Emptiness.
When you hear this word, what comes to your mind?
Inexplicable, terrifying, deep, unknown?...
Emptiness cannot be explained in human words. She is and will be...
Many people believe that once there, a person will lose his mind, and this is partly true.
And from all the possible and impossible parallel worlds, a human soul got there, looking like a white lump of light.
"Where I am?" - the cocoon of light asked itself in a stream of thoughts. Absolute darkness and the feeling of losing all five senses dealt an even greater blow to his already shocked consciousness...
This man's name was Ryan. In a previous life, he was a medical university student who had completed his third year.
Following his desire to spend his life with dignity, he decided to become a surgeon, but fate had other plans for him.
He was hit and killed by a car...
Beyond the void...
"How did a human child end up in the Void?" - God said with slight curiosity. No conscious or at least living creature is capable of surviving in such an environment...
Even with an omniscient consciousness, he did not expect that a human soul would be there...
With slight interest, he opened a portal to the void and entered there...
To Ryan...
Ryan didn't know how long he spent in the void.
Seconds turned into minutes, minutes into hours, hours into days...
All this time, Ryan tried to distract himself with thoughts about himself, his actions and what would happen to him next?
"Maybe I'll disappear here?..." - life in Ryan's thoughts was slowly fading away, because what normal person could live in the Void for so long?...
Without finishing his innermost thoughts, he felt warmth for the first time in a long time... That warmth that he so craved among the endless cold of the Void...
"Is this really my end?..." with slight trepidation he succumbed to the influence of the warmth, awaiting his fate...
But instead of feeling freedom, he heard a voice unlike any other he had heard in his entire life.
God appeared in the form of a humanoid creature of a pale hue.
The first thing that came to Ryan's mind when he saw this creature...
"You are a god?" - God did not expect that he would immediately recognize him, but to this he only nodded with satisfaction, since it deprived him of unnecessary explanations.
Ryan experienced only internal surprise, but in his presence he felt strangely calm.
God did not hesitate to speak. "Hello child, I am God. My presence here is a sign that an interesting future awaits you. Is there a wish you would like to fulfill?"
God loved people who conquered peaks, no matter how high and thorny they were.
This is why God loved humanity, because like no one else and despite their imperfections, they reached heights.
Ryan was confused that God had offered him a wish, but he remembered that this situation was similar to those he had seen in novels and anime.
Without wasting any time, he began to think about what wish he should make.
"I want to be reincarnated." These words came out of Ryan's "mouth", to which God only nodded.
God extended his hand and squeezed it. After a couple of seconds, he relaxed it, and a small ball appeared in his palm, looking like a mini-universe.
"I know what kind of world you want to go to. As a parting gift, I grant you three wishes, with limitations." God said, holding out three fingers in front of Ryan. Ryan simply nodded and said only one thing - "Thank you, God."
"My first wish will be the System. The system will issue quests and rewards and will also have a personality.
My second wish would be to remove the restriction on the third. The third wish would be to have eyes of death perception." - he said calmly.
God was slightly surprised, but did not object. "Well, I agree with your wishes. Choose your ancestry and appearance."
Suddenly, Ryan heard a monotone voice, very similar to the voice of an AI.
[Which gender would you prefer?] said the AI.
Of course, as a healthy man, he will prefer the female one.
[Accepted. Gender selected. What kind of personality do you want?] - the monotonous voice remained, but began to sound much more feminine.
"I would like a woman who could comfort me in difficult moments of life. Kind and warm, like a spark of hope in the darkness..." Ryan said a little deeply, not noticing it.
[Accepted. From now on, you can rely on me, master.] - said... Ryan didn't know what he could call the System.
"From now on, your name will be Gray. Gray radiated an intriguing and unusual meaning..."
[Thank you, Master!] - Gray said with happiness and gratitude. [So let's get to the important part, have you chosen your bloodline Master?] she said with mild interest.
Ryan looked up from his thoughts. "In what universe will I be reincarnated?" - God answered his question lightheartedly. "The foundation of the world will be Fate."
Ryan was a little scared, but quickly calmed down. "Then I would like to have a dragon bloodline..." Ryan said with slight doubt, as he was not sure that this could satisfy God's requirements for wishes.
But to Ryan's surprise, God laughed and simply nodded. "I will make you half-dragon with a core of magic. You won't have magic chains. In this regard, you will be more like Arthur Pendragon."
Ryan digested this fact and continued to think about what appearance he should make.
About 2 hours passed...
Ryan finished editing his appearance.
The body itself looked incredibly beautiful. Each part was sculpted separately... The hair was the purest color of silver and soft as silk. The body looked very athletic, not bulky, complementing the incredible beauty of the face.
Looking at this view, Ryan made a complex expression. Isn't that too much?
Ryan didn't dwell on it and just waited patiently for God to make it happen.
God immediately noticed that Ryan had finished choosing his desires. "When you are reincarnated, you will be 7 years old. I sincerely wish you good luck, child. May your path not be obscured by sins and lower values!" - God exclaimed, and the cocoon of light immediately absorbed the portal...
God turned away from where he had been talking to Ryan earlier. "I will wait for your achievements. Ryan..." God muttered with a grin.