One day...
I met a self-proclaimed God of Lust.
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My name is Makiel Zraxiros, and things aren't all that good for me, since I'm a bit stuck, at where I am in life... Well, in a more literal sense.
A bandaged-up mummy fully plunged with wires, I looked like a horror straight out of a movie.
Not exactly your typical everyday, but I would love to be able to call my life ordinary.
Heck, just a less-than-ordinary lifestyle would have been enough.
That however didn't matter too much, since the reality about my life, was that the worst thing about it was my very own body.
Not something I could shrug off or change if I wanted to... I've tried.
Thankfully I still have caring parents, who do their best to find a way to help me get through this, but unfortunately for them, their efforts aren't really helping me. Though, it's odd that they haven't come to see me in a while, when usually they would come at least twice a week. They must be busy with a lot of work, it wouldn't be the first time either.
Anyway... Have you imagined having to live your life stuck to a bed, a bunch of wires, and a breathing mask cause you're too weak to survive otherwise?
At some point, I didn't either, and while I was never among the healthiest neither was I in this bad a state from the get-go. Things just became this way one day.
Then adding salt to injury, most of the family aside from my parents, hates me. Even now, I still remember the multiple times they bullied me for my weak body...
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-In The Past-
"You damned bastard! Don't you know your place by now?! How dare you try and talk back to me? Do you think that just because they let you in through the pity door, you now belong here? Don't make me laugh!
"The only thing you've ever been good for was being the dog, when we played pretend as kids, but now that we're in high school, you're completely useless. Do yourself a favor and just unalive yourself the next time you think of talking back to me, can't have my hands get dirty by touching crap like you. Now, apologize!" One of the bullies who used to hang out with us said to me after a minor disagreement and nobody tried to stop him.
"I'm.... *Huff* *Huff* *Huff*... Sorry... *Huff* *Huff* *Huff*..." With a lot of difficulty, I did.
From then on he went on to berate me with insults while my family around my age and the people who called themselves my friends together with some other bullies watched, but said nothing just letting it happen.
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Then again something like that was bound to happen, as I was always weak and frail even before I was stuck to a bed, but I just couldn't take having to follow that asshole all the time anymore. Even so, I guess I did deserve it... After all, I should have known my place.
'If only I wasn't so weak... Maybe I could have had a better life...' I couldn't help but let some delusional thoughts sneak in every now and then.
It was then that I was punished for having dreams beyond what someone weak like me could ever achieve.
A nurse came in and said. "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, Makiel.... But I have very bad news for you..."
What could it be now? Did my condition worsen again? Just let me die at this point... What am I thinking? I can't just give up after all the work my parents put in, so even if it does nothing, I'll fight until the very end.
"... Mathew and Deina Zraxiros passed away 3 weeks ago during an accident. There have been discussions on whether to tell you or not, but it was ultimately settled that since your family has decided to turn off your life support, you should at least know... I'm so sorry... I wish I could have done more for you, but I just don't have that power... Rest well, Makiel." She elaborated with tears in her eyes and her hand gripping strongly as she trembled. I was not sure if she was being sincere or just doing her job, but it did not matter.
"Oh… and, I heard it wasn't quite an accident…" She added before leaving.
Dead... Both my parents... The only people who cared... Both gone... and soon I will be gone as well... What was the point of any of this?! Can what I experienced still be called a life? Is this what living is supposed to be?!
I see... Then the weak were never supposed to live, only to be there ensuring the strong are the ones who get to live... I really wish I could have been on the other side of that... Maybe if I was strong, I could have done something about the incident and my parents would still be here.
Unfortunately, that's not my reality or at least it wasn't supposed to be... Until I met him... a self-proclaimed God of Lust.
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(Vandir's POV)
Among the many celestial beings in the Omniverse, I Vandir Eros Lust, have always been one of the more carefree and free-spirited ones, after all, I was the Celestial of Lust! My time was spent mostly having fun and quite literally fucking around, from single to married, none of those ladies were truly outside my reach.
The problem was as you would imagine, I made many enemies because of my escapades, and they finally had enough of me. Joining hands in the biggest army to have ever pursued me, they managed to heavily injure me to the point of no return. The vessel I used as a body was beyond saving and if I didn't want my soul to be captured and thrown into Oblivion, I had no choice but to enter the cycle of reincarnation.
It was going to save me, but it was a solution that came with the consequence of taking away all of my powers, I can at best keep my memories intact if I do this since I will be sacrificing my status as a celestial to do so... Unfortunately, it's that or Absolute annihilation, which doesn't leave me with much of a choice.
Let's look at things from a positive side, not only do I get a second chance at creating my Celestial form, but I also get the chance to correct my worst mistake... Ignoring combat prowess when I was still a mortal, making it impossible for me to reach higher than the minimum for Celestials. Because of that, I refused to have any deeper connection to any of the women I was involved with and even made they it so they could never love me... This time, I'll make myself a proper celestial and... I might even be able to go for the world fragments... Just imagine, me reaching the Throne of Omnipotence... Well, it is good to have ambition, it will help me stay focused... As focused as someone like me can stay.
Without hesitating any longer I threw my soul into the reincarnation stream as my celestial vessel stayed behind and my celestial energy slowly faded to 0. All the work I had put in to become an Almighty Devil with a domain in Lust had gone to waste. At least I now had the chance to become an Anti-God, yeah I should focus on the opportunities I gained, not the hard work I lost.
My soul traveled and passed many planets none of them piquing my interest until I came across an unusually familiar feeling of attraction, which I decided to follow since looking for a perfect planet and vessel would take forever. Plus if I'm not quick with it a Celestial with a domain in reincarnation might notice me and by then it's over. Even though I couldn't use my powers anymore, I still had an understanding of how to do many things and spiritual movement is something that every Celestial has to learn very early on, and most even learn it while they are still mortals. Though mortals without the experience of a Celestial wouldn't be able to do what I'm doing.
It was not hard to get passed the atmosphere of the planet in this spiritual form, but it will certainly be more demanding to pass through the manasphere right below it. Even though spiritual and magical energy are very different, they can interact with one another and affect each other, though magic energy definitely affects spiritual energy on a much larger scale than it is the other way around.
As expected the manasphere showed resistance to my entrance since there was no pathway created for my soul to just breeze through. I was forcefully entering and could very well be intercepted and stopped by the celestials in charge of this planet, but they tend to not interfere unless it is at least a country-level threat and even then, they don't interfere directly unless it's a planetary-level threat or change, so it's highly unlikely.
The process was long and growling, if I had to guess I would say I spent at least 8 months on this planet trying to get through the damned manasphere.
From then on it was easy and I soon found my way to the feeling of familiarity which was unexpectedly in a woman's womb... A baby? There's no way it's an ordinary baby if it's getting a reaction from me. Having no time to waste, I moved in and find myself in a very empty mindscape.
"... I'm sorry kid, it's nothing personal, but I'll be taking your soul, body, and life." I couldn't care less about what was going on with this guy, but I was very much against ungratefulness, so since I'm taking all this from the guy, I can at least accomplish whatever simple dreams the human man had. I was already going to get his memories anyway.
-Time passed-
Damn it! I was so much weaker than I expected! At this rate, he'll die before I can fully consume him! At which point, I would die with him! This is what I get for being too rash and just jumping at the first body that resonated with me!... I have no choice...
{Hey! Kid! Listen to me! I'm Vandir Eros Lust, Celestial of Lust! Details aside! I know a way to become strong and even have your parents back! But you'll have to listen to me and do exactly as I say!} I communicate with him through basic telepathy, it's very easy especially when your souls are connected like ours.
(... And you think I'll believe some random disembodied voice... Why am I even answering? Am I going crazy?!) The boy dared to shrug me off... You're lucky I'm in a pinch!
{No, it's not insanity. I've been with you since your birth and now that you're nearing death, I was awoken! All you have to do is listen to me and you'll thrive. You'll be able to have the life of a powerful person you so strongly desire!} I insisted.
(Since birth?! Are you the reason my body is so weak?!) He focused on the wrong thing, damned kid!
{So what if I am?! You're going to die soon and you have nothing else to lose! Just listen to me and you might gain everything you have ever wanted!} I was getting tired of this fool.
(... Fine... What do you want?) Finally, he came to his senses.
{Ok, you're going to have to repeat after me.} A part of me was satisfied that I would survive while the other was furious that I would waste my most precious treasure like this! I was supposed to save this, for after I created the perfect celestial avatar.
(Go on.) The kid accepted.
{I, Makiel Zraxiros, renounce my fate to the ultimate treasure, the orb of the Akashic Records! And all I ask for is the unlimited potential to do all things, especially to pursue the ways of lust, until there is not a single female who can resist my charm!} I kept it concise so that he can follow along.
(...) He stayed silent.
{Do it! Or would you rather just die?!} I remind him.
(Please tell me again.) He asked.
After that, he practiced a few times, and we did it again. First I said it then he followed.
(I, Makiel Zraxiros, renounce my fate to the ultimate treasure, the orb of the Akashic Records! And all I ask for is the unlimited potential to do all things, especially to pursue the ways of lust, until there is not a single female who can resist my charm!) He recited it perfectly.
[Your pledge of exchange has been heard. As a reward for your courage, you can ask for any, one wish within reason.]
{Ok now say: I wish to go back to the time before I was weakened by my illness.} I told him.
(I wish to go back to the time before I was weakened by my illness.) He followed.
[Warning! Your wish will have major effects on the Omniverse at large, possible changes will be observed. Are you sure this is your wish?]
{Yes!} I respond.
(Yes!) He answers.
Perfect! This secures things in the future for me!
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(Makiel's POV)
Just then after I said yes, everything became enveloped in a white light like some sort of world-ending event.
The last thing I saw at that time was another floating screen.
[The Akashic Records System(Lust Version) Has been activated. Good luck surviving, Makiel.]
It's just things didn't exactly go as planned...
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"Mak- "
"Makiel..." Voices from the deep could be heard as the blurry world began to slowly make sense to my senses.
"Makiel, Look over here! Look at me!" A man with dark blue hair smiled at me, as his eyes shone persistently.
"I told you, he's still sleeping. How is it you don't realize?" A woman with silvery pink hair scolded him as she too had a smile on her face.
The world around me soon became coherent and I could see that they were rather large in comparison to myself... Was this what the warning was about... Did I shrink in size?
"Ah, he's awake! Look at him! So cute! He's 100% my child... He even has your hair!" The woman immediately began fawning over me?... Is she ok?
It was then that she turned to the man and said. "You see what you did? Our little angel looks so confused... He definitely wanted to sleep more!"
"If he's my son he'll learn to wake up early." The man continued to smile and even seemed proud of his actions.
It was at that time that I noticed my hand and it's very small... Did I just get isekaied?! No! I just wanted to go back a bit in time! Why am I a baby?!
"Don't even start! Apologize to him." The woman was very stern in both tone and expression.
She then turned to me and, "Hi little Makiel, I'm your mom. How are you? Tired I bet, sorry your dad here has been so excited to have he couldn't wait."
"Hi! How's my little king? It's your dad, here! Sorry for the abrupt wake-up call, but you're just so adorable it's hard to contain happiness!" The man followed up and he did in fact seem happy to see me.
However... What's going on?
(Hey! You! Vandir!) I called out to the self-proclaimed Lust God for answers.
{Relax... It's just your parents, the biological ones. You're not in some other world, you're in fact on earth, quite some years in the past. Though we do in fact have a bit of a problem.} He calmly responded as if wasn't a big deal at all.
(I didn't want to go so far into the past!... Urgh.. What's done is done, since I assume we can't just do it, again right?) I had to make sure.
{No we can't replicate that, not in our current state and not for at least a few more decades if not centuries. Anyway, your wussing aside, we have a real issue at hand.} Vandir replied.
(What?) I asked.
{I can feel mana everywhere, from the air to your parents, and not the pitiful amounts I found when I first got here, this place feels like a completely different planet.} Vandir said.
(Mana?... As in magical energy?) I had to confirm.
{Yeah, yeah... Your world should have monsters among other things in it now.} He declared.
(What?!... Don't tell this is the effect of-) Before I could finish he interrupted.
{Yeah, it's because we time-traveled. That's why I don't like doing it... It either leads to odd things happening or just makes dangerous people aware of you. Anyway, you should focus on training your mana right now, and later on in your life, when you're somewhere between 7-9 years old we'll start your physical training.
{You the chance to be amazing, so don't waste it. When I was a mortal, I neglected training unrelated to my lust domain, and I regret it to this day! Don't fall to the same mistake!} Vandir advised.
(Fine! You just have to guide me on how. I have to find my parents and at least make sure they make it in this timeline or whatever! I won't waste this second chance given to me! I'll find whoever killed them the last time and I'll avenge them! No one will bully me this time around!) I was resolved and gripped my fist as flames of motivation burned in my eyes.
"Awww! He just made a fist! Grab your phone! We have to get as many pictures as we can!" The woman... Who I suppose is my mother exclaimed as she too pulled her phone out.
[Quest:
1-High School Glow-Up!
Currently Status: On Going
Description: For maximum efficacy, you can't allow the world to see what you're made of up until it's high school time, when you will have a sudden "Glow-Up."!
Objective: Hide your capabilities until high school.
Task:
-Don't show others your capabilities
-Train In secret everyday and don't get caught.(0/2h)
-Allow yourself to be bullied
-Confess to at least 10 pretty girls and get rejected.(0/10)
-Be stronger than anyone in your class, including the teachers.
-Keep a lazy act around others.
Failure conditions: Unable to Keep the act or Death.
Rewards:
-random skill card(???) x1
-1,000,000 LP
-Personalized Cloth Ticket x1
Punishment: A terrible Fate, Envy Curse]
(What is this?! A scam? And I can't even reject it…) I couldn't help but express my frustration.
{You sold your fate to it… I don't know what you expected…} Vandir pointed out.
(Are the punishments that bad?) I questioned.
{Depends, the terrible Fate could be way too many things for me to know, while the Envy Curse attracts people's envy and jealousy towards you.} He elaborated.
(This is bad... Whatever the case, I'll change things and make a better life for myself and for my first life's parents, as well as take revenge!) I shook my head then focused on what mattered and I was ready to move along with or without the quest.