Chapter 1: chapter 1. 2040
During the year 2020, many believed the apocalypse was near our front door. With rumors and threats of another world war. Along with the emergence of new viruses and diseases. The fear that this was only the beginning and that events would steadily become worse grew in the hearts of the people.
Well, the world didn't disappoint their expectations as one seemingly peaceful day in summer a supernatural phenomenon shocked the entire world. Many didn't know what caused it but an unknown giant Shock wave spread through the entire world. It came too suddenly for many to have a chance to survive resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths.
When the dust settled the world had forever changed, as the birth of systems came about. Systems that helped humans to become stronger than ever before and powers that could only be seen in anime or fantasy novels.
Along with the appearance of systems, came dungeons filled with magical creatures and monsters. With this unknown and dangerous encounter, the creation of adventurers and the adventurers guild started.
It's now the year 2040, the world is now mainly ruled by families that gave birth to incredibly strong members with amazing systems. Which gave the theory that if the strong breed with the strength they have a higher chance of creating an offspring of an equal or better system than their parents. In some cases, systems seemed to be also passed onto the offspring with slight differences.
The world has truly changed to the strong rule and the weak grovel.
The dungeons also became a huge source of wealth as they always spawned new creatures and the body parts of the creatures were useful for all sorts of things. So many would risk their lives in order to get wealth I, Eric Cross, is also one of those. The main reason to enter the dungeons is not to get wealthy, 'even though that would help' but it's mainly to get stronger.
I have been going to the dungeons since I was in middle school. I am now 17 nearing my last year in high school, so by now, I am quite experienced. I have a good amount of money and I have become stronger too over the years.
'Is what I would like to say if it wasn't for this stupid fucking system'.
All these years of training and fighting and because I don't have a decent system I haven't been able to pass the tutorial dungeon. Do you know how humiliating that is, a tutorial dungeon that even with today's standards a child of 10 can go and complete in a few minutes? Yet it has been years and I haven't even completed it, I was always too overwhelmed by a group of 5-6 goblins. Now with my experience in 1-on-1 fights, I can handle but when you are targeted by 5-6 magical creatures with one or sometimes two being a mage or a shaman. How in the hell can someone, with today's standard of strength, below-average strength combat, and with no help from a system to get some sort of power.
I am walking down the street of New York, looking at the system screen that only I can see, as its spasms, words, letters, and numbers appearing, disappearing, glitching out. The system looks like it has some sort of virus, as now error windows appear like crazy, like when a computer or laptop gets a really bad virus. I keep getting angrier and angrier until porn sites start poppy up.
"THERE'S A TIME AND PLACE YOU LITTLE SHIT"!!!!!!!
I couldn't take it anymore, my frustration and anger got the best of me as I shouted at my system as I closed it. I took a couple of deep breaths in order to calm down, that's when I looked around me. There were people standing around me with utter disgust in their eyes, 'I know shouted in public and I am covered in blood from the few monsters I did kill. But it's not as if it's not a common site'. Which it was a common sight to see those who challenge the dungeons come out in a bloody state.
I am still wondering what's with all the disgusted looks as I turn my head to face the only direction I didn't look, in front. My eyes almost popped out of my head, cold sweat ran down my back.
A little girl holding a popsicle in one hand and her mother's hand in the other, was on the brink of crying as tears were forming in her eyes. Before I could say anything to diffuse the situation, a shadow loomed over me as the little girl's mother stepped over. I felt a cold chill as the mother's hand pulled back for a slap. What happened next felt like an eternity but happened in seconds as the hand connected with my face as I was sent flying down the alleyway right into a dumpster.
My head was pounding as the side of my face started to swell up as a big red handprint shined brightly on my face. I can hear the mother and a few bystanders curse me, some of the bystanders gave the mother applause and praises before all went on their way.
I stayed in the dumpster not able to move for half an hour waiting for the pain to calm down and for some energy to return to my tired body. As I am waiting I cursed my trashy life, no pun intended, being born with a system that doesn't work. Being abandoned and exiled from a family simply because I have a broken system.
I had like many other times before started to contemplate and look at my life but this is a dark place I am in like all the other times before. As I am contemplating the rage and hate build-up inside me, there was a good portion of that hate going towards my family. But the majority of that hate was at myself and my system.
After I calmed down and got my breathing under control, I moved to get myself out of the dumpster. Getting out, I wasted no time and started heading home. It took an hour before I arrived at my five-story apartment building, it was an old building run down and not really taken care of by the landlord who was if you can't tell by the state of the building a lazy fat ass.
I dragged my tired and sore body up the stairs to the fourth floor, opening the door to my apartment. I sighed looking at the old run-down room with outdated appliances and trash piled in a corner. The apartment is a single room with a bed in one corner and a little kitchen area with only the most necessary appliances.
I sighed as I moved toward the bathroom to shower, after the shower, I looked at myself in the mirror. I have messy red hair and matching red eyes, considering looks I would say I am a little above average. For the rest of my body, due to the years fighting in the dungeon, it has become toned with a few scars with a 6 pack, I stood at around 5 ft 9 in.
After getting changed and preparing a hot cup of instant ramen I took a seat on my bed as I fetched my laptop. This has been a routine of mine for a while that when I have any free time I would research and see news articles and any discoveries on systems. Also, I check-in on a forum I created a few years back to see if anyone had any insights. I can't help but hope one day someone can come up with something that might help me.
After a couple of hours, I looked to see it was 2 o'clock, luckily I was on break from school but tomorrow my sister would be coming to spend the day. I felt a warm feeling while thinking of my sister, out of my entire family she was the only one who still cared for me. She would go behind the family to sneak out to see me and help pay for my necessities. She also encourages me that one day my system might get fixed and I can come back to the family.
Whether my system does get fixed, if that does happen, I still wouldn't go back to the family. The heartless bastards, exile me in the name of keeping their reputation and then dump me with no money in a trash heap.
'Thinking about them is just getting me more worked up' I thought for a minute as I closed the pages I was on and clicked a folder named Harem. It was time for a little stress release session with some let's say cultured pictures of some of my favorite girls from anime shows.
During my time living alone, I started watching anime and reading manga, I loved the worlds that were built and the characters. It was one of the things that can help me escape this stupid reality of mine. Besides who wouldn't want to be surrounded by the characters they loved and create a harem. Oh! How a man can dream when trying to avoid the reality of things.
After my *cough* culture session, I got myself ready and went to bed as tomorrow will be a long day with my sister.
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akanoshi117 This is my first work so expect some errors, also much of this is wish fulfillment. Also, somethings will probably not be accurate to the respected anime or mangas. This is just for fun to help me build experience towards some of my own original ideas. I hope you enjoy this little adventure.
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