Awakening Chronicles

Chapter 2

A violet screen greeted my vision as I fell into the abyss.

Analyzing..... Running compatibility test.... Test complete. Running body scan. Scan complete. Running final compatibility check. Check complete — beginning system assimilation.

I felt my body shudder, and what felt like cold water was poured over my flesh. My flesh tingled as if thousands of ants were crawling over me and biting every inch. I desperately tried to move but to no avail. I couldn't move any part of my body. I let out a mental scream that lasted for only a few moments before the pain receded, and a new message showed on the screen.

System assimilation complete. Welcome Administrator. Would you like to change your public title of Administrator?

I reread the screen that encompassed the entirety of my vision. I reached out only to realize that I had no arms, and a sharp sense of panic coursed through my veins. I went to take a deep breath, yet I also realized that I could not breathe. "Just calm down," I told myself and was shocked to hear that I could speak. I reread the prompt once again and thought about the choices I could make. "Overseer," I exclaim, and the message shifted.

You have selected Overseer as your public title. Is this the public title you wish to be recognized as?

I thought about the title for a moment and found my self mentally shrugging. It didn't seem to fit what I wanted to become. I erased the option and saw that the message faded away back to the original.

Welcome Administrator. Would you like to change your public title?

The violet screen flickered as I thought some more on the idea when a name suddenly came to mind. "The Silent Overseer." The message shifted again.

You have selected Silent Overseer. Is this the public title you wish to go by?

"Yes," I commanded as I watched the screens shift and change again. This one seemed to be perfect! I never saw my self as becoming widely reknown. I was too content with sitting back and silently guiding everything.

Replacing the previous public title of Administrator.... Complete. Current public title Identification of: The Silent Overseer. Rank of 1-A Administrator. [ hidden title Administrator.]

Would you like to change your current designation of "Marcus Mchlaughlin"?

I closed my mental eyes and imagined myself strumming my fingers as I ran through a list of names in my head. Onyx Blackheart, maybe? Kyrone Ever Chosen? I shrugged my spiritual shoulders again and brushed the thought away as my mind wandered, going through the many names I've used in games. None of them seemed to click or even feel right to me. After a few moments, a thought drifted through my mind about a story I once read on a website that I favored, and the perfect name came to mind, "Kairos." The screen flickered again as it updated.

You have selected "Kairos " As your designation. Would you like to make this permanent?

"Yes." The screen flicked once more and changed.

Changing designation... changing designation... Change completed. The designation is now bound to the user. The user is now known as Kairos The Silent Overseer. Analyzing Administrators race. Race designation is XRC343 [ Homo Sapiens]. Would the user like to change race?

My eyes quickly scanned over the text one more time, intrigued by the human designation. "System, can I get an explanation of what humanity is, please?" The screen faded away from view, and I heard footsteps in the distance, and my heart rate began to speed up a bit. I forced my mental head around, and all I saw was just an ever consuming darkness. The footsteps sounded as if they were right next to me, yet at the same time, it was as if they were still far away. "Hello?" I called out in the void only for my voice to echo into the shadows calling back to me. Suddenly the footsteps stopped, and my breathing hitched as I started to panic.