They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 608: The People Who Hand It Power

It leaned forward again, voice lowering.

"Think about it. The few who embraced their destiny changed the course of history. Imagine what would have been if everyone who has died since the beginning of the world had done the same."

"And that’s why I’m imploring you, Nnenna, embrace your destiny." The Love System’s voice was steady, almost gentle. "I can’t force you. Neither can my master. Free will is always the first rule. But listen: the reward for taking this path is far greater than the cost of burying it with you."

Nnenna opened her mouth, but the system held up a hand. "I’ll give you time to think. Your human body is still healing, and with the good points you’ve earned, it won’t be long before you can wake. Try to decide before then."

"Two days," the System said, setting the deadline like a quiet drumbeat. "Two days in the human world."

Then it stepped back and walked away, leaving Nnenna alone with the tick of a clock and a tight, growing frustration in her chest.

Two days later.

Outside, on the white lawns of the Love System’s world, the girl waited. The light here was soft and bright, like a promise half kept. She walked up to Nnenna without hurry, eyes calm.

"Have you decided?" she asked.

Nnenna rubbed her temples. "I need more time," she answered, voice thin. "Please, just a little more."

The girl’s smile was polite but closed. "I’m sorry. You don’t have more time." She stepped closer. "Decide from what you’ve thought over. If you ask me, I would say accept it. You’re better off accepting your fate than denying it."

Nnenna scoffed. "Thanks for telling me to do exactly what your master wants."

The girl pursed her lips, then said, softer, "I hoped I wouldn’t have to do this. But maybe it will help you decide. Look up." She lifted her chin and glanced at the white sky. Then she raised her right hand.

Nnenna obeyed, looking up.

The sky changed. Images flashed, first like pages tearing, then like a rough film finding focus. The scene stitched together fast: crops browned to dust, rivers running slow, children with hollow faces, cities burning, men with empty eyes. The flashes came one after another, clean and merciless.

Minutes passed.

couldn’t take

away. Her throat tightened. She blinked, pulled at her sleeves, anything to stop the vision. But her head felt fixed, as if invisible threads held her

images kept coming. She could not turn

Stop!" Nnenna screamed, but the system didn’t answer. The next scene

bodies before, but these were worse, hollow eyes, children with bellies sucked in, fields turned to ash.

said at last, but it didn’t stop the stream. Nnenna’s voice

her look away. "There is only one of you, one piece that matters. If you refuse, the

cloaked thing will cause all this?" Nnenna asked, desperate for a simple enemy to

It uses people. Anyone who lets themselves be used becomes the reason these scenes happen. The danger is not the creature alone, it’s the people

worse than she had thought: this wasn’t only a monster she could stab. It was

Love System said, turning to face her. "But many have already given themselves over. My master hoped they would

Nnenna asked, doubt heavy in her

the energy. If they refuse, then you can stop them. It’s better when they change, but sometimes force is the only

I have help?" she asked. "You said I would had help before. Will more

"You’ve already had allies. More will come.

for two days. Fear, doubt, and sorrow crowded her thoughts, what if she failed? What if she

streets emptied by famine and war, pulled her back to a single truth:

voice low

imagining every way she could fail, but something in her chose to move forward anyway. She would try. She would fight. She would not

train you, mentally. It won’t be physical work here, because this isn’t your body. But the training

that

of time." It smiled like reassurance. "We start tomorrow. If you follow my instructions and train, by the time you wake you’ll be a

then nodded.

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real world, Nnenna gasped awake. Air filled her lungs with a small, sharp pain, from the wound, from long