Chapter 5 - 05

/ In a forest /

We could see an immense dense and lush forest filled with countless trees of different species, from small trees to large trees as well as a fairly common variety of wild animals that could be seen everywhere such as foxes, squirrels, rabbits and many others accompanied by a panoply of birds and all this embellished with flowers of all kinds of smells and colors.​ ​

The sight of this forest and the smell that emanated from it really gave it a healthy, prosperous and beautiful image, a real little paradise for animals.

This forest was certainly large, covering hundreds of square meters of land, if not thousands. A forest big enough that it would take days of walking to cross it, or at least for normal humans.

This forest was accompanied by a large mountain glued at its extremities that ran along the whole forest but the place that attracted the most attention was surely the highest point of the mountain that gave the impression of piercing the sky.

It was so high that one could see the whole forest from its top.

But the mountain was not the only one to accompany the forest, there was also in its center a huge hexagonal shaped lake that was neither too big nor too small, typical of a simple lake that could be seen quite easily.

The lake was not connected to any sea, ocean or other, it was cut off from everything and was surrounded only by a huge forest and a mountain and knowing the world, it was not fed by any modern means such as pipes, ...

It was magical.

If we look more closely at this lake and move our gaze to the trees on the shore of the lake, under a tree, we could see something at his feet that seemed to have a humanoid shape.

As we got even closer, we could clearly see its silhouette.

He was a boy of about 18 years old and he was about 78 meters tall to the nȧkėd eye, but that was not the main thing, the most important thing was that he was very handsome and attractive.

Basically, this boy, not to repeat himself on the description, was our Shin. He had kept his previous appearance, the same hair, the same face, everything except that his skin was even softer and more beautiful, his features had refined to become even more beautiful almost resembling those of a woman but what made him so irresistible was the aura he emitted, a soft, warm and natural aura that would make all women fall at his feet.

He had undoubtedly become the most beautiful man in the universe.

After a moment of sleep on Shin's part, his eyes finally opened little by little.

"Hmmm"

When he opened his eyes, he quickly wrinkled them due to the dazzling sun hitting his face, putting one hand in front of his face to prevent the sun from dazzling him even more.

After recovering a little from his sleep and adapting his eyes to the sun, he finally opened them completely and put them on this new world for the first time.

But he didn't have too much time to admire it that a slight headache suddenly appeared, reminding him of everything that happened to him, from his past life to his reincarnation until now.

A few minutes passed and the headache finally disappeared to allow Shin to fully admire the environment he was in.

The sun that once dazzled him disappeared as if it had only been there to awaken him from his sleep.

Shin was finally able to see a large lake in front of him filled with water of a celestial blue and crystal clarity that shone under the light accompanied by majestic dances and songs of birds of all kinds, a magnificent scene that would be imprinted forever in his memory.

Still admiring the lake, Shin heard small rustling sounds on the right side that made him turn his head to check the reason for the noise.

After all, despite the beauty of the place, it was an unknown place or even an unknown world so he didn't know what to expect and was not prepared for any kind of fight.

Turning his head to his right, Shin could see that the noise he heard came from a distance of a hundred meters, a distance that a normal human could not hear, let alone with the clarity and sharpness with which he had heard it.

Nevertheless, with a little time of observation, he was able to see that it was only a fox, a non-aggressive animal, and that it would only attack him if Shin attacked it.

Finally making his move, Shin got up from the ground on which he was sitting by leaning on the tree he was on.

Finally standing up, Shin could feel a difference in his body at the first movement of his body.

He was lighter, stronger, more physically developed and his five senses were also more developed. He felt it even without having experienced it, he knew he was strong, much stronger, faster, more agile, everything was improved to what he personally found a terrifying degree.

Wanting to take a deeper look at his body, he noticed that he wasn't wearing the clothes he had before he died but was now dressed in a simple white T-shirt with black pants and black shoes, a very simple outfit.

Shin took off his shirt so that he could see the transformation his body had undergone even though he was already imagining what it would look like given his mass, which didn't seem to have changed more than that.

With the shirt off, Shin saw his body that was already pretty well beaten in his old life even better.

Chiseled and well proportioned muscles with a nice little six pack abs, arms and shoulders a little wider and better shaped, it looked like a slightly better chiseled and proportioned lifeguard body with a beautiful jade skin.

After observing his new body, Shin put his shirt back on and noticed after putting it back on that the birds and animals in the area had all come close to him and finally circled him.

Foxes, birds, squirrels, deer, wild boar, all types of forest animals were present around him.

Indeed, Shin had felt the animals approaching him but didn't say anything because he didn't feel any malevolence emanating from them just curiosity and strangely respect and a kind of love that a child would feel in front of his parent.

Shin decided to crouch down to keep up with most of the animals so that they would eventually react and get closer and closer to him.

Birds landed on his head and shoulders with squirrels while foxes, rabbits, ... rubbed against him as if to receive attention and ċȧrėsses.

Their behaviors made Shin laugh and he ended up sitting down to play and ċȧrėss the animals to spend a little moment of peace and tranquility, a feeling that he really felt and that was very pleasant, Shin had a kind of connection with the animals and what seemed nature.

After a short hour of ċȧrėssing, the animals left to leave Shin alone and take care of his business. Even though they were not too far away, they wanted to stay close to Shin.

Shin still sitting on the floor on the ticklish grass stood up to stretch his arms numb after a long session of playing and ċȧrėssing.

"I wonder why I feel a strange bond with these animals and what seems to be nature," Shin wondered after thinking about what had just happened because normally, wild animals should not get as close to humans, let alone as familiar, without counting this strange bond.

[Ding]

[Answer for the host]

Shin was surprised and confused at the time when he heard this sudden voice in his head but eventually remembered the system that was given to him by the will of the universe.

After he recovered from this confusion, he wondered what the system had just said.

"What do you mean by lineage?"

[Please say "State" in your head to better understand, host]

'State'

[Name: Shin Ai

Age : 18 (physically and mentally)

Race: Phoenix God

Bloodline: God of Life]