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In a vast, dark space filled with unknown energies, twelve enormous coffins made of mysterious materials drifted slowly in a circular path around a massive stone pillar. Intricate runes covered both the coffins and the pillar, which stood at the center of the space. At the top of the pillar burned a black-and-white flame, flickering violently.
Amid this strange atmosphere, a massive orb the size of a moon floated freely, drifting through the void. Suddenly, everything came to a halt—the coffins ceased their movement, and the flame froze, as though time itself had stopped. Yet, despite this oddity, the orb continued to float, unaffected. Gradually, a spark emerged from the flame and merged with the orb. A spatial crack appeared, and the orb vanished into it.
Once the orb had disappeared, everything resumed as it was, as though nothing had happened.
Elsewhere, a spatial crack tore open in an unknown space, and the massive orb emerged from it. As soon as the orb appeared, the crack closed behind it. However, with the orb's emergence, space and time began to distort and glitch. As if sensing the disturbance, the orb released a brilliant white light, and the chaos settled. After a moment, everything returned to its previous state.
The orb then began to shrink until it reached the size of a small ball. After shrinking, it shot off in a specific direction at blinding speed and disappeared.
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Unknown POV:
In a separate space, a man dressed in white robes sat cross-legged, holding a black shakujo. Two small horns protruded from his forehead. He suddenly furrowed his brows and opened his eyes. They were purple, with concentric circles swirling within them.
"Hmm... what was that?" he muttered. "It felt like a space disturbance, but now it's gone." He frowned deeper and sensed the area around him, but found nothing. After a while, he gave up.
"Could it be someone from that clan? No, if it were them, I would still be able to sense them..."
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In a simple room, sparsely furnished with a bed, a boy lay on his back. Sunlight filtered through the window, illuminating his features. The boy appeared to be around five years old, with a cute, chubby face and black hair.
He suddenly frowned, then slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were as dark as his hair—deep black. He sat up and looked around.
"Hmm... I should be dead, but this..." He glanced around the room curiously. Suddenly, he frowned and felt a mild headache. After a moment, the frown relaxed.
"Interesting... I somehow ended up in this world." He turned his gaze to the street outside his window, where people and children played. Figures could be seen jumping from roof to roof.
"So, my current name is Asahi... both my parents died recently... talk about a cliché protagonist."
A notification suddenly rang in his mind.
[Ding, Supreme Villain System online. Congratulations, host, for arriving in the Ninja world.]
A heavy silence filled the room.
"...So I'm not the protagonist. That's good; the future looks promising."
'Supreme Villain System, huh... well, let's see what it can do.'
After reading and understanding his system for a while, Asahi couldn't help but smile. The system suited him perfectly. It imposed no limitations on its host, meaning there were no death penalties. Sometimes, special choices would appear, and rewards would be given based on those decisions. Rewards and points would also be granted for suppressing or killing protagonists.
[Ding, Starter pack ready to be claimed.]
Asahi ignored the notification and began walking around the house. It was a simple two-story home, furnished modestly. He soon made his way to the bathroom and closed the door.
Turning on the shower, he muttered, "Open the starter pack."
**[Ding, Congratulations, host! You have obtained:
Villain Halo
Eye of Origin
Heavenly Demon Physique
100,000 Villain Points.]**
[Ding, would you like to merge the Eye of Origin and Heavenly Demon Physique with your body?]
Asahi stared at the generous rewards, speechless for a moment. After some time, he accepted the merge.
The moment he did, an excruciating pain surged throughout his body, especially in his eyes. The agony was so intense that he fainted, unable to even scream before collapsing.
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