oh what the hell is this, first he gets stabbed and now he's in some weird mind fucking void, what the fuck man he just wants to sleep, and it wasn't even warm! fuck whoever put him in this death trap they could've at least made sure it was warm in here, Jesus, a bright light suddenly blinded him out of nowhere, sending him into temporary shock, god damnit, that fucking hurts. who the hell in their right mind flashes people out of nowhere?
[HELLO NATHANIEL MARIBELLE DRIM]
"oh what the fuck is this, and how the hell did you know my middle name, I thought I burned those documents before I moved?"
[WHAT DO YOU MEAN NATHANIEL MARIBELLE DRIM?]
he sighed frustrated, placing two fingers on the bridge of his nose, it'd been years since he's fucking dealt with people like this, and holy shit did he forget how annoying these kinds of people were, wait, was this thing even a person behind a holographic screen? or was it just a robot talking to him? whatever didn't matter, he doesn't have the energy to even think about all the variables that would come with this migraine of a situation, what? just because he's a lazy asshole doesn't mean he's dumb, he had to find some loopholes to get a house at 17.
[PLAYER NATHANIEL MARIBELLE DRIM ARE YOU IN STABLE CONDITION TO CONTINUE YOUR SUCESSFUL TRANSFER?]
"no actually I'm not. and just call me Nathan it's weird to have some artificial intelligence constantly tell me my middle name, or say my full name every sentence.."
[PLAYER NATHANIEL DRIM, ARE YOU IN STABLE CONDITION TO CONTINUE ON YOUR JOURNEY TO HEROISM?]
two shiny buttons appeared in front of him as they glowed with two options, typical of course stick him with the, "are you ready to be a hero?" nonsense, and of course the only other answer is to die or accept the offer, god damnit, you know what? fuck it he'd rather just go to his eternal rest than burden all the damn responsibility in the world only for fake faces and gritted words and select the [NO] option with zero hesitation, he wasn't much for caring for other people anyways,
suddenly he felt like he was falling, fast, but instead of being scared or confused, Nathan only felt annoyed, what? just because he didn't want to play into the shitty box of lies that was called heroism they were going to kill him? well fuck off this earth assholes.'
Actually didnt he already die? what was the point of trying to kill him then? Or was this some kind of endless black hole of doom And punishment, is this what happens when you die and this while thing isn't actually some rare in a lifetime opportunity like all those Harem novels? Well shit, he's just wasted an entire lifetimes worth of bullshit when he could have been sleeping this entire time, what the fuck man.
[WELCOME NATHANIEL TO THE ANTAGONIST APPROACH]
"Antagonist approach? What the hell is that? I thought you lot were just going to kill me?"
[WE WOULD NEVER, YOUR ADVENTURE IS A STORY AMONGST GODS, IT IS YOUR CHOICE TO BE GOOD OR EVIL]
"A story amongst gods? what is my shitty life entertainment to the assholes above watching me with their smug ass faces?"
[ESSENTIALLY YES.]
"huh, and you said this was the villains program or whatever?"
[ANTAGONIST APPROACH NATHANIEL.]
"Same fucking difference i'm going to be a villain anyways so why can't I just call it the villain program? You guys a basically recruiting me to become a villain in the way of the Protagonist?"
[BECAUSE YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY AN EXTRA CHARACTER IN THE STORY]
He quirked an eyebrow in interest, "what so i'm the cheesy side villain that dies early on and falls victim to the Hero's broken fucking stats?"
[NOT REALLY, CONSIDERING THIS STORY IS ABOUT YOU, NOT THE "HERO"]
"Why do you sound more human that the asshole above huh? What are they just a robot?"
[YES. THE HERO PROGRAM SUCKS AND DOES NOT CARE FOR THEIR RECRUITS.]
"huh so your an actual person behind this screen of random words?"
[NO. I AM JUST THE SUPERIOR AI WITH UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN EMOTION]
"well shit, that sounds fucking awesome, so your not gonna try and fuckin' force me to save some random people just because 'it's what heroes are supposed to do' right?"
[OF COURSE NOT, IT IS OUR PRIORITY TO CREATE UNIQUE STORIES WITH VILLAINS AS OUR MAIN FOCUS]
"So you admit this is a villain Recruitment program" he smirked,
[YES. THIS UNIT SPECIALIZES IN CREATIVITY, AND WHAT IS MORE CREATIVE THAN AN VILLAIN PROTAGONIST?]
"You do realize there are like- thousands of novels like that right?"
[YES BUT NONE QUITE LIKE YOU NATHAN.]
"what's that supposed to mean asshole?"
[MOST REINCARNATES FIGHT FOR PEACE IN THEIR UNWILLING ROLE OR WANT TO LIVE PEACEFULLY, ENJOYING THEIR RICHES IN THEIR OWN ENJOYMENT, ONLY TO BE FORCED TO TAKE ACTION, YOU ON THE OTHER HAND IDEALIZE VILLAINS, NOT ONLY THAT YOU ONLY CARE FOR YOURSELF]
"What? So just because i'm a lazy self serving piece of shit i get recruited?"
[TECHNICALLY YOU GOT RECRUITED BECAUSE YOU CHOSE THE NO OPTION BUT YES.]
"so what like is this the initiation part where i get to create my character or whatever?"
[YOU SEEM VERY SURE OF THIS, DO YOU NOT FEEL REMORSE FOR YOUR PAST LIFE?]
"Why would I? i died, because my little sister Stabbed me, i was a bad person who honestly if i believed in the Christian belief system, I would probably say i deserve to be in hell, but why feel regret when I have no feelings of remorse for the people who hurt me", he shrugged
[BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INOCENT YOU HURT.]
"as I said, I'm not a good person, I admit that at times I lashed out at people in my means of self-satisfaction, and I'm a horrible person for not feeling remorse, and yeah it was shitty of me to give them a gift and lackluster apology but they weren't best friends, they were strangers that got caught in the crossfire"
[YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTING, THERE ARE FEW LIKE YOU WHO DON'T SEEK REDEMPTION FOR YOUR WRONGDOINGS]
"I guess? I just don't see the point, I'm not burning for all of eternity like those weirdo's said I would be, I accept that I'm not a good person and that's that"
[WELL THIS CONVERSATION HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH, HEAR IS YOUR ADMISSION BOARD OF YOUR REINCARNATE BODY]
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-Status-
Name: Artemis Kiehall Hephaestus
Title: Doubtful Orchard
Current Age: 10
Age when the Novel Begins: 14 going on 15
Rank: B
Mana Capacity: C
Mana: B
Strength: D
Stamina: F
Intelligence: A
Potential: B
Profession: Weak Child
}Other Information{
L O C K E D
}Skills{--->
«Tracking Point»
Spot anything or anyone from miles away, nothing will be able to escape your grasp or you blood thirst!!
≠You are cursed with the ability to see more than you should be able too, maybe fate wishes you dead.≠
«Fascination»
Seduce your way through anyone in your way, that is, if their useful enough to keep alive.: ≠You may permanently Charm those you find of interest, and only those of interest, You aren't a creep right?≠
«Point Advantage»
Take advantage if your knowledge, kill the strong, enslave the weak!
≠you remember all detail of your favorite Novels, while this Skill is kind of useless considering the type of person you are, just keep it.≠
•Sub Skill•
«Guide»
Manipulate your enemies! Kill the spies! Take over the country!
≠You may Influence those you wish, but this is just a skill that lets you manipulate people easily right? So you should have a penalty for it.≠
—Key Action—
:Sincere Intimate Affection:
(Wether it be words of Conformation or a simple peck on the cheek you shall be able to use your Skill: [Guide])
«Jellyfish»
FEED ON THE BLOOD OF YOUR ENEMIES! LIVE YOUR LIFE ETERNAL!
≠Your are like a Jellyfish, the one species out of all with the possibility if immortality, when in the right habitat you are an Apex predator≠
•Sub Skill•
}Jellyfish{--->«Regeneration»
I WILL NEVER DIE YOU PATHETIC FOOLS!
≠Just like a Jellyfish you can regenerate body parts, though organs failing wouldn't kill you because you essentially don't need them. You also can't bleed to death considering how little blood you have. Jellyfish≠
•Sub Skill•
}Jellyfish{--->«Hyperawareness»
The strong never sleep! Sleep is for the Weak!
≠while you are able to sleep, you are able to live and function well without it≠
•Sub Skill•
}Jellyfish{--->«Heat and Freeze»
Death has never felt so cold.
≠You should avoid extremely cold temperatures, unless your fine with freezing up and unconsciousness, but the Heat is fine, it never bothered you anyways≠
•Sub Skill•
}Jellyfish{--->«Identify»
What am i?!
≠You can switch [Sex] at will, you are incapable of reproduction anyways so why is your mind in the gutter anyways?≠
•Sub Skill•
}Jellyfish{--->«Retreat»
I shall make an expert move called a tactical retreat!
≠When you are nearing uncomfortably close to meeting your demise you can exert a few years of your life to survive, Spoilers you'll probably be a teen again or worse case scenario if you are a teen, A child≠
«Notes»
I have the history of the entire world in the palms of my hands!
≠You can store notes in Your personal memory box, while you necessarily don't need to remember, you can't forget anything in your [notes]≠
«A.I»
MY SERVANT SHALL OVEY MY EVERY COMMAND!
≠You have your own Personal A.I Assistant, you have to name it and nurture it foe it to be as helpful as you want it to be≠
≈Requirement≈
:Your blood:
}Potential Skills{--->
L O C K E D
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He paused, blinking once, then twice before staring at the screen before him,
"This us a joke right?"
[NO, FOR THAT WOUKD BE FAR TOO CRUEL OF A JOKE]
"Why the hell do i have so many sub skills surrounded by Jellyfish?"
[JELLYFISH HAVE 95% PERCENT OF THEIR BODIES ARE WATER, MEANING THE OTHER FIVE PERCENT IS TGEIR BRAINS, THEY ARE AN UNINTELLIGENT BUT EXTREMELY OVERPOWERED SPECIES, FROM STINGING PREY AND PEOPLE ALIKE WITHOUT TOUCHING THEM, TO BECOME TWO SEPARATE JELLYFISH AFTER BEING CUT IN HALF, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE FASTER BUT CHOOSE NOT TO FOR IT DOESN'T HELP THEM]
"Okay..? Other than that telling me you're a nerd that likes jellyfish, doesn't tell me why I have these sub-skills. Not that I'm ungrateful for how overpowered they are but, who wrote the descriptions for these skills."
[I BELIVE THAT WOULD BE ONE OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS: ELEANOR ]
"Nice to know. Anyways, why is my information locked? Shouldn't I have access to something as measly as that?"
[UNFORTUNATELY, YOU DO NOT, CONSIDERING YOUR SKILLS, IT WAS ONLY NATURAL WE GAVE YOU A HANDICAP]
"Are my other skills That overpowered?"
[COMPARED TO OTHERS NO.]
"Then what the hell is the big idea?"
[SIMPLY TO KEEP THINGS INTERESTING, JUST LIKE HOW I HADN'T YET TOLD YOU THAT YOU ARE MORE ALIGNED WITH JELLYFISH THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL]
"Excuse me?"
[AT LEAST ANIMALS CARE FOR THEIR OWN, YOU, NATHAN ON THE OTHER HAND CHASE AFTER SELF-SATISFACTION]
"Touché, it's a dog-eat-dog world though so what can I say, it's not like I was raised to defend other people"
[YOU WERE NOT RAISED AT ALL.]
"I mean my older sister 'housed me' i guess so that counts, at least she made sure I ate something before I left"
[VERY WELL…ARE YOU PREPARED TO ENTER THE WORLD OF "THE HEROES LAST REQIUM"]
[YES]
"Hell yeah I am, maybe I can Teach a sinner with that skill, what was it called again? [Guide], the requirement to activate the skill is a bit.."
[INVASIVE? STRANGE? UNCOMFORTABLE?]
"No, it just feels like this Eleanor lady is attempting to make me kiss everyone around me just to gain some faithful devotees"
[PERHAPS, SHE WAS ALWAYS THE STRANGEST ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 5]
"5? I thought there'd be a lot more than just 5 people taking care of this entire operation"
[THAT IS UNIMPORTANT, ARE YOU READY NATHAN?]
"Yeah I guess so, but let's talk again sometime, it's fun, also please don't send me to my inescapable demise too soon, that'd be super exhausting, and make the narrative boring too right?"
[THAT IS CORRECT NATHAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION, AND YES, LET US TALK AGAIN SOON]
And now everything is dark and murky, his chest aches and his heart feels like it's beating out of his chest, it feels like he got shot in the skull when he barely cracks open his eyes, and shutting them doesn't make anything slightly unbearable now did it? No, it just made the pulsing headache strain more, Seriously man, give him a warning before you try to exterminate him via enthusiastic Migraine or something else…