📖 Scar of Fortune
Chapter 5 — Breakdown & Aria
Night had fallen.
Veer sat in the corner of the street, his scar still burning, the taxi's shattered windshield stained with his blood. His chest felt heavy. Tears wouldn't stop.
"Everything… everything's taken from me… Maa, Papa… even Raj Uncle is gone… now my job too… how much more can I endure?"
He grabbed his phone and hurled it to the ground with all his strength.
CRACK!
But instead of shattering, a brilliant blue light burst forth. It swirled in the air, forming a holographic screen right before him.
> [STATUS SYSTEM ACTIVATED]
Welcome, Host: Veer.
Veer's jaw dropped.
"This… what…?"
From the light, a figure emerged—a girl. Black-and-white maid outfit, stockings glinting under the streetlights, eyes sharp yet strange, lips curled in a gentle smile. She gave a slight bow.
"Greetings, Master Veer," she said softly. "I am your personal system guide—Aria. Visible only to you. I exist to serve you."
Veer froze for a moment.
"M… Maid? From a phone? Is this some kind of prank?"
Aria smiled knowingly.
"You think this is a joke? Check this."
The screen blinked:
> [Quest Issued]
Objective: Walk 4.5 km
Reward: ₹5 per step + 1 Point + 1 Skill Point
Veer's head spun.
"4.5 km? And ₹5 per step? That… that's real money?"
Aria snapped her fingers, and his bank account number appeared on the screen.
"All rewards transfer directly to your bank, Master. Do you wish to accept this quest?"
Pain still lingered in his chest. Anger burned. But beneath it, a tiny spark of hope flickered.
"I… accept," he whispered.
The screen blinked.
> [Quest Accepted]
Distance: 0/4.5 km
Earnings: ₹0
Veer stood. His legs ached, his body weary—but a strange new energy coursed through him. Every step he took, the screen blinked:
> +₹5
+₹5
+₹5
After just one kilometer, a notification popped up in his bank: ₹6,815 transferred. Veer's heart skipped.
Aria walked beside him, teasing lightly.
"See, Master? This is only the beginning. A new path awaits you—straight from poverty to the highest peaks of the world."
Veer's breath quickened. Faces of his mother, Asha, and father flashed before his eyes.
"For them… I will do everything. Even if it means completing every quest this system throws at me."
And that night, from a scarred orphan, Veer became a Chosen Host.
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Chapter end
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