Uhhhh fuck……… please tell me that was an amazingly vivid dream and not how my life just ended? Pretty please? The last thing I remember was hurtling towards the earth, experiencing the kind of exhilaration that only comes with willingly jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. The next? I met the ground with considerably more enthusiasm than I originally anticipated.I really hope that Meagan doesn’t think I did this on purpose.
Wow this thought has been going on for a really long time.
I wonder how long consciousness persists after death. Am I just going to be sitting here with my thoughts forever? I thought when we died that it would fade to black.
[System initializing] . . . .
“Uhhhh no, just no. The last life sucked enough for all the future ones combined. I really dont want to do the whole isekai thing. You can absolutely miss me with that shit.”
[Host detected]. . . .
“System, didn''t you hear me? I do not want a new life in a new world. Especially if this void isn’t a void and I''m currently in the womb. I do not want to do the whole childhood thing again!!”
[Ability distribution sequence commencing]. . . . .
[Skill {Skill bank} acquired]
[Skill {Analyze} acquired]
[Skill {Living Spacial Ring} acquired]
[Affinity {Life} acquired]
Uhhhhhh those don’t seem that bad actually.
[Awakening sequence commencing] . . . . .
Ohhh fuck that hurts what the fuck is happening why the fuck does it hurt and why am I cold fuck ahhhhhhhhhhh.
“[Ha ha ha! Don’t be such a cry baby you''re just being born it''s not that big a deal]”
"Did my system just talk? Nope, not going to think about that right now. I can barely keep from screaming my head off it hurts so bad and fuck that''s a bright light. Oh people are speaking but I have no idea what in the hell they are saying. Why is everything so blurry? Man am I tired! I think I’ll just take a quick nap"
[Hey !How did I become your system? I may be attached to you but I am my own person! Thank you very much!]
"WHAT THE FLYING FUCK ?!? So you can read all my thoughts?!?"
[And how else would I communicate with a barely sapient human baby other than by soul communication?]
What do you mean soul communication?
[ Soul communication is exactly what it sounds like, communication via the soul. Since we are soul bound we can’t lie to each other]
"Yeah somehow I don’t believe you. You kinda seem like a giant prick case and point I just want to sleep but you want to have a whole conversation before I get some sleep after one of the most difficult days I have ever had!"
[Not a prick, you just don’t have a lot of time and you are just wasting it!]
"Well I''m tired and a baby now. I can’t really do much, I can''t even lift my head, my eyes don''t work and I really just want to go to sleep."
[I can help you with most of that!]
Ok fine tell me how.
[Your going to tap into your life affinity and spread it out across your whole body]
And how the fuck do I do that?
[Do you feel that warmth at the center of your chest?]
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Yeah?
[Try moving it around try pushing it with your mind]
Is this really the time to be doing this? I keep getting passed from person to person, and I don’t even know what''s being said. I’m sure that someone will notice if I’m doing magic. I don’t know about you but a magic wielding baby seems pretty out there to me.
[Hmmmmm I guess you''re right. Fine I will just have to deal with the loss in time efficiency go ahead and take your nap Caius]
"Who’s Caius? My name is Michael."
[No your name was Michael, now it Caius von Eldoria Third Prince of Eldoria]
"My name is Caius von Eldoria? Third Prince? What the hell is Eldoria? Why am I a prince? That does sound pretty good I have to admit, but still I don''t know anything about this place or my family! I guess I should probably find out more, but how? I can''t exactly ask my mom, considering I can''t speak, and even if I could, I don''t even know what language she''s speaking!"
[I can help you with that! Use {Analyze} on the people around you to find out more]
"Oh, right! I completely forgot about my skills. Okay, let''s try this. How do I use Analyze?"
[Just focus on the person you want to analyze and think "{Analyze}"]
Okay, here goes nothing. I focus on the woman holding me, trying to push my thoughts towards her. "{Analyze}."
Immediately, information floods my mind, almost overwhelming me.
[Name: Elara von Eldoria]
[Title: Queen of Eldoria]
[Advancement: ?????????]
[Age: 32]
[Race: Human]
[Status: Exhausted, but overjoyed]
[Affection for Caius: Immense]
[Skills: Swordsmanship (Master), Leadership (High), Mana Control (Intermediate)]
[Notes: Worried about the political climate and the safety of her children. Secretly hopes Caius will grow up to be a strong and kind leader.]
Holy crap. Queen? My mom is the Queen? And I''m a prince? This is insane! Okay, okay, don''t panic. I need to analyze more people, figure out what''s going on.
I focus on the man standing next to her, a tall figure with a regal bearing. "{Analyze}."
[Name: Theron von Eldoria]
[Title: King of Eldoria]
[Advancement: ?????????????]
[Age: 35]
[Race: Human]
[Status: Proud, relieved]
[Affection for Caius: Growing]
[Skills: Swordsmanship (Grandmaster), Tactics (High), Diplomacy (Intermediate), Mana Control (Advanced)]
[Notes: Determined to protect his kingdom and his family at all costs. Concerned about the growing tensions with the neighboring kingdom of Solhaven.]
Okay, so Mom''s the Queen and Dad''s the King. And there''s tension with Solhaven. This is getting complicated fast. I need to know about my brothers.
I look around, straining my blurry vision. There, a little ways away, are two young boys standing near the King and Queen. I focus on the older one. "{Analyze}."
[Name: Leander von Eldoria]
[Title: Crown Prince of Eldoria]
[Advancement: Root & Vine(Early) ]
[Age: 7]
[Race: Human]
[Status: Jealous, curious]
[Affection for Caius: Uncertain]
[Skills: Swordsmanship (Beginner), Mana Control (Novice), Tactics (Basic)]
[Notes: Feels threatened by the arrival of a new sibling. Yearns to prove himself worthy of being the Crown Prince.]
"Jealous? Uh oh. This could be a problem." I analyzed my younger brother next.
[Name: Cassian von Eldoria]
[Title: Second Prince of Eldoria]
[Advancement: N\A ]
[Age: 5]
[Race: Human]
[Status: Excited, happy]
[Affection for Caius: High]
[Skills: None]
[Notes: Eager to have a new playmate. Thinks Caius is adorable.]
"Well, at least one of my brothers likes me. Okay, I have a basic understanding of my family and the kingdom. A queen for a mom and a father for dad. How about Eldoria?"
[You can’t analyze places Caius, you have to interact with them but I can give you a summary of what you need to know about Eldoria based on the information you have gathered so far]
"Please do!"
[Eldoria is a kingdom that is renowned throughout the land as being a Mana rich area with a strong military force. Ruled by Queen Elara and King Theron who by all accounts are loved by their people as they are kind and strong leaders. Eldoria is currently in a cold war like status with Solhaven over land disputes and both sides seem to be rapidly approaching all out war. Both kingdoms are powerful but Eldoria is on average stronger due to the high concentration of Mana]
"That is really good to know but what is Mana?"
[Mana is the energy that permeates all living things in this world. It is the source of all magic and a person’s ability to wield Mana is the only distinction between Humans and beast. ]
"This is a lot to take in. I''m a prince, in a world with magic, on the brink of war. And one of my brothers is already jealous of me. This is going to be interesting, to say the least. Maybe this Isekai thing isn''t so bad after all. But first, I really need that nap."
[Okay, you have earned it. Just remember to try to tap into your life affinity when you wake up so you can speed up your growth and learning.]
Yeah, yeah. Just let me sleep.
And with that, I finally succumb to the exhaustion that has been plaguing me since I arrived in this new world, the world of Ilgartil.