The Legend of the Berserker Magus

Chapter 3: Awakening

"I am Max." Max said to himself after realizing what happened. He died on Earth and was reborn in this world. M has been dormant for the first 12 years of his life here. His memory as Little Max became a distant dream.

"Memory restoration complete..."

"Adapting sensory parameters..."

"Adjusting physiological data..."

A series of notifications rang in his mind. It is almost similar to a computer booting up.

"Thank you for your patience, Max. I am now fully operational." M said in a welcoming tone.

Max knows that this is just a pretense of the A.I. He already discovered it when he used it on Earth.

He still has his memories as Little Max but he was curious if M can provide something new.

"What can you tell me about this world?" Max asked M.

"Analyzing..."

Max suddenly felt a tingling sensation in all of his senses. Suddenly, his view turned into something similar to a thermal scanner. He can see the energy flowing and drawing to his body. After a while, it switched again to a plain three-dimensional view of his room. He can see all dents, scratches, dirt, and almost all detail of the surfaces. He can even see the flow of the wind. Max was still adjusting to it when suddenly it switched to a night vision. He can now see the dark corners of the room in detail. Max was baffled. He suddenly noticed that his other senses are heightened as well. He can smell the pepper Old Bear put in the eggs, hear the earthworms outside, identify the number of threads in his shirt, and even taste the air.

"This is amazing." Max said to himself.

Suddenly, all of it stopped. Max is breathing heavily. He realized that the heightened senses took a toll on his body.

"Analysis complete. This is the magical world of Shang. Your location is west of the Floris continent, within the Kunlun mountains, southeast of the Halsburg Kingdom." M continued with a list of flora, fauna, animals, races, and other things that Max already knew.

M added, "Temperature is 16 degrees celsius. Humidity is ..."

"So M can quantify the conditions around me using my body as a medium but it cannot access information outside of what I know. It's good enough." Max stood up and left his room.

He saw Old Bear frying some bacon and eggs for breakfast.

"Happy Birthday!" The old man said while putting the food on the plates.

Max has a good impression of the old man. Based on Little Max's memory, the old man has shown nothing but kindness to him. He smiled and thanked the old man.

Max was very fond of coffee in his time on Earth but Little Max did not like it which is a little amusing. He is very grateful that this world has coffee. He helped himself to a cup. Old Bear was surprised because he knew that Little Max hates coffee.

He asked, "Something wrong?"

"Why?"

"You are having coffee." Old Bear still has an expression of disbelief.

"It's my birthday. I'd like to try something new." Max said, smiling at the old man.

The pair ate their breakfast in silence. The air is heavy because they know that their parting is imminent. Their time together may come to an end today or in a few days.

Max went on with Little Max's usual morning routine. Secretly training on how to use M to its utmost capability.

He was chopping some wood when he saw Old Bear coming to him with a little pouch in his hand.