When suddenly [initialization...50%.] a gold interfaced screen appeared in his face out of nowhere, almost blinding him.
"Huh, what the..." he said with a confused look forgetting he was about to get mauled.
[Initialization...90%.], the screen showed again, but the lion had already reached him with just a leap away from digging its flaming claws into henry's little skull
[Initialization...100%].
[Initialization complete].
[Congratulations, you have acquired a celestial system].
The screen showed yet again with some weird info.
"What the hell is this?, what's a celestial system" henry asked.
But unfortunately the lion pounced directly at him before he could react, when;
[Do you accept with the system terms and conditions].The message flashed in his eyes yet again
[yes] [No].
" What fucking terms and co.... ahh fuck it who cares " henry said, and when the lion's hot claw was just a hair breath from his
face,
"Yes, fucking yes" he replied with fear and at the same time anticipation as he braced for the worst putting his hands over his head as if that would even do anything in the first instance.
But then the worst never came, as he slowly removed his hands from his head wondering why his head is still attached to his body, and the reason was quite astonishing.
Henry was dumbfounded with what he was currently witnessing, time had stopped.
"What the fuck is going on" he said shocked
Everything around him had stop moving normally or in his case was moving incredibly slower than normal, like time itself had slowed down.
"Woah, this is so cool" he said admiring the inexplicable phenomenon happening at the moment, he stared at the lion in front that was moving in slow motion with jaws open and claws ready to rip apart whatever was in front of it
" Man i would've definitely ended up back in that dark abyss by now" he said as he slowly stepped away from the death furnace claws in front of him, remembering the loneliness of the great nothing.
"But am i doing this?, or perhaps it's the weird system thingy from before," he said trying to decipher what was really going on, as this was officially the weirdest thing he had experienced since he came out of the black abyss, but as he thought of the system it triggered the interface.
[Welcome host to the celestial {god of speed} system]
[You have successfully acquired all the functions and priorities of the system, including the merits and demerits].
"Wow cool, i guess i should be honored, wait what do you mean by demerits?" he asked but got no reply.
"Okay it doesn't matter anyways but system, are you doing this " he asked again, but this time got a reply.
[Yes, this is part of the safety measures provided by the system and is activated subconsciously when host was in danger].
"Wow, so i don't have to worry about getting hurt or dying, you're just gonna save me right" he asked the system while smiling, but got no reply.
"Right..." he asked again slowly removing the smile on his face.
[Host, please be notified that this is a once in a lifetime measure as it was triggered because the host was in grave danger, just after fully merging with the system and would not be given the same chance again].
[As any other situation the host finds himself in, host is on his own].
"What, that's very unprofessional, so this was just a measure that didn't protect me but the system " henry asked with a shocked expression.
[Host is correct, if current host had refused, you most certainly would have been dead].
[However, host shall be granted a skill similar to this later as he levels up]
"I see, so this is some kind of game where I level up and grow in strength. No."
[Host is correct, leveling up increases stats and gives various rewards including skills and more.]
"So how do I level up exactly." henry asked the system again.
[Host can level up by increasing experience points and completing missions and quests or simply buying experience points]
Henry had an understanding of what the system was talking about as he was quite a gamer whose loved to play mmorpgs.
"Wow, i can really just buy exp instead of working so hard for it." he asked another question.
[Indeed using shop points host can buy anything the system has to offer, but please know that getting shop points are not as easy]
The system replied yet again,and henry asked a few more questions to which the system answered well, but the most important question on henry's mind was
"Wait so what exactly are you and what is your function." he finally asked
[Sigh* is host just going to ask questions all day or move his lazy, sorry ass]
The system replied seemingly annoyed at his persistent questions.
"Woah, did i make you mad?.. sorry about that,I've just been alone for some time and having someone to communicate with is kinda relieving, you know "
[No,i do not know, neither do I care, I'm just an AI that Is programmed to carry out system functions, i do not know what loneliness or anger feels like]
The system replied obviously frustrated
"Are you sure you are an AI, cause your reply feels quite human-like?" henry asked
But the system didn't reply him this time, as the screen faded off.
"Okay i probably deserved that, but how do i access the system, do i just think about it or say something?"
Then the screen popped up again out of nowhere,
[Host can simply say 'open interface' or just think about opening the system]
[However, host please be notified that this slow motion perception doesn't last for long, host is advised to leave and find a safer spot]
"Ohh i see but what if i....wait, what do you you mean doesn't last for long, how many minutes does it take " he asked feeling uneasy already.
[Host has precisely thirty seconds left before the current phenomenon ends]
[Host is advised to leave the area].
"Whaaat!!, you could have warned me earlier, fuck i have to get out of here" henry exclaimed as he began to run in a direction different from where the beast might decide to take when it notices it's prey is gone.
[Host did not ask].
"Yeah, no shit" he replied leaving the danger zone as he disappeared from the spot completely.
....
"Uhhn uhhn uhhn, i think i should be, uhh, safe now " henry said as he tried to catch his breath, he had run as fast as he could completely far away from the beast already.
"Hoof, okay let's see what we have here " he said as he sat beside a large tree, finally resting and finally free from danger for the moment, he gladly spoke.
"open interface," then a not so foreign
screen appeared in his face.
" Woah, i didn't know i had an inventory " he said seeming surprised.
"But first, status." he chose.
*Name: Henry
*Race: Human
*level 1
Exp: [0/10]
*Hp: 10/10
*Ep (Energy points): 0
*Strength: 10
*Agility: 15
*Stamina: 10
*Defense: 10
*Perception: 10
[Speed Rate: 120 km/hr]
none
none.
"Well this is just pathetic, and to think i wanted to actually wrestle that beast, what was i thinking?" henry sighed as he saw how sad his stats were.
"Except for my agility stat though, I'm currently as fast as a cheetah...or maybe that's just average in this world though" he said as he sighed once again remembering the terrifying speed which the lion had, but still knowing nothing about the world he was in.
"But based on what I've seen forehand, this world animals seem a little different in size and other physical features." henry said remembering the four-eyed wolves.
"But the resemblance is still there, one can tell that they were wolves and that saber-toothed monster was actually a lion," he continued.
"Which means the animals of this world
went through some kind of evolution." he said, behaving like a scientist proposing an hypothesis.
"But if that's the case then, the food chain had probably reset and these animals...no, beasts are the ones on top, all human life might have been eradicated, leaving the world to be in some kind of prehistoric era,"
henry said getting more restless with the thought of being all alone on the planet.
"Nah i doubt that, even if it did happen like that then somewhere some humans would have surely survived and I just have to find them," he continued deducing possible answers based on what little information he had gathered from the wide and thick forest.
" But for now, back to the system,"
"Energy points huh, system what's that?" henry asked the system.
[Energy points are necessary to activate certain skills and more, it can be increased same way as normal stats]
[All stats can be improved by gaining stat points or leveling up]
[Each level up adds +5 to every stats].
The system replied him.
" Okay cool, so why is it zero and what about the speed rate, i can guess it doesn't just increase normally, does it?" henry asked
[Host doesn't have any skills yet, host would begin to receive Energy points when host gains a skill]
"Oh alright, carry on" henry replied the system.
[Host is right, the speed rate increases on its own basically by host's efforts and missions or leveling up likewise. Stat points cannot improve speed rate, but certain levels can]
[Speed rate increases agility too]
"Does that have to do with the name of the system, which clearly stated god of speed?" he asked with an intriguing look.
[Indeed]
The system replied with that single message and nothing more.
"Hmmm, i see, thanks atleast for answering me this time, perhaps you will answer my important questions huh " henry asked trying to pursuade the system to answer the questions he asked beforehand.
[Host should not push it],
the system replied
" Oh and why does it just show my name and not my last name too," henry asked,as the system had recognized his first name but not his last.
[I do not know but it is probably because host is not completely his former self anymore]
"Oh well it doesn't matter anyways, it's a new world and i will make the best of it" he said
[Host should consider starting with leveling up stats] the system screen popped up suddenly.
"Fine, guess I should start making moves to increase my stats, cause with these horrible stats of mine, i could die of a single blow from any of these monsters. henry said
[Host can check for available quests in the
"Oh right, of course, quests" he replied opening the windows and selecting the quests option.
"Now let's see"
*Daily quest
[Run a mile]
Quest reward : 5 exp
*Random quest
[Level up once]
Quest reward: one giftbox
*Seasonal quest
[Reach level 10 before the end of the month].
Quest reward:???
"This is just fucking great!".