"Death?" I asked curiously, tilting my head. I wasn't afraid of death—not anymore. Besides, my system could always save me. Unless… unless this power could bypass the system and kill me outright. Even then, if I could eliminate all those who stood in my way before my time ran out, I'd gladly call it worth it.
"Haha!" The skeleton let out a hearty laugh, its bony shoulders shaking. "I know exactly what you're thinking. But this isn't a simple death."
Its tone grew heavier, laced with a solemn warning. "The power growing inside you is something only gods were ever meant to wield. You are forbidden from possessing it. But now that you've been branded by divine power, your fate is sealed. One day, you must die to restore balance to this world—just as I did. If you fail in your mission, your punishment will be far worse. You'll end up like me, condemned to suffer for endless years."
