"Ah! Yes, faster!"
Kael lay on his back on the worn bed, one hand gripping his phone above him as he watched the bodies writhe on the screen.
Moans spilled loudly from the speaker, filling the small room.
"No, it's too loud! The landlord will surely hear it."
His gaze flicked briefly toward the thin wall separating him from the rest of the building. The landlord was the type to complain about everything: noise, mess, even breathing too loudly if given the chance.
The last thing he needed right now was trouble.
Yet… even as the thought crossed his mind, his hand didn't stop. If anything, the tension only made it worse
He shifted slightly, trying to muffle the sounds, pressing the phone closer while his fingers moved in rhythm with what he saw.
Suddenly he thought of something. "Damn it! I forgot the lubricant." He groaned, frustration bubbling up.
But as he was about to get up and grab the bottle beside the window, a voice cut through the moans.
[Citizens of Earth. The Dawn of Overlords has begun.]
"This phone has started its nonsense again," Kael muttered, irritation flashing across his face. It wasn't the first time this cheap piece of junk had played random sounds.
He raised his left hand and gave the back of the phone a hard whack; the same fix he'd been using since forever.
"That should do it," he said, settling back to resume.
[From this moment forward, every soul among you has been chosen as Overlords of the vast Celestial Continent.]
The voice returned, clearer than before. Kael's whack had done nothing.
"Do I have to restart the phone?" he muttered, hesitant.
He was already in the middle of it, hand moving steadily. The last thing he wanted was to break rhythm and deal with this crap.
But what he couldn't stand more than anything was the sudden silence.
No moans, gasps or breathy cries from the actress on the screen.
Fuck! No. Not now. I was so close… my dick's throbbing incessantly. If this voice doesn't shut up I'm gonna lose it.
Grumbling, he swiped to restart the phone and flopped back onto the bed, staring at the cracked ceiling. "Five minutes more…" he whispered.
[Global transmigration will begin in Ten… Nine… Eight…]
The voice echoed directly in his head; no speaker, no static. Real.
Kael shot upright. "The Dawn of Overlords…?" he muttered, the words sinking in.
He crossed the cramped apartment in three strides, yanked the curtain aside, and stared down at the street.
Cars and motorcycles screeched to a halt, some crashing. Bicycles toppled.
Pedestrians froze mid-step, faces pale, looking around wildly.
"What is this voice I hear…?"
"Is this a game or a prank…?"
"…orIs this some kind of broadcast?!"
"Are we…"
It was clear the voice hadn't spoken to him alone.
[Three… Two… One…]
Golden beams of light descended from the sky, enveloping everyone. People vanished one after another.
"What the…" Before Kael could finish, a beam swallowed him whole.
…
Kael blinked covering his eyes with his hand against blinding sunlight filtering through high leaves.
He was lying on soft grass and below an alien sky. The familiar stink of his apartment replaced by wild earth and distant howls.
Twenty-five years old, still a virgin, stuck in a dead-end delivery job and a shoebox apartment that smelled like instant noodles and regret.
Kael had spent most of his adult life turning sexual frustration into nightly marathons with his phone. Now the phone was gone. The apartment was gone. And somehow, the universe had decided this was the perfect moment to give him a second chance at literally everything.
Cool air brushed his skin. Birds chirped. The scent of earth and wildflowers hit him.
[Welcome, Overlords.]
[You have arrived on the vast Celestial Continent.]
[Here, anything your heart desires can be yours: land, treasures, an army, power beyond imagination.]
[This is not a game. It is far more real than anything you could imagine.]
[Death here is permanent. There is no return.]
Kael let the words echo in his skull.
Transmigrated. Everyone. As Overlords.
Shock hit first; then a slow, hungry excitement.
No more cramped apartment. No more dead-end life.
Here, everything was possible. Land. Power. Women. An army.
And according to that voice… he had the means to take it all.
But he wasn't stupid.
Big opportunities meant big dangers. Who knew if he'd even survive the first day?
[Gift packs shall now be distributed to each Overlord.]
[But first, the gift pack pyramid will be revealed.]
[Common (90%) … up to Primordial (1 in 100 million).]
Kael's eyes widened. Primordial? 1 in 100 million? If I pull that I'm set for life. If I get Common I'm fucked.
[The distribution will now begin.]
"I wonder what I'll get…" he murmured, rubbing his hands together.
The friction made his palms smell faintly of charcoal.
[No gift pack detected.]
Kael's smile froze. His hands stayed empty.
To think… I didn't get one?
Shock crashed over him like ice water. Then the voice spoke again.
[Five additional attempts granted. If no gift pack is detected after the final attempt, you will receive nothing.]
Kael swallowed hard. Five more chances. He clenched his fists, jaw tight.
Come on… give me something. Anything.
First retry. Nothing.
"Fuck! Okay, four left. Still fine. I've had worse moments..." He said in an attempt to comfort himself.
Second retry.
Nothing.
Two… just two more. Don't do this to me. I can't start this new world with nothing.
I'll be monster chow!
Third retry.
Nothing.
His breathing quickened. Hands shook.
Three down. This can't be happening. Universe, you already took my porn session, don't take my cheat too.
Fourth retry. Nothing.
Kael's knees buckled slightly. He stared at his empty palms, throat never felt so dry.
One left. One fucking left. If this fails… I'm done. No pack, no power. I'll be the first idiot to die a virgin in this world before the first monster even shows up.
He stood alone in the vast forest, heart hammering so loud he could hear it in his ears.
The final attempt…
[Gift pack distributed.]
[Do you wish to open? Yes / No]
Kael's face split into a wide, triumphant grin. Despair vanished, replaced by raw excitement.
"Yes," he said firmly. "Open."
[Gift Pack Opened]
[Congratulations! You have obtained a hidden tier gift pack: Infinite Omega Lust Gift Pack]
Infinite… Omega… Lust? Wait. Infinite. Lust. Holy shit. Does this mean I can fuck my way to godhood? Endless waifus? Harem army? I'm not dying a virgin in this place.,,