Chapter 2

When Chris woke up, the heavy smell of medecine assaulted his nose.

 "I'm in a hospital?" he mused, staring at his bandaged arms and the drip connected to his wrist.

 Suddenly, he felt a sting in his chest, causing him to release a yelp. Few seconds later, a nurse barged in.

 "You're awake?" the nurse smiled.

 "What happened to me?" Chris felt like his brain was fuzzy.

 "Just relax, let me go call the doctor" the nurse rushed out.

 Chris sighed. He felt his limbs go so heavy that he could barely move them.

 At that moment, he saw a string of words floating in the air in front of him.

-[CONGRATULATIONS ON ASSIMILATING WITH THE OWL CORE. DO YOU WISH TO AWAKEN THE SYSTEM NOW?]

 Chris rubbed his eyes, trying to check if they were playing tricks on him. But even after he did, he still found those words floating in the air.

 "Heh. To think that this injury would make me start hallucinating" he laughed self mockingly.

-[PASSIVE COMMAND ACCEPTED. YOU HAVE AWAKENED THE AMAZING MAN SYSTEM]

"Wait, when did i agree to that?"

 At that moment, he heard a robotic sound in his head.

-[PING! HOST HAS SUCCESSFULLY AWAKENED THE AMAZING MAN SYSTEM. HOST WILL RECEIVE A STARTERS PACK]

-[DOES HOST WISH TO ACCEPT STARTER PACK?]

 "Geez, am i friggin hearing voices in my head" Chris began to panic.

-[PASSIVE COMMAND ACCEPTED. HOST HAS CLAIMED STARTER PACK]

 Wtf!

-[Host has unlocked healing serum: Brilliant bones]

-[Host has received +5 exp]

-[Host has received Daily Quest; Body fitness]

 "What in the hell" Chris felt the constant buzzing in his head as notifications flashed in his eyes.

 Just at that moment, Dr. Connor walked in, holding a report book.

 "Oh, Mr. Chris you finally woke up" he smiled.

 "Doc, i'm grateful you are here. I think i'm going crazy. I keep on hearing voices in my head. I.."

 "Calm down Mr. Chris" Dr. Connor adjusted his spec and sat besides Chris.

 "How is your body feeling?"

 "I can barely move doc" Chris laughed wryly.

"You are in critical condition i'm afraid. You were out cold for a month, in coma. I ran a scan on your internal structure and the results.." Dr. Connor took a deep breath.

 "In the human body, the cerebrum is a part of the brain that issues out body commands. Underneath it is the cerebellum and they are connected to the spinal cord by the brain stem. Your injuries were so severe that they affected and damaged your brain stem"

 "Use simple english doc" Chris had a bad premonition.

 "In simple sense, you are a cripple" Dr. Connor broke the news.

 Chris heart skipped a beat. No wonder he couldn't move his body apart from his lips. So he was paralyzed.

 "However, i am curious about something. Just who were so cruel to leave you in such a state?" Dr. Connor asked.

 "I don't know too doc. Honestly they just attacked, robbed me of my money and beat me almost to death"

 "Such cruel people" Dr. Connor shook his head and left.

The room fell silent. Suddenly, Chris remembered something, prompting his sunken heart to regain some spark.

 "Uhm. System? are you there?" he asked aloud.

-[WHAT ARE HOST REQUESTS?]

 "I want to take that healing serum. How do i go about it?" Curtis asked.

-[Processing demand.. 5%.. 15%.. 30%.. 50%.. 80%.. 99%.. 100%.. successful]

 At that moment, a small medicine bottle materialized on Chris lap. It was the size of his thumb and it's content was green.

 "Damn, how can i drink this stuff if i can't move my limbs" he recalled a crucial problem.

 Maybe the heavens took pity on him because coincidentally, the nurse walked in, holding a tray of fruits.

 "Dr. Connor said to eat fruits" the nurse shyly squatted before Chris.

 "Wait, are you going to feed me?" realization dawned on Chris.

 "Uhm.. i.." the nurse cheeks went beet red as she nervously bit her lower lips.

 "Don't bother okay? just put this in a cup and bring a straw too" Curtis nudged at the medicine bottle on his lap.

The nurse breathed a sigh of relief and left. She returned back with a styrofoam cup and straw. After pouring the contents of the Brilliant bones healing serum, she placed it in front of Chris who sipped everything.

 "Anything else?" the nurse nervously asked.

 "No. You may leave. I want to take a nap now" Chris yawned.

 Perhaps it was due to the brilliant bones serum but he was starting to feel sleepy.

* * *

 THE CORTEZ FAMILY MAIN MANSION. . .

 The whole family were all gathered together having lunch at a huge dining banquet table that was able to accommodate the fifty Cortez family members.

 "Cindy dear, what are your plans for the future?" an old man in english suit who sat at the head of the table said to Cindy.

 He was Patrick, the family head and Cindy's grand uncle.

 "Grand pa, i don't quite understand?" Cindy tried feigning ignorance.

 "This past month, i have been receiving a lot of promising suitors. And they all share something in common.. you"

"Your grandpa is right. Many of our neighbouring young scions have been frequenting your grandfather, asking for your hand in marriage" an old lady who sat besides Patrick at the head of the table, chirped in.

 She was Maria, Patrick's wife.

 "Infact, just last week, the Chapman family has agreed to come into a partnership with us, on the basis that we strike up a marriage" Patrick stopped beating around the bush.

 "But grandpa, i am married" Cindy tried to protest.

 "Married? to who? that cripple?" Patrick snorted.

 Naturally, he was referring to Curtis.

 "That brat got married into the family because he once saved the life of your deceased father. He got married into this family on the basis of merit. Not counting the later demise of your father, just the fact that he has become a cripple is enough to kick him out of the family" Patrick's nose flared.

 "What do you expect the public to think of the Cortez family? that we are harbouring a useless cripple?"

"Look, you are going to get that bastard to sign a divorce. The papers are ready, what remains is you both signatures" Patrick tone held a hint of no refuting.

 "Yes grandpa" Cindy's shoulder slumped a bit as she helplessly stabbed her fork on her plate of roast beef.

 As for the other family members, they all pretended to be deaf as they silently ate their food.

* * *

 When Chris woke up, he noticed it was evening already.

 "It worked!" he tried moving his arm and it moved.

 "Brilliant bones serum? what a miraculous drug" he was awestruck en.

-[Ping! Host has received +1 strength stat]

 He suddenly received a notification from the system.

 'System interface' he gave a mental command.

-[SYSTEM INTERFACE]

-[Host Attributes] [WEAPONRY] [A.I] [INVENTORY] [QUEST] [SYSTEM]

 Curious about the origin of the system, he clicked on the last tab.

-[SYSTEM]

»INFO

»LOCKED FEATURE

»LOCKED FEATURE

 He clicked on the info tab, an audio began to play as a robotic voice began speaking.

-[The Owl core is an alien biotechnological artifact if when bonded, grants the host access to a wide and vast arsenal of endless possibilities called the Amazing Man System. Crafted by the genius inventor Luixeldnanhbe, it was meant to serve as the core upon which the champion of planet Exodus would be chosen. Unfortunately, the planet suffered from a catastrophic event, causing the owl core to crash land on Planet Earth]

-[There are many features both locked and unlocked. Host progress depends on the accumulation of exp points and can be used to buy feature points that unlocks new features]

-[After integrating with the Owl core, host physiology was rewritten. Host bones, tendons, flesh and organs are now made up of a biotechnological component called ornite. Host body can morph into a battle suit that operates on nano technology and mental technology]

-[A new evolution!]

 The audio stopped playing. However, Chris was finding it difficult to breath properly.

Nano technology? his physiology rewritten? he felt like he was in a movie.

 'Host Attributes' he gave the mental command, causing a new screen to pop up.

-[HOST ATTRIBUTES]

-Name: Chris

-Level: 1

»[ARMOR]

-Name: Primitive Owl suit

-Strength: 3

-Agility: 1

-Speed: 2

-Physique: 4

-DMG: 9

[ARSENAL]

- You have no purchased weaponry

 "Fuckin' cool!" he quickly checked on the weaponry tab.

-[WEAPONRY]

»SHOP

-Two available items

1. Owl grappling hook; a grappling hook that extends up to ten metres. PRICE: 50 feature points.

2. Owl lense; makes you see in the dark. PRICE: 80 feature points.

 "So expensive, ah" Chris laughed bitterly and checked A.I tab, unfortunately it was locked.

 This left only the Quest tab.

-[QUEST]

-Daily (1)

-Weekly

-Monthly

-Yearly

-Emergency

-Hidden

 Chris checked the daily quest tab. A new screen popped up.

-DAILY QUEST

1. Daily Fitness: Do Squats (10), Push ups (20), Skipping (100)

»Reward: +3 exp. +1 feauture points. $100.

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