"I'm sorry, Jace, we have to let you go", a middle-aged man said, his expression sympathetic. He didn't want to let Jace go, but the reviews from the customers weren't good, coupled with his colleagues' remarks about him, he had no choice.He had accepted the boy because he knew his father, a man he had worked with on a job a long time ago. The boy, however, spiralled into a web of sadness and depression, especially after his younger sister died from an overdose, looking like there was always a cloud of darkness wherever he went."But you can always come in for free meals on me, okay, Jace?" he called after the boy, who nodded and exited the office. Outside, Jace saw the way Darrell snickered and muttered something to a co-worker; they must have been the ones who reported him to the boss. Well, now he was fired, and he hoped they were happy.Packing what little stuff he came to work with, Jace left the restaurant, heading home with no real thought in his head.His world had been goin

*Oasis System Bonding*.Seeing those words floating across his field of view, Jace put his hands up as he attempted to swipe the words away, but his hands didn't even meet any resistance like there was nothing there. *Bonding Complete...Initializing...*The voice spoke out again as Jace watched word after word pop into his field of view. *Welcome to the Oasis System, host.You have been selected by a Supreme Being to inherit his Life's work.You have been granted this system after your will to get stronger was seen*. The words were on the semi transparent screen, and he could also hear the words being spoken to him too.Who was this Supreme being though?, were they the reason he transmigrated?. Was his every move being watched?. For a split second, Jace felt bitter; if the Supreme being had been watching him since he was on Earth, why couldn't they somehow stop the accident?. It was only for a split second though as he had no idea what the Supreme Being was or if it could even inf

Walking along the white, brightly lit hallways, Jace noted how sophisticated everything was, they even had elevators here.Walking past a door, Jace noticed how cold it suddenly felt and out of curiosity, he peeked into the room.The room was larger inside than it looked from the outside, probably the work of a powerful Awakened who had the Space element. Inside the room, there were a few odd looking equipments, some mannequins packed into a corner and there were some strange floating stones.What caught his attention though, were the people he saw in the room.A boy was facing the opposite wall, a mannequin in front of him and in his hands, there seemed to be a snake coiling around his arms forming a ball in his palm. Looking closer though, Jace was shocked as he realised it wasn't a snake, but a lightning arc. The boy suddenly grunted as he stretched out his right arm, the arm with the lightning arc and everything suddenly seemed to go quiet. The next second though, there was a deaf

The walk back home was a little quiet and full of self-reflection as Jace thought back to his old world. Looking back, he felt bad; he shouldn't have given up on life and himself that easily. The death of his sister was what destroyed his will to live though.Shaking his head, Jace refused to let his thoughts meddle with his new life; he had a new family now and he was going to make sure they were protected. On earth, he was a helpless kid, but here, he was an Awakened and he was going to make it count. The sight of the oddly familiar neighborhood brought a surreal feeling to Jace's mind; he was now an Awakened, and if he made it through to Thereon Academy, just the fact that he was a student alone would be enough to grant him the ability to influence matters in the town. He thought of Mrs Vinta and her boy, of the friends he had in the neighborhood...the thought of being able to finally help them live a better and comfortable life improved his mood even further."Jace?".He was jus

Opening his eyes finally, Jace smiled as he stood up and shook his body. He felt lighter, almost like he could just jump and fly out of the house. He could also feel the mana in the atmosphere easily. It also felt slightly cooler than it was earlier. Raising his right hand, Jace clenched his fist as lightning crackled on the edge of his eyes, he felt stronger too, and he could feel the lightning flowing through his body; it felt like he could call upon lightning at any moment.*Ding****After a successful meditation session, host has broken through and is now a Middle Rank 1 Awakened. Congratulations.***The notification from the system confirmed his suspicions; although it was just a minor breakthrough, he had indeed broken through and is now stronger.He thought back to the reward he got from awakening the Lightning Elemental Attribute; the 10 stat points and the new skills he got from the book too.Sitting down once more, he pulled up the system interface. Thinking for a while,