Year: 2036
In a forest engulfed in flames, a young man, no more than 27, lay motionless on the ground, drenched in his own pool of blood. He wore a military uniform bearing the flag of the United Nations.
A military drone hovered above him, its camera zooming out. The person controlling it smiled.
"You all failed once again," the man said, gazing at the thousands of human bodies scattered across the forest. Blood had stained the ground red, and the flames from the trees covered the sky like a burning shroud.
Suddenly, the door to the control room opened. The man turned to face the newcomer, standing up.
"Boss, their last chance is gone. We can now proceed with phase 3 of our plan."
The man frowned and pointed at the screen. "Why is the 7th Legion completely destroyed?" he demanded. On the screen, hundreds of destroyed robots were visible.
With a nervous expression, the subordinate explained, "The attack was sudden. We mobilized 7 core having 57,000 robots. It was the strongest legion of the Freedom Alliance. The United Nations, which now only has 16 countries, launched a surprise attack. They used everything they had to target our military base, attempting to reach the Quantum Nuclear Fusion Device."
"To protect it, we launched a high-energy sonic attack. It killed nearly every soldier and destroyed all the robots in the area."
The man's frown deepened as he looked back at the screen. A fallen man was pointing a gun at the drone, and in the next second, the drone went offline-it had been destroyed.
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MC POV
As I watched the drone fall from the sky, I closed my eyes, feeling the pain slowly fade. Darkness surrounded me, and I knew that soon, I would join my comrades in the afterlife. My only regret was dying just as we were so close to destroying one of the main power sources of the Alliance.
My mind drifted to the last 10 years -the living hell humanity had endured since the war began. I never got to experience a normal life. Only if... only if I could get a second chance, like in those novels...
Just as I thought that, a mechanical voice echoed in my mind: [Do you want to live again?]
The voice seemed oddly familiar. Without hesitation, I whispered, "Yes, but I don't want to feel the same pain like this when I reincarnate, ever again," I thought, giving in to the illusion I was having before death.
[Request confirmed: Pain Resistance gained]
[Request confirmed: Extra skill self-regeneration gained]
[Request confirmed: Life form upgraded to Elemental Lifeform.]
If possible... give me a body that doesn't tire, doesn't need rest, and can repair itself-like the robots that brought humanity to its knees. I also wants something which will do anything which I asked from it.
[Request confirmed: Magisteel Body gained.]
[Request confirmed: A suitable race
will be given to you]
[Request confirmed: unique skill Master Analyst will be given to you]
And with that, everything went black.
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Location: Super Magic Empire
Time: Before the canon events
Inside a lab in the capital of the Super Magic Empire, ruled by High Humans, scientists moved about, checking that everything was in order. The lab housed 100 empty tubes, and dozens of modern screens floated around the room.
The atmosphere was tense but filled with excitement.
"We have only one chance. We cannot disappoint His Highness," said one of the top scientists.
"Yes, we sacrificed many of our top soldiers to retrieve this body," another remarked. All eyes turned to the corpse of a True Dragon slowly disappearing into nothingness. The dragon was none other than Veldora,
who had been killed by his own sister hours ago. Normally, a True Dragon's body would dissipate upon death, but they had managed to contain the immense magicules with a magical barrier.
The machine activated, siphoning energy from the dragon's body. Molten Magisteel was poured into the tubes.
Multiple red windows appeared in front of the scientists, warning of critical errors as several tubes cracked under the pressure of the magicules.
One scientist stepped forward and placed his hand on a round-shaped object. [You are under Amplification Magic.] "Use Unique Skill: Scientist," he ordered.
[Unique Skill: Scientist, amplified by 10 times.]
The Magisteel in the tubes began to take shape, forming into fully-fledged human bodies.
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MC POV
"What... happened? Wasn't I dead? Why am I alive? And who are these people in these ancient-looking clothes?" But before I could get answers a voice sounded.
[Notice: You are under the effect of a Unique Skill.]
[Notice: A person named Richard Nightshadow has bonded with you.]
Both the boy and Richard had surprised expressions, but for very different reasons.
"Was I... reincarnated? In the anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime?" MC thought after careful hearing the voice which sounded like voice of the World.
'It worked. It finally worked! My greatest creation! Now, even the Emperor will have to bow to me' Richard thought internally.
He look at the only surviving Marionette Doll. A puppet which will make him the emperor of this empire.
He hides his excitement and join the talks with the people around him ignoring the presence of the puppet for now.