I didn’t move for hours.
I just stared at the floating window in front of me.
Sometimes it would vanish.
Then reappear the moment I thought about it.
Like it was reading my mind.
Like it was… part of me.
And maybe it was.
I sat up slowly.
My body still ached, still felt heavy.
But something was different beneath the surface.
Something… alive.
I reopened the window in my mind. It appeared instantly.
Stat points available: 5
I didn’t know exactly how it worked.
But instinct took over.
An interface like this—
It wasn’t a dream.
It was a system.
And systems are meant to be used.
I closed my eyes.
Then thought: "Distribute."
A new menu opened.
┌───────────── Point Distribution ──────────────┐
Stamina: 5
Strength: 5
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 5
Vitality: 5
Available stat points: 5
└────────────────────────────────────┘
I hesitated.
Then started assigning points, guided by something deeper than thought.
┌───────────── Point Distribution ──────────────┐
Stamina: 5 (+2)
Strength: 5
Agility: 5 (+1)
Intelligence: 5
Vitality: 5 (+2)
Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings.
Available stat points: 5 (-5)
└────────────────────────────────────┘
Confirm.
The window blinked. Then updated.
┌───────────── Point Distribution ──────────────┐
Stamina: 7
Strength: 5
Agility: 6
Intelligence: 5
Vitality: 7
Available stat points: 0
└────────────────────────────────────┘
No lights. No sounds.
But my body shivered.
I felt my heartbeat settle.
My breath steady.
My chest… open.
Later, on the platform, I decided to test it.
Not officially.
Just me.
Facing myself.
I stood at the edge, like always.
Deep breath.
Hold.
Go.
Thirty seconds. Forty. One minute.
My throat tightened a bit. But it was manageable.
My heart stayed calm. My mind too.
One minute thirty. Two. Two thirty.
I held nearly three full minutes before the warning signs kicked in.
Slight dizziness. Pins and needles in my fingers.
I stopped there. On purpose.
I stood back up, breathing hard—
But proud.
Not invincible.
But definitely… not the same.
The window returned.
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
Identification
Test subject : KAI
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
Age: 23 ans
Height: 186 cm
Level: 1
XP: 0 / 150
Title: None
┌───────────── Stats ──────────────┐
Water Affinity: Mediocre
Stamina: 7
Strength: 5
Agility: 6
Intelligence: 5
Vitality: 7
Available stat points: 0
└───────────────────────────────┘
Skills: None
Nothing had changed on the outside.
But inside, I was changing.
I walked home with my head full of static.
I didn’t say anything to my family.
Not yet.
I wasn’t ready.
And neither were they.
But one thing was clear:
This system wasn’t just a bonus.
It was a calling.
And I was going to answer it.
