THE REALM OF MYTH AND LEGEND
izroth
The sound of rain continued to echo on the sidewalk throughout the night.
An average looking young man, with jet black hair, black eyes, and an average body type came out late at night. Jin ran home in heavy rain, the weather forecast did not mention the rain tonight so he was caught off guard without an umbrella or even a raincoat. "Although I might catch a cold because of the rain, it would all be worth it once I finally reached my dream. Then, I was finally able to take care of my mother and laugh last for everyone who had wronged me "Jin thought to himself while gripping tighter the bag containing the new fully immersive VRMMORPG, Realm of Myths and Legends or RML for short.
Vroooooom Beep!
A motorcycle sped past Jin as he was running across the street, though he barely made it past him without crashing into him and continuing on.
Jin was startled for a moment and categorized after almost being in the news late at night. He shook his head several times snapping himself back into it. “I have to be calm and pay more attention around me” he said trying to calm down even though his heart was still pounding. He finally reached the last major road before he returned within a long distance of his home.
Jin stopped at the crossing patiently waiting for the crossing signal to go green for him to walk. He has learned from previous events and will not make the same mistake twice. “I want to know what mom made for dinner tonight ..” Jin thought to himself as the crossing mark finally turned green.
"You like my new ride, honey? My father bought it for me imported from abroad." Wendell said as she glanced at her boyfriend.
"Your father really loves you for giving you something like this." Genesis giggled before curling up to Wendell's arm. He jokingly sneered, "Wenny, I saw this very cute wallet at the mall yesterday and I just had to have it ~" Genesis pushed closer to Wendell, he said, his peak rubbed against his arm in temptation.
"Heh, you are my girl and I take care of my girl. Besides, you know I can't refuse you when you make a face like that." Wendell said before leaning back to give him a kiss on the lips.
As Genesis leaned forward to return the kiss, from the corner of his eyes he saw a small silhouette that looked like a person in the middle of the road. "WENDELL LOOK OUT!" he screamed suddenly that shook Wendell to immediately step on the brakes as panic caused the car to slip and turn on the slippery wet road.
SKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKRT ... BAM! Bump bump ..!
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"What happened ..? Why can't I move ..?" Jin thought to himself as his body lay on the sidewalk of the cold and hard road. Suddenly he heard panicked voices as they stood nearby to say something before rushing back to their car and leaving.
“Eh…? Wait, don't leave me. Please, I feel cold.” Jin felt something warm all over that cold, and that's how blood slowly left his body from the wound on his head. His vision began to become more blurred and his consciousness began to fade. His eyes began to close unhurriedly.
"Even though I am still alive they left me ... Although I wait for the crossing signal ... Am I going to die here ...?" Jin wanted to speak but no words came out of his mouth and his body was unwilling to move. The rainfall seemed to increase and everything became silent as if the entire world stopped making noise. Jin's eyes finally closed, he was dead.
Just when Jin died, what looked like a bolt of lightning struck from the sky and hit his body. A strange light floated around his body before finally settling down and losing his brilliant radiance.
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Izroth, a legendary cultivator from another world who reached the peak of the seven realms suddenly felt waves of intense pain gushing throughout his body.
"I ... I have succeeded, the Heavenly Immortal Print technique I created has reincarnated me into another body"
Suddenly Izroth felt an extremely sharp pain in his mind as new memories flowed into it. These memories were not his, but the body of a person named Jin! "It seems to have only partially succeeded. Originally, I was supposed to reincarnate into a new life, but according to the memories of this body, this body has lived for more than two decades."
"What are all these strange memories flowing into my mind ..? I have been to the seven realms and have never seen anything like this. Really true?"
Izroth could endure the pain from the overflowing memories into his mind, after all, he had lived for thousands of years so decades were just a drop in the ocean for him. But he discovered something interesting from this memory, apparently, he was not in any of the seven realms! This was shocking, one should know that with his cultivation level, there was no place he could not visit and was ignorant in the seven realms!
"Never heard of it before ..." Izroth is absorbing the fragmented memories of Jin and organizing them. Due to his soul power, he can remember all the things Jin had seen or done. Even the things that Jin could not remember him like the day of his own birth, Izroth was able to remember clearly as if he was really there.
"I can finish the rest later, but for now ... I should probably do something about my current condition" Izroth lay on the cold hard pavement like Jin when he died. If he did not do anything to save the situation immediately, he might die as soon as he reincarnated into another body! How tragic is that!
"B-My cultivation ..! It goes back to nothing! This body was extremely weak and the spiritual essence here was rare. But my soul power is not stained."
Izroth completely calmed his mind and concentrated on the state of his body and surroundings. "The spiritual essence of this world is very weak, I cannot circulate enough to develop the Empty Emperors Imperfection Without Borders technique ..." Izroth felt a little pinched. He was unable to develop the heavenly laws in this world due to his lack of spiritual essence, but that was the only thing that could save him right now!
"Wait a minute ... There are other things I can use, and since it requires my soul power, I should be able to cultivate it using it. The Heavenly Golden Body Physique!"
Since the physique did not require a large amount of spiritual essence like the heavenly laws and most required a strong heart and soul, one could develop it even with a very small amount of spiritual essence.
Izroth began to perform basic breathing techniques, although it was difficult with his current body condition, he had to do it to survive. Spiritual essence began to slowly flow into Izroth's body, stopping the bleeding from his head and returning a hint of warmth to his body.
"Right now I can cultivate to the first stage of the Heavenly Golden Body physique, but with that, I should be able to survive a small wound like this" Izroth had many times lost an arm or two against legendary monsters so small wounds like this were within his tolerance range.
After a few minutes, Izroth finally had enough strength to stand up. Although he still felt somewhat confused, at least now he was able to walk and was no longer on the verge of death.
As he organized his memories, he observed Jin's last moments in this world and a cold gaze formed in his eyes. The people who bumped into Jin were everyone's ex-friends and ex-girlfriends! They had clearly seen that it was him but still left him and left him to die. They actually managed to kill Jin and did not bother to check if he was still alive or ask for help!
"Although I have inherited your body, I have also inherited your memory from your soul. So you could say we are the same person now. I always return the favor tenfold and insult a thousandfold."
Izroth walked over to the plastic bag and picked it up to look inside. Inside the bag was a box with a headdress inside and a metal-like card with several symbols written on it as well as RML written on the top left corner.
"Player ID Card ...?" many things in this world were new and strange to Izroth but he had seen many strange things in the seven realms during his journey so that he could adapt to new things. Even so, he was still struck by some of the memories he had absorbed and how much this world had that many things that were not here and were only seen as fantasies and legends.
Izroth holds a plastic bag with gaming equipment inside and starts walking towards the house according to Jin's memory. As she walked she felt as if overwhelming excitement and worry were taking over. This excitement came from the bottom of his soul, as if a small piece of Jin was still left and had regrets so he could not leave.
"It's called a video game? I'll play it! Since you have given me this body despite not being planned, I will achieve your goal of becoming #1."
Although Jin's soul remains disappeared slightly, only a small part remained as if he was waiting for something, after all, Jin's soul had fused with Izroth so he knew what kind of person he was. If he promises, he keeps that promise without fail.
"Don't worry about your mother either, as long as I remain in this world there will be no danger to her."
Izroth never had parents in his home world because he started out just as a poor orphan and had a lucky encounter that started him on the path of cultivation. But she could tell from how strong Jin's soul was to endure because of his mother, that she loved him with all her heart.
Finally, the last part of Jin's soul disappeared and was fully integrated into Izroth's soul. Now Izroth is really Jin.
Izroth arrived at the house opening the door and walked inside, then lightly removed his shoes and placed them on the side. His footsteps fell silent as if his feet did not even touch the floor as he walked. She finally arrived at her room before going to take a shower.
After rinsing all the dirt off his body, Izroth finally went into the bathroom. A relaxed feeling passed through his entire body as he closed his eyes and began to develop the physique of the Heavenly Golden Body. Although it was slow due to the lack of spiritual essence in this world, it was still enough to strengthen this currently weak body.
"Although this bath is quite small, the comfort is good." Izroth finally had time to completely relax and organize all his thoughts.
"Realm of Myths and Legends ... RML ... I've never played any of these video games before, but according to the original owners of this body, it's going to be an interesting experience."
After finishing the bath, he headed to his room when he heard the door in the hall open and a woman came out of the room. The woman looked middle-aged, and although she looked tired and old before her time, her natural beauty could not be hidden completely. He had long silky black hair that reached the lower back, white skin, beautiful large emerald eyes and a thin figure that still hid some curves of the body. You could tell that when she was young, it wasn't an exaggeration to compare her to a fairy.
That woman is Jin's mother, Reilei. Izroth's heart ached deeply to see this woman who was supposed to be full of life and happiness but was reduced to such a state due to the stress and work that accumulated. Although she did not give birth to Izroth, now that Jin's soul was absorbed into her, she felt the emotional attachment of a true mother from this woman.
A gentle smile appeared on Reilei's face as she looked at "Jin", but she suddenly frowned and rushed towards him with a worried expression in her eyes. The mark on Jin's forehead may have closed but it still hasn't healed completely and he looks a little pale from his previous blood loss.
"Is that sick? Did those gangsters do this to you?" his voice sounded soft and refreshing like the autumn breeze.
Izroth felt his heart thump as he shook his head, "I just fell from the wet rain alone, there's no reason to worry mom." She smiled at him to dispel the worry she had.
The soft smile returned to Reilei's face as she gently touched Jin's cheek, "You'll never stop worrying about me, right?" he lightly shook his head while sighing in relief.
"I have to go to work now, I left dinner in the fridge so all you have to do is warm it up in the microwave. Try not to stay up, okay? I'd like you to focus on your dreams, but I'd also like you to focus on your health. " Reilei said as she walked towards the front door.
Izroth nodded in response, "... Thank you ..." those words made it out of Izroth's mouth just as his mother's hand touched the doorknob.
Reilei turned around and smiled at Izroth joyfully, "I believe in you and your dreams. So don't worry about anything else and just focus on your dreams, I'll always trust you, Jin." A sweet smile formed on his face before he finally left for work.
Izroth was a little silent for a moment. In his world, he had met many women, but most were always scheming behind the scenes or seeking certain advantages. To meet a selfless woman who would give everything for the person she loved, was extremely rare even in the seventh realm!
This makes Izroth more determined than ever to achieve the goal Jin left behind, he begins to not only see it as Jin's help, but as something, he himself wants to achieve. After all, he was the number one cultivator in his world, so he would strive to be number one in something in this world, and that was a video game! Specifically, RML!
"Server game will be active in 12 hours ... I have to cultivate until then and try to strengthen my Heavenly Golden Body physique and refine it."
Izroth walked into his room and sat cross-legged on his bed while farming, waiting until RML was finally aired. He had this feeling in his stomach, it was a feeling of excitement for the unknown. No matter which world he was in, he had always enjoyed the unknown the most.
"From now on I am Jin, my goal is simple. I must succeed at RML, look after my mother and take revenge against those who have wronged me! I have to be number one!"
An oppressive aura surrounded Izroth as an unshakable determination filled his eyes.
Thus begins, Izroth travels from another cultivation world, to become the greatest player in the Realm of Myths and Legends; the greatest game player in the world.
12 Hours later ...
Beep ... Beep ... Beep ... In-boot system! Fully Immersed ... Running scan ... the Player ID is recognized as the official player. Please enter your character name.
"Izroths"
