The Successor System

Painful Death

A young man about 23 years old could be seen standing in the middle of several people who lay lifeless in a pool of blood.

It was deep in the night and such a sight would be both terrible and frightening to a normal person, but this was a desolate area so there was no one to notice what had happened here.

He was also covered in blood belonging to both him and the people on the ground as he used the remaining consciousness he had left to stare at the woman who he had fallen in love with and even wanted to marry.

She had betrayed him by handing him over to the people who sought after his life the most.

His family was very wealthy and influential, striking fear in almost anyone who heard of them, but what most people didn't know was that there was an internal war going on between his father and his uncle.

He wasn’t interested in all this but always stayed on his toes because he was the first son of his father making him the heir.

But today he had gone on a date with his fiancé, ending up getting drugged by her and brought to this place where several people awaited his arrival.

Without a doubt she was working with them and he wondered whether it was something recent, or if he had been played all along.

They began to torture him making multiple cuts on his body with knives, but they had underestimated him which allowed him to set himself free from the ropes which were used to tie him and with his training in several martial arts, it resulted in the current situation with all of them being dead, despite him still being affected by the drugs.

Well, this hadn't gone down well for him as he had received several injuries from the torture, some of which were fatal resulting to a lot of blood loss with the worst being the two bullets in his chest, shot by no other than his uncle.

'This is really messed up. I was such a fool! I don't think I can survive this. I'm losing consciousness really fast. This damn bitch! I can't believe I FUCKING MISSED!’

During his fight with all the now-dead men, he knew that his chances of survival were very slim, so just after killing the last person he used all the strength he could muster to throw a dagger at his snake of a fiancé, but he missed by a hair’s breadth before being shot by his uncle.

His eyes which were filled with disappointment, rage and regret we're now beginning to feel heavy with his vision getting blurry. 

He could see the grins on their faces as he slowly lost consciousness.   

"Hmmm? He's really tough. Not bad boy. If only you weren't that coward’s son, I would have hired you as a bullet proof,” his uncle gloated.

His fiancé who had a frown on her face while looking at the dagger which almost claimed her life, also turned towards him.

With a sadistic smile on her face, she voiced out, "Say, why don't we give him a parting gift?”

“I thought you'll never ask.”

Just like that, the last thing he saw was both of them interlocking lips before being engulfed by darkness.

‘I was so close………..Damn! So this is death?’ An astral form of him slowly drifted in total darkness.

To think I'll end up being betrayed by someone I loved. So pathetic! I wonder how my parents would react to this. I hope my uncle’s entire group would be joining me soon.

I didn't even get to live long, dying at just 23. So much for love!

I still have many regrets and even though dying a virgin is one of them that isn't the main problem.

What! Yes, you! What's with that look on your face. I believe you're a virgin yourself.

*Sigh*

My main regret is not truly accomplishing anything during my life as well as not taking those two along with me. Except for a few of my family members, no one would remember me after two years, and five years later, who knows?

There's nothing I'm proud of. If only I had a second chance. Well, it's not like I believe in all those things. I just have to accept my fate.’

A golden screen suddenly appeared in front of him with words written in white and if he had eyes he would've blinked several times in shock and disbelief. 'Oh! I'm dead,’ he reminded himself before going ahead to read what was written.

[Potential successor found]

[Do you wish to accept? If you do so, you would be transmigrated into a new world]

[Yes] [No]

[You have 10 seconds]

The moment he read this, the timer began counting down leaving him confused.

‘Wait…….this….it’s like those fantasy books. Is this real?’

[8]

‘What’s this talk about successor? Does this mean I'll be sent to an entirely different world?’

He was beginning to feel excited by this but was still cautious.

‘How do I know you're not a demon trying to enslave my soul and what happens if I decline?’

Rather than the words on the screen, he heard a feminine voice which was like nothing he had ever experienced before. It was simply out worldly. He even believed it belonged to an angel and it spoke directly into his consciousness.

‘As for your first question that would be up to you to find out and if you decline you would die.’

‘Aren’t I dead yet,’ he thought in confusion but he didn't have time to dwell on that as he saw the number on the timer.

[3]

After giving it a quick thought, he decided to accept.

[Congratulations! The transmigration process would now begin]

[Searching for suitable realm……………..]

[Found]

[Searching for suitable planet…………….]

[Found]

[Searching for suitable body………………………]

This took longer and he hoped that he won't end up in the body of a girl, worse, an animal, or even worst something like a broomstick.

[Found]

[Fusing host soul with new body………….]

[Complete]

[Initializing system…………]

[Complete]

[Welcome to The successor system]

[You would be transmigrated shortly]

It didn't take long before he got engulfed in a white blinding light.