Getting A System In A Modern World

Silas sat on his bed, feeling out of sorts due to the dream he had. He didn't even know if he could call it a dream or if it was one of those vague memories in his head becoming clearer. He had no answer for it.

He thought about it and felt that it would more likely be a dream. If it was one of those vague memories in his head becoming clearer, then he didn't know how to explain the voice.

Silas was also curious about one more thing. What did the voice mean by what it said?

'It's not yet time? More than enough time? I should enjoy it?' Silas thought of all this and sighed.

He didn't understand why everything was being mystified so much when the information could be passed normally, and he could think of how to go about it.

He thought of asking the system, but with his knowledge of how good the system was at dodging questions and not giving an answer to them, he wasn't very optimistic that he would get any response. So, he decided to let it be.

Since the voice said that it's not yet time, then maybe when it's time, it would let him know. At least, that's what he hoped.

His thoughts continued to hover around the strange dream he had last night, and he suddenly remembered something.

"Now that I think about it, I was the one in the black hole singularity and not the two figures, but how and why?"

This added to the load of questions that Silas wanted answers to, but he knew that he wouldn't be getting them anytime soon.

He sighed and pushed himself up from his bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up.

Inside the bathroom, after he was done brushing his teeth, Silas stood in front of the wall mirror, assessing his body.

"System, why did all my stats reset back to 10, and what does this mean?"

This was a question that Silas had been meaning to ask since he woke up, but he hadn't had the time to.

[Your strength was used up during the gene mutation and fusion process, and this is why your strength dropped back to the stat of an average human. But even though it dropped back to that of an average human, you are still stronger than an average human, and I'm sure you can feel it.]

Silas nodded when he heard the system's response.

Just as it said, he did feel weaker than he was before he went through his first evolution metamorphosis, but he always had this feeling that he was stronger than regular people. This was the reason why he wasn't worried when he saw the drop in his stats.

"It seems like I don't have anything to worry about, then. My physical strength is more than enough to deal with any trouble that comes my way, and I also have my superpower. Also, I have Luna, who can take care of things if they get too troublesome," Silas said as he counted his cards.

A few minutes later, Silas was already done freshening up and was on his way downstairs.

When he got to the living area, he met only his father and Alex sitting in front of the television, watching cartoons.

Silas smiled when he saw this. He didn't join them as he walked to the kitchen to get himself something to eat.

It was almost past the early morning rush hour, and everyone had already had their breakfast when he was still in his room, thinking about the dream from last night.

Inside the kitchen, Silas prepared a simple breakfast of bread and scrambled eggs.

After he was done preparing it, he took it to the dining area to eat.

There was another thing that changed after his first evolution metamorphosis: his appetite.

Before he went through his first evolution metamorphosis, Silas completely lost his appetite and the ability to feel hunger.

Then, his decision to eat each time was based on the fact that he felt like eating something and not that he felt hungry. But now, he feels hungry.

Silas thought about this and felt that maybe the feeling of wanting to eat something instead of feeling hunger was another way of his body reminding him that he had to eat something.

"It's already in the past, there's no need to put any more thought into it," Silas said to himself.

He took his time eating the meal and relished every bit of it. There was no need for him to rush it, as he had nothing planned for the day, and the planned family vacation wasn't until the following day.

A couple of minutes later, he was done with his breakfast and finished doing the dishes he used.

He went to join his younger brother and his father, who were still watching cartoons in the living area.

"Good morning, Dad." Silas greeted his father as he took his seat beside Alex on the sofa.

"Hey, son. How was your night?"

"It was fine, thanks." Silas smiled and ruffled Alex's hair.

"Good morning, big brother."

"Mhm-mm. How are you, champ? How was your night?"

"It's all good, big brother. Thanks."

Silas ruffled Alex's hair one more time and turned his attention to the cartoon that was being shown on the television.

"So, son. How did your dinner date go?" Chris asked as he looked at Silas with a mischievous smile on his face.

"It went well, Dad. There was nothing to it. It was just a normal dinner."

"Yeah, that's what you said."

Silas couldn't help but look at his father with a peculiar look on his face.

"Dad, can you not do this?" Silas asked helplessly.

"What am I doing, son?" Chris asked with a face that said he didn't understand what Silas was talking about.

"You know what you're doing, Dad."

Chris sighed when he heard this. "Look, son. I'm worried about you. You don't understand how a father feels to see his son who is so handsome and equally successful without a girlfriend. It's heartbreaking!"

Silas rolled his eyes when he heard this.

"Heartbreaking, my ass. You just want to rub it in my face that you have an easy way to get around the ladies."

Chris smiled mischievously and massaged his beard when he heard what Silas said.

"Well, that isn't wrong. I mean, back when I was still like you, the girls were chasing after me, not me chasing after them. I was pretty popular, you know?"

Silas rolled his eyes even harder when he heard this.

"Such shamelessness."

Chris and Alex laughed when they heard this. This was the first time that the three of them sat together and interacted, and it made them very happy.

The three of them continued watching the cartoon, and from time to time, they would chat about some casual things.

*****

Range 37, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

An army lined up on an open field, and another group of individuals who were dressed casually stood in front of them.

"Listen up, soldiers. This is a drill, and in this drill, you are required to use everything in your inventory to take down the group in front of you," the voice of a grumpy-looking man with slightly overgrown beards echoed throughout the open field.

"At the sound of the horn, you're to begin your charge."

The soldiers looked at the group of casually dressed individuals in front of them and started taking their positions.

The next moment, a loud blaring sound, and the soldiers roared as they rushed toward the group.

"Look at them ants trying to shake up a tree." A young man smiled as a tongue of fire bloomed on his palm and quickly covered his hand.