『...Beep... Beep…』
『System startup』
『Reset Progression』
『Registered Complete』
Ah, my head hurts. No everything fucking hurts. What happened to me? I remember getting hit by rocks—no, something more specific to rocks—meteors...
Did I die? I remember cooking curry, and I was about to eat. I remember seeing a cloudless sky within the starless night. I remember watching newscasters telling us about meteor crashes and the unfortunate phenomenon.
Ah, yes... I really died there... I didn't give a fuck about seeing that starless night but I was hit by a metoer all of a sudden.
Shit, don't make me laugh! I was just getting adjusted to my life as a normal human being and a normal citizen! It's a place I couldn't ask more of, but now I died.
I died... Again...
『Congratulations! Status—Tartys Acquired』
A voice? I kept hearing these strange RPG game voices echoing in my head. This reminds me of those second-rate reincarnation novels that people 50 years ago got obsessed with. Though we are different, people back then seem to have lesser technology than us but as they predicted no robots were created to conquer the world.
I've read this second-rate novel and it sucks. That's not mostly important for now, did I really die?
Damn it, I haven't yet enjoyed that life and now I'm gone and the worst part is getting killed for the second damn time!
『Gender Seed Acquired』
『Pick your gender: boy/girl』
What the hell is this voice talking about? My head still hurts but at the same time I can endure it. Though I'm more concerned about this voice that kept on echoing in my head.
Ah, gender? What is this? A game? RPG-like games? Confusing indeed.
"Boy."
『Congratulation, you are born boy!』
Ah, yeah sure. Now I'm truly concerned if this is caused by my hallucinations after dying. Though it was a second time death, this felt different from the first that I experienced.
『Name Seed Acquired』
『Use the name seed? Yes/No』
Really, am I dreaming or what? I just thought this was just an illusion to make me think that I'm playing.
"Yes, Lucifer."
I am Lucifer Vunnis, my first life is before the current. I was a war veteran from World War II, and I survived three battles. My parents sent me off to a military camp as soon as I turned 15...
The reason? They believed that I was a spawn of demons and named me Lucifer after an ancient devil, a fallen angel, Lucifer. At a young age, I was sent off to train from dusk till dawn to use weapons and obey commands when we were advancing for Germany.
However, the next mission—I was sent to spy on the British Army and I was caught. As a spy of a foreign country, I was executed for that alone. Life in a war maniac land was different, I needed to survive as much as I could and live.
The only thing that happened was that the British People found me and took me down. I died at the age of 16, one year of my service and I became a legend that was part of the war heroes from the 20th century.
I wasn't happy that time. Dying to escape that hellish experience, I thought it was really my end but God knows how fuck I am when I reincarnated one centuries later from the future as Lucifer again. I don't know what's up with people naming their kids after devils, but my parents—the current one, didn't seem to mind the name.
Unfortunately, they are a fan of Lucifer Vunnis, the former me and seeing them take the name after mine from the past felt cringe. Like what the hell! I suffered because of that time but unfortunately having Lucifer being a war hero had decrease the discrimination over that name.
I think it was a good start. However, my parents died from a plane crash, when I was 15. So at a young age, I had to work overload to survive, and I mean work while studying to pass college. I had to do it all, and I suffered so much I can't even count.
So the name Lucifer is very important to me. That name is the sign of my heroic action, and my feelings towards the people who accepted me.
Ah, err... Being a war veteran was not easy, I had to deal with pain and I really hate it. No one can blame me, people hate pain! It sucks, and I really hate it.
『Pain Canceling Acquired』
Though pain is very unpleasant. I get that humans are weak and easily get hurt. I am sure of that.
Anyways, what is this voice talking about?
『Activate Status: Yes/No』
Status? Is that like skills or ability? I don't know...
"Yes."
『Congratulations! Status Activated』
Yeah sure. So what's with status? How does it even work?
『Status works for system, system works for status, and the same with both status and system. Status is a function of the system use to view a person's private profile, and the system.』
Now, I'm more confused. The system works for status and does with both? What!?
『Status is activated, the system is free, and you can view your profile.』
『Use status: Yes/No』
Oh, I think I'm getting it a little bit now. The 'status' or how the voice mentions—is kind of a function in a game that helps you view your profile and others' profiles. It's like an RPG startup menu where health, mana, skills, and ability can be found or something.
Ara, I'm not sure. Although I'm a game geek, this is my first time, eh?
Okay. "Yes!"
A sudden feeling went down to my head or something. Do I even have a head? Or body? But the sensation seems to be different though.
『Status Open』
『Name: Lucifer』
『Gender: Male』
『Age: Unknown』
『Race: Ogre』
『HP: Unknown』
『MP: Unknown』
『SP: Unknown』
『AP: Unknown』
Well, that's useless. And what is this unknown? I mean, that's all? Oh jeez, I was excited for nothing.
And I'm still blind... Hmm... Is there a skill for senses status?
『Human-Advance Senses Acquired』
『Do you wanna use it? Yes/No』
I nodded. "Yes, please!"
After a while, I felt awfully sleepy even though darkness is the only thing I can see. I was able to lose my thoughts alongside my mind. As I was devoured by darkness but before that I was able to hear the voice.
『Evolution Acquired』
『Title 《Born Ogre》Acquired』
***
In a written history text. It said that a God was born a long time ago in which humans were yet to be born and billions of years did not pass. The God who was born was alone—lonely, and didn't seem to like the void that was built with darkness.
So he created light, stars, the milky way and even the light years of colossal stars that exploded every long year. Yet with the light glimmering, darkness still remains but is beautiful.
It was beautiful enough that he enjoyed the company of every single twinkling stone he called stars and planets. Soon he created billions of planets just like the stars and same with the universe.
He watched over them for years and it hasn't changed since then. Then he decided to make a singular planet he called 《Astrist》in which he created water, wind, earth and fire. The elements.
When God went bored, he decided to create humans and animals. He bred humans and animals so they produce, and the planet was filled with light that made God happy.
Finally he decided to make the planet a living habitant and surround the planet with mysteries and wonders. Peace and love, and light with darkness as he called it night and day.
It was perfect. He loved the creation and let it. He didn't want anything more to add, and he enjoys watching the planet so he decided to create heaven where he resides and lives.
Once done, he made extraordinary humans and beautiful things in the heavens naming them angels and heavenly animals. The godly heaven rejoices everyday and peace remains intact.
Seeing his creation, he was again happy and he vowed to make heaven and Astrist a wonderful place. However, not everything went as he planned. Not everything was made as he wished, because just like him, darkness was born.
It corrupted his angels so he vanished them on Astrist, avoiding his other angels to be corrupted but what he didn't know. The angels whom he vanished, became fallen, and became evil angels and called them demons and devils.
These evil beings produce, breed, spread like wildfire and are vicious. The God who saw this phenomenon was outraged yet felt guilty of sacrificing this planet for the sake of his angels.
And the hero was conducted to correct the mistake made by the God. Gifted them each lucky item used to exterminate the demons and devils devouring this planet's land.
They were called 《Project Hero》