Chapter 1: Wait… What?!
Darkness.
No sound. No light. No body.
Alicia tried to blink.
Nothing happened.
"…Okay. That's not normal."
She tried to move her hand.
There was no hand.
"…That's worse."
A brief pause.
Then—
"Wait… where is my body?!"
Panic hit instantly.
She couldn't feel anything. No arms. No legs. No breath.
Just… existence.
Floating in nothing.
"…Did I die?"
Before she could spiral further—
A faint blue light appeared in the darkness.
Hovering.
Watching.
Alicia froze.
"…Nope. Not dealing with this calmly."
"WHAT ARE YOU?!"
The light pulsed.
Words formed.
[Hello, host. Congratulations on your successful rebirth.]
Alicia went silent.
"…Rebirth?"
"…Wait. I actually died?!"
Her thoughts scrambled.
She didn't remember dying.
No accident. No warning. Nothing.
Just—
Darkness.
And now this.
The blue light continued.
[You have been selected as the host of the Strongest Planet Core System.]
Alicia paused.
"…Planet core?"
"…System?"
A very familiar combination.
Slowly… very slowly…
"…Wait a second."
Her thoughts sharpened.
"…This sounds like those novels."
Reincarnation. Systems. Power.
She had read plenty of them.
Loved them, even.
But—
"…I didn't sign up for this!"
[Current status: Newborn Planet Core]
Silence.
Alicia processed that.
Once.
Twice.
Then—
"…I'm a WHAT?!"