Chapter 1 A new Life

He felt warm. He floated in a white space. So did he believe because he couldn’t see anything. He couldn’t even feel any of his limbs. He just felt warm. Then a voice. [Hello Ragen welcome to the afterlife. You have surely a lot of questions. But I can’t answer them all. I want first to say that I am Lazarus the person who wrote you the message on your mobile phone. I have heard your wish. And he will come true.] Ragen, still unsure what to say of think asked. (Is my family here? They are more important than my wish.) Lazarus answered: [No, and you will not find them here. They have all already reincarnated in a new world.] Ragen was shocked. “Is there no way to find them”, he asked. Lazarus answered [Calm down Ragen. I will offer you a deal. I need a new Demon Lord in one of the worlds I want to have. You do the job well and I offer you your old life. What you think about that?] Ragen hesitated. What should he do? He knew very well what it means to be a Demon Lord. He had to be cruel to others. He had to kill, to plunder, rape and steal the things of others. But he would get his family and life back. He could see the smile of his wive and kids again. He still asked “Why me? Couldn’t you have found someone stronger, crueller and meaner than me?” [No, they all have the protection of a god when they die, so I can’t reach them. You are the first in a while who could meet me in the afterlife.] He had so many Questions. But he knew that this Lazarus wouldn’t answer them all and in the end everything to him was not important if he could get his life and family back. Even if he had to do cruel things. So, he answered: “I will do it, I will be your Demon Lord”. Lazarus started to laugh. He laughed like a crazy man who had lost his mind. He laughed until the whole space was filled with his laughter’s. Then his Vision blurred and became black.

He didn’t know how much time passed until he saw the light of the sun again, but it must have been long. He opened his eyes and saw a beautiful woman. She seemed tired but smiled at him. She had blue eyes and long dark hair. Her skin was slightly tanned but smooth. She said something he didn’t understand and then another face entered his vision. An edged face with grey eyes and curly red hairs stared him happily. As he was studying the faces of these two persons who were probably his parents, he heard a ding.

Starting AI Game settings.

He stared at the message in his mind which suddenly popped up.

System Complete. Hello Player, Ragen,. Welcome to the new world. I’m your personal AI for your path to become a Demon Lord. I will give you quests and help you to interact with this world. I will give you first the languages from this world.

Hey stop. What do you mean with that?

Starting downloading different languages.

10% 40% 80%

Hey. I’m talking to you. Hey!!

100% Complete starting now the installing process.

Suddenly he felt intense pain. A pain he had never experienced. It felt like his whole head would explode at any moment and at the same time his brain would be fried in boiling oil. He started to cry.

Meanwhile his parents noticed that their son was crying and felt relived. They first weren’t sure if everything was okay with him, so they were quite worried. Normal children would start to cry when they were born, but he didn’t cry, he looked calm and interested.

After a short while which was like an eternity to Ragen the pain disappeared. Another ding sounded.

Installation of Languages is complete.

First Quest:

Survive for the next 6 months.

Reward: Status Screen

+1 Status point for every attribute

He waited for another message or anything else, but nothing happened. As he was waiting he noticed that to woman started to lift him up to her chest. He knew exactly what would now happen. He wanted to struggle or to say anything. But his limbs didn’t obey him and nothing other than some baby cries noises came out of his mouth. The woman noticed his movement and his crying. She smiled and said: “My little one, don’t scream. Mommy will give you now some milk, so eat and become stronger.”

He cursed all the gods he knew in his mind, but it was useless. He had to do it.

A little bit later a satisfied Ragen let out a loud burp which let the rest of his pride crumble. Then he was laid into a soft and comfortable cradle. There he became quickly tired. So, he closed his eyes and started to sleep. He dreamed of his family, but this time the dream ended with him smiling.