I swear this must be some form of joke, a really bad one, like dad joke level. I mean not only do I not get a say in where I go for the new life, but I'm also going in completely unassisted and blind.
"Not true"
"Huh?"
"You will not be "going in blind" as you stay it, as your guide I am responsible for providing at the least some context and information on the world and species you become"
"Lets just get this over with"
"As you wish. Now what do wish do decide first?" he said indicating towards the house sized prize wheels that I swear looked almost smug as if telling me "You're screwed lanky boy"
"I guess the world type would be the best place to start…right?" I looked for any form of indication, but he still had that salesman smile plastered on his face as to not give anything away.
"Well then feel free" we gently pushed me in the direction of the wheel that was closest and probably the smallest of the bunch and had a bunch of options like
[Superheroes]
[Apocalyptic]
[Urban]
[Crusades]
Now mind you this wheel was still the size of a freaking building, so I slowly approached the lever at its base, admittedly sweating at the thought of this thing falling on me.
"So how does this work mister halo and theme song?"
I have a name you know"
"Really!?"
"Yes Mr Cain, I go by the name Baroth"
"Okay Barry how does this work?" I admit watching the smile leave his face was extremely gratifying and I couldn't help but giggle which likely looked more than a little creepy.
Ever since I hit puberty, I have had to deal with people avoiding me due to my appearance. A guy once told that I looked like the type of guy who would stab a person and lick the blade. I was extremely tall for a Japanese man standing over 6 foot and was lanky while covered with wiry muscles. My features were pretty much reflective of my body, being rather sharp and skinny resulting in me being unable to refute what he said.
"well all you have to do is flip the lever and you will be shown your destination"
Feeling the tension building I puled the lever and watched in rapt attention as the wheel span. Spinning and spinning before slowing down after nearly a minute and then stopping on what I consider to be the worst possible option
[Cultivation]
"Kekekekekekek…Fuuuuuuuuuuck!!"
I jumped at the wheel and tried to pull the result out from under the arrow, but it wouldn't budge no matter how hard I pulled and when I pulled the lever again it kept ending In the same place
[Cultivation]
[Cultivation]
[Cultivation]
[Cultivation]
[Cultivation]
[Cultivation]
….
"Mr Cain, may I ask why are so against this result"
"Because you stupid god while they may be a fun read you need to realize it is the worst place to live. Everyone is an asshole who believes they are the best and as such the world is completely rued by strength and strength alone. I never even liked the idea cultivation, so much time and effort to grow stronger just so a young monster can come in with his arrogant grin and hundreds of connections to higher cultivators resulting in an all-out war against an armada of petty power houses."
"Well, I'm sorry but there is no changing I all you can do is hope you have good luck on the next two spins"
"wasn't it also meant to tell me where I'm going to end up in that world"
"Tap the title"
I march back over to the wheel and tap the word [Cultivation]
[Blood Forest]
[one of the seven death lands of the world of Asemas known for its high number of dangerous beasts]
I want to cry.
Not only am I going to a world full of petty cultivators but also, I also so go to what ever a Death land is, and I imagine that is hardly going to be a picnic.
Trying not to just give up and collapse I walk over to the next wheel. The wheel decided to determine method of reincarnation
As I walk to the lever, I see a couple of the options
[reborn]
[possession]
[spirit]
And pull the lever.
Similar to the first wheel It spins for roughly a minute before landing on…
[Necro possession]
"what's this? I said looking at Barry confused
"Your soul will be inserted into a corpse randomly according to the species that you get. Not to worry the body will be repaired as to avoid dying all over again."
I admit that lifted my spirits a bit as depending on my species and luck of who I take over.
Moving on to the final wheel the wheel of species, not going to lie this was the one I really needed a break in, I needed something with power, speed and preferably something humanoid.
Taking a breath, I tried to walk confidently toward the lever but it more likely looked like I was creepily stalking it.
Taking the shaft in one hand I pulled with all my strength (get your head out of the gutter kekeke)
The wheel began to light up like a Christmas tree and span just like the others. And the more It span the more I felt like I was being pulled somewhere like there was a string attached to each of my limbs pulling me under and I began to lose consciousness.
Just before passing out I saw the wheel stop and ready my new species
[Black Mantis]
"crap"
And then everything went dark.