Rebirth In Super Gene - Chapter 2

Somewhere in the void

The void has few life forms. Few can survive in the conditions it has to offer. It is the boundary between universes. Unless your strength is enough, it is challenging to transverse to different universes, much less navigate it.

In the void, you can see a golden light. When coming closer to the golden light turns out to be a vast eastern golden dragon. Looking into its eyes, you can see countless images flash by. It is one of the few beings capable of living here. It has long forgotten its age. To pass the time by, it watches over a countless number of universes. It rarely comes by anything that piques its interest. After living for so long, few things can genuinely amaze it. Yet its eyes suddenly twinkle as it peers into a fragile universe. The inhabitants aren’t strong in body, and the technology isn’t anywhere close to advanced to what it’s seen.

What catches its eye is one particular person who was dying. As weak as he was, he died taking many with him. The dragon claws suddenly reached out as the individuals’ soul started to disappear. Grabbing the soul before it could vanish, he looked at it strangely before peering into its memories. The place the soul was from was called “Earth,” and humans populated its surface. The soul’s name was Yami. What interested the dragon was that Yami dėsɨrėd to break his species boundaries and become something more than a normal human being. Sadly the place it came from had laws holding it in place restricting how much humans could grow. So it watched as the being realized the reality of its goal. Yet even though it experienced bitterness at its misfortune, it continued on. Eventually finding something else to do to pass by its short life.

Yet fate seems to have other plans. Yami was being hunted for a reward. After searching for months, the humans finally found him. Yami, even though surprised, fought and killed them down to the very last. Then he slowly passed away with the regret of never reaching his goal. What surprised the dragon was his determination to reach that goal. Even knowing it had such a short life, the human did all it could do to achieve what it wanted. It had few regrets of the life it lived. Leaving it only with the bitterness of reality, making his dream impossible. Even on his last breath, he held on to it. After thinking for a moment, the dragon brought the soul closer to its mouth and blew. The once fading soul now recovered its light. It began to stir as it took its surroundings.

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Yami’s POV

I suddenly opened my eyes. I realized that I was surrounded by darkness and couldn’t see anything. I can’t move at all and feel highly disoriented. After a while, I could move my head to look around and was surprised to see a colossal dragon staring down at me.

“Holy shit, who the hell are you?!?!” I asked. The dragon came closer to me and stopped. It started shuddering, and then it laughed, shaking everything around me. I’m not sure to be fascinated, shocked, or fuċkɨnġ terrified at this point. Then it opens its jaws and speaks in a deep voice that shook me to the core.

“So you’re saying you’re the god Christians were worshipping? Or maybe some other religion maybe?”

Huánglóng replied, “No little one, I said I am a “God,” not the god your imagining. So many gods exist, some being born as one, some ascending to one, and some being brought into existence because of beliefs. I started off as the third type but eventually was able to break away from the beliefs and become a dragon god of space, time, and creation. You caught my attention when I saw you try to break free from the restraints of your race. So many who try soon give up, yet while you accepted your reality, you really never gave up hope. Even in the final moments of your life, tell me, why is that so?”

As shocked as I still was, I responded.” I’m just some dumb stubborn bastard that clung to his childhood dream for way too long. I’m nothing special, just the man I am and nothing more.”

Huánglóng closed his eyes for a while. Leaving only silence permeating the space. After a bit, he reopened his eyes and stared at me again. I began to feel uncomfortable after a while till he spoke up.

“It’s been long since anything interested me, little one. To show my thanks, I will give you five wishes. For as long as it is in my power, I will grant them. You can take your time as time is almost meaningless in the void.”

I was surprised that he could do such a thing when I heard him. It was then I felt like slapping my forehead if I still had a body. This guy was a god damn dragon god. I’m sure it had restrictions on what those wishes could be, but that didn’t matter. I complimented on what I wanted to wish for. I’m not sure how much time passed before I finally decided on what I wanted. “I want to be reborn as Han sen in the geno universe, Raphael king of wisdom, the abilities of Rob Lucci, to be the race of a demon slime and Beezlebuth lord of gluttony.

“Hmm, that is simple enough, though I would have thought you would ask for a system of some sort. From what I’ve seen in your memories, it seems common. Why didn’t you wish for something like it instead?”

I replied by saying what I felt was the truth of the matter.” I think I wouldn’t be very compatible with a system. It did cross my mind, though, but I just don’t feel comfortable with it.

“The way you think makes me want to see how far you can go. Will you eventually reach where I am, or will you die trying? It makes me excited to think about it. This won’t be included in your wish but a gift from me personally. I will give you my blood, making you a descendant of mine when you are reborn. The more geno points you get, the more you unlock my bloodline. That’s all I will give you in hopes that you eventually return here one day and talk again. Farewell, little one, and good luck on your journey.”

The outside world isn’t really too audible, but I can hear her talking to me sometimes. Telling me how excited she is to finally be pregnant. After experiencing this, I felt somewhat warm in the ċhėst. I wasn’t mistreated at the orphanage in my past life, but I never considered them family. I never honestly had a family or love, for that matter. A life of killing led to many one-night stands but never anything serious. While dwelling on all of this, I feel the area around me contract.” what the fuċk is going on” I try to scream out as light hits me. I felt cold air around me and realized that I was finally out. I started trying to talk, but it came out as cries. Seeing I was fine, the doctor cleaned me and handed me to my new mother.” it’s a perfectly healthy boy, mam.”

She hugs me to her body as she eventually falls asleep from crying tears of joy.. Feeling tired from all the changes I’ve just gone through, I finally dozed off.