Allen was reading the Volune- 3 book of 'Monsters of War'. This story was monumental breakthrough as many famous authors worked together to bring this novel to life.
"Man, I wish I could be there to live through this novel myself though asking for it happen would only be insanity because so far no character despite their strength or intellect could be supposed to eliminate the possibility of dying."
Allen looked through window at dark night outside with only full moon lighting it all.
Closing the book and putting it on side table before turning room light off, he fell into a calm slumber that was still thirsty for what would happen next it story.
[ Ding! Anomaly Entity have funded Motral's wish… ]
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Allen suddenly appeared in a white place where many white orbs were placed.
"Allen, you mortal body have died and A entity beyond your own reality have decided to fund your wish to live in your favourite novel. You have choice to obtain one of extra extra from the white orb."
[ Ding! You can view information about white orb talents by focusing on it. ]
Allen was taken a back because he was in now existential crisis. His mental state crumbed as time went from minutes to hours, days and eventually months.
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9 months later…
[ Ding! Calming Qi skill have been created. ]
"Allen, you are implored to choose orb quickly as this space will crumble in 30 minutes killing your soul in process."
Allen felt a calm wash over his consciousness.
He focused his eyes on one of the orb.
[ Solar Double - Extra Talent- Host can create a clone of himself in daytime which will be half as strong as Host himself. If clone is killed, extra talent will go cooldown for 7 days. ]
[ Vitality Share- Extra Talent- This talent let host share his vitality with others resulting in healing other's injuries. ]
[ Appraiser's Eye- Extra Talent- Host can appraise someone's talent by just focusing on them for 3 minutes. Host can appraise people who are vastly strong than host himself. ]
[ Mana Heart- Extra Talent- This allow host to possess 10x mana than any mage of similar rank. ]
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[ Vitality Lock- Extra Talent- Once host's body reach its peak condition, this talent will activate and slow the aging by 100x. ]
[ … ]
Allen read through all of talents mentioned as some of them are even enough to run a underground mafia world in real world but when world of novel comes to question, they are nothing more than wearing some heat resistant clothing in Volcano.
All he now want to do is select best talent for survival instead of power or perception based.
[ Ding! Host have selected Solar Double. ]
White talent orb floated toward Allen's soul and soul glowed bright blue before orb got absorbed into his soul.
[ Ding! Initial Extra Talent have attribute growth and would grow stronger with host. ]
Allen smiled as his conscience shut down and that space crumbled away, his soul started travelling from through space to somewhere, guided by blue light area his body.
"What is the number of this guy, and what is your evaluation of his mindset?" Some mysterious figure in that space and asked looking at the cracked space.
"He is steadfast and can adapt to situations very fast but he is still too naive and green in the grand scheme of things. He is 16th candidate and last because we have now lost our authority in that world. He have 5% or less chance to come on top and clear it all."
After this evaluation was said, there was only silence and that mysterious figure and space cracks disappeared.
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[ Ding! Soul have inserted in assigned body. ]
[ Ding! Status Screen have been formed. ]
[ Status Screen ]
[ Name- Arthur Zonta ]
[ Age- 14 ]
[ Gender- Male ]
[ Power- Mana ( Not Yet Awakened ) ]
[ Condition Evaluation- Weak, poisoned ]
[ Talent- None ]
[ Extra Talent- Solar Double ( Awakened ) . ]
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[ Ding! Does host want to activate Solar Double? ]
Allen had woken up in this weird room reminiscent of dramas that revolve around royal family and palaces, but it's presence was far too dull to call royal palace or even noble mansion.
He can feel his body but trying to move it was useless because this body does not have strength even enough to do that.
"Young master, are you alright?" A attendant came to help him rise from the laying pose to sitting pose.
He could feel a warm fluid slipping from his nose. His hand slowly moved and reached toward and can see it on his hand that this was blood.
[ Ding! Activation of Talent have failed due to double being too weak to maintain life. ]
Arther felt that this life is doomed from start if he cannot even more around, he hasn't received any memories of this body so he decided to act as if he have lost most of his memory.
"Who are you? Why are you here, and who am I ?" Arthur's voice looked panicked combined with his body language.
"Young master, what are you saying? You are at Lord's palace? You are third son of Lord Grangor Zonta. Young master's name is Arther Zonta and I am your personal servant." He was already aware of this information from screen but matching it with novel, he barely remembered any mention of Zonta house. There was slight mention of glorious history of Zonta knights before it declined generation after generation.
"Do you know what happened to my body?" Arthur asked while still putting show like he does not trust words of this servant.
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"Young master, forgive me but I must report Lord about your condition."
Servant quick went away.
Arthur can understand that at least Lord of house have control of his subject and some reputation.
'Poison, I have to identify first as to what to what kind it is? May be I can use tactic of Eathan The Beast to deal with it and absorb its property since I also Unawakened Mana within me.'
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"Lord, young master have returned to bend consciousness but probably something happened with his memories during this incident since he seems to have lost them all." Servant was on his one knee and didn't dare to look up at his Lord.
"This time Jason had crossed a limit to touch someone who hasn't had his age ceremony yet. Fetch me knight Gostav."…
Lord clenched his fists.