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Protagonist Privileges and Perils

  Aya’s boots—well, Rei’s boots—clanked heavily against the cracked pavement as she stumbled through the city. Holograms flickered overhead, spitting out emergency warnings in a language she didn’t understand but somehow could. A side effect of Rei’s body, no doubt.

  "Okay, deep breaths. You’re not having a breakdown. You’re just inside a fictional protagonist’s body… in a dying world."

  “You’re welcome, by the way,” Rei’s voice chimed in. “You got the cool one. I’m stuck in a squishy human form with no status screen. It’s like living in hard mode with no HUD.”

  “HUD?! This isn’t a game!”

  “Try thinking ‘Status.’ Trust me.”

  Aya hesitated, then whispered, “Status.”

  A glowing window blinked into view in front of her.

  [ STATUS MENU: REI / Current User: Aya Takahashi ]

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  •   Class: Synthetic Valkyrie

      


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  •   Level: 74

      


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  •   Abilities:

      


        


    •   Data Shard (Piercing ranged attack)

        


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    •   Skybreaker Pulse (Area shockwave)

        


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    •   Overclock Mode (Temporary stat boost)

        


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    •   Last Light Protocol (??? – Locked)

        


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  •   Neural Sync: 43%

      


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  •   Vital Sync: Stable

      


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  •   Warning: Unknown mental entity detected.

      


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  Aya’s eyes widened. “I’m… OP?!”

  “You’re welcome again,” Rei said proudly. “Took me two full arcs to unlock Overclock. I hope you can handle it without frying yourself.”

  Aya looked at the crumbling skyline. In the distance, something huge loomed—a biomechanical creature with blades for wings and a glowing red eye. It was heading straight for her.

  “…Of course there’s a boss fight.”

  “Yup! Don’t die, or I won’t get my body back.”

  Name: Rei (no known last name—part of her mysterious origin)

  Personality:

  


      


  •   Sarcastic, confident, and a little reckless.

      


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  •   Thinks fast, fights faster.

      


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  •   Surprisingly sentimental, especially when it comes to people she’s bonded with (not that she’d admit it).

      


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  •   Loves food but can't cook to save her life (Aya’s ramen diet might traumatize her)

      


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