[A/N: Please note that the following novel is a work of fiction. Anything resembling the real world, names, history, or situations is a work of fiction or a coincidence. As an author of this novel, I have no intention of offending anyone and the content is not meant for education and is not to be taken seriously, it is purely fictional.]
[A/N: The story won't be in 1st person POV always and I plan to make it to be in 3rd person POV in most cases but I felt that the 1st chapter should be in 1st person POV for better experience!]
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{[First Person POV:]}
'Where am I? What is happening?'... I ask myself this as I find myself in this weird situation. I feel like my body is floating in space as I can't feel anything, I am unable to move, open my eyes or hear anything. I try again and again to move but... nothing...
'Am I dead?' It seems that only my consciousness is still normal. I try to recall the last thing that I remember. I remember I was sitting at my desk at home and reading some stupid cultivation novel on my PC but after that... I can't remember anything after that...
'Is this it? Is this what happens when I die?'... I expected something different than this. Maybe heaven, hell, reincarnation or complete nothingness. I was never very religious but I did expect something to happen because my consciousness is still normal, I can still think normally and remember details of my life.
'Maybe I'm not dead but in a coma or a dream?'... I feel like I should be panicking right now but for some reason I am totally fine. I don't have any worries and I'm completely calm in this situation. I start to think more deeply about this, I feel like there is empty space in my memory between the last thing I remember and me "waking up" in this situation.
It feels like I went to sleep and woke up after some time without any dreams, I don't remember it but I know there was some time in between. In the end I am unable to remember anything and even if I could, would it help me in this situation?... Probably not.
In the end I can only wait to see if something will happen.
...
I don't know how much time has passed. Actually, I feel like time doesn't exist anymore. I have been waiting and waiting, but after who knows how long I started to think: 'How long did I wait? I don't know.'... My consciousness is still here, I start to think about many things to test my consciousness to see if maybe it's decaying and disappearing slowly, but I feel that everything is normal.
'!!!!!!'
'I feel warmth! I actually feel something!'... I feel happy that something is changing, there is warmth around me now. I still can't feel my body but somehow I can feel this sensation. It feels good.
'!!!!!!'
'This... What is this!?'... Soon after I started to see, feel, smell but not what I expected.
I start to see scenes not familiar to me, scenes from different worlds, different eras, different civilizations. Knowledge that I never had before started flowing through my mind. Knowledge keeps coming, I start to lose myself in it and I don't like the feeling of this.
All of a sudden I can see everything, absolutely everything. I can see countless worlds clearly as if they are right in front of my eyes. I can see countless living beings in those worlds.
Not only that, I know everything about these worlds, history and nature of every living being and item around and, for some terrifying reason, I can feel that I can destroy all these worlds with just a thought or create new ones.
'This feeling, this knowledge, is this omnipotence? I... I don't like this.'... I look around and, for some reason, I start to feel empty. I start to lose interest in everything. It seems that knowing everything and controlling everything is not so good after all.
I start to wonder what should I do now, is there a reason to anything anymore, is there anything that is left to do when you know everything and when you experience everything?
I know now and I always knew that the answer to that is simple, the answer is no. Then, should I just go to eternal sleep or just destroy myself?
All these thoughts crossed through my mind in a fraction of a second, maybe not even a fraction. I feel like the time stopped for me completely. But as soon as I started having these negative thoughts everything stopped.
All the scenes I saw left my mind, all the knowledge I just received vanished, all the power I felt also vanished, and now I'm back to how I was before I experienced all this, without any feeling and with only my original consciousness remaining.
'This is better!'... Even if I can't see or feel anything it's way better than feeling and seeing everything.
[Ding! Greetings, Host, the system is now online!]
'!!!!!!'
'System, what system!? Did I just receive a system like in those cultivation novels!?'
[Yes, Host, something similar to that.]
'What do you mean similar?'
[Host, this system works on a similar principle as the system you are thinking about, but some things are different. To explain this more clearly, imagine that the system you are thinking about is an external help to novel protagonists, this system is different than that, this system is not an external help to you, it has been created from your own power.]
'What do you mean from my own power?'
[Well, Host, you must remember what happened to you moments ago? You might have lost all the knowledge and power you had during that time but you will still remember what generally happened.]
[You gained omnipotence for a moment and, because you didn't like it, your subconsciousness created this system to seal your powers so you can function normally. This system came to existence from your subconscious desire and is created in the image of those systems that you saw in novels.]
'So that's what happened... So I lost my powers and knowledge and gained a system! Now, I assume I need to reincarnate to another world and complete quests to gain powers?'
[No, Host, you didn't lose your powers or knowledge, it has just been sealed within this system. You may access it whenever you want and there is no need to complete any quests, but I recommend that Host avoids some knowledge.]
'That... is unexpected. But way better than what I thought about. So what actually happened to me? Why am I here and why did I experience all that?'
[This system doesn't have knowledge about what happened to Host. I can access your memories of your previous life and I gained universal knowledge that was transferred from Host, but I'm unaware of what happened after you died and appeared here.]
'So I actually died in the end...'
[Yes, Host, you died and somehow appeared here.]
'And where is here?'
[This place is somewhere outside of the realm of existence. Host may call it - Origin of Chaos.]
'Origin of Chaos? Explain.'
[Origin of Chaos is the place where the chaos energy was first created. Everything in existence after that came to existence from chaos energy, and this place is where it all began.]
'And what does this place have to do with my powers? I feel like there is a connection?'
[There used to exist a flower, similar to a rose, let's call it the Rose of Chaos as the Host will understand more clearly. This flower used to produce an endless amount of chaos energy. From that chaos energy, eventually, after many years, everything in existence was created.]
'So I somehow got here and absorbed that chaos energy and that's how I gained my powers?'
[Yes, Host. However, you didn't just absorb the chaos energy, you also absorbed the Rose of Chaos. So your energy is now endless.]
'What!? Will there be a problem in the world now that I absorbed the Rose of Chaos?'
[No, Host, no problems should appear as long as you exist.]
'So I basically gained unlimited power for free? Are there any side effects?'
[Yes, you gained unlimited power. As for the side effects... There might be some, but I wouldn't necessarily call them "side effects".]
'What? Quickly tell me what are the side effects!?'
[It's like this, Host. Because the chaos energy is being produced inside of you without stop, you will need to release some of it eventually so you won't blow up. The system can release most of your built-up energy so you don't need to worry about blowing up. But there will still be some energy that system can't release.]
'... Continue...'
[The remaining energy needs to be released in a different way. Basically, you will need to find capable wives and you will need to have intercourse with them to release that built-up energy. So you will need to create your own harem.]
'.... What!? Is this a harem system!? And don't call it intercourse! Call it dual cultivation!'
[Well, you may consider it like that if you wish, Host.]
'And what happens if I don't create a harem?'
[You will be fine for the first month as I made sure that you don't feel any effects for the first month. After that, if you don't create a harem, then your lust will cloud your mind eventually, you will become crazy and have "dual cultivation" with any woman you see in front of you until you release that energy. To make sure this doesn't happen, please work diligently, Host. ]
'... Crazy... Okay, now I know the general situation. So what happens now?'
[Now, Host, you can do whatever you wish. If you wish I will create a body for you right now and unlock as much power as you want. Or you can go with the flow of destiny.]
'What do you mean? What flow of destiny?'
[As per your previous karma and destiny, Host, you were supposed to transmigrate into another mortal world in the body of an heir of one rich family. That heir is considered a waste for cultivation by others. If you wish you can proceed with that or if you wish we can create a new body and you can go to higher worlds.]
'...Unbelievable... So I was supposed to transmigrate with such a cliche setup like in those cultivation novels I read...'
[Yes, you were supposed to transmigrate in that setup.]
'Better to not think about it... Tell me, what other realms are there?'
[The realms are classified in three categories: the Mortal Realm, the Celestial Realm and the God Realm.]
'I think I have the idea how it works. There are different worlds in each realm?'
[Yes, Host, there are many worlds, you can think of them as planets so Host can understand clearly. There are also some worlds beyond the God Realm but those worlds are not natural and are created by powerful beings. There are also some very unique worlds like Earth that you are originally from.]
'Interesting... I can also go back to Earth?'
[Yes, Host, you can go back but I would recommend to leave that for much later.]
'Why should I wait for later to return to Earth?'
[Host, your world is one of the unique worlds where mortals and gods exist together but that's not important for now, you will find more details later. Now, what does Host wish to do?]
'So gods actually existed in my world! Well, it doesn't surprise me anymore... I think it's better to go from start and start from lower worlds before I go higher, and follow my destiny and transmigrate as I feel there is fun in that plot just like in the cultivation novels I read before, it will surely be fun!'
'But... will I keep my powers and my system if I follow my previous destiny and transmigrate?'
[Yes, Host, you will keep your system and all your powers are currently sealed in the system and you will be able to access them at any time.]
'Great! Then let's do it! Time to transmigrate!'
[Ding! Transmigrating in progress... 3... 2... 1...]
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[A/N: I hope you liked the start of this novel! If you have any suggestions, please comment.]