Chapter 0: Introduction

Liu Kai hasn't felt anything like this, unlike earlier. As he walked towards the giant cockroach, he instinctively thought to himself.

[View all skills]

A hologram-like-screen suddenly popped out in front of him.

[SKILLSET OVERVIEW]

-Berserk (Passive)

-Alter (Passive)

-Probability (Active)

Liu Kai had no idea how he knew what to do but he can feel that it's not the first time he checked the [Skillset]. He just can't seem to remember when he did it.

[Check Alter]

-Alter (Passive)

If a de-buff effect is cast on the user, the skill will then alter the effects and change it to a buff.

[Check Probability]

-Probability (Active)

This skill can be cast on anything. Based on the result of the die (dice) it will then multiply or divide an effect.

After reviewing his Skillset the only one he could activate was Probability, so he did.

[Activate Probability]

[Probability is activated]

[The Die (Dice) indicates the number 4]

[Power will be multiplied by 4]

Liu Kai felt a surge of power welling up inside him and directed it to his right arm as he poised himself.

He uppercuts the cockroach and blasted it 30 meters above the ground from the impact.

[You defeated a Giant Cockroach]

*****

Hi, my name is Liu Kai. A normal High School student. I'm talentless and I can't seem to excel in anything in this world. Real good for nothing, at least that's what everyone says…

**Classroom***

How long has it been already? 17 minutes? I checked my watch to see if I was right.

43 minutes left before my last class ends. Why is time so slow? This feels like forever, ugh.

I keep staring at the wall clock in front of the classroom.

I want to go home and finish that mythology book so bad. If only I could turn invisible and slip out of here and maybe I could…

"CRIIIIIIIIING."

Woah! What was that?! Oh, it's just the school bell. Was I daydreaming again? I have to stop doing that.

Finally! All the classes are over. I can go home and read that book in peace. But as usual, I'm going to walk alone again today to catch my train.

There're a lot of students walking in groups today. They're so loud that it kind of makes me feel irritated.

"Uggh..." I grumbled to myself while I reach inside my pocket for my headset.

I'm just going to block them out and listen to my saved rock songs on my phone. I hate this boring life. All I do is read mythologies and daydream about it all day.

**Bus Station**

Why is an old man, standing on the side of the street, smiling while looking at me? Maybe he thinks that he knows me or something? It's kind of creepy being stared at like he's scanning me.

Why would he even look at me like that? Can he see my soul?

"I just better ignore him," I muttered.

I looked back to check if that old man is still looking at me and he is nowhere to be found. Did he leave already?

I turned to look in front again, and it's that same old man trying to cross the streets.

"How did he get there?" That's impossible." I said in a soft voice.

Out of nowhere, a truck suddenly appeared on the other side of the road and it's moving at an alarming speed. I ran so fast without thinking twice to save that old man.

Everything is moving so slow, people are shouting, and everyone has a grim look on their faces. I was able to push the old man out of danger, but I didn't think about myself. I landed on hard concrete and twisted my ankle as I fell.

"AAAAAAAGH!!!" I screamed from the pain.                                                                                                   

"No, this can't be happening right now," I said while blankly staring at the truck.

I have to get out of the way but the truck is moving so fast that it's closing the gap between us.

I don't want my life to end like this. I want to live no matter what. I haven't done great things in my life yet.

I wanted to try and find something that I'm good at and work hard enough even if that means that I'll fail a million times.

I'm trying to muster up the strength to get up and run but I can't. My legs aren't moving!

Is nobody going to help me? If someone can just drag me out of the way I can be safe but judging from their faces they've already given up.

If only I was athletic or even better if only the powers from those mythology books that I've been reading were real.

This really is reality unlike in those books where the heroes can always find a way to survive. I thought I can be like that but here I am about to die, acting cool and trying to be like them.

Just like that old man, he looks like he worked very hard to provide for his family despite his old age. I wish I could have been a great guy like him. He reminds me of my grandfather, he gave me that book that I just started reading 'Origin of the 12 realms'.

He gave it to me because I was curious about the title and he said I should read it.

I thought it was lame at first considering that it's a mythology book but for some reason, I kept reading it 'cause I was so intrigued.

If there's something that I regret before my mediocre life ends, is that I didn't get to finish that book my grandfather gave me. Man, I was getting to the good parts too.

My life is not that interesting anyway. Everything I did was mediocre. Maybe I really am a "good for nothing" just like everyone says.

But at least I still did something great before I die. If I think about it that way, contentment can be felt in my heart, so much that I can't help but smile. I still saved a life.

I can't believe I thought of all this within that short amount of time.

As I see the headlights of the truck closing in I slowly close my eyes and I thought to myself…

'Well, I guess this is the end.'

"You really are kind aren't you?" A voice that sounded like an old man echoes inside my head.

Is it the old man that I saved?

**END**