OBS Chapter 1 Intertwined Fates
Chapter 1 Intertwined Fates
As the world became increasingly blurry, my consciousness began to fade, and the once bright and sunny morning was swallowed by a mysterious darkness.
When I woke up, I found myself in a strange place, surrounded by impenetrable darkness.
There was no light, no sound.
It was as if I had been abandoned in a void. Confusion and fear gripped my heart as I struggled to understand my situation.
"What happened?" I whispered to the void, my voice swallowed by the silence, which was deafening and amplified my sense of disorientation.
The question raced through my mind.
Am I dead? Is this some kind of distorted world? I have no physical senses, which makes me feel disconnected from myself. Where am I?
I tried to move, to escape the oppressive emptiness, but all my efforts were in vain. I suddenly realized that I no longer had a physical body. I was now merely a consciousness, completely detached from my former body.
"Why is this happening?" As I pondered this, my attention was drawn to something that suddenly came into view, accompanied by a burst of noise.
When I examined this new perspective, I discovered that despite my physical limitations, I still possessed senses. I could see and hear the outside world, even though I couldn't interact with it. It was a novel feeling, observing the world without the ability to influence or participate in it.
I fell into deep thought, yearning for answers, longing to find a glimmer of hope in this perplexing world. Yet, I remained trapped in a vague and uncertain cage, merely an observer unable to participate.
Although I don't know what this world is, I can only watch from here until I find a clue, but ultimately I am powerless to do anything about it.
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A few days later...
That special state of being unable to intervene in the world is devouring my will.
This feeling made me wish I were dead.
Comfort, emptiness...
I didn't just wait idly; although I couldn't control my body, I could see and feel the world around me.
In this place, I can only do one thing: think and observe.
This is something I've always enjoyed doing.
Whether in high school, college, or playing games, this is something I've always been doing.
Think and observe, look for small details.
At first, all I could see was the ceiling. But soon, as the scene began to move in front of me, things started to change.
It's as if I'm seeing the world through other people's eyes.
The sounds my body made gave me a sense of familiarity, but I couldn't quite place where I'd heard them before.
Although I have an almost photographic memory, my auditory memory is slightly behind.
Initially, the voice I heard came from a little boy.
But something's not right. As someone who has played a lot of VR and FPS games, I noticed something.
I noticed that the position of this person's arms was strange, as if the arms were higher than their original position.
At that moment, I realized that I wasn't seeing the world through other people's eyes.
"I'm inside a necklace." I realized this because sometimes my vision would sway strangely.
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As time went on, I also learned the identity of the person wearing the necklace.
"Morse Scott".
At that moment, I realized where I was in the world.
As a seasoned gamer, I have played many different types of games.
The world I live in is one of the games I've played, *The Hunter's Fate*.
The boy wearing the necklace is a third-rate villain who has been an orphan since childhood.
He is an ordinary, temporary supporting character who is jealous of the protagonist's achievements and will die at the beginning of the story.
Hunter's Fate is a game themed around hunters. At the beginning of the game, you need to train the protagonist from scratch, and the game starts at the academy.
At the beginning, the protagonist has a low ranking and weak strength. He is a student who climbs from the bottom of the rankings. As the game progresses, the protagonist will undergo a second awakening and begin to grow stronger rapidly.
Then you might ask, what is awakening?
'Awakening' is a professional term in this world. Every awakened person can access their own unique status window. This is also the primary condition for becoming a hunter and joining the Arcadia Hunter Academy.
However, unlike ordinary people, the protagonist can awaken twice, which is one of the reasons for his rapid increase in strength.
So why did Morse become the villain?
The reason is simple: in the game's storyline, Morse was also at the bottom of the academy, maintaining the same low status as the protagonist. However, as the protagonist grew, he began to envy him and eventually made a deal with a demon to become a 'half-demon'.
However, the Morse Scott of today is not the same as the one I know.
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As time went on, my research into observations deepened. I began to notice subtle differences in human behavior, the interplay of emotions, and the underlying motivations behind feelings.
Therefore, I can sense Morse's emotions toward the world.
He always looks at a photo before going to bed and says that it's his sister.
At first, I wondered, "What's going on with this little sister?", because the game didn't reveal any specific information about Morse. The only thing we knew was that he liked to be alone and was an orphan.
Later, I found the answer in fragments of his life. He had witnessed his sister being killed by a demon while protecting him, and therefore he hated the world and demons.
Observing his daily life became a routine for me, watching him train and put his utmost effort into everything. But as time went on, the monotonous life suffocated me, and I felt that my mental state was deteriorating.
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As Morse entered the academy, a place that revered strength and despised weakness, he began to struggle violently.
He faced relentless bullying and ridicule from his classmates every day, but his strong desire for revenge motivated him to keep going.
And so he was caught between two conflicting forces. One urged him to end his tragic fate, while the other propelled him forward by a burning desire for revenge. His inner self was crumbling little by little.
It was during this turbulent time that I felt a sense of hope.
As Morse's mental state deteriorated and his hatred grew, I felt a barrier growing weaker and weaker, and at that moment, I realized that this was the key to my freedom.
The scene before me is exactly what Morse is being bullied by two men and a woman.
I am waiting for the right moment, waiting for Morse's mental state to reach its lowest point and his need for power to reach its peak.
When I saw him knocked to the ground, unable to get up again, I couldn't hold back. I whispered in his ear, resonating with his soul.
"Aren't you tired? Tired of your own weakness, tired of feeling helpless?" I said in a low, cold voice. I knew he carried a fragile fate, and he longed for change. I wanted to ignite his anger and despair, to make him crave power like never before.
I sensed his fear at this sudden question, and he retorted, "Who are you?"
His question excited me slightly, but then a cold laugh erupted from me. "Hahaha, I'm the one you've been suppressing all this time..."
My words echoed in his mind, "No...you're not..."
I didn't give him a chance to refute and immediately continued, "Have you forgotten why you're here? Do you want to disappoint her? Have you forgotten how she collapsed in front of you?"
My words struck him deeply, reminding him of scenes he didn't want to recall. Every word I spoke began to shake his resolve.
Now there is one last barrier in front of me, a past he doesn't want to recall.
“Accept me…for her…if she were right in front of you, could you save her with your meager strength?” I whispered, stirring his memories of his sister. At that moment, I felt his soul begin to shatter, his resolve crumble.
He accepted me.
The barrier collapsed, and I felt my consciousness break free from the necklace and quietly depart.
When I merged with Morse, I became the embodiment of his thirst for power, and he became the unwavering resolve to avenge his sister. Bound by a shared goal, our destinies and souls intertwined, we embarked on a path of intertwined fates...