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I - ISEKAI AS INCUBU

  Around 56 million people die each year in the world, which corresponds to approximately 150,000 deaths per day.

  Mortality rate

  The crude global mortality rate is 8.24 per 1,000 people per year, according to the World Factbook.

  73% of deaths are caused by diseases.

  Main causes of death:

  Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death, responsible for almost a third of deaths.

  Cancer is responsible for almost 10 million deaths.

  Our story begins in an atypical way.

  The truck does not run over the protagonist. The protagonist does not save a child or a mother from an accident or an unfair or random fatality. Nothing like that, a simple and prosaic stroke, added to a lonely life, after a turbulent separation, in a 30-year marriage, 2 grown children, one of whom is a firefighter sergeant and a daughter who lives and studies tourism in Australia.

  Our protagonist was having the end of the day, a Thursday, like any other, he had just arrived from work, a job as a stocker in a local supermarket chain, he went up to the fourth floor where his newly rented studio apartment was. The studio apartment was close to work, 3 blocks away, it was pre-furnished, with ice-colored walls, a single window that looked out onto a busy and noisy street, at any time of day, a white enameled iron table, already peeling, with a cheap marble top. He had just taken a shower and was wearing only a towel making the champion dish of singles and losers, instant chicken noodles, an unbeatable classic.

  When our protagonist was married, he enjoyed cooking, from the basics, the everyday ones: rice, beans, fried steak, to more sophisticated dishes like Japanese food, pasta, pizza, fondue and risottos. But all of that stopped being fun after the separation. He sits on the only sofa in the studio apartment, made of brown synthetic leather with marks from much use, some of which are not very good to mention, but our protagonist would never know that. He puts a dish towel on his lap and puts the pan still hot on top of the towel. Laziness got the better of him. Why would he want to dirty a plate, right? He takes the first bite of the noodles and sucks on the pasta, making that wet sucking sound. Selene, his ex, who got everything, hated it when he did that. On the other hand, she must be making a similar sound on her personal trainer's “tool” right now, bitch. But our protagonist refuses to dwell on those events from the past for the hundredth time in less than two hours. He focuses on the sublime flavor of his instant chicken noodles. He looks at the Barbie doll, a cheaper model and brunette, which was all stuck with pins with colorful balls, which was hanging on the wall, with a string around its neck, very similar to a gallows, but of course that was just an unfortunate coincidence. He raises the beer can in a toast and says.

  “Fuck you, Bitch!”

  He takes a sip of the reasonably cold beer, a cheap beer that tastes of lost nights, disappointments and heartbreaks. And the “damn” thing hit him hard, damn bad beer, he feels his vision blurry, he tries to look at the expiration date on the can, but his fingers go numb, looking like two German sausages. Suddenly the room spins and he is thankful to still be sitting on the couch, then comes the headache, a blow to the back of the head and everything goes white.

  From this point on, our protagonist is spared from the following events. He collapses on the couch, the beer falls to the floor, half of it runs in front of the couch and the rest under the couch. The night goes on without the protagonist knowing. The stroke caused a brain hemorrhage and he went straight into a coma. When daybreak comes, two things happen: the beer is already stinking in the closed room on a normal summer day and the cell phone rings the alarm to wake up and go to work.

  Our protagonist is found 5 days after his stroke. His body gave up on the second day. A sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, stress and the heat won the battle, 10 to 0 for the stroke.

  SYSTEM STARTING UP…WELCOME:

  SYSTEM - #2Ba2d9%-Y65F

  USER - 000- 56.987.360

  Our protagonist wakes up in a white room, at least he thinks it's a white room, the place has no walls, ceiling or floor. He tries to get up, but nothing happens, he tries to look down, but nothing happens, he raises his hands…and…nothing…not even hands, not even the feeling of hands, or his body.

  This would be the moment when our protagonist should panic, but since he has no body and no adrenaline running through his veins, much less veins, his fight/flight system doesn't exist either.

  The light changes subtly to a mysterious greenish tone, and in the blink of an eye, a low oval table appears, made of dark wood, mahogany or another similar wood, unadorned, unvarnished, the wax polished to a mirror, a professional and expensive table. White walls appear soon after, the floor is covered in a carpet with a light bamboo pattern, two white Sherlock Holmes-style armchairs, made of fabric, facing each other, complete the room.

  A woman, wearing a pinstripe suit, a secretary skirt and high-heeled pumps, straight, straight hair as black as an eclipse, long to her knees, oriental, with exotic beauty but leaning towards the femme fatale, slender, but not skinny, curvy but not with a guitar body, her eyes are emerald green and her mouth small with lips of eternal kiss, painted in traffic light red color. She enters through a door that until then did not exist in the room, in her hands a tablet or clipboard, she sits in the armchair and looks at our protagonist.

  HELLO! I AM YOUR PERSONAL SYSTEM STARTUP ASSISTANT. YOU CAN CALL ME SIS. DON'T WORRY, UNLIKE OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS, OURS PROVIDES A SMOOTHER TRANSITION. ALL YOUR QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED, WITHIN YOUR ACCESS LIMIT AND THERE ARE NO TIME LIMITS OR DEMANDS. His voice is hoarse, a little sing-song, seems to have a slight French accent, definitely sexy.

  The protagonist looks at him, not understanding, but he does the classic math 2+2=...

  “Did I die?”

  YES. SIS says shortly and directly, his posture and tone of voice unperturbed, as if he had asked what time it is.

  Our protagonist feels like he should be hyperventilating or vomiting or simply in shock at this point, but he doesn’t feel anything, or almost nothing, he feels a slight curiosity.

  YOU’RE NOT FEELING ANY OF THESE FEELINGS DUE TO THE EMOTIONAL CUSHIONING SYSTEM IMPLANTED IN NEW USERS. THIS IS DONE TO EASIER THE TRANSITION. DON’T WORRY, YOUR FEELINGS WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL AFTER THE INITIAL ADJUSTMENTS.

  “Are you reading my mind?” Once again, the protagonist only feels a slight curiosity about the invasion of privacy.

  YES. THE USER DOES NOT HAVE A BODY. SO COMMUNICATION TAKES PLACE DIRECTLY THROUGH A SPIRITUAL BRIDGE. AS FOR YOUR PRIVACY, AS YOUR PERSONAL ASSISTANT I ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO THE SOURCE SYSTEM AND THE DESIGNATED USER. THEREFORE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SHARE ANYTHING WITH OTHER USERS OR OTHER ASSISTANTS.

  “And how will I know you’re not lying?”

  UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONLY WAY FOR THE USER TO KNOW THIS WILL BE THROUGH A RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST BUILT OVER TIME.

  You dodged the question well, I’ll let it go, beautiful women are my weakness, who do I want to fool? “HHuuumm…so I died, I don’t know if that’s good or bad. What’s going to happen now?”

  THANK YOU! YES, THE USER IS DEAD. IT DEPENDS. THE USER WAS SELECTED FOR REINCARNATION IN ANOTHER REALITY.

  “It’s really weird to have someone reading my mind. Why was I selected? Why reincarnation? And how did I die?”

  THE USER WILL GET USED TO IT. ALL LIVING BEINGS, AND SOME UNDEAD, HAVE MAGIC. IN YOUR REALITY, THIS MAGIC IS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. THE MAGIC CONTAINED IN YOUR BODY IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH YOUR REALITY, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT HAS TO BE EXPUNGED., THE USER IS ABLE TO BE COLLECTED AND USED BY OTHER SYSTEMS. REINCARNATION IS USUALLY THE USER TRANSFER SYSTEM WITH THE BEST COST-BENEFIT. THERE ARE OTHER TYPES, BUT DUE TO THE OPERATIONAL COSTS, THEY ARE RESERVED FOR SPECIFIC OR URGENT SITUATIONS. THE USER HAD A STROKE AND DIED OF DEHYDRATION AFTER TWO DAYS, SITTING IN HIS ARMCHAIR.

  “Did anyone come to my funeral?

  AS AN ASSISTANT I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS KIND OF DETAIL.

  “So because I’m an incompatible, I don’t belong to anyone, anyone can come and take it?” Again, just a mild curiosity instead of frustration, helplessness and anger.

  NO. ONCE PER CYCLE A DRAW IS HELD AND THE HARVEST OF THAT CYCLE IS SENT TO THE WINNER.

  “That makes me feel much better.” He really wanted sarcasm to drip from the sentence, but the buffering system didn’t even let that happen. “Harvest, explain that better.”

  THE HARVEST OCCURS ONCE PER CYCLE, THIS HAPPENS IN ALL SYSTEMS. IN YOUR PREVIOUS SYSTEM THIS OCCURRED EVERY 365 DAYS, WHICH WE CALL A CYCLE, BUT THIS VARIES FROM SYSTEM TO SYSTEM. IN YOUR SYSTEM, THE SOULS/SPIRITS THAT DIE ARE REUSED OR SENT TO SECTORS PREDETERMINED BY THE SYSTEM MANAGED BY THE RESIDENT DIVINITIES. IN THE CASE OF INCOMPATIBLE, THEY HAVE TO BE PURGED OR THEY MAY CORRUPT THE NATIVE SYSTEM. USUALLY AFTER THE SYSTEM TRANSFER, THE SOULS/SPIRITS OF INCOMPATIBLE ADAPT TO THE NEW SYSTEM, IF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN, THEY ARE CONTINUOUSLY PROCESSED UNTIL PERFECT INTEGRATION. BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE. MOST PEOPLE WILL USUALLY ONBOARD THE NEW SYSTEM THE FIRST TIME OR VERY RARELY ONBOARD THE SECOND TIME.

  “That’s a lot to take in. So what’s going to happen?”

  THE USER WILL GO THROUGH THE STANDARD ONBOARDING PROCESS. THE SYSTEM HAS IDENTIFIED A GAME INTERFACE AS THE EASIEST WAY FOR NEW USERS TO GET UP AND RUNNING. SHALL WE START?

  “Sure, why not?” Again, an attempt at sarcasm fails.

  SAY, START, STATUS.

  She completely ignores my attempt at sarcasm. So beautiful!

  “Start, Status!”

  Name: Messala Carvalho da Silva

  Race: ???

  Sex: ???

  Class: ???

  Patronus: ???

  Skills: ???

  Gifts: ???

  PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

  Body

  Dexterity

  Strength

  MENTAL ATTRIBUTES

  Intelligence

  Instinct

  Perseverance

  Charisma

  SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES

  Spirit

  Magic

  Essence

  Luck

  “Wooo!!!!" There are many attributes.

  FIRST, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO CHOOSE A NEW USER NAME OR KEEP IT.

  “Does that make any difference?”

  IT DEPENDS, IF THE USER CHOOSES TO KEEP THE NAME OR CHOOSES ANOTHER ONE AND CHOOSES TO REINCARNATE IN A BABY, THE SYSTEM WILL TRY TO KEEP THE NAME BUT REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE LOCATION OF REINCARNATION CAN CAUSE DISCREPANCIES IN THE NAME CHOSEN. IF THE USER DECIDES NOT TO CHOOSE A NEW NAME OR NOT TO KEEP THE OLD NAME, THE SYSTEM WILL ASSIGN A NEW NAME. BUT, ULTIMATELY, IT DOESN’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

  “Ok. I think a new life deserves a blank slate, Sis let the SYSTEM choose.” I’m feeling slightly optimistic.

  NOW IT'S TIME TO CHOOSE THE RACE.

  THERE ARE 843 POSSIBLE RACES.

  “843?!?!...It's complicated. Are all of these humanoid races?”

  NO. AMONG THE 843 POSSIBLE RACES ARE, HUMANOIDS, PLANTS, ANIMALS AND SPIRITS.

  “Okay...let's go piece by piece, like Jack. How many are just humanoids?”

  97.

  “That's better. How many live a long time, or are immortal, in this case, I mean they don't die of old age?”

  22.

  “Fraack...that's all, I thought there would be at most one! How many are immune to poison?”

  6.

  “Are any of these 6 immune to diseases too?”

  1.

  “Show me.”

  INCUBUS(or succubi, if female) are the demons of lust and desire, the most renowned tempters of the hellish hordes. Beautiful in appearance and with striking personalities, incubi seem to be the answer to mortals’ most hidden dreams and needs. While they feed off the energy of the people who get too close to them – one of the traits that makes them so dangerous – many incubi have adapted to living with mortals and no longer dry their victims to death, while others only crave for their latest kill to exhale one final moan of pleasure with their last breath.

  Physical Description

  Incubi look much like humans, having a wide range of heights, weights, builds, skin, hair and eye colors. The one thing they all share are the large, batlike wings on their back and incredible beauty. Even if they are Corrupt beings, their outward appearance is nothing short of perfection. Some incubi may have horns on their heads or a tail, and these features can have a variety of shapes: the horns being straight or curled, white or black; the tail reptilian or covered in fur. Only spawned by the death of sin-corrupted souls or created directly from infernal energies. Despite what folklore would state, incubi and succubi are not able to breed only, and can never bring any offspring.

  “Ouchhh…demon? Seriously? Isn’t that a bit appealing? Won’t I get into trouble right away like that? Wait…do baby demons exist?”

  FOLLOWING THE USER’S CRITERIA, THIS IS THE ONLY VIABLE RACE. AS FOR BEING APPEALING, LIKE ALL CHOICES, IT HAS ITS PROS AND CONS, BUT IT’S NOT UP TO ME TO GIVE AN OPINION. IT DEPENDS ON THE DEMON’S RACE, YES, THERE ARE BABY DEMONS, IN THE CASE OF INCUBI/SUCCUBI, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. THEY ARE EITHER CREATED THIS WAY OR THEY ARE SPIRITS THAT HAVE BEEN CORRUPTED OVER MILLENNIA.

  “I feel like there’s a catch here. Can everyone choose all these types of races, including demons and other absurd races like that?” I feel like crossing my arms and giving a piercing look. It’s really annoying not to have a body.

  THERE’S NO CATCH. NO, THE RACES THAT CAN BE CHOSEN VARY FROM USER TO USER. THE MOST CHOSEN ARE HUMANS AND THEIR VARIANTS, ELVES AND THEIR VARIANTS, WITH DARK ELVES HAVING INCREASED IN USERS’ TASTE IN THE LAST FEW CYCLES, DWARVES AND 10% CHOOSING OTHER NON-HUMAN RACES. THIS RACE IN QUESTION, INCUBI, IS CHOSEN BY 0.4% OF USERS.

  “Wait. Are there any angels among the possible choices? If not, why not?” I feel like something is wrong here.

  THERE ISN’T, THE RACE IN QUESTION DOES NOT FIT THE USER’S PROFILE.

  “hhhhaaAAAmmm…Explain that better!” I knew it, there’s something wrong with that.

  THE USER’S SPIRIT IS NOT PURE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE THIS RACE.

  “Am…I…evil?” Again, just a slight curiosity, I feel like I should get upset, angry and vehemently deny this statement…but nothing comes.

  YES.

  “That was a little rude, I have the right to disagree and I think it’s unfair!” What a pain, I can’t even get upset.

  SIS looks at the clipboard/tablet in her hands and then turns it towards me.

  First a picture of my brunette Barbie appears, all skewered and hanging. Then a video shows a summary of the entire catharsis process that involved Barbie reaching this state. Let's just say that, looking at it from the outside, it really isn't something a good person would do. I look at her and she, with her beautiful face, raises an eyebrow, gives a slight smile and tilts her head indicating that there's more. I looked back and saw a special summary of my life with my good and bad points and a very professional graph showing that my life and actions were not on the side of LIGHT. I wasn't a Darth Vader, but I was far from being a saint. I won't go into details (but among these details was a photo of my 5T HD of videos from the websites). But this is an experience that no one would like to go through.

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  In the end it became clear that, so to speak: Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Anger, Lust, Pride, Envy. I was a constant user of 5. Yyeeeaaahhh.

  “Ok…I get it. Wow, you didn’t have to rub it in my face either. Okay, okay, I’m not a saint, but won’t choosing this race make these characteristics worse?” No worries, just fucking curiosity, what hate, I mean I would really like to feel hate…but nothing, zit, zero!

  INCUBI / SUCCUBI HAVE INTRINSIC CHARACTERISTICS. THEY FEED ON VITAL ENERGY OF A SPECIFIC TYPE, SEXUAL, THE MORE DEPRAVED AND INTENSE, THE BETTER. HOW THE USER WILL DEAL WITH THIS IS A PERSONAL CHOICE. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THE SYSTEM WILL NOT INTERFERE IN YOUR CHOICES, THEY WILL BE UNIQUE, EXCLUSIVE AND INDIVIDUAL TO EACH USER.

  “But if I choose to be an INCUBI - who am I kidding, beautiful, perfect, immortal, with a "tool" that would make a mule jealous. But for the sake of what remains of my conscience I will scrutinize every detail, to know what I am getting myself into - "I will basically become a parasite of living beings. What other option would I have, besides sucking sexual energy, or am I wrong?”

  SPIRITS OF THE SEXUAL TYPE, FEED ON SEXUAL ENERGY, IT CAN BE ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, FROM LIVING OR DEAD CREATURES. BUT THE MORE INTELLIGENT THE BEING INVOLVED, THE STRONGER AND “TASTIER” THE ENERGY WILL BE. PLANTS, TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE, WOULD BE LIKE FASTING ON WATER AND TOFU, ONE SEASON A YEAR.

  “Is there tofu in this new world I’m going to? I see, so I could become an INCUBI like Twilight? STOP EVERYTHING, this is going in a weird direction. I see, let’s put a NO GO sign on this route. I think I can get a sexual partner with this body, I’ve never been a seducer, but I wasn’t a 40-year-old virgin either.”

  YES TO BOTH QUESTIONS. I WILL NOT PROCEED FURTHER ON THIS LINE OF REASONING.

  “Can you starve to death?”

  NO. INITIALLY, AS SOON AS HIS ENERGY RESERVES ARE DEPLETED, MR. MALLUS WOULD RETURN TO HIS ASTRAL PLANE OF ORIGIN, SOMEWHERE IN HELL. I WILL SAY IN ADVANCE ,THAT THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR DEMONS TO WANT TO GET OUT OF THERE. IN HELL, IF THE LACK OF FOOD CONTINUED, YOUR BODY WOULD BE REDUCED TO ITS CORE AND WOULD REMAIN INERT UNTIL IT RECEIVED ENERGY.

  “Okay, okay. What is this thing, core?

  ALL BEINGS HAVE A CORE THAT WHEN IT MATERIALIZES, USUALLY THIS OCCURS WHEN THE BEING DIES, THE CORE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEALING WITH MAGICAL ENERGIES, THE BIGGER AND MORE CRYSTALLINE IT IS, THE STRONGER AND MORE POWERFUL THE BEING. THE COLORS ARE IN ORDER ASCENDANT:

  DIAMOND

  WHITE=>Dull=>Shiny

  YELLOW=>Dark=>Dull=>Crystal

  ORANGE=>Dark=>Dull=>Crystal

  RED=>Dark=>Dull=>Crystal

  GREEN=>Dark=>Dull=>Crystal

  BLUE=>Dark=>Dull=>Crystal

  PURPLE=>Dark=>Dull=>Crystal

  GRAY

  BLACK

  MR. MALLUS BEGINS WITH A DARK PURPLE CORE, NORMAL FOR SPIRITS.

  “Then I choose INCUBI.” The status screen reappears updated with the new choices.

  Name: Mallus

  Race: Spirit (lust demon, meta type/ INCUBI)

  Sex: Male

  Class: ???

  Patronus: ???

  Skills: ???

  Gifts: ???

  PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

  Body

  Dexterity

  Strength

  MENTAL ATTRIBUTES

  Intelligence

  Instinct

  Perseverance

  Charisma

  SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES

  Spirit

  Magic

  Essence

  Luck

  NOW MR. MALLUS CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN MAGIC USER OR NOT.

  “Magic user, of course. Who would choose not to use magic if they had the possibility?” Thinking about it, I remember that there were people who didn't like anything related to magic, movies, books or games. At my work, there were always some soccer fanatics. The worst day was after the Vasco x Flamengo and Fluminense x Flamengo games. The city gets dirty, people would arrive late for work and tired from having stayed up partying until late. And of course, I was the one who got more work.

  A REASONABLE NUMBER OF USERS CHOOSE NOT TO BE MAGIC USERS FOR VARIOUS REASONS. THIS CHOICE ALSO AFFECTS THE NUMBER OF REALITIES AVAILABLE TO CHOOSE FROM. NON-MAGIC USERS HAVE A GREATER NUMBER OF REALITIES TO CHOOSE FROM. AMONG THE TYPES OF MAGIC PRESENT IN THE SYSTEM THERE ARE TWO TYPES: ARCANA AND SPIRITUAL.

  “Realities? How many?”

  AVAILABLE REALITIES:

  FANTASY - LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH MAGIC

  FANTASY - LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH MAGIC STONE AGE

  FANTASY - LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH MAGIC BRONZE AGE,

  FANTASY - LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH MAGIC IRON AGE

  FANTASY - LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH MAGIC MEDIEVAL

  FANTASY - LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH MAGIC STEAM

  FANTASY - LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH MAGIC ELECTRONIC

  QUANTUM FANTASY.

  “Quantum Fantasy? What is that?”

  QUANTUM FANTASY IS A SCENARIO WHERE THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MAGIC.

  “Okay. I choose Fantasy - High Steam Magic. I've always liked the Steampunk style of literature. That being said, it better explains the difference between Arcane and Spiritual magic.” Copper, leather, women wearing corsets, Jane Austen, Mr Darcy… How many times have I seen Pride and Prejudice?

  ARCANE MAGIC AND SPIRITUAL MAGIC HAVE THEIR MAIN DIFFERENCE IN THE LEARNING METHOD. WIZARDS, SORCERERS, CONJURERS, ENCHANTERS, ETC. THEY LEARN THEIR MAGIC THROUGH EXTENSIVE STUDY, USE OF FORMULAS AND ARCANE BOOKS AND LIBRARIES, THE MORE BOOKS, THE BIGGER THE LIBRARY AND THE HIGHER THE LEVEL OF THEORETICAL UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MAGIC, THE GREATER WILL BE THE USER'S REPERTOIRE AND POWER. THIS TYPE OF MAGIC IS LINKED TO THE LOGICAL SIDE OF MAGIC. SHAMANS, CLERICS, PRIESTS, SPIRIT GUIDES, ETC. THEY LEARN THEIR MAGIC THROUGH PATRONS, SPIRITUAL BEINGS THAT THE USER MAKES A CONTRACT WITH. THE GREATER THE DEDICATION, OFFERINGS, ALTAR, DEVOTION AND CONNECTION WITH THE PATRON, THE GREATER THE USER'S POWER WILL BE. THIS TYPE OF MAGIC IS LINKED TO THE USER'S FAITH.

  “In video games, I always play as a cleric, support and more relaxed, I don't see INCUBI as the front line, firing magic missiles and fireballs left and right. The ability to heal has always attracted me...strangely enough, I never thought about studying medicine or anything in the medical field..”

  Name: Mallus

  Race: Spirit (lust demon, meta type/ INCUBI)

  Sex: Male

  Class: Priest

  Patron: Beelshamor

  Abilities: Assesing, Astral Combat, Athletics, Intimidation, Perception, Unarmed Combat

  Gifts: Astral Form, Materialization, Banishment Resistance, Life Energy Drain, Influence, Spirit Pact, Magical Defense, Sapience, Compulsion (lust), Desire Intensification, Mutable Form, Realistic Form.

  PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

  Body: 2

  Dexterity: 5

  Strength: 4

  MENTAL ATTRIBUTES

  Intelligence: 2

  Instinct: 2

  Perseverance: 3

  Charisma: 7

  SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES

  Spirit: 4

  Magic: 4

  Essence: 6

  Luck: 6

  Initiative: 7-21

  Astral Initiative: 9-24

  “OHOHOHOH… and so much more, can you explain what all this is?”

  OF COURSE MR. MALLUS. AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, OUR INTEGRATION SYSTEM IS FRIENDLY AND WE HAVE NO TIME LIMIT, TO BE EXACT, WE ARE OUTSIDE THE TIME DIMENSION. MOVING ON, WE WILL EXPLAIN POINT BY POINT.

  RACE: DEFINES BASIC PARAMETERS, PHYSICAL TYPES WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS, INTELLECTUAL CAPACITIES, SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES, ACCESS OR NOT TO MAGIC, VULNERABILITIES AND STRENGTHS.

  SEX: MALE.

  SIS looks down at a point a little below the line of sight.

  I look and realize that I have a body, in fact it is a body project, like a 3D drawing with only contour lines, even so I see something hanging between my legs, even without the sensation of weight or touch, the item in question exceeded my expectations. Let's face it, each to their own, women are obsessed with beautiful, perky and firm breasts, silky and light hair and curvy shapes. Men focus on our best friend, the bigger, more veiny, the better, a belly full of cumin, a toned body and most men will already be satisfied, if it is beautiful, even better, but it is not necessary. In fact, most men are already very happy when they are well “armed”.

  “Okay, continue.”

  CLASS: PRIEST - They may fight on the front lines, but they usually excel at supporting their allies with their support spells or doing the dirty work through summoned spirits. Like specialist mages, priests must forsake magic, acts, and items that oppose their patron spirit, as this drains their essence, impairing their ability to cast magic. Summoning a Spirit will eventually grant the choice of a personal spiritual entity, which in turn grants a specific power or benefit. This benefit can be an active or passive effect.

  SPIRITS

  Priests can summon spirits, but the spirit will disappear if the caster is stunned. Priests can only summon spirits related to their patron and certain locations, this can be strengthened, diminished, or even made impossible.

  PATRON: BEELSHAMOR - The "Prince of Pleasure", the "Lord of Excess", "He who does not tire". God of pleasure, pain, hedonism, excess, perfection and decadence. Lust, pride and self-indulgence are the hallmarks of all who follow him.

  “You seem like a good person. He has a sister? Can I choose another?” My kingdom with a hint of sarcasm.

  BEELSHAMOR IS NOT A PERSON, HE IS A DEITY. NO, DUE TO THE CHOICE OF RACE, THEY HAVE A SOLE PATRON, THE DEITY BEELSHAMOR. MR. MALLUS, YOU DON’T HAVE A KINGDOM. AND YES, HE HAS A TWIN SISTER. BUT SHE IS IN ANOTHER SYSTEM.

  “Sis, you have no sense of humor, do you?” I tilt my head to the side. How nice that I can do that now.”

  SKILLS:

  ASSESING - Ability to perceive AURAS in living beings and magical objects. Able to determine, in general, the strength and type of aura. The larger the aura, the stronger the being or object. Color also informs tendencies, cold colors tend towards good, warm colors tend towards evil, with dark red being the strongest degree of evil and white the purest good.

  ASTRAL COMBAT - Defines the general ability in combat on the astral planes.

  ATHLETIC - Ability in physical activities both in execution, performance and resistance.

  INTIMIDATION - Ability to defeat enemies through fear, whether through physical presence or verbal threats.

  PERCEPTION - Ability to gather information through the senses, whether physical or spiritual.

  UNARMED COMBAT - Ability to fight without weapons using physical means of the body itself: hands, claws, paws, tentacles, wings, tails, stingers, bites, etc.

  GIFTS

  ASTRAL FORM -

  Type: Magical

  Area of ??Effect: The user

  Action: Self

  A creature with this power exists only on the astral plane. Only astral attacks or mana spells/powers can harm an astral creature; physical attacks or spells/powers have no effect. The reverse is also true; an astral creature can only affect dual-natured beings or those on the astral plane, either through astral projection or astral perception. Creatures with this power can manifest on the physical plane in the same way as mages who project astrally.

  MATERIALIZATION -

  Type: Magical

  Area of ??Effect: The user

  Action: Complex

  Duration: Sustained

  Mages and many creatures can leave their bodies and project themselves into the astral plane. Likewise, many astral creatures can project themselves into the physical world and form a temporary "body" to inhabit while they are here. This allows them to interact with and affect physical beings. Additionally, they gain immunity to normal weapons while materialized. Materializing and dematerializing to return to the astral plane requires a Complex Action.

  BANISHMENT RESISTANCE -

  Type: Magical

  Range: Self

  Action: Self

  Duration: Special

  When resisting a Banishment attempt (the act of returning the spirit to its plane of origin), treat the spirit as if it owed a number of services equal to its Advantage; these are renewed at each sunrise and sunset and are cumulative with any services the spirit may owe to a caster.

  LIFE ENERGY DRAIN -

  Type: Physical

  Area of ??Effect: Touch

  Action: Complex

  Duration: Permanent

  This power allows a creature to permanently drain the life energy of another being and add it to their own. Drain Life Energy can target both physical/spiritual beings and sapient or non-sapient beings.

  Life Energy cannot be drained while the victim is actively and physically resisting. They must be willing or subdued (repressed, paralyzed, mentally controlled, etc.). The transfer of Life Energy can only occur through a strong emotional connection, be that emotion passion, anger, pain, pleasure, euphoria, or terror. The emotion must also be focused on the creature using the power. Abstract emotions are not enough; the emotion must be focused on the being performing the Life Energy drain; the victim must specifically be feeling strong emotions toward their attacker in order for the attacker to drain their Life Energy. While it is common for there to be a transfer of living material involved in a Drain Life Energy attack (a vampire drinking their victim's blood, for example), nothing beyond emotional connection, and usually physical contact, is really necessary for this power to work. Draining a point of Life Energy requires a Charisma battle between the parties that takes place every minute. If the creature is disturbed or interrupted before this check is completed, the point of Life Energy is not drained. Lost Life Energy affects a target character’s Spell Level. If a target character’s Life Energy is drained to 0, the character dies.

  A creature can only increase its Life Energy to twice its natural maximum. Any Life Energy drained beyond this point is lost; the creature’s astral form can only hold so much at a time.

  The psychic stimulation of the act of draining has the side effect of creating agony or euphoria in the victim, at the choice of the assailant or depending on the circumstances of the attack. Willing victims are more likely to experience a sense of ecstasy, which can be addictive. A willing victim being drained must make a psychological Addiction Test.

  A creature that drains Life Energy can pump its stolen Life Energy into other attributes, including Magic, as a Simple Action. Each point of Essence spent can temporarily increase one Physical or Mental attribute, or Magic, by +1. Multiple points of Life Energy can be spent on a single attribute if desired, but only one point can be spent per Simple Action. Although more than one attribute can be increased at a time (for example, Strength and Insight can be increased simultaneously), only one attribute can be increased per Simple Action. The maximum increase an attribute can receive in this way is +4. This attribute increase disappears after 12 hours, and the Essence points used to fuel it are lost.

  INFLUENCE -

  Type: Magical

  Range: Line of Sight

  Action: Complex

  Duration: Instantaneous

  This power grants a creature the ability to exert its own will over a target character. He can implant a suggestion in the target's mind. A battle of wills ensues. If the attacker is successful, his target acts on the suggestion as if it were his own idea. If the target resists, he realizes that he has been attacked. Orders that are very contrary to the target's tendencies are more likely to be resisted.

  SPIRITUAL PACT -

  Type: Magical

  Range: Special

  Action: Special

  Duration: Special

  A spirit with this power can form one or more spiritual pacts.

  MAGICAL DEFENSE -

  Type: Magical

  Range: Line of Sight

  Action: Free

  Duration: Instantaneous

  A creature with the Magical Defense power can use the Counterspell skill to provide defense against spells and dispel spells in the same way as a wizard's ability.

  SAPIENCE -

  Type: Physical

  Range: Self

  Action: Automatic

  Duration: Always

  Sapient creatures are self-aware, capable of making their own choices, and are generally at or above the level of Homo sapiens. While most creatures are considered Unaware of any abilities they do not possess, sapient creatures are merely inexperienced and can enter default mode normally. They are also capable of learning new abilities if they so choose.

  Most sapient creatures are mundane, but they are capable of awakening and possess a Magic attribute. Awakened sapient creatures are capable of learning any magical task they choose to perform and follow the same rules of magic as normal characters.

  COMPULSION (LUST)-

  Type: Magical

  Range: Line of Sight

  Action: Complex

  Duration: Sustained

  This power allows the target creature to be compelled to perform a specific action that is within the scope of the lust, even if that action is not in the target's best interests. The target creature may attempt to resist; if the target loses, it must immediately perform the compelled action. The victim immediately recognizes that it has been compelled to act after this power is used. This power cannot be used to plant suggestions for future compelled actions; once the power is dismissed, the target's mind returns to its own.

  DESIRE INTENSIFICATION-

  Type: Magical

  Range: Line of Sight

  Action: Complex

  Duration: Sustained

  Desire Intensification finds a single target's greatest desire within line of sight and conjures a complete sensory illusion attuned to that desire in the target's mind. Certain spirits use this power to lure in potential victims. The spirit itself can appear as a harmless or pleasant aspect of the illusion at will. To use this power, the creature must win a spiritual battle against the target. If successful, the victim falls into the illusion. Otherwise, the power has no effect on the victim. Left to their own devices, victims act as if their desire is real and right in front of them. If the victim is attacked, injured, slapped, and so on, they may make another roll to resist the illusion. Those who fail are left lost and entranced, trapped in the fulfillment of their desire.

  MUTABLE FORM -

  Type: Physical

  Range: Self

  Action: Automatic

  Duration: Special

  Spirits normally materialize in the same form each time, but Mutative Form allows the spirit to appear differently each time. The spirit's aura remains unchanged, however. If the spirit also possesses the Realistic Form power, it can impersonate someone else. This power is only available to spirits with Materialization.

  REALISTIC FORM-

  Type: Physical

  Range: Self

  Action: Automatic

  Duration: Special

  A spirit with Realistic Form can be mistaken for a normal physical creature or object when materializing, or appear normal when attached to a vessel. A spirit that appears as a metahuman would have a regular heartbeat and breathing. A spirit that appears as an object mimics the object's normal functionality; for example, a toaster might be plugged into an electrical outlet to toast bread. The spirit is in no way disguised from the astral plane, but to physical observation, it appears in every sense to be a natural part of the physical world.

  Note that spirits with the Materialization power typically have only one materialized form. Spirits materialized with this power can choose to appear using Realistic Form or their normal materialized form. A fire elemental might still appear as a column of raging flames, but it might also appear as a beautiful woman.

  “It’s a lot, I won’t be able to remember all of this. Is there a manual I can study?” I’m one of those people who, when buying something new, takes special pleasure in reading the manual. It seems that I remember things better when I read them than when someone else speaks.

  AS YOUR ASSISTANT, I CAN PASS ON THE INFORMATION WHENEVER IT’S REQUESTED, AND OF COURSE, IF MR. MALLUS THINKS IT’S BETTER TO HAVE A PHYSICAL MANUAL, WE CAN TRANSCRIBE IT AS SOON AS THE MATERIALS ARE ACQUIRED.

  “Right. And what do these numbers mean? What is the average, normal value?”

  THE NUMBERS ARE INDICATORS THAT FACILITATE THE SYSTEM.

  0 = DEAD.

  1 = SICK.

  THIS COULD BE SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP TO MOVE AROUND OR SOMEONE IN A COMA.

  2= ??WEAK

  3= NORMAL

  4= ATHLETIC

  5= ATHLETE

  6= MAXIMUM

  MOST RACES HAVE A LIMIT OF 6, BUT OF COURSE SOME HAVE HIGHER VALUES. THE MAXIMUM INTELLIGENCE AND CHARISMA OF ELVES IS 7. DWARFS HAVE A MAXIMUM VALUE OF 7 IN BODY.

  “I understand. And now, what’s missing?”

  Name: Mallus

  Race: Spirit (demon of lust, meta type/ INCUBI)

  Sex: Male

  Class: Priest

  Patron: Beelshamor

  PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

  Body: 2

  Dexterity: 5

  Strength: 4

  MENTAL ATTRIBUTES

  Intelligence: 2

  Instinct: 2

  Perseverance: 3

  Charisma: 7

  SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES

  Spirit: 4

  Magic: 4

  Essence: 6

  Luck: 6

  Initiative: 7-21

  Astral Initiative: 9-24

  Name: Mallus

  Race: Spirit (demon of lust, meta type/ INCUBI)

  Sex: Male

  Class: Priest

  Patron: Beelshamor

  Skills: Assessing 2, Astral Combat 2, Athletics 2, Intimidation 2, Perception 2, Unarmed Combat 2

  Gifts: Astral Form 2, Materialization 2, Banishment Resistance 2, Life Energy Drain 2, Influence 2, Spiritual Pact 2, Magical Defense 2, Sapience 2, Compulsive (lust) 2, Desire Intensification 2, Mutable Form 2, Realistic Form 2.

  AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, ALL VALUES HAVE BEEN NORMALIZED TO 2, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESPECTIVE AREA. THE VALUES OF SKILLS AND GIFTS CANNOT BE GREATER THAN THE BASE ATTRIBUTE. AND SO WE FINISH THE INITIALIZATION.

  “Sis, it looks like we’re going to be together for a long time. So, I hope, if possible, I don’t want to die again. So, could you stop calling me Sir or Mr? You can call me Mallus or you, because I’ll call you SIS and you.”

  CHANGE IN ADDRESS FROM FORMAL TO CASUAL DONE. Look at mi without any expression.

  “Well… I think I don’t have any more doubts, I’ll probably remember something later, as always happens. I’m ready.” Finally I feel something other than curiosity, nervousness, fear, so weak that it’s barely noticeable. I’m going to make a promise to myself in this new life. I’m going to have more fun, think more about myself, take life less seriously. Because I didn’t get anything good from being this way in my past life.” WAIT!!! Is there something about the Demon King, saving the world, you know those fantasy cliche?”

  NO. THE DEMON KING CYCLE OCCURS EVERY 1000 YEARS. AND THE LAST ONE, WAS 792 YEARS AGO. THE WORLD STILL HAS 208 YEARS OF PEACE AHEAD. YES, THERE IS THE CLICHE OF SAVING THE WORLD. WARS, DISEASES AND FAMINE ARE REALITIES THAT ALWAYS AFFECT MOST REALITIES. BUT YOU DON'T FIT THE HERO PROFILE.

  “Wow, SIS, that hurt, it went straight to the kidneys, I think it was unnecessary.” If only she wasn’t so much my type.

  AS YOUR ASSISTANT I AM UNABLE TO LIE TO YOU. READY?

  “Ready. Mr. Scott, ENERGIZE!” I’ve always wanted to say that.

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