"BEEP" "BEEP" "BEEP"
Lance leaned over and slammed his fist into the alarm clock accidentally sending it flying across the room. Groggily pushing himself up, a confused expression gradually appeared on his face. "Where am I?"
Glancing around the room, Lance begins to take in his unfamiliar surroundings, it was dimly lit, so he could only make out the basic shapes around him. Sitting up straight in an unfamiliar bed, he tried to remember everything he did the night prior.
Most nights he would spend in the quiet solitude of his orphanage in a dimly lit room, sat hunched over his computer. The soft glow of the screen casting an ethereal aura on his pale, contemplative face, but last nights routine was different, due to it being his 17th birthday.
Every year for his birthday Lance would sneak out of the orphanage and make the 8 mile trek to Covenant Park. This year was no different, climbing out of his room's window, he successfully snuck out under the cover of the night.
Following the path that had been ingrained in his mind ever since he was a child, Lance swiftly reached his favorite spot, a small cliff nested above a near endless stretch of water.
Laying in the soft grass, his eyes were transfixed on the vast expanse of the sky above him. In Lance's solitary world making friends with others had always been an insurmountable challenge, which often left him to find comfort and companionship in the animals around him.
Lance's choice of visiting Covenant Park, was due to the park's unique trait of having countless animals roaming it, this was also the reason for Lance's love of the place. Over the years, he had managed to pacify a large majority of the animals residing in Covenant, being able to quickly establish a relationship with even the most ferocious of them.
Underneath the twinkling night sky, Lance gazed upwards, waiting for a shooting star to streak across, an only after 3 hours of patiently waiting, did a star finally shoot across the sky, in slight shock he closed his eyes and whispered, "I wish to truly live my life to the fullest"
Truthfully Lance had led an unremarkable life up to this point, and this fact deeply upset him, that's why more than anything he wanted a change, a chance to truly experience life, an opportunity to live every second to the fullest.
Lance lifted himself off the ground, dusting away the grass and dirt stuck to his clothes and began the long hike back to the orphanage as swiftly as one could.
"Tomorrow's graduation, so I need to make it back to the orphanage in time" Lance thought.
Fortunately, he had managed to return, climbing through his window without a sound before finally collapsing onto his bed.
Snapping back to the present, Lance whispered, "If I made it back safely last night how come I'm in someone else's bed?"
Lance decided the best course of action was to first figure out where he was and hopefully, everything else would fall into place after that. After sorting his thoughts, he swiftly climbed out of bed and tried to switch the lights on.
Sighing to himself he thought "This better not be a jail cell or something".
Running his fingers along the ceiling, Lance brushed against a thin string. Grabbing hold, he gave it a sharp tug and a brilliant light flooded the room, illuminating every corner.
Looking around, Lance was no closer to figuring out where he was than before. The room was maybe 150 square feet at most, and the "bed" he laid on was nothing more than a mattress laid directly on the floor.
There wasn't much else to point out about the room, the walls were almost completely bare, with a faded dark grey accent, while the floor seemed to be just a slab of concrete. Lance thought to himself about how this genuinely might be the ugliest room he had ever stayed in, even if it was unintentionally.
There were 2 doors in the cramped room, one behind the mattress and one in front of it. Lance hoping that the door behind the mattress was connected to something akin to a bathroom, yanked it open.
Surprisingly the door opened quite easily, showcasing a toilet, mirror and sink, along with some essential toiletries.
Lance examined his reflection in the mirror with a sense of self-assurance. His dark brown, curly hair cascaded in a natural, carefree manner, framing a face that exuded both charm and confidence. Standing at an average 5'11", his presence seemed to be more approachable than commanding.
"Maybe I should cut my hair when I get the chance"
While Lance wasn't exactly known for his charm, calling him ugly would've been a blatant lie.
the only thing that was out of the ordinary in the mirror were his clothes.
"I think I would remember putting on such a unique t-shirt last night" he thought
The shirt bore a striking image of a fearsome, birdlike monster with three heads, each crowned with a gnarled, jagged beak, while its massive body bristled with an intricate array of spikes that seemed to radiate danger.
The depiction of the creature was so lifelike that it genuinely felt like he was being stared at by a powerful monster.
The monster completely captured Lance's focus in an instant, and memories that weren't his own began to flood his mind.
"I've transmigrated to a new world?"
Lance had indeed transmigrated, to the unique world of Eller, a place filled to the brim with countless different monsters and various beasts, to defend themselves humans had to adapt and form covenants with the creatures of Eller to survive.
A covenant is a pact established via a soul imprint between a tamer and a creature that permanently links their souls together. Anyone can establish a covenant with a creature as long as their soul power exceeds the opposing creature's soul power, but this gap could also be overcome with intimacy.
Luckily for Lance, the body he had transmigrated into was almost a perfect replica of his old one, but unfortunately, the previous owner hadn't left him much beyond a place to stay, and only until August 1st.
The previous owner of this body also happened to be an orphan, but once he had turned 17 he was kicked out of the orphanage due to his many behavioral issues.
Having nothing other than the clothes on his back, he had to spend a grueling month on the street juggling part-time jobs so he could afford a place to stay. Even for the cheapest flat in town, It still ended up costing him 100 spirit crystals a month.
The currency of Eller was quite different from Earth's, instead of the currency being merely an item of monetary value, spirit crystals have another crucial quality, they contain mana, which is crucial to a pets growth and survival.
The guy had moved in late last night after another one of his arduous shifts of washing dishes, luckily the place came with a "bed", so he didn't have to collapse on the floor for his first night.
"Damn, I hope he didn't just die after all that struggle, after working so hard to claw his way off the streets and saving every last crystal just to call this place his own", Lance thought, his frown deepening.
"If that's the case, then I owe it to him, to make the most of this chance and live a life worth the effort he put in" he whispered to himself quietly.
"Well if I've truly transmigrated then I must have some sort of system or gold finger to assist me, or else I might end up just like the previous owner of this body"
Possibly due to Lance's thoughts a blue text box popped up directly in-front of his line of sight.
[Congratulations Host you've awakened your Growth System, your potential has become limitless, don't let this opportunity go to waste!]
[The Personal Attributes Tab has been unlocked]
[The Skills Tab has been unlocked]
[To open your system's interface, call out "Growth System"]
Lance stuck in awe of the various notifications appearing in his line of sight, softly began to whisper "Growth System"
As soon as those words left Lance's mouth, the blue boxes of text disappeared and were replaced by a list of 2 tabs.
[Growth System]
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[Personal Attributes] [Skills]
To further extend the tabs was the same process as opening the main system interface, so Lance decided to check his personal attributes first
Underneath his breath he whispered "Personal Attributes"
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[Personal Attributes]
-Name: Lance Thorne
-Level: 1
-Class: None
-Exp: 0/10
-Hp: 10/10
-Mana: 0/0
{Stats}
-Strength: 4
-Agility: 5
-Endurance: 4
-Intelligence: 5
-Soul: 1
-Magic Power: 0
-Luck: 1
*The stats of an average adult male would be a 5 in every stat except for Luck and Magic Power which would be zeroes.
{Attribute Points: 0}
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"Why is my soul power so weak, everything else seems reasonable"
"Hopefully my skill menu will look a little more promising" Lance thought, while murmuring "Skills"
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[Skills]
{Active}
{Passive}
[Skill: Beast Affinity, Rarity: Unique, Description: The holder of this skill can more easily communicate and bond with beasts. ]
*Skills are split into two categories Active and Passive, a passive ability will constantly be active while an active ability will need mana to be activated.
*Skills are ranked according to their rarity, being split into 7 different tiers, Common, Rare, Unique, Legendary, Divine, Mythic, Godly.
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"I've always felt close to animals but I never assumed that I had some sort of talent related to it.
"I wonder how much of an impact my beast affinity will have on the creatures of this world" Lance silently thought to himself.