'She is just threatening to turn me into a corpse,' I replied blankly while my eyes were closed, trying to think of a way to deal with this woman who was glued to my skin and was now sticking to my opportunities too.
[What? In front of me, even gods can't threaten my Hos—]
:: How can you be so dense? Don't you understand he's not Kyle—kyaaaah! ::
Like hell I was going to let her ruin such a golden opportunity. I shook my head so vigorously I practically invented a new form of yoga.
If my neck snapped today, so be it—there was no way I was letting her get a single word in.
I launched into every yoga pose and acrobatic move I could think of, determined to shut her up.
First up: Sirsasana—the headstand.
'Leave her, System, initiate bond formation.'
[As you command, Host.]
[System_Initialize]
[Scan_Host: Searching for Compatible Entity...]
:: Ahhhh, Y-You idiot! He is lying— ::
Next, the Bruce Lee special—rapid head movements.
"Hoo! Haa! Hua!" I chanted, whipping my head around like a man possessed.
:: N-no! Stop, stop, stop, I'll fall!! ::
[Host_Identified: {Kyle]
[Binding_Process: Initiating...]
[Integration_Progress: 10%...40%...70%...99%]
Third, the rooster jump—or more like a frog jump. I leaped into the air with all the grace of a startled toad.
:: Uwaaah! St-stop, human! He is a liar—::
As I launched myself upward, I felt her flatten against my head. When I came back down, her hands were clutching my hair for dear life.
It was excruciating, but I was prepared to make sacrifices—even if it meant breaking a limb or two of hers.
[Error_Detected: Host_Affinity_Exceeds_Standard_Parameters]
[Re-Evaluating...]
'Huh? What error?!' Already doing my best to shut up this woman, while clearly going through back pain, neck pain, and whatnot pain, I felt as if struck by lightning as I heard that an error occurred.
Just hand over the bond, you idiot!
:: haa...haa... You deserve it, bastard! ::
'Shut up!'
Fourth, the Dhalsim dance.
"Yoga, Yoga, Yoga!" I chanted, swaying my head left and right like a cobra in a trance.
:: Kyaaah—you basta—::
[Host_Affinity_Check: Affinity of Instant Death...]
[Critical_Alert: Unstable Phenomenon Detected]
[Warning: System Adaptation Required...]
'Instant death?' As I heard system's voice mention, the affinity I possessed was of instant death. It left me confused, but at the same time gave me enough time to look towards the bodies of Kyle, the old man, and the other four, realizing that indeed when they had touched me, they died as if electrocuted.
Initially, I considered that maybe it was due to this woman, who was a reaper by profession but empty in her brain, who had a hand in it. But now the system was mentioning that I had an affinity.
:: Bleerghh!—Haah...s..t.op ::
With one final head wobble, I finally subdued her.
Victory was mine.
'Subdued—wait, what?' As I stood there, basking in my hard-earned calm, I felt something damp in my hair.
A trickle ran down my forehead, like tears escaping my eyebrows. 'Don't tell me… are you crying?'
I tilted my head back to get a look at her, and that's when the liquid reached my lips. A tiny drop touched my tongue.
'Why isn't it salty? Why does it taste… rotten?' The lingering taste in my mouth was foul. Without shaking my head—my neck was already screaming in protest—I used my fingers to check the liquid.
'…'
The only thought echoing in my mind—no, more like a primal scream erupting from the depths of my soul—was: 'HOW CAN A REAPER EVEN VOMIT?!'
But even before I could get the answer, I heard another series of system commands.
[System_Reconfiguration: Initiating Emergency Protocols...]
[Domain_Manifest: Adjusting to Host's Affinity, maxing it out with the system's Authority...]
[New_Domain_Type: Affinity Domain – Death Sovereignty]
[Domain_Effect: Absolute death irrespective of power to All Entities Within Boundary]
'Huh!?' As I heard those words, it instantly made me halt and forget about the smell, taste, and dampness caused by her vomit. Instead, I was as if blanked out.
[Boundary_Confirmed: Host's skin layer]
[System_Link: Strengthening...]
[Host_Synchronization: Success]
[Authority_Level: Overlord]
[System_Core_Functions: Activated]
[Command_Interface: Enabled]
[Domain_Control: Granted]
[System_Bonding_Complete]
[Welcome_Host: {Kyle}]
[Awaiting_Host_Directives...]
'Change my name.' The first thing that came to me was to rename myself first, as I heard the bonding being completed while not caring about the system's reaction. I was rather focused on those commands which literally meant that the domain I possessed would have the ability of instant kill.
[Yes? I don't get it, Host]
:: Blergh, haah...Haa...idiot, he fooled you, can't you understand, he is not KYLE! ::
[....Don't lie to me, woman ]
'Show me core functions, system', Now with all the drama end, I didn't care about either system or the woman.
Personally, now with it binded with me, there was no way it can do a thing. As I commanded it to show me core functions which I wanted to confirm if were the same as in the novel.
[System_Core_Functions: Activated]
[ Soul Extraction: The host absorbs everything from defeated enemies—bloodline, physique, energy, cultivation, artifacts, and weapons.
Inheritance Bestowal: Stored powers can be granted permanently to the host's children and wives when they are present in his domain.
Domain Synchronization: Only wives and his children can inherit and cultivate the absorbed abilities.
Energy Assimilation: Any form of energy absorbed is refined and redistributed as the host desires.
Bloodline Fusion: Multiple bloodlines can merge to create stronger, unique variants exclusive to the host's lineage (including wives and offspring only)
Artifact Integration: Stored artifacts and weapons can be enhanced or fused into the domain's treasury.
Death Sovereignty: Anyone within the domain can be instantly killed by the host, bypassing all defenses.
Authority Expansion: The more qualified women the host marries, the more his domain can expand.
State Lock: Those who inherit the host's power could get their state reset upon any unnatural tampering with their bodies—curses, injuries, etc.
Evolutionary Growth: Bestowed abilities automatically refine and improve over time as per modified grade.
Absolute Domination: All offspring are bound to the host's will, ensuring loyalty.
Divine Repository: A storage dimension for all extracted bloodlines, abilities, and artifacts.
Death Reversal (Locked): A hidden ability that may allow resurrection within the domain's influence as per certain hidden conditions met.]
'....' I'm going through each of the said domain words, which were not coming in the form of a screen as I had seen in different novels, I focused more on the words and finally, as the last line came, it was surprising.
I don't know, maybe due to my instant death ability or what, but this resurrection thing was not a part of the original plot or maybe just like how it is locked right now, even in the original plot, it was locked and just not mentioned.
:: What are these voices, wives, children, don't tell me....are you— ::
Listening to that voice coming from above my head, I at least realized that she didn't really have a brain to exactly understand what these code functions meant.
Naturally, for me, who had read several stories and was familiar with the system thing, she, on the other hand, also appeared to adapt at a terrifying pace, given she doesn't seem surprised by the commands and things mentioned by the system.
'Change the name to Leon', putting aside this thing I commanded it to now change my name as in the future, given how once I leave the 9th realm and ascend above, there is a probability of mine not having to use this name Kyle anymore but Leon instead.
Naturally, initially came that I should use the name Ryan, which, as per the words from Gupta, was my past life's name.
But considering how I forget about it but not other things, it was clear that this name held less importance to me than my own life, making me adopt this Leon identity, which will be beneficial once I reach the eighth realm.
After all, Leon wasn't just born in an orphanage; he also had parents somewhere.
[ But, why change your name? ]
'.....'
:: Because he is not Kyle, you idiot ::
[....Check yourself with a psychiatrist, woman. ]