I woke to silence.
Not the fragile silence of sleep, but something older—vast, patient, and heavy, as though the world itself were holding its breath.
The first thing I noticed was the cold beneath me. Stone. Smooth, ancient stone, worn down by centuries of wind and time. When I opened my eyes, the sky above me was unfamiliar—clear, impossibly deep, untouched by pollution or satellites. Stars still lingered faintly despite the rising sun.
This wasn't my world.
That realization came calmly. Too calmly.
I pushed myself upright, my movements smooth despite the confusion swirling in my mind. My body felt… different. Lighter. Stronger. When I raised my hands into my line of sight, slender fingers greeted me, pale and unmarked, adorned with faint calluses that suggested potential rather than experience.
I touched my face.
Soft skin. Sharper cheekbones. Long hair spilled over my shoulders like liquid silk, catching the early light. I didn't need a mirror to know—some instinct whispered the truth clearly.
I was a girl.
No—a young woman.
Seventeen, if I had to guess. Old enough to think. Young enough to be reshaped.
I should have panicked.
Instead, my thoughts aligned with eerie precision.
Reincarnation, I concluded.Not rebirth into a modern era, though. The air was too clean. The land too untouched. Whatever world this was, it was ancient—primitive by my old standards.
A distant memory surfaced. Death. Brief. Unremarkable.
Then—
[SYSTEM INITIALIZING…]
The words appeared before my eyes, glowing faintly blue, hovering in the air like a translucent pane of glass.
I didn't flinch.
Somehow, this felt… right.
WELCOME, ADMINISTRATOR.REINCARNATION SUCCESSFUL.TIME DISPLACEMENT CONFIRMED: ~1,000 YEARS PRIOR TO MAIN TIMELINE.
Main timeline?
Before I could dwell on it, the panel shifted.
SYSTEM FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE:• Purchase abilities, items, knowledge, artifacts• Summon loyal entities from other universes• Acquire immortality, enhancements, or concepts
CURRENCY: POINTS
My gaze sharpened.
"So it's that kind of system," I murmured.
The explanation followed naturally, as if the knowledge had always been there.
Points could be earned in three ways.
By completing quests.By acquiring supernatural items and selling them to the system.By killing powerful opponents—and absorbing points proportional to their strength.
Dangerous.
Efficient.
Perfect.
A new notification appeared.
STARTER PACK AVAILABLE.OPEN NOW?
I didn't hesitate.
"Yes."
The world seemed to pause.
STARTER PACK OPENED.
Three icons materialized before me.
1. RANDOM CHARACTER SUMMONING CARDSummons a random character from any universe. Guaranteed loyalty.
Interesting—but not yet.
2. MASTER BATTLE INSTINCTSGrants supreme combat intuition, weapon mastery adaptability, tactical brilliance, and elite warfare cognition.
My heartbeat slowed.
This one… was essential.
"I accept."
The moment the words left my lips, something changed.
It wasn't pain. It was clarity.
My thoughts sharpened like blades being honed. Information flooded my mind—not memories, but instincts. How to move. When to strike. How battlefields breathed and shifted like living organisms. I understood weapons I had never held, wars I had never fought.
If a fight came—
I would survive it.
I exhaled slowly.
The final icon pulsed.
3. RANDOM ARTIFACT — ANY UNIVERSE
This one made me smile.
"Let's see what fate gives me."
The sky darkened slightly as a massive spectral wheel manifested before me, rotating slowly. Countless images flashed across its surface.
Golden armor.Glowing stones.Ancient spellbooks.Cursed tomes.Rings of power.Weapons that could reshape worlds.
The scale of it made my breath hitch.
The wheel spun faster.
Faster.
Then—
It slowed.
And stopped.
ARTIFACT ACQUIRED: MAKLUAN RINGSSOURCE: Iron Man: Armored Adventures
Ten bands of alien metal materialized instantly, slipping onto my fingers as though they had always belonged there. Each ring felt warm—alive, humming with restrained power.
Fire. Ice. Gravity. Lightning. Matter manipulation. Energy projection.
Not divine.
But terrifyingly versatile.
I flexed my fingers, feeling the rings respond like obedient predators awaiting command.
I didn't know this was the Marvel universe.
I didn't know what these rings would one day mean.
All I knew was this:
I had been reborn into an ancient worldwith time on my side,a system without limits,and power that would only grow.
And whatever gods ruled this era—
they had just been given competition.