CHAPTER 1: THE END AND REBEGINNING
LOCATION: MOON HIGH SCHOOL
POV: 3RD PERSON
James(thought): I always wondered what made me so different so special compared to everyone else...
???: And first place is James Lee!
???: And first place is James Lee! Yet again!
???: James Lee how do you do it? How are you always on the top of everything?
???: You should take example from James Lee with enough effort you might just be as good as him
???: James hang out with us!
James(thought): All these memories always praising always calling out my name.
???: James you good man?
???: Hey stop surrounding James
James(thought): Always hearing my name as if they hope I give them something I do something.
James: How exhausting...
James murmured while being surrounded by his 'friends' that kept calling his name could he even consider them friends? He didn't feel particularly happy with them.
But everything suddenly changed...
In just a moment.
MAIN SCENARIO #1 - PROOF OF VALUE
CATEGORY: MAIN
DIFFICULTY: F
CLEAR CONDITIONS: KILL ONE OR MORE LIVING CREATURES
TIME LIMIT: 30 MINUTES
REWARD: 300 COINS
PENALTY FOR FAILURE: DEATH
???: Hey what is this?
???: James do you know what this is?
James: ...
James(thought): Is it like those days...
Images of men who were once called Kings standing under his feet appeared in James Lee mind a past that showed part of his true side.
Kings that were evil that caused chaos all over Korea that he stopped them.
James: Is this a revelation?
James asked not knowing himself if he was joking or was serious.
???: Uh James what are you talking about?
James: Shut your mouth and just come at me
James said being unimpressed by their shocked looks.
James: We both know all of you hate me
James said and the once friendly faces turned into ugly grins that's right that is their true face their Lookism the evil he seeks to erase.
James: I'll create a world with no evil
LOCATION: SUBWAY CABIN 3807
POV: 3RD PERSON
Dokja(thought): Those were the words that James said at the start of the apocalypse
Dokja thought looking at Namwoon who was on his knees begging.
Dokja(thought): Now that I recall he and James got along surprisingly well despite how annoying he was but that doesn't matter just because James is one of my favorite characters I won't spare Namwoon
[THE MAIN SCENARIO ENDED]
Dokja closed his eyes at that ignoring the splatter of their heads.
Dokja wondered how he felt how James felt seeing the people who praised his talent stab him in the back so quickly just to save their mediocre lives.
Sangah: Dokja-ssi? Are you okay?
Sangah asked Dokja getting his attention.
Dokja(thought): Right now is not the time for that now it's time...
LOCATION: MOON HIGH SCHOOL
James: It's time to move
James said looking at his dead classmates bodies he felt nothing he didn't even need to kill them he destroyed the fishes bowl and gained some coins and the Scenario said he passed.
They probably could have all survived if their personality wasn't that wicked.
James: Isn't there usually something special? Like a system or something?
At his words a bright blue window appeared.
ATTRIBUTE WINDOW
SUPPORTING CONSTELLATION: NONE
NAME: JAMES LEE
AGE: 18
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: THE GENIUS (LEGEND) FLAWLESS STUDENT (RARE)
PERSONAL SKILLS: [INVISIBLE ATTACKS LV. 10] [TAEKWONDO LV. 10] [CAPOEIRA LV. 10] [PHYSICAL DEFLECTION LV. 10] [MONSTROUS ADAPTABILITY LV. 10] ...
OVERALL STATS: [STRENGTH LV. 9] [SPEED LV. ???] [STAMINA LV. 7] [MANA LV. 5]
FABLES: HE WHO MASSACRED KINGS (LEGENDARY) THE MOST ELEGANT DESTROYER (LEGENDARY) 1ST GENERATION LEGEND (LEGENDARY)
James stayed silent and his eyes narrowed seeing the information.
James(thought): Is this visible to anyone else? And am I really that little better than humans?
James thought looking that all his stats except his speed were surprisingly low.
???: Wow what happened here? You're the only one alive?
A creature with white fur with golden horns and dark retinas with red eyes with a black pupils asked appearing out if nowhere making James narrow his eyes.
James: Are you the cause of this?
James asked making the creature tilt his head.
???: Hmmm and if I was?
The creature asked amused and James smirked interested.
James: You're quite fascinating I didn't expect a being like you to exist may I ask what you are?
[A FEW CONSTELLATIONS ARE LOOKING AT YOU]
[SOME CONSTELLATIONS WONDER WHY YOU'RE INTERESTED IN WHAT DOKKAEBI BIHYUNG IS]
James(thought): Constellations? And that thing is a Dokkaebi? Good to know
Bihyung: How amusing are you not even a little mad I killed your friends?
Bihyung asked and James scoffed.
James: If they were my friends they wouldn't have tried to kill me as a matter of fact I would have even saved them if they didn't leave me no choice but to let them die
James said and Bihyung titled his head.
Bihyung: You didn't kill them? You let them die?
Bihyung asked surprised by James mercy despite being the one who was attacked.
James: Isn't murder still a crime? Just because these Scenarios has some rules I won't become some anarchist in order to live I still have goals you know and being a mass murderer was never one of them it's best I preserve as much lives as possible instead
James said putting a lollipop in his mouth.
[CONSTELLATION DEMON-LIKE JUDGE OF FIRE LIKES YOUR HUMANITY]
[CONSTELLATION ABYSSAL BLACK FLAME DRAGON SAYS YOU SHOULD BE MORE RUTHLESS]
[CONSTELLATION SECRETIVE PLOTTER IS SILENTLY LOOKING AT YOU]
Bihyung: How interesting we'll see how long that lasts I'll leave you this (snaps his finger) now sorry but I have a more interesting place to be in now
Bihyung said making a window appearing in front of James and disappearing.
SPONSOR SELECTION
1 - ABYSSAL BLACK FLAME DRAGON
2 - NAIL-EATING RAT
3 - MONARCH OF THE SMALL FRIES
4 -
James narrowed his eyes at the option shown here but he simply pressed the X on the right to of the window.
[CONSTELLATION ABYSSAL BLACK FLAME DRAGON IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU AND SAYS YOU SHOULD PICK HIM NEXT TIME]
James narrowed his eyes at that that's an interesting reaction at being rejected.
[CONSTALLATION NAIL-EATING RAT GLARES AT YOU]
[CONSTELLATION MONARCH OF THE SMALL FRIES TCHS]
[NEBULA OLYMPUS NARROWS HIS EYES AT YOU AND SAYS YOU WILL HAVE ONLY ONE MORE CHANCE]
James at those messages didn't look particularly impressed he had no interest in acting like someone pawn again especially after what he had to do to be free in the past.
James: Now what should I do?
James asked and looked at a certain school close by.
20 MINUTES LATER
LOCATION: TAEPUNG GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
James: It feels weird entering in an only girl high school usually their the ones chasing me
James joked but there was no answer only silence and the smell of blood and the empty classrooms.
James: Is there only that girl that survived?
James wondered seeing the blood stained classes and corpses.
James: Maybe it's better this way
James said with not much care after a while it's not like he wanted to bring too many people with him he was always mostly a solitaire figure despite always being surrounded by people.
James: But if I want a strong image I need to be shown as good as possible
James said and opened class 2-B and saw the girl who he believed name was Lee Jihye looking at him with her eyes red from crying laying on her knees.
Jihye: W-Who are you? And how and why did you get here?
Jihye asked stuttering and James narrowed his eyes she looked pitiful to say the least which made her perfect for constructing his image as a saviour.
James: I'm James Lee I saw what happened from outside the window during the Main Scenario
James said and Jihye stayed silent.
Jihye: Oh... You're that guy... Bori was a fan of yours
Jihye said and James raised an eyebrow curious at what the girl meant.
James: Was she...
James asked but seeing her bite her lip and sniff nodding he stopped himself.
James: I see she seemed nice I would have liked to know her
James said and Jihye chuckled.
Jihye: Yeah I'm sure she would have too
Jihye said and James stayed silent and sat next to her.
James: People are probably gonna try to kill you seeing what you did and how it looked like you were dead set on it
James said and Jihye chuckled.
Jihye: Good I probably deserve it
James(thought): True by this world standards you would but this is a world I wanna change
James: You're gonna let your friend sacrifice be for nothing?
James asked and Jihye stayed silent.
Jihye: Don't act like we're in the same situation
Jihye said stsrting to get annoyed by James who raised his hands.
James: We're not but you're probably not the only that had someone give your life away for them to live
James said and Jihye looked at him in surprise and then pity.
Jihye: Y-You too?
Jihye asked and James smiled sadly.
James: Not exactly my 'friends' tried to kill me but there was a kid that gave me his fishes bowl as a congratulations for winning a prize and from that day on it was put in our classroom and it was the reason why I passed the Scenario without killing anyone
James said and Jihye looked horrified at the implication.
Jihye: Y-You mean...
James: It's too late to think about that what I'm trying to say is that if there's a possibility that kid died because he gave me his fishes bowl I should sthrive to be someone worthy to have shed a life for like you should for that friend who let you take her life to save you
James said and Jihye started shaking and James softly put his hand over Jihye making her look at him and James smiled at her.
James: If I thought you were a bad person just because how you looked I wouldn't have come here
James said and Jihye felt like she would start breaking again.
James: So let's make sure to live for both the people who gave their lives for us okay Jihye?
James said and Jihye sniffed and nodded wiping her eyes.
Jihye: Yeah okay thanks James
James: Anytime glad I put a smile back on your face
James said making Jihye blush a little and look away and James internally smirked.
James(thought): Sometimes it's just too easy
James thought and saw some messages.
[CONSTALLATION NAVAL GOD OF WARFARE THANKS YOU FOR HELPING HIS INCARNATION]
[500 COINS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED]
James raised an eyebrow at that.
James: Jihye did you pick a Constellation?
James asked and Jihye blinked and nodded.
Jihye: Yeah you didn't?
Jihye asked and James stayed quiet his eyes narrowing this was strange her Constellation didn't seem to treat her as a puppet did he make a mistake? No it was probably better this way besides this just proves he made the right move to go here he can see what the advantages or disadvsntages of picking a Constellation are clearly.
James: No but I don't think you made a mistake picking him he seems to care for you
James said and received another notification.
[CONSTALLATION NAVAL GOD IF WARFARE REASSURES HE HAS NO BAD INTENTIONS]
[100 COINS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED]
James(thought): Awfully generous
James thought calmly.
James: We should probably get out of here I would rather go in a more secure place like a Station than here
James said and Jihye nodded.
Jihye: Okay I-I'll do my best to help
Jihye said still trying to regain confidence and James smiled.
James: I'm sure you will
James(thought): And even if you don't I'll keep you alive anyway at least until this chaos ends
James thought and looked at the outside world where people were killing each other and running away from monsters.
James(thought): I suppose it's time for a Legend to start rebeginning
NEXT CHAPTER
SURVIVING IN A RUINED WORLD(1)