Arjun was running.
His breath was heavy, his legs shaking, and his heart pounding like a drum.
Behind him, loud gunshots echoed in the dark alley.
"Stop right there!" someone shouted.
But Arjun didn't stop.
He was just a normal college boy who accidentally saw something he should never have seen — a secret deal between powerful criminals. And now, they wanted him dead.
He turned into a narrow street, hoping to escape.
But suddenly—
BANG!
A bullet pierced through his back.
Arjun fell to the ground. His vision started to blur. Blood slowly spread on the cold road.
"So… this is how I die?" he thought.
Tears rolled from his eyes.
"I didn't even achieve anything in my life…"
His breathing slowed.
Everything went dark.
…
But then—
A strange mechanical voice echoed in the darkness.
[System Initializing…]
Arjun felt like he was floating in an endless void.
[Compatible soul found.]
[Reincarnation process starting…]
"What… is this?" Arjun tried to speak, but he had no body.
[You have been chosen by the God Level System.]
A bright light flashed.
The next moment, Arjun opened his eyes.
He was lying on a soft bed.
A luxurious ceiling above him.
Silk curtains. A big room.
"This… this is not my house…"
Suddenly, memories flooded into his mind.
This body's name was also Arjun.
But he was not poor.
He was the useless son of the richest family in the city.
A spoiled, weak, and cowardly boy.
"What the hell is going on?!"
[System Activated Successfully]
A blue transparent screen appeared in front of his eyes.
Name: Arjun Verma
Age: 18
Strength: 3
Speed: 2
Intelligence: 5
Mission: Become the strongest human alive.
Reward: Unlimited power.
Failure: Death.
Arjun's eyes widened.
"A system? Like in games?"
His heart started beating fast.
A smile slowly appeared on his face.
"In my last life, I was weak…"
"But in this life…"
"I will become a god."
To be continued…