God of Strength (Chikara no kami)

Chapter 1

My name is Felix Awiergan and I am normal. My life has been uneventful as of yet, but I still harbour hope. Hope that I have a destiny for something of great importance and I haven't been selected as a random villager.

It was my 21st birthday when things began to heat up. I am an only child and having lost my parents at age 14, I was taken in by my grandfather. Despite being distraught, I remember hoping their death had gotten the ball rolling and I'd have to prepare myself for a life of vengeance.

Fate is cruel.

They died, as my grandfather put it, as man and wife. I later discovered it was a sex thing gone wrong. Anyway, a few days after my birthday my grandfather died. Losing him was hard as I was now truly alone in the world with no idea what direction my life was meant to go. He wasn't very wealthy but I inherited a cottage he owned out in the woods. Curious, I decided to take a trip down there.

So packing a small bag, I left my apartment and rode a bus to my newly owned cottage. It was evening by the time I arrived. I unlocked the door and stepped in. It was small and dusty, looking like it hadn't been used in years. Having nothing better to do, I began cleaning. As I was sweeping under the small wooden bed, I found a loose floorboard. Without hesitation, I pried it open and discovered a small black box. In it was a locket. The locket was a dull gold and looked incredibly old. I thought maybe I could sell it and earn a killing. For no particular reason I flipped it open and what happened next was undoubtedly amazing. Inside the locket was nothing but light. Light like I'd never seen before. It lit the small cottage and spread through me. As quickly as it appeared the light vanished, plunging the room into darkness. I poked and prodded the locket but nothing happened until a screen appeared before my eyes and scared the life out of me.

[New host selected]

I stared at the glowing golden words before me as tears of happiness welled up in my eyes. Mother, Father, your son has evolved from villager A to a protagonist.

[Congratulations. You have found the Locket of Fate. The Locket came into existence after the birth of the universe and is indestructible. As per the rules you are allowed 3 wishes. You cannot wish for more wishes. After you have made your 3 wishes the Locket of Fate will leave your possession].

Wiping my tears I fell deep into thought. The possibilities were endless. Should I wish for world peace? Immortality? Superpowers? My breathing grew ragged as I thought about what to do. My eyes lit up as I decided on my first wish.

"I wish for an RPG-like system."

[Wish is being generated...'RPG system' being compiled...]

Before me, the golden words flashed by. It seemed to be searching and cross-referencing every RPG in existence.

[Your wish has been granted]

I almost passed out from excitement. My heart was throbbing rapidly as I spoke the sacred word. "Status". A blue box appeared before me and I could take it no longer. I ripped off my shirt and ran into the woods screaming at the top of my lungs. "YEEESSS! YES YES YES YES YES YES! HELL YES!" 10 minutes later I returned to my cottage drenched in sweat and a huge grin on my face. Washing up and putting my shirt back on, I sat down on the bed. I had now calmed down enough to analyse my new system. There was a simple chart depicting my status. There was my name, level, race, class, title, health and stats. My stats were relatively low with the highest reaching 12 and the lowest 5. As I was browsing, another box suddenly appeared slightly different from the golden words.

{Welcome to The System!}

Seemed like the locket had even made some kind of AI along with the system as a feminine voice sounded in my ears.