You getting hit by a car isn't a bad way to die if it goes fast enough. One moment you are there, the next everything goes black. Surprising sure. But better than alot of deaths.
How would I know? Simple, that's what happened to me. I was making my way home after an underground fighting arena. I had just won my hundredth match and was getting ready to celebrate with my boss and coach when bam, a car came from nowhere and hit me head-on.
Next thing I knew, I was floating in this endless void. I don't know how long I was here. Long enough to calm down after the initial shock, but still, I think I might be stuck here, and for a while.
Well, that was my initial thought before something strange, yes stranger than dieing happened. A blue transparent screen appeared in front of me, displaying some information. I'm not entirely sure. I didn't have a body, no eyes, no mouth, so I don't know how I was seeing it, but that's beyond the critical part.
[System Soul integration completed]
[Please select Template]
[Sword God System]
[Bow God System]
[Archmage System]
[Ero System]
[Martial King System]
...
It was a list of hundreds of system templates. I read novels that had systems in them when I was alive, but I was still surprised by the encounter. With nothing else to do, I decided to indulge the system even if it ends up being a trick of the mind. Thinking of the Martial King system, the first list disappeared, and a new cluster of screens appeared.
[Please select race: Human/Dragon/Elf/Angel/Demon/Demi-God/Mer-Folk/Tiger-Folk/Lion-Folk/Dwarf/Slime/Ghost/Giant/Incubus/Succubus...]
Curious about the options, I decided to ask a question.
"Can I merge races?"
[Yes, but merging a low-rank race with a high-rank race will limit the high-rank race's abilities,] the system replied
"Oh, I didn't think I would get a response. Tell me, could I merge system templates?" I asked
[That was possible, but that chance has now passed]
"I thought as much. Well, alright, can you merge the dragon and angel race?" I replied
[Yes, calculating outcomes]
[Possible Outcome: Holy Dragon]
"How many races can a person merge?"
[As many as you wish, but understand that some races counteract each other, which can lead to you being able to bear the power]
"Hmmm, okay, can you merge a human with a dragon and an angel?"
[Yes, calculating outcomes]
[Possible Outcome: Golden Dragon Descendant]
"So because I added human, I became a descendant, not a holy dragon."
[Yes, humans are a D-Rank race with minimal abilities but high advancement chances]
"Okay, that's fine. I select the golden dragon descendant."
[Please Select 3 Starter abilities: Sunshine/ Moonlight dusk/ Hellflame/ Clone/Temporal Shift/ Space control/ Time control/ Gaias Healing/ Sea Sovereign/ Blood Control/ Mind Manipulation/ Flesh Control/ Blight Control/ Technology Control/ Biology Control/ Weapon Creation/Summoning...
"You said starter abilities, but all of these are quite strong abilities from what I know."
[They will start off weak but will grow stronger as the host grows,] the system explained
"Sunshine...Is that the ability of Escanor for the Seven Deadly Sins?"
[Correct]
"Then what is moonlight dusk?"
[Moonlight Dusk is the complete opposite of Sunshin, allowing you to control the coldest ice while getting stronger during the night]
"I see I have made up my choice...Sunshine, Moonlight dusk, and Gaias healing,"
[Please select weapon: Blade of Olpmious/ Lost eye of Odin/ Daggers of Jormungandr/ Mjölnir/ Bow of Amaterasu/ Nemean Cestus/ Bastion Shield of Basterville/ Beowulf...
"The lost eye of Odin tells me more about it."
[Lost Eye of Odin: In the pursuit of knowledge, Odin sacrificed his eye. This eye now contained the ability to negate all magic weaker than the host. grnats the host perfect memory and resistance against mind control magic]
"What about Beowulf?"
[Beowulf: One of the weapons of the legendary demon hunter Virgil. These gauntlets and greaves are blessed with light magic, increasing the wearer's speed and reaction time considerably. As a result, the weapon will be soul-bonded to the host and will become stronger as the host grows stronger]
"Can I merge the two?"
[Soul bond weapons cannot be combined]
"Hmmm, this is a hard choice...to stick with my roots, I choose Beowulf," I replied after a moment of contemplation.
[Please select birth: Regular/Transmigration/Egg Hatching/Random]
Not thinking much of it and wanting a surprise, I selected randomly.
[Compiling results]
[Template: Martial King]
[Race: Golden Dragon Descendant]
[Abilities: Sunshine/ Moonlight dusk/ Gaias healing]
[Soul Weapon: Beowulf]
[Results: S+ Rank]
[Matching World Difficulty]
[Combining worlds]
[Result: Highschool DxD/ Taimanin Asagi/ Devil May Cry]
[World Difficulty: SSS Rank]
[Good Luck Host]
"Well Fuck"