The screams of the other passengers filled the plane as the faint scent of ash enveloped them all. A boy sat alone in the back corner of the plane. It took him a moment, longer than it should have, for him to realize what was happening.
'Wait- the plane's going down!' He hurriedly looked towards the windows to see what was below them. A long stretch of forest peered at him from behind the flames that enveloped the engine.
'I need to grab the mask!' He remembered quickly grabbing it, putting it on per the instructions. The boy tried his best to calm his breathing. 'It's hard to control my breathing when I'm panicking so much.' The boy looked down to see his trembling hands. 'I hate it. Why can't I react like everyone else? Why am I panicking yet calm at the same time?'
The boy looked around to see the panicking and screaming reach an all-time high as the plane began to go down. 'I-' The boy looked at the ground below through the window, his mind finally grasped how his life was going to end. 'I'm going to die.'
"I don't want to die!" The boy's voice didn't reach anyone over the horrified sound of the plane failing.
[Notice: Do you want to live?]
The boy responded without truly understanding what was happening; his inevitable death loomed like a shadow in his mind.
[Notice: Understood. The system does not currently hold the power to save you within your current world. If you wish to live, you must die. Understood?]
The voice had only finished explaining as the plane hit the ground, and the fire devoured the plane whole, the lives within were saved from a horrifying death, as the impact had stolen all of their lives.
[Notice: Initiating vessel recreation through the blueprint held within the master's soul.]
A rain of a hundred beautiful lights fell upon a black void, and yet only one of them could see the end. The soul reached for the statue within the void. Its features are perfect yet flawed, beautiful yet ugly, godly yet mundane. Its only true flaw was that the left side of its head was gone.
[Notice: Master, you will now be pulled into a world of a more magical origin. This will allow the system to act with far more freedom and expression of its abilities than before. We are sorry for the inconvenience this trip has brought you.]
[Notice: Soul Transfer 74%]
The soul had finally reached the statue; upon his touch, it dissolved. melding into his soul.
[Notice: Master has become a Pathstrider of the pathway of Beauty.]
[Notice: Master has been granted the Imaginary element]
[Notice: Congratulations, master, on becoming a Pathstrider!]
[Notice: Soul Transfer Complete]
The boy opened his eyes within a familiar space station. 'Wait, what? I'm alive?' The boy looked down over his body, which was now far more similar to his personal understanding of beauty. "What the hell?" He looked at his stomach, which still stuck out as before. The boy sighed. 'If I transmigrated, why couldn't I have become skinny?' The boy soon looked around, ignoring his racing heart. 'Where have I transmigrated to?'
The boy was alerted by the sound of footsteps. 'That sounds like boots.' The boy walked towards the sound, only to regret it almost instantly as he saw a singular Void Ranger.
The boy instantly began running in the opposite direction, its simmering anti-matter blades filling his heart with fear. 'Honkai fucking Star Rail! The worst of damn places to trasmigrate!' The boy only focused on the sound of footsteps as he heard the Void Ranger begin to run after him.
[Notice: Master quest-First kill has been issued. Do you wish to see it?]
The boy missed the sound as he threw himself to the floor to avoid the Void Ranger's attacks.
[Notice: Master is too panicked to respond.]
[Notice: Master's chances against four Void Rangers are currently 3%.]
[Notice: The system has reached the strength required to make the small interferences.]
[Notice: Understood. A beginner package will be made and delivered. Note: Do to the system's lacking strength, all items given must coincide with the current fate path. Inspiration will be taken from World:Fate as Master holds favor towards it.]
The boy kicked the floor with his newfound strength since his death, pushing him away from the Void Ranger. He then jumped behind a few boxes of cargo, using them as a shield.
[Notice: Beginner package creation complete.]
[Notice: Due to Master's current situation, the package will be opened automatically.]
The boy instantly felt lighter as he felt his body shift into its most healthy variant. His hand shot towards the flat side of the blade as he gained an understanding of his own abilities.
[Notice: Skill Natural Body(E) has been received]
[Notice: Skill Manifistation of Beauty(E) has been received]
[Notice: Beginner mastery of fate path and element has been received]
As his fingertips grazed the blade, its weight multiplied, throwing the Void Ranger off balance. His fist reeled back, throwing a sloppy punch. He quickly grasped his path and made a mess of the Void Ranger's senses. Grabbing the pierced cargo above his head, he slammed it down as he multiplied its weight, crushing the Void Ranger's head.
The boy fell to the floor painting. "Holy shit. I'm not dead!" The boy breathed a sigh of relief as he let his brain catch up with what had just happened. The boy's eyes opened in shock a moment later as the system spoke.
[Notice: Master has completed quest-First Kill. The reward will now be distributed.]
[Notice: Master has received Low-rank Honkai Affinity.]
'You're a system. Wait you're- you're the one who saved me!'
[Correct. I saved Master's life by transferring your soul to a different world.]
The boy felt bitter; he had just died and been ripped away from his home, then almost died again. 'Why did you choose me?'
[You wished to live, and that called us to you]
'But with how many people living in my world, the thousands should have been asking the same thing. So why me?'
[Because you were lucky, that is all. While yes, there were many people who would have been better choices to be our Master, they did not hold the same potential you do.]
The boy scoffed. 'Potential I'm damn near talentless. I'm a kid in school who can never seem to motivate themselves to better themselves'
[Correct, you hold an average talent, but that is not the potential we speak of. You wish for a better life for yourself, to better yourself, but unlike the world that you see on your screen. You can not train to wield massive power; there is no magic that you can grasp. But you want to be a better person, you wish to find a lover even if you see yourself as unfit. You hold the potential to grow mentally and emotionally, and that is what the system cares for most.]
'I-' The boy stays quiet as he processes the new information. 'Im slow, my memory is horrible, any motivation I can ever scrounge up disappears damn near instantly. I can't talk to people well, I can't even start a simple conversation myself, and you want me?'
[Indeed. While you may not be greatnow, we vow to support you along the way. You will not be alone on this journey.]
The boy breathed deeply as an attempt to calm himself. "Okey I will coaportate."
[We are happy with your cooperation. You have taken the first step to better yourself. As this is a new journey, don't you believe a new name would fit? Yes?]
The boy thinks deeply for a moment, then smiles and says. "Orion, that is my name."