Agatha The Legendary Guild Master

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong! The world is finally united. The world is reborn anew. All beings were judged, all beings died and now will be reborn again.

Only the worth of them will have the chance to hear my words, have the privilege of living in this world, and will be fortunate enough to gain a chance in the grand race of the competition; the competition to own this world!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong! A world without an owner is a world without a future. So the first and sole purpose of my existence is to supervise over the current competition, until one victor emerges and then I will serve him like I once served her."

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong! The judgment is over, and those who are deemed worthy will have the chance to start, good luck in your survival race."

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong!"

I heard these strange words echoing in my ear, thundering inside my mind, my empty mind. I didn't know why, but I felt how gravely important they were, and as such I tried to think about… why were they important?

"Who am I?" I wondered, suddenly asked this question that popped up in my mind, having such a tremor inside the depth of my soul. "Who am I?" I shouted, this time very strong and persistent, as if I was resisting death itself.

And the next moment I breathed, took a deep long breath like I never did before, like I never breathed before!

And I opened my eyes, feeling the burning pain in them when a flash of very shiny blinding light fell upon them. I closed them again, hurriedly moving my face away, like I was trying to evade this harmful light… the normal light of the world!

And I took another deep long breath, and this time I felt the strange move of the air through my nostrils, throat, chest, ending with my beating heart.

It was beating vigorously, like I was running, running in a race.

"Who am I?"

I screamed, and this time I heard the sound of something being shuttered, and the next moment a flood of memories gushed out, like water flowing out of a broken dam, fully immersing my mind with many things at the same time.

"It hurts!" I murmured while trying to control all of these chaotic images, trying to see them all at the same time without going insane!

After an unknown period of time, I screamed, very loud, like I was defying the existence of everything. I opened my eyes to find myself panting, supporting myself on two hands and two feet; two bigger hands and two larger feet than I had in mind!

And I was sweating, every single part of my body was oozing a cold stressful sweat, and I didn't care about it soaking my clothes, my short and tight clothes, as I raised my head and glanced around me, enduring the pain of the light, trying to get accustomed to it.

"I'm Agatha!" I didn't shout this time, only said it while gritting over my teeth, stressing over each single letter of my name; as I finally knew who I was, I finally recalled my past life.

I died! That was a fact! and I was given another chance, and that was expected, that was my right; the right I worked so hard to have!

"Ding Dong! Welcome Agatha to the new world. do you want to hear your assessment now?"

Suddenly this voice, the same voice that appeared before the end of everything, the start of the end, and the start of this new world, appeared again in my mind, speaking like someone was standing right in front of me; except there was nothing there!

I was in the middle of an open land, with small grass growing covering the whole world, and some trees scattered here and there, with many flowers and many butterflies.

Things seemed too good to be true! This is the post apocalypse world, where is the destruction? Where are all the ruins?

"Where am I? cough!" I asked, then coughed and sneezed as I felt my voice being strained from my earlier shouts. I ended up vomiting something weird, a liquid, and I felt disgusted from it, from myself, so I hurried to stand straight, moving away from the spot.

And then I was welcomed with a piece of peace and lavish green that made me wonder again if I was really in a real world, or a dream world.

"Ding Dong! You are in the real world if you are asking, and this is the real face of the world."

"Is this real?"

"Ding Dong! Yes, it's the real world."

I glanced over everything again, feeling somehow deeply touched, as I muttered: "It's beautiful!"

"…"

I noticed I was seeing the world from a higher position, and that reminded me of my hands. I raised them to the level of my eyes, and examined them, they were really bigger than before. I examined myself, I had a bigger chest, taller stature, and my hair was now thicker and longer.

I got bigger!

"How long have I was de… sleeping?"

"Ding Dong! Seven years, five months, and twelve days."

"Wow, so accurate!" I commented before glancing at myself again; I was wearing the same clothes I wore when the apocalypse hit me. my armor and gears weren't there, and only a short gown that reached the level of my knees was left behind, so tight especially over the chest.

"So much time passed," I muttered, softly, before asking the most stressing question in mind, "Who are you?"

"Ding Dong! Are you asking me?"

"Yes, Mr. Ding Dong!"

"Ding Dong! You can consider me your personal assistant, and the one responsible for monitoring your progress and evaluating your journey."

"Assistant?" I muttered before asking: "Do everyone else have such an assistant?"

"Ding Dong! Sure!"

"That's a headache," I sighed, "I thought I would be special," I complained.

"Ding Dong! You are really special, but you need to hear your evaluation first to understand. Do you want me to tell you now?"

I shook my head before saying:

"Just let me enjoy this rare moment of peace, I deserve it!"

"…"

The blabbering sound stopped talking for an hour, while I found a small tree, on top of a hill, with a deep valley lying on the distance, stretching towards the horizon, ending up in a large stream of water.

I sat there, while feeling the breeze of fresh and cool wind over my face. "Sigh, why can't this peace and quiet, this beauty to last forever?!"

I sighed, while picking a small rose from the ground, putting it inside my hair, and leaned my back to the tree as I muttered:

"Show me my evaluation."

As if it was standing on its toes, this assistant of mine started speaking instantly, as it said:

"Ding Dong! Agatha lived her past life as a magician and a player; however as a magician she didn't have much score to mention. So, the evaluation was done entirely over the player phase of your past life."

"Ding Dong! Agatha had scored an astonishing score of twelve thousand privilege points."

"Wait… what? Twelve thousand points? I had billions!!"

I didn't wait for the assistant to continue its gibberish as I jumped at it like a tigress, like my old self attitude. I had over eight billion contribution points, how come they ended up being in thousands!!

"Ding Dong! Each privilege point equals one million contribution points. And you had eight billion points, plus four billion as your status as the general commander appointed by the old version of me, so you have twelve billion contribution points, ending up into twelve thousand privilege points."

"Wait, you are the guardian?" I hurriedly asked, "are you ok? Do you remember me?" I added, as I realized this was the guardian, always acting mysterious even in this world.

"Ding Dong! The guardian was a past version of me, incomplete me, but I recall you, and I know how ferocious you are, witch descendant."

I smiled, without knowing what to do or say. "So what are these points used for anyway?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"Ding Dong! You will have the access to a big variety of advantages, and you can use these points to redeem them."

"Like a market?"

"Ding Dong! Like a market. But… you need first to prove your worth and claim your new status in this world."

Strangely enough, I recalled the distant test I once had when I first entered the game. "An evaluation test? again?!"

"Ding Dong! It's not an evaluation test, and it's not a test at all. If you have the qualifications to be a master here then you will be a master; if not you either end up being an outlaw, an adventurer, or a servant."

I stopped glancing at the scenery, the amazing mesmerizing scenery around me, as I asked: "Am I in a game like the previous life?"

"Ding Dong! This isn't a game, dying here means dying forever! so treat this seriously and don't think it's a game."

I felt confused, as I asked again:

"Then if not a game, how can I find my real place in the world?"

"Ding Dong! Like in any real world, you either have the qualification for it, or don't have it."

Just before I could ask more, as I was more puzzled, it added:

"Ding Dong! I will search for any potential thing you had possessed in your last life. if I found nothing, then you have one chance to select a title and ask for the corresponding task for it. but be warned, the tasks assigned can't be changed, failure in completing them meant death, and they all have a time limit."

I suddenly got a scare, as I didn't want to start my life here and end it so short and fast. "I think I have many artifacts, you can see and check them to find anything useful," I hurriedly said, as my artifacts were the highest thing I currently had.

"Ding Dong! Artifacts are useless in this world. The energy level here is much higher than your previous world. here, they are just mere weapons."

The answer of it didn't irritate me at all, as when it said these words; I had an instant echo from a memory in my mind, a memory where I stood against a mighty dragon and made a deal.

"Then examine my inventory, there are four things that could be used here."

"Ding Dong! You seem confident!"

The reply made me feel worried! Did that old cunning lizard trick me? I didn't know what else I could say, as I waited, patiently waiting for the sound of that talkative assistant to come again.