It felt strange to be dead... anyone would think that "Dying" literally meant stopping all sense of existence.
Living in absolute nothingness with incredible apathy... But "No!!" he could feel something... he could feel his body growing.
Or what he supposed was his body... he could feel a strange liquid around him... and for some reason, he could taste something sweet around him.
He might have confused this with being reborn... but the thing is, this wasn't all! In his hand, a golden sword emitting its own light revealed some of his appearance in this silent and dark sea.
His hands were strong and large... His muscles well developed and defined... and his head had a lush forest of hair.
With the reflection of the sword's blade, he could tell that his face wasn't his own face and displayed a clear sign of youth, "Something he lost years ago."
Looking at the golden sword, which seemed to be made of pure gold in his hands, he had a strange sensation... actually, several sensations.
The first was the familiarity he felt with the sword in his hands... it was as if he couldn't imagine his hand without the sword and the sword without his hand.
Secondly, the strange change of environment... he was sitting in his armchair playing the game Elden Ring when suddenly he felt a great pressure on his chest and then everything went dark.
Nothing really seemed to make sense to him at this moment... somehow, he knew he had died, and somehow, he knew he had started living again with a new name.
But he had no idea how the hell he was growing in such a strange way and why he had a sword in his hands...
"Neigh!"
The sound of a horse's whinny echoed throughout the place... as Crisaor looked at the Pegasus, "A horse with wings," suddenly landed in front of him.
Its eyes showed an intelligence not expected from a mere winged horse.
"You still haven't found a way out, huh?"
Crisaor's eyes were complicated... he had tried to find a way out of this place with the help of the Pegasus, but no matter how they moved, they couldn't find it.
Pegasus nodded before gently dropping to the ground, and its wings folded to avoid causing any disturbance. Crisaor didn't say anything in response to the act of the self-illuminating flying pony and instead simply lay down beside it with a soft sigh.
"Where the hell are we, Pegasus?"
"Neigh."
Sighing, Crisaor gazed into the void for a while before noticing something... it was like an annoying spot within his vision that seemed to be enlarging every second.
"Hmm, what's that?"
He wasn't sure, but he knew that whatever it was, it was something interesting that he wanted to have in his hands.
There weren't many things beyond the absolute darkness in this dark and damp world.
[Congratulations, you have activated the Transmigrated System!]
[Status activated!]
[Active Inventory]
[Card Steal Active]
"Uh... a system?"
Crisaor didn't know what to think now... he really had a transmigrated system! And not only that, the last option of the system was just awesome!
Looking back, he glanced at the Pegasus, which was peacefully sleeping above him. There were several things listed.
[Pegasus] (Your brother)
Beneath the Pegasus' name, which he now knew was really his brother, several cards floated above its head.
[Purity (A+)] (No evil can survive in the presence of its beautiful existence)
[Flight (C+)] (You gain wings capable of smoother flight than that of a bird)
[Magic Core (A+)] (A magic core comparable to that of a young dragon)
[Magic Resistance (D+)] (Spells below rank D are nullified)
[Physical Resistance (D)] (Attacks below rank D are nullified)
There were several more cards, but for the moment, Crisaor simply ignored them and examined his own status. He was curious about his own existence.
[Status]
Name: Crisaor
Race: [Giant] (1/2 Demigod)
Core: [Giant's Heart (A+)] [Divine Core (D+)]
Divine Authority: [Strength (D+)] [Earthquakes (E++)]
Condition: [Healthy]
Age: 0
Racial Level: (D+)
Personal Level: 0
Body: (B+) [61]
Mind: (E+) [14]
Spirit: (D+) [24]
Status Points: 0
Passive Abilities: [Herculean Body (B+)] [Giant's Heart (EX)] [Giant's Growth (EX)] [Magic Resistance (C+)] [Physical Resistance (B+)]
Active Abilities: [Mana Control (E)] [Mana Sense (E)] [Giant Language (B+)] [Giant's Blessing (C+)]
Whistle... even at level 0, he was incredibly powerful in every sense. If compared to Pegasus, he was like an almighty tank.
And his Giant's Heart, he assumed it was like Pegasus' Mana Core... it was the thing that provided magical energy to his entire body.
"Though a divine core, huh..."
A lot was going through his mind at this moment... he wasn't a deep connoisseur of myths, but he knew something, especially about Greek mythology from which the culture he was born into originated.
The Western culture...
As far as he remembered, in Greek myths, Pegasus and his brother Giant, who nobody cares about, were born from their mother Medusa after she was impregnated by the god of horses, earthquakes, and the sea.
In a way, along with Medusa and her two sons, they represented the three most powerful aspects of Poseidon...
Medusa: The sea
Pegasus... The sky above the sea...
Crisaor: Earthquakes and the land
If he really was that Crisaor from the myths, and his brother was also the Pegasus from the myths, then he had several questions about his existence.
Firstly, "Medusa's womb must be enormous." Secondly, "Was Medusa violated, or was her act consensual in this reality?" And thirdly, "Did he kill Perseus shortly after birth or did he escape with Pegasus?"
He wasn't sure what to do with the increasingly crazy thoughts in his mind... the only thing that comforted him was that it was well-known that Poseidon's giant son Crisaor was loved and cherished by Poseidon.
It wasn't for nothing that he lived for so long, had children... One of whom was later killed by Hercules in his 12 labors... His children formed dynasties and reigns, and he himself was never said to have died.
But he was worried about Pegasus... If he didn't remember wrongly, Pegasus was captured by Perseus shortly after birth, and then later captured by Poseidon.
He couldn't let his blood brother suffer under the murderer of their mother.
It was simply too cruel!
Scratching his head, he sighed and looked at his sleeping brother.
"We'll just see what to do when we get out... for now, I need to gain some strength before leaving... if Perseus attacks me, I'm not sure I can win."
According to myths, a giant gains power the longer they live... the problem is, I haven't even been born yet.
So, to strengthen myself, I have two things I can do... practice using mana, and secondly, take the two cards that interest me from my brother.
[Purity] [Estimated Extraction Time: 1 Hour]
[Flight] [Estimated Extraction Time: 30 minutes]
It's fortunate that Pegasus is sleeping... without hesitation, I'll first press to steal the Purity card.
[Initiating process]
[Please wait for completion.]