Do you want to live again?
"I don't want to anymore . . ."
Why not?
"What's even your point anyway?"
Do you not want to live again?
"No."
Why not?
"Living that life again is too suffocating."
Is it now? What about your family?
"Don't even begin with them . . ."
The voice laughed,
Are they that bad?
"You seem like 'God'. You probably know everything about me. What's the big deal anyway?"
Living is a beautiful thing . . .
— do you not want to find happiness?
" . . . I do."
Then what's the problem?
"Why are you asking me questions?"
To satiate my curiosity, the voice hummed in thought.
Does it not give you happiness when you bring happiness to others?
"What is this, an MBTI test?"
Answer my question.
". . . Yes, but what about my own? Will there be someone that gives me happiness the same way I give it to them?"
The voice hummed once more, 'That's all you want from life? Happiness?'
"Yes!" I answered almost immediately.
The voice giggled and laughed boisterously, 'Good! Very good!'
The voice laughed, laughed, and laughed as it echoed in my ears.
Let's make a contract then.
"A contract?"
Yes, I'll give you another chance in life and all you have to do is show me your happiness.
A big white screen pooped up in from of me, containing the contract details in a computerized manner and in small font written as 'username' with the name—
"Arcadia?"
Yes, that is your name.
"Can I not choose my own na—"
Well, you didn't name yourself, did you?
I didn't talk back.
I absentmindedly signed it, not even looking at what I scribbled, as if I was in a trance.
The voice, in satisfaction, hummed again, 'Yes, yes, yes . . .'
You can back out now if you want—
You can die if you want to.
"I chose to sign the contract."
For happiness.
The voice laughed, good choice.
A big white door appeared in white dust in front of me, waiting to be opened.
A familiar-looking door, where have I seen it before?
"Hey," I called out to thin air.
"What's your name?"
'I do not have a name.' It simply said, 'But you can call me System if you like.'
System . . . Interesting.
"Bye, System."
"I'll see you soon, A̶̡̯͕̫̥̱̩͙̿̈̃̎̇̔͊͘͘͜ͅr̷̥̫̫̀̒̾̉͛̅͜͝͠ç̵̺̲͎͓̭͇̦̔̔͐́̒͝ǎ̸̱̣̌̎̒̂͑̒̕͘ḑ̷̡̡̓̓̓̃̉͗̎͋͝ȉ̷̝̠̈́̀̾̎̾̽a̷̻̤̫̘̙͙͑́̄̎̋̕͝."
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System Enter: Arcadia || A Genshin Impact Fanfiction
FanfictionIn which a girl, who has lost hope in life, has passed. A nameless voice appeared before her when she greeted the darkness called death. "I shall allow you to live again," the voice had said, "for your happiness." The girl reluctantly agrees and wa...
