1 Arrival

Inside a forest, a gentle breeze blew as a young man lay unconsious on the ground.

A groan escaped his lips as he slowly woke up. The young man gasped for a breath of air before he whispered, "W-where am I?"

Suddenly, the young man collapsed to the ground again as he clutched his head in pain. The young man felt memories, old and new, flood into him. Sweat dropped from his brows as he lay on the ground.

The young man, exhausted and confused, slowly said, "I remember… I was at home before a man came inside and killed me…"

The young man froze as his face slowly turned into a frown. He said, "Then whose memories are these? A third prince, exiled for being a useless disgrace… killed by an assassin, hired by his… no, my father…"

The young man slowly sat up as he began to realize, he was the young prince. Gritting through the pain, the young man slowly made his way towards the sound of water. After 10 minutes, he came across a lake with streams pointing in every direction. The young man walked to the edge of the pool and looked at his own reflection.

The lake's surface showed a handsome young man, about 15 years old. The young man had jetblack hair and dark blue eyes. He appeared rather scrawny and weak while his skin was a pale white. He was wearing a tattered shirt that had a bloody hole where his heart was.

The young man felt his face before he said, "Is that… me?"

The young man smiled. He closed his eyes and put a hand over his heart before he said, "Nice, I get to live again. I must have taken over this guys body when we died. Don't worry bro. Because I got your memories, I can feel what you wanted. We will have our revenge, so rest easy and reincarnate."

The young man slightly glowed as a spirit in the shape of the young man flowed out from him. The spirit smiled and bowed before it began to fade and disappered.

Suddenly, a transparent screen appeared before the young man. The screen read, [The Adapting system would like to bind to host, Accept?]

The young man stared at the screen as he thought, 'This must be my cliche power but… Adapting system?'

He stared for a second before he said, "Accept."

The screen changed as it displayed a loading screen, [Binding: 1%… 13%… 37%… 76%… 100%… Congratulations host for successfully binding. Host has been awarded: 1x Starter Package.]

Even though he expected it, he was still surprised when the system binded with him. He felt a weird, tingling feeling course through out his body before it settled down and went back to normal.

The young man sat down as he said, "System?"

[Yes host? Also, a quick reminder. Please use your thoughts to talk to the system or else you risk looking like a crazy person.] Instead of a screen, the young man heard a robotic voice with no distinguishing trait.

"System, what exactly can you do?" The young man asked. The sun was up high in the sky so the forest floor felt extreme warm and cozy, making the young man yawn.

[I can grant you anything from the realms in which you've been to.]

The young man froze as he thought, 'This is actually… more than expected.'

The young man suddenly yawned as his eyes slowly closed and he fell asleep. After a couple hours, he woke up and said, "System, what happened while I was asleep?"

[Nothing important happened. Some small animals came by and drank some water before leaving.]

The young man slowly stood up as he said, "System, how do I get stuff?"

[You can use the store function. Anything in the world's you've been to can be bought, for a price. Also, you should open the starter pack as it'll give you a small amount of System points, a set of clothes, a weapon and an ability.] Explained the system. The young man nodded towards the explanation as he asked the system to open the starter pack. He gained 10,000 system points, a white shirt with black jeans and black sports shoes, a light green crystal bow and a cooking skill.

"System, what's with this bow? I don't even have a quiver or arrows!" Said the young man. From his memories, both this life and the last, he never used the bow. His last life was a world of peace so he never got the chance and in this world, his body couldn't handle any type of strain so he never even left his bedroom.

The system gave a quick reply as it said, [That bow is called 'Oak' and it's the lost treasure of the elves. Oak was lost in the second world war as the Elven king at the time entered the fray to give his people enough time to escape. This bow is made from a material called 'Hallow' and has the ability to turn a person's magic power into an arrow.]

The young man stood wide-eyed as he stared at the bow. He thought that he must be extremely lucky to get a legendary equipment on his first try. The young man held the bow in a standard archery position and tried to make an arrow but after 5 minutes, the only thing he managed to make was silence.

The young man brought the bow down and asked, "Hey system, Why can't I make an arrow?"

[It's because host has damaged magic circuits. The system can fix them for 5,000 system points.]

The young man collapsed to his knees as he muttered, "So expensive…"

After think for a bit, the young man agreed and asked the system to fix his magic circuits. It took roughly 30 minutes before the system told him it was finished. The young man closed his eyes as he savoured the feeling of magic flow through his body. He stood up and held the bow and tried to channel his magic to the bow. The bow shone with a dim green light as an arrow of light appeared. The young man drew the arrow back and aimed at a far away tree. He suddenly let the arrow loose as it took off in a blur of light. A couple seconds later, an explosion rang out as a huge dust cloud rose in the direction he fired the arrow.

The young man sprinted towards the dust cloud. Waiting as the dust settled, the young man said, "System, can you store the bow? It'll be inconvenient to always carry it. Plus, it could get stolen."

[Opening Inventory Function… Inventory Unlocked! Host only needs to think of what you want to store or take out to use the inventory. Also, dropping a drop of blood on the bow binds it to the host.]

The young man stored the bow after binding it before turning towards the dust cloud and became stunned. What appeared was an extremely long snake with transparent scales that shimmered in the light, making it extremely hard to find but the huge hole through it's body helped.

Suddenly, the system rang out as it said, [Opening Quest Function… Quest Function Unlocked!

Quest complete: Kill 1 one-star beast.

Reward: 10 system points.

Milestone Quest Complete: Reach level 5.

Reward: 10 Status points.]

The young man asked, "System, what other functions do you have? Plus, what's with the one-star thing?"

[The system has a myriad amount of functions, however, the functions the host can unlock depends on the situation. They could be unlocked or maybe not. The systems current functions are: Status, Abilities, Inventory, Store and Quests. Next, the one-star represents the beasts danger rating. In this world, people and beast have evolved into extremely strong beings. Humans developed cultivation and magic while beasts evolved. A normal animal doesn't have a rating but when it evolves into a beast, it gains a star rating. Each star represents its danger level and while one-star may seem weak, it's still able to destroy villages.]

The young man thanked the system for the information as he stored the corpse. He checked his surroundings before slowly making his way back to the lake. He sat down on the edge of the lake as he said, "The third prince died that day and I took over, so lets bury his names to let him rest in peace. From this day forward, I'll be called…"