Rays of light penetrated the window through the gap between covers falling over the face of a woman, who showed the signs of discomfort, yet didn't wake up. But after some time, she finally couldn't take it any more and opened her eyes. Rubbing her eyes, she pushed herself upright, hair tumbling forward, hands braced on either side as she soaked in the reality.
"What the fuck happened?!"
The woman whispered to herself. She slowly moved her hands through her golden hair as she looked around the room, which was familiar, yet unfamiliar to her.
Instead of panicking, she took a deep breath and recollected her memories. Her name was Emily, a struggling actress, trying to land a role which was suitable for her. Even though she was a very beautiful woman with high quality acting skills, she never got a role which was suitable for her calibre. Yes, she did qualify the auditions... but was always rejected due to various issues. One was that she refused to sleep with the 'godfathers' of the films she auditioned for. There were indeed various reasons, but this one was prominent.
But after getting rejected for the nth time, just when she stepped out that wretched set, she got crushed by the cement pipe which was going to be used in one of the action scenes. She cursed her luck.
Wait.
If she was dead, how could she clearly experience 'living' sensations?
Suddenly, a white fluffy ball appeared in front of her. It said, "Host, are you okay?" Its voice was full of worry.
'Host?'
"What are you talking about?" Emily slowly rubbed her head, "I am in hell, aren't I? Or, have I gone mad? Is it a figment of my imagination? Is my gloriousness finally breaking the threshold? Oh my god, I am truly pitiful. Can you see mother your daughter has finally achieved the highest realm of acting?" With that, she covered her face with her hands and began shedding tears.
"No! You haven't achieved acting. But you can achieve something with my help." The white ball bounced around,
Emily lifted her head and narrowed her eyes at the ball. Its reaction is strange.
No, it wasn't strange! In fact, it's the other way around!
Calming down, it said, "Host, have you ever heard of systems? Transmigrations? Rebirths? Reincarnations?"
Emily tilted her head in contemplation. Oh, now she understood her situation. It seemed she didn't achieve the highest realm of acting. A tear trickled down her face and she covered her face with her hands once again, shedding tears in sadness.
What the hell was happening?!
Why was she crying again?!
And what's the 'highest realm' of acting?!
It took a deep breath and said, "Host, I am a system. As you are a modern woman, and an 'actress,' I am pretty sure you have read some novels. Am I right?"
Emily wiped her tears and lifted her head. She replied, "Yeah, I have." Novels helped her to curb her free time, though she was always free. Besides, she knew what was happening to her. It was a system, and she was its host.
"I know everything about systems. Tell me something useful. Don't waste time. Also, lower your enthusiasm. My ears are hurting, okay?" sneered Emily. She fixated the white ball with her second 'strongest' glare.
The white ball quivered and apologized, "I am sorry! Please host don't be angry! My name is 089012. I am a 'Career Changing System.' Also known as 'CCS.' My job is to change careers of various hosts, who aren't thriving in the field of their original career. Mostly, it's because they aren't good at their jobs. So, that's where I come in." Was its host impressed?
"What did you say?" hissed Emily. Was it mocking her acting skills?! How dare it!
089012 flinched when it heard its host's tone. A dark aura was enveloping its host, making her look really scary. Was her hair floating?! It was scared! It didn't know its host was that scary!
"No, no, no! I am not mocking our acting skills! Really, I am not. I am just giving a general description of my job, okay? Not every host is incapable. You, for one, aren't." 089012 tried not to anger its host any more. It wasn't going to let a few words affect their bond! Also, it was scared of Emily.
Emily glared at the white ball but didn't say anything. But after a few seconds, she smiled. 089012 trembled seeing its host smile.
Scary!
So, so, so scary!
Emily took a sniff of her body and smiled even more. It seemed like her lavender smell had accompanied to her new world... and her new body. Her boobs were bigger, while her body was a bit leaning towards 'mature.' There was a hint of maturity around her body.
"Has this 'new' body of mine given birth?" asked Emily.
It nodded, "Yes, Host! I didn't know that you were that perceptive."
Emily smiled at it and ordered, "Bring me a mirror, will you?"
089012 wanted to refute but didn't utter a single word. The smile was much more terrifying than the glare.
So, all it could do was, find a mirror and hand it over to its host.
Emily grabbed the mirror and examined herself in the mirror. A wave of shock passed through her eyes. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Her face... was breath taking. Simply divine!
Her hair was golden, smooth as silk, floating with the slightest movement. She had light blue eyes as if they were jewels instead. Her lips were plump, inviting everyone to take a bite out of it. As for her face? It looked like a next-door big sister, who everyone liked and desired, but couldn't get. No, maybe she was wrong. Was this her ex-boyfriend's 'mommy-like' kink about? Was it this legendary attractive face that many 'mother-issues' affected men drooled over?
"You!" Emily's eyes shot towards the white ball. It flinched but didn't dare to say anything.
Just when it thought its host would scold him, Emily continued, "I like it."
"What?"
"I like what you have done. This body," Emily pointed at herself, "is amazing. Simply fantastic. Many women would die to have this kind of body."
The white ball reddened a bit. It shuttered, "T-thank... y-you, Host." It was glad that its host liked her body. Indeed, the body she was residing in... belonged to the world's most beautiful woman. A body which was unaffected by the course of time. It was the body of Caroline Rusenberg, the empress of 'Dunkirkshire Empire,' who was acting as the current head after the emperor's death.