"What the hell just happen?!" Kenchi asked himself as he tried to relieve the irregular beating of his heart.
Upon calming down, his mind cleared enough to hear the robot-like voice which was strangely feminine and projected directly from his head like an internal monologue.
"Why am I hearing a voice in my head that isn't mine?"
[Ally System awaiting activation...]
"I'm beginning to think I'm going insane." Kenchi remarked with a irritated expression.
[Ally System awaiting activation...]
"Yeah I heard you the first time, I kinda wish I hadn't. Wait, this is what happens in those Isekai manga. Am I? I am the protagonist?!"
[Ally System awaiting activation.]
"Hold on, if I'm protagonist that means this must be those leveling systems, and it's definitely annoying."
[Ally System awaiting activation.]
"Okay! Enough... System turn off! Shut down?! Kenchi pleaded for the silence that had been trampled over by the voice that plagued his mind.
[Activation code: "Ally System"... Accepted... Skill unpacking...]
Kenchi eyes gleamed an acute crimson as neon blue and partially transparent frame appeared in front of him.
[Skill Integrated successfully.]
"This system is similar to a game administrator system, but in order for this to exist, I would need to be in game... Does that mean these guys NPC?" Kenchi held two fingers to his chin, and pondered the reality of his situation as the last bit of shock faded from his voice.
"If this is a game, will I respawn if I died."
[No regeneration skills detected... Action not recommended.]
"So I can die permanently, but If I have a regeneration skill I'll have faster healing?"
Another frame opened in front of him...
[Skill menu]
[Current skills:
Blood Manipulation
Blood Map
(Ally System in use)]
[Skill Tree]
[Blood manipulation -----|
Blood Sew(locked) ----- (next skill???)]
"So Blood Sew would allow me to regenerate, but how do I unlock it?"
[Level: 9. 1100 experience till level: 10.] the system said in an unchanging neutral tone.
"Either this is the most realistic game ever or... It's an alternate world... Which in that case." A sinister grimace spread across Kenchi's face almost like a weight was lifted off his head. "Finally... A challenge!... If I knew, I would be given another shot at life, I would've-"
Kenchi's belly growled, reminding him that he was still a living thing who needed to eat.
{I recommend that you grab something to eat and then come back the story...}
"Come to think of it, I don't know where I am?" He laughed nervously to himself.
Kenchi carefully stepped over the deceased trio, his feet drenched in their blood, and barely clinging to the floor as he walked through the narrow tunnel, and out of the darkness... Upon reaching the end of the tunnel his eyes were fed by the lush and unkept jungle. But has belly remained focused on material fulfillment.
[Caution: System tutorial is recommended before further exploration... Requesting permission.]
"Yeah a tutorial will be really helpful right now, permission granted."
A sudden and sharp pain darted through his head too fast for him to react to, before it abruptly subsided.
"What did you do to me?! There's information that I don't recall learning." Kenchi said in disbelief at the fact that his brain was just violated.
[I integrated fabricated memories into your consciousness.]
"You're not allowed to do that ever again!"
[Understood, however I was created to protect the body I was assigned to.]
"I don't like your implications."
A uneasy wind suddenly gusted through the forest, and a mushroom cloud of smoke towered above the trees.
"What's going on over there?" Kenchi's curiosity grabbed his legs and forced him to run towards the origin of the mushroom cloud. A clearing soon came into view.
[Turn back immediately, your wish for death's embrace was not reciprocated.]
"Shut up will yuh... I'm tryna see hear what's going on." Kenchi remarked as he watched two bulky beings clash swords amidst the flames and ash that cloaked the battlefield. The Green being of the two swung its blade with upmost precision, striking its Red-skinned opponent in the chest. The Red being took a step back before waving to a yellow and red feathery beast gliding above them. The beast dived and the red being mounted it and said something before retreating into the clouds with the spited and dishonored grinding of its teeth.
"I have no choice. I must know more." Kenchi stepped out of the bushes with the same glimmer in his eyes of a romance fan when the romance scene finally arrives as he began his approach towards the Green being whom stood around six to seven feet tall, compared to Kenchi's five foot-eleven standing.
[Warning: life-form power level is 1300.]
The green giant locked onto Kenchi with a killer glare.
"Stop right there ghoul." He mustered the strength out of his sore muscles to lift his sword toward Kenchi.
"Hey, I'm not here to cause any harm." Kenchi's heart pounded against ribs as he watched the mostly rusty sword.
"So the rumors are true... Tell me ghoul. Do you have any interest in fight today."
"No... But even if I did intent on fighting you, you're too weakened to beat me." Kenchi smiled confidently.
[What are you doing? You're not "strong enough" to defeat this foe.]
"Didn't you do something back in the cave?"
[You're referring to when I force-activated your race skill... Upon evolution that race skill was replace by a superior one, but mana reserves are too low.]
The green giant stared in disbelief, then lowered his blade, and burst into a fit of laughter.
"I like your spunk kid! I can't offer you anything to eat, sadly we're currently facing some difficulty..." The green giant turned and yelled the pile of rubble behind him. "Hey guys! It's safe!"
From behind the pile poked a youthful green face. One face turned to thirty short green monsters.
"I'll like you to meet my people, we're what you call Goblins." He said nervously.
"It's nice to meet you all, but if you're Goblins, then who are the red guys?" Kenchi asked a bit puzzled.
"You see, we're one of four tribes of Goblins that inherited this the forest, but since we're the weakest, the Blood Goblins waged a siege on us."
[I recommend that you don't participate get involve in this feud.]
"(Why should I listen to you?)" Kenchi questioned ignorantly.
[The power level of the Blood Goblin is 2300. Our power level is 1200 less than that.]
"You really don't wanna die, do you?" He inquired with a smirk on the inside.
[Affirmative.]
"It's your lucky day my dear goblin friends, because I'm gonna help you beat those red guys."
[We're screwed.]
"(We're not, and where did you even learn that? Wait are you watching my memories?!)"
[...System offline.]
"(Did I expect anything less?)" {Kenchi said defeated by the silence of the great Ally System, wait what? I'm not putting this in the story.}
[Kill mode: Activated.]
"Okay! Message received!"