pain for your desire ' voice echoed.
Jason's eyes get bloody red, his nose and ears start bleeding.
[PROCESS START]
'I can't, it is so mu...' Jason cried but before he could finish, darkness covered his vision, his tired eyes closed as he fell from the sky which he doesn't know.
closing his eyes he felt heavenly pleasure, his pain disappeared he forgot about everything even time unknown the outside situation where he is falling towards the lake with 3000mph (gravity work different here).
-- IN castle --
A person sitting on a broken throne is currently watching everything which is happening to Jason his expressionless face changed when he saw Jason falling like a meteor engulfed in fire.
'will he survive?' Asked Mavis, an A.I
'Dunno, but if he survived he can save this universe from *HIM*' SAID masked man.
'So fate depends on him,' said Mavis
"haha, yess' masked man laughed but what he saw changed his expression.
green liquid from the lake shote towards Jason and give soft landing to him by catching him.
'That's strange' said both.
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when Jason falls into the lake he had no idea about this but he felt a warm feeling entering his body, a feeling he never felt. It felt like his mother is caressing him, he forgot all his worries, his memories, Just wanted to spend his life here in this condition away from cruel society.
But amid pleasure, there was an eerie feeling. The face of Jeffry came into his mind and the humiliation he faced his whole life. blood started boiling. he opened his eyes halfway and saw green glowing liquid above him, He is drowning in that Lake, no something is pulling him down but it felt like a dream he closed his eyes again.
--after an unknown time--
when he opened his eyes again he is with his parents enjoying life at its best, they are laughing, playing.
'MOM and DAD, are you leaving me tomorrow?' asked 8years old Jason.
'we will return quickly till then play with your uncle take this and always keep it safe, ok! ' replied Jason's mom while giving him a Ring and a chain
'now sleep' said, mom.
everybody is happy
he closed his eyes again, These are his memories just before his parents died then his uncle.
--AFTER unknown time--
he opened his eyes and found him on the lap of Alice in a field of Dandelions,
her beautiful smile, she is laughing.
'what a bit**, this is also an illusion
he closed his eyes to avoid looking at her face.
--after unknown time--
he opened his eyes but this time it's not an illusion it seems real and whats he is seeing is unfamiliar to him
*P.O.V of Jason*
I am sitting on a throne wearing a strange robe looking at a grand city filled with skyscrapers. A strange-looking creature appears next out of thin air and spoke in a strange language I never heard but I can understand him he said
' MY liege, they are coming you must attend..'
I think I am in someone other body
clouds covered my vision and dispersed
I am sitting on a different throne and hearing millions of screams
my vision darkened but I can still hear those screams
'stop these, plss stop these, my ears are paining' I cried
all went silent no voice, no screams, nothing it felt like I am alone in the whole world I have a sword in my hands then Liam appeared with Alice seeing them anger took over me I attacked them but they are too strong they beat the hell out of me and I died, I opened my eyes I am again standing with the sword they appeared and killed me after beating me this happened again n again they appeared with their teammates sometimes with another familiar one to kills them in front of me then kills
me.
*P.O.V end**
thousands of scenarios like these are repeating in Jason's mind in last he shouted
'I know you are doing this, plss stop this I can't handle anymore plss' he begged
Smoke appeared and materializes into a man...
'you broke out of these memories you are better than I expected'
His heart was now free of hatred and anger. The outrageous God, back-stabbing friends, hostile demons, the smiling person desiring to protect him, all of them mattered naught. To live, to earn the privilege to survive, everything else was trivialities. Jason had arrived at an answer to his question.
'aah now you know what anger is, great great'
'huh?' said Jason
Smoke entered in Jason while having a smile of regret and hope
a sentence echoed
'find him'
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Jason finally opened his eyes in the real world, he is at the bottom of the lake can still breathe he is surrounded by glowing Liquid and thousand of wines are connected to him Injecting something in him giving him an eerie feeling. he has a mild headache
'I am alive, all that was real, thank god,' said Jason
Ding ... notification popped and text floated in front of his eyes.
[ASCENSION STAGE 1 completed]
[ BODY COMPATIBILITY 2%]
[REACH AT SURFACE, REWARD -?]
''huh, what the hell is he saying I am tied can't even move a single finger and he is saying to swim to the top, tell me how" thought Jason.
[SKILL UNLOCKED- ASTRA BREATH
LEVEL- E RANK
COST- NIL
DAMAGE- 0.05 HP
MODIFIED ASTRA BREATH
USE AVAILABLE MASS TO INCREASE DAMAGE
DAMAGE- 0.5]
'huh, you can hear my thoughts'
Looking at screen
'this is just like A.I brilliant its creator must be a genius even greater than Elle of ELLIATH family' said Jason.
'but first, let's escape from here, right system'
thinking how can he activate the skill he thought if this is an AI command could work.
he shouted
'ASTRA BREATH'
some vines were destroyed.
'this will take months with this much damage 'MODIFIED ASTRA BREATH' yelled Jason twice
A few vines disappeared after the ripples generated near Jason
boom.. boom.. 2 explosions
Jason saw everything that happened, on his command, some vines converted into energy to add more fuel for attack than energy left from Jason in the shape of 2 blades which exploded as a result all wines get destroyed seeing this he thought
''If I increase this skill's level I can increase its power, I will think about this later"
"I can't even imagine how powerful this skill can be, system may have other skills also, haha I will now show them"
being a scientist he has an idea of what his skill can do
he started swimming towards the ground while struggling he may have gained his life but he still doesn't have a hand and an eye.
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In the meantime, in Australia
2nd black gate formed in its capital double the size of the 1st one. that opened 10years ago
Based on experience, black gates tend to be fairly stable, so it will take at least 1 year to break but it is only feasible if the race behind the gate does not possess intelligence. Otherwise, other worst-case scenarios can be imagined.
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After Swimming continuously for 30min Jason has reached the surface. lying onshore panting heavily
'it would be easy if I had my both hand' murmured while looking at his left shoulder from where his hand was severed wounds are already healed but he still has scars from the big wounds.
"how much time has passed?"
looking at pending notification
[MODIFICATION COMPLETE]
[ BODY COMPATIBILITY 2%]
he thought
"system modified my body to make me suitable for becoming a host, still only 2% compatible, f***"
'liquid in lake must-plays role in this, brilliant '
[SCANNING HOST.....]
[OBTAINING INFORMATION...]
whenever the system tries something new Jason always feels a headache more painful than the previous one.
'What is happening to me now?'Jason fell tormenting in pain. A cool breeze brushed against his cheeks and caused him to tremble. There was a solid sensation in contact with his face and a chill pierced the lower half of his body. he raised a groan as he works up.
Absentmindedly, he put forth the effort to sit upright while his whole body scowl as it throbbed with pain.
[DATA OBTAINED]
[COMMAND TO SHOW HOST'S STATS]