"you were the one who fought for me to the end, in honor of that I'll give you one more chance."

That was the last sentence I heard when I lost the fight against General Black Prey. The voice of the one to whom I swore my faith and my heart, my goddess Sant Anna. Of course all this was in the virtual immersion game <<Gods Battle>>.

We are in the year 2058, the end of the 50's, and it has been ten years since Im play this game and with honor I died defending the last human empire Mountain of the Valleys, or simply MOV for those who lived in it.

I want to say that this novel is not mine.

When he woke up, Bruce found that he became an American agent.earning tens of thousands of dollars a month, enjoying all kinds of benefits, having the right and money, and having fun, but when he had not had time to be happy, Bruce found that he is actually in Marvel world.
Yes, that’s right, he is in the Marvel Parallel Universe. That Thanos snapping the fingers will kill half the people in the world.
Just when Bruce was desperate, suddenly get a super download system, can download other people’s abilities.
Download the top agent’s fighting skills.
Download Hulk’s invincible body.
Download Iron Man’s latest Mark Battle Armor and inventing ability.
Download Captain America’s Super Soldier Serum.
Download unlimited gems?
Download the udder of the black widow? …….
This is too shameless!

Tatsuo saw the proud vestige of a true warrior in the Overgod so he responded to that pride with a fight at his level. The Frosty north turned into a scene from the 'Day after Tomorrow' the ice melted and massive waves engulfed the continent as two figures moved through the air, ground, and seas.

The sounds of their battle traveled the globe sounding like the end of days, the planet quaked, the sky darkened, their battle resonated with the Sun in their galaxy and the other stars in the sky.

"<Solar Meltdown>"

Tatsuo's eyes flashed and the sun fuelled his attack. The light bathed the planet as the Spirit Rings behind Tatsuo were illuminated making him appear as the holiest existence.

The Stars flickered and dimmed before his radiance as the Plant Spirit Beasts bloomed throughout the planet rapidly absorbing the energy.

"This Battle was to grant you the final respect a warrior should receive. Unlike all the others who receive power and become arrogant, overbearing, narcissistic, etc you have remained humble despite your position as the True God of the Plane. For that, I will show you one of my most powerful techniques."

There was no explosion, no fierce impact, the Overgod just ceased to exist, just like that he was gone, reduced to atoms that drifted into the nothingness of space. All he left behind were two Spirit Rings One Gold and one Obsidian when the fused with Tatsuo he saw the creation of this Plane.

He Saw the Beginning, he saw civilizations rise and fall yet he saw one constant that made his blood boil with excitement. The Empire he created only flourished it never fell, it power only grew sure there were downs but the ups outweighed them all.

With that, he returned the North Back to its state before the battle then returned to the exhibition force, he informed them of the things that must be done the when to see his family.

Seated up his Throne Tatsuo called the remain members of his inner circle to the Throne room.

"Today, I will move forward to the next plane. As we move forward through the Planes the power dynamics of the planes will be vastly different, as this time I am truly unsure of what may happen I will go alone."

This caused an uproar in the room as many did not feel the Emperor should subject himself to such danger yet the empress was the one that calmed their hearts.

"You have never let us down so far so I can only believe in you and follow behind with unwavering support. When the Time is right we shall join you once again."

Nel just smiled but deep in her eyes, you could see the endless sadness. Tatsuo rose from his Throne and walked toward him Parents, Brother, Wife, and Children. He gave them all hugs and told them something for their ears only before his body began to glow.

"I love you all! I will see you shortly."

With that Plane 18's Journey came to an end.

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Tatsuo woke up in an orphanage in the body of a child that seemed to be 8-9 years old.

[Updating Database.]

[51%]

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[Complete.]

[Host the theme of 'Overlord' takes place in a DMMO-RPG called Yggdrasil. The Game was released in 2126 by a Japanese developer, it lasted for 12 years and on the day the servers ended, there was a wormhole that opened and dragged the MC into the primary Plane. The Sub-Plane that you are currently on is the result of Humans destroying the primary plane so the gods cast them out, The DMMO-RPG Yggdrasil was in fact a replica of the main plane created completely due to to humans active imagination. This Replica accessed the main plane due to this wormhole and dragged all who was currently logged into the game into the realm.]

'What is the current year?'

[It is August 22, 2111]

'So I have 14 years until the release of the game. Instead of joining the development team, I will advance the technology of the console used in order to bring about a deeper gaming experience to give players more of a feeling that instead of a game this is a "Second World" ultimately boasting the player base making Ains Ool Gown more powerful in return. In Fact, I will join that Guild as well.'

Sitting in the dilapidated room in the 22nd century Tatsuo laid out his master plan.

'Show me my stats.'

[Acknowledged.]

[Name: Toma Kazuhiro Age:10 Race:Human Height:4'5 

Weight:91 lbs

-Due to this being a Sub-Plane magic or any other special energy is unavailable.

-Fragment of the First God has not been found.]

'Download all knowledge needed to advance the gaming console. Purchase Cryptocurrency using Siri points, open a bank account in my name an cash out placing the money into that account. Bury the account deeply so it will only surface when I can apply for legal independency. Lastly, download all knowledge that a Ph.D. Student should know in all subjects lets get this school life over with as soon as possible I cant build connections in Primary school that will be useful in 6 years.'

[Acknowledged.]

Followed by pain Tatsuo now Toma Kazuhiro blacked out once again.

A few hours later Tatsuo woke up to hear the sounds of Children scurrying to and fro getting ready for school as today was the first day. Tatsuo joined into the madness and arrived on time to the welcoming ceremony.

Looking at the smiling faces of the children around him he felt a slight amount of joy in his heart, his first experience in primary school he was just like the rest of them but now he will live as the genius they can only look up too.

Lucas is a good son born in a poor family, hard work was the only way to move forward. He graduated from High school, Worked his way through College and graduated with a major in Physics and Communication. Walking to his uber to head to the airport Truck-kun embraces him.

( Oy! OOOOY! I got one!)
 
"Huh"- Lucas
(Welcome to the world you Earthlings call "Naruto" Host)
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The Book Cover was not created by me.

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The Like above is the link to the Creators Page.

"Qin Fen had once been abandoned and broken until, one day, he picked up a liquid metal ball that turned his life upside down.
This is the interplanetary era where Classical and Modern Wushu are competing. Classical Wushu enables followers to grow as powerful as dragons and elephants, whereas Modern Wushu enables followers to freeze monsters or even extinguish erupting volcanoes.
Qin Fen steps onto the stage of both Classical and Modern Wushu while belonging to neither. With the exquisite combination of both Classical Wushu and modern technology, he will pave a way to become a legend.
He is one of a kind, a favored son of heaven." -KyleChow_
"He is a youth, a gentleman, and a scholar cultivating in the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art. He has the strength of ten dragons and ten elephants, producing clouds with a turn of a hand and rain with the other. This is a story about the clash of passions between neo martial arts and paleo martial arts. This is a story about transcending the apex, about forcefully slaughtering one's way into the legends. This is a story about fading into nirvana, about the prideful of heaven!
In this world, cultivating the paleo martial art known as the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art to the pinnacle allows one to possess the enormous strength of ten dragons and ten elephants! In this world, the Nitrogen Freezing Magic can freeze even a volcano on the verge of eruption! In this world, the Magma Art can instantly melt and vaporize a glacier!
This is a heavy undertaking by Skyscrapper back in 2009! This is a story of affection, of love. This is a story never lacking in friendship. This story, overflowing with heated blood, is certain to cause your own passion to surge!
This is a radiant era where hot-blood, friendship, love, and heroes converge, shine, and interweave upon each other.
Click and fall in love with this legend." -Strivon (Translation of original synopsis)


[Name]: Oss Jackett.
[Ident.i.ty]: Level Seven contract
[Ability]: Top-level Fighting technique (130mb), Speed boost (200mb), Proficiency in firearms (300mb), Strengthened Hands (800mb)
——-
Sure enough, Bruce's guess was spot on, the man in front of him possessed a special ability. It was not a superpower, but it was more than enough.
Oss' Strengthened Hands ability made his hands enter a special state. Under this kind of strengthening, the speed and strength of his hands, as well as his overall attack power, greatly improved.

 
Bruce instantly selected the ability and went to download it, with no hesitation whatsoever.
"Beep, connection established!"
"Beep, the Strengthened Hands ability's size is 800mb, download has begun."
"Beep, the current download speed is 1mb/s (valid within five meters)."
After downloading Black Widow's abilities, the speed and range of Bruce's download system had improved by quite a bit.
His current download speed was 1mb/s, which meant that he would finish the download in about 13 minutes. After figuring that out, Bruce began delaying his battle with Oss for as long as possible.
This time the download speed was only 13 minutes, so he could afford to wait it out, instead of speeding up the process with money like he usually did.
This time, he was determined. There was no way he would return to the Avengers Base without completing all three of his contracts. He was in a desperate need of money right now, and this way, he would also obtain a variety of abilities along the way.
It was truly killing two birds with one stone!
Otherwise, when he met other Superheroes in the future, he would be forced to give up downloading their abilities, which was a truly depressing thought.
Presently however, in the face of Oss's hands, Bruce was in a bit of trouble.
Those hands could break his defense, however, fortunately he was fast enough. Otherwise, he would become the prey.
"Beep, download complete!"
"Beep, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Strengthened Hands ability!"
After the battle had been going on for quite some time, the systems sound finally came, making Bruce lighten up instantly.
At this time, Oss realized that something was wrong, and he tried his best to break Bruce's bones by targeting his chest.
At that moment, Bruce used his new Strengthened Hands ability. His hands began to emit a metallic l.u.s.ter in an instant, shining with a cold light.
"Bang!"
Bruce and Oss collided with their firsts, and the impact emitted a sound similar to that of grinding steel.
In just a second, the battle had completely turned on its head. Oss retreated and fell into an unfavorable situation.
"How could that be?" Oss's face changed, he clearly saw that Bruce's hands were exactly the same as his.
And while he was stunned, a smile appeared on Bruce's face.

 
He very clearly felt that his hands right now possessed horrendous power, and the speed to go with it.
And so, Bruce started moving.
"Bang, bang, bang~ " the walls made out of concrete were broken by Bruce. Initially, Bruce's power was slightly weaker than Oss's. But now that he had obtained Oss's ability, the situation was instantly reversed.
"Bang!"
Seizing the moment when Oss was distracted, Bruce managed to break his chest.
For the first time since the fight started, the cold streets in this area were drenched by blood.
Although Oss was very powerful, he was after all, a human. After three minutes, the battle came to an end.
Bruce didn't get rid of the corpse though, that would be a huge waste. As this particular corpse was worth 500,000 US dollars!
"Ring, ring~"
As he was handling the corpse, a phone rang. It was Oss's phone!
Bruce's face slightly changed, but he immediately put his rubber gloves on, and took a look at the phone.
"Oss, why haven't you come back yet?"
There was only one contact in the phone, and there was no address on it. But, it was not all bad news, Bruce noticed that the name of the messenger, was Tes Jackett!
Bruce's eyes lit up. This name was also a S.H.I.E.L.D. provided contract, and a level 8 one at that.

 
Bruce instantly retrieved the information obtained on Tes, as well as his reward for completing Tes's contract.
"Intellect is extraordinary, he is very mysterious. His heart had been shot three times, yet he is still alive. Reward, 1,000,000 USD!"
His heart was shot three times but he is still alive and well…. In other words, he may have a special ability related to healing!
Bruce had long coveted this kind of ability. Just like Wolverine and Deadpool, with one special healing ability, he could become a superhero, and a decently strong one at that!
Of course, he was not expecting for Tes's ability to be as strong as theirs. Otherwise, Tes wouldn't be a mere level 8 contract.
Bruce could be sure that those superhero from Marvel will definitely appear in the future. Phoenix, Magneto, Cyclops and even Professor X may eventually appear in this universe.
The world could very well become very chaotic. So, he had to become strong enough before those mysterious Superheroes appeared.
Tes's healing ability was a very important one for him.
After quickly getting rid of any unnecessary thoughts, Bruce began typing to Tes without hesitation.
"I am in danger here."
He didn't say too much, since he was afraid of being discovered. After all, Tes had a very high intelligence according to his information, and Bruce believed that Tes would soon find this place regardless of the lack of information provided.
Bruce only needed to wait for him.
At the same time, in a random abandoned factory, Tes received the text from his 'brother'.
"In danger." Tes slightly frowned when he read that.
Recently, S.H.I.E.L.D. had become very active, and he was afraid to go out at will. But he also knew that S.H.I.E.L.D. would not pay much attention to small fries like him, so after some thinking, he decided to go and take a look.
He put on a coat, and disappeared into the darkness.
Tes was really smart, and soon he found the route Oss had traveled. But what he didn't figure out, was that he was walking into Bruce's trap.

My name is Noriko Null and I've never met my mother before.
There was never a picture of her in the house. Dad never mentioned her unless I asked first, and he always seemed very careful to say as little as possible. All he ever said was that my mother had to go back to Japan when I was very young.
I always asked him why, and the answer was always the same: she was a very busy woman and he'd explain when I was older. I'm eighteen and I still don't have the answer.
While it's not really that rare to be biracial, especially when you live in New York, it's impossible to avoid questions when people hear my full name or see me with my father: he's white and I look distinctly Japanese. Which would be fine if I knew how to answer, but the mystery's always been there for me.
Until this week, when I received a letter from Tokyo...an actual paper letter inside an envelope, with a hundred-dollar bill.
"Meet me at the Empire State Building, 87th floor, next Friday at eight PM. Don't tell anyone. Leiko Tanaka, your mother".
Every fantasy I've ever had about my mother flared up when I received that letter. I still have it in my pocket, together with the hundred dollar bill.
Sneaking out of the house, catching a cab to the other side of the city, taking the longest elevator ride of my life, my heart feels like it's going to explode.
What will she look like? Why hasn't she said a word all these years? Why did she leave me?
An Asian man in a business suit is waiting for me, quickly showing me his card.
<Miss Null, I presume. I represent Miss Tanaka; follow me, please.>
I mumble something and follow him. Before you know it we're in some kind of brand new conference room. I couldn't miss the Scion Corporation logo if I wanted to.
There's a woman in front of the window overlooking the city. She's wearing a stark white office suit, in contrast with the very dark hair reaching her shoulders.
She turns and walks towards the table. I don't know why I'm surprised by the resemblance: I knew I'd look more like my mother. 
She's beautiful, more than I'll ever be. But beneath the makeup and the confidence that clearly sets us apart, you can see that she's my mother. It's the first time in my life I experience family resemblance and I can't help staring at her. Probably looking like an idiot.
<Sit down. Don't just stand there looking at me like an idiot> she says.
<Miss Null, as you may know, as daughter of a Japanese citizen born in the United States, you currently have both citizenships. However Japanese law does not recognize dual citizenship: before you reach age 22 you are required to choose one of the two nationalities.>
<What? I'm sorry, but…this is the first time I see my mother…what's this got to do with anything?>
<Miss Tanaka wishes you to renounce Japanese citizenship, never visit Japan, never acknowledge your mother's identity and sign a nondisclosure agreement. In exchange, miss Tanaka agrees to pay you one hundred thousand American dollars.>
I feel the weight of my fantasies crashing down. My mother stares at me like she's studying a clinical case. I've never seen so much coldness in someone's eyes.
<Wait wait wait. You're showing up after all this time to give me hush money!?>
<Miss Tanaka is a very important person, miss Null. News of a secret teenage pregnancy could damage her image> the lawyer explains very calmly.
<That's what you care about? Your image? Is it more important than me?> I shout at her.
<Yes.>
The black hair slips in front of her left eye, but she doesn't even blink as she looks at me and explains:
<Life is full of disappointments. You are one of them, just like your father. Your name suits you well: you are nothing and will always be nothing. If it had been up to me, you wouldn't even exist. Take the money, it's probably the best thing that will ever happen to you.>
<Miss Tanaka, please, is this really the best way to handle the situation?> the lawyer asks, his voice a mix of embarrassment and fear.
She answers something in Japanese. I don't understand a word. All I understand is that I've never felt this insulted and betrayed in my life.
I reach for the letter in my pocket and throw it at her. It's still got the hundred dollar bill inside.
<Don't worry. You don't have a daughter.>

I manage to hold the tears until I've stormed out of that horrible place. There's no way to explain what's going on inside my head right now, but as soon as I reach the elevator I hear a voice:
<Your mother's quite something, isn't she?>
She startles me: I have no idea how I missed her. Admittedly it's easier to see other people as giants when you're only five feet tall, but she must be at least seven feet. Long blond hair and a yellow office suite that doesn't come even close to hiding the figure of a swimsuit model. Pretty hard to miss.
<You have no idea> I tell her.
<Maybe I do. I've never met my mother, actually, she was eaten by my father before I was born.>
<…>
<It's not as bad as it sounds, he turned her into a fly first. He doesn't like eating people. Family issue.>
<O-okay. Nice meeting you.>
This isn't the best day to deal with crazy people, so I decide to ignore her. The elevator door opens, but on the other side there's no elevator: just a grass field. I turn around and all of a sudden I'm no longer in the building.
<Central Park, in case you're wondering> the woman clarifies.
For some reason I'm not freaking out. Part of me wants to run away, sure, but a much bigger part wants to understand what the heck is going on. She nods approvingly.
<You didn't scream. I'm not easily surprised, but I didn't expect that.>
<Why am I here?>

I'd laugh if the situation wasn't so absurd. I'm arguing with someone who just teleported me!
<Awkward!? What happened in that office was awkward, this... this is crazy!>
<I'll get to the point: I am Athena, goddess of wisdom and war.>
<A goddess> I repeat.

<What… what kind of job?>
<The universe is far stranger than you know. Things you thought fictional like gods, aliens and monsters are real. Humanity is ridiculously unprepared and I can't shield you forever.>

<You will> she answers, reaching inside her jacket. She shows me something fitting in the palm of her hand: a swirling path of energy, shaped like the symbol for infinity.
It looks like electricity, but at the same time it feels like nothing else.
<This is human knowledge. All of it, throughout the ages of mankind. It will make you the most intelligent being native to this planet. The vanguard of Earth's defense against the impossible.>
<And you're giving this to me?>
<You have determination, you don't scare easily, and I have a thing for heroes with family issues. Heroes have been chosen on far shakier grounds.>
She leaves the energy glow floating, right in front of me. I stare into her silver eyes, my mother's voice still echoing in my mind. "You will always be nothing", she said.
<What does this have to do with my mother?>
<Let's just say that your family makes mine look normal, and my uncle is the Lord of the Dead.>
<Where's the catch?>
<The catch is you'll have to live with the darkest part of humanity crawling inside your head. If you can live with that and with the responsibility of my gift, just touch the energy.>
I hesitate. This is too crazy to be true. But it would be crazier to throw away something like this.
My hand gets closer to the infinity symbol. It's not warm like I thought it would be.
<Will it hurt?>
<Immensely. But it's worth it.>
<This is probably a bad idea> I say, touching the energy.

The energy flows from my hand to the rest of my body. All my pain receptors go into overdrive; I can't move a finger. This is the easy part.
Then the process reaches my head; I feel like somebody's peeling off my brain with a rake and pouring acid into it. Making new space.
Every man, woman and child feels something at the exact same moment, like they've heard a distant sound they don't recognize. They don't know their mind is being linked to mine.
As this happens, the sky over New York is lit by a lighting storm the likes of which has never been seen, mostly because there's almost no cloud. It's literally a storm of knowledge, as the information is reaching it from all over the world.
As I look up to watch it, the download starts. No wonder Athena didn't want to do this indoors: a massive bolt of lightning strikes me.
It takes seventeen seconds. Seventeen seconds to download EVERYTHING.
You think it's not much? Try squeezing ten thousand years of civilization into it, in a continuous stream of data. Think of every book and magazine ever written, every song and speech ever recorded, every theory and fantasy and nightmare and hope ever passed to future generation.
I fall on my knees. The grass has been burned to ashes but there's not even a scratch on my clothes. My brain is still stitching together neural pathways to process the new information. I will probably need to rewrite neuroscience from scratch to understand what's going on inside my head. Suddenly I realize two things: I can do it, and it will be easy.
I stand up. I can see Athena as the ancient Greeks saw her, with her golden helmet and majestic shield. I also see my reflection in the shield. My eyes are now bright silver.
<How do you feel?> Athena asks.
"You are nothing and will always be nothing" – says my mother's voice.
I feel like I can do anything. I feel like showing my mother what I have become.
But I am not the sweet innocent Noriko anymore. I am something more, something born out of every battle that's ever been fought, every mystery that's ever been solved, every threshold that's ever been shattered.
I am a single mind backed by seven billion souls, and there's only one thing that I can answer, the one thought that keeps the other seven billions in check.


Athena looks at me approvingly, with half a smile on her face. I see her differently now... not just because I can see her armor. I can see everything now.
Suddenly I know how she's been represented over the centuries. I know how every single statue of her looks like, I know the name of each sculptor. I read the entire Odyssey in the time I need to blink, which leads to all the translations, to the biography of every translator.
It's too much in such a short time; I have to close my eyes. I feel them burning.
<Relax, my child. It will take time to adjust to your new mind> Athena tells me; her motherly voice makes things easier, but just barely.
When I open my eyes, they shine so brightly that I can see the reflection on her armor.
<Bioluminescence. You didn't just download information into my brain, you have also physically altered my body. Why?>
<You tell me.>
I feel a surge in my head, reverberating through my eyes. I know they are shining again.
<The human brain isn't supposed to handle this much work. I'm constantly overclocking. Did you give me new eyes to discharge the energy in excess?>
 she tells me, taking a step back.
<What, you're leaving? Already?>

<But... but what am I supposed to do now?>
Athena smiles. Not the way you do when you're happy or you're having fun, but the way you smile when you've won the game before everyone realized you were playing. Somehow, I have a feeling that's the only way Athena smiles.
<Anything you want, Noriko. This world is yours now.>
She disappears in a cloud of golden light, leaving me alone. Now that the adrenaline rush is going away, I begin to realize the magnitude of what just happened.
The Greek gods are real! And they've chosen me as their... their what, really? She said I was supposed to be "the vanguard". What's that supposed to mean?
Vanguard, the leading part of an advancing military formation that seeks out the enemy and secures ground in advance of the main force.
The answer comes to me before I ask it. It will take time to get used to this.
I look around, feeling slightly disoriented. How am supposed to get home from here? It should be easy: apparently I know New York's map into its finest details now. I can see all the ways I can get home on foot, and I know the number of every taxi I can call.
I decide to take a walk, to clear out my head. Easier said than done with all the stuff that's been put there: I feel like my mind has indigestion.
I know I'm in Central Park. I've been here before, of course: you can't live in New York all your life and miss it. But everything is different now. Or really, I am different now.
I get some stares from a couple of tourists; I must look drunk by the way I'm watching everything with amazement. Wait, how do I know they're tourists?
Faces. Driver's license. Job application. Internet profile. I don't want to know the details of what they've posted online for the last twenty years, but it comes automatically.
It's just a couple people several feet away and I have to look away. Find something to focus on.
I get to Cleopatra's Needle, the park's obelisk. I already know it has nothing to do with Cleopatra, but I don't want to know its full history. It comes anyway.
It's overwhelming, I don't know where to look now. I stare at the hieroglyphs on the obelisk, will that help? "The crowned Horus, Bull of Victory, Arisen in Thebes", yes, I can read that.
I reach the nearest bench and sit down. I'm reading thousands of pages of Egyptian history, how do I get this to stop!?
Take a deep breath. Don't panic. No I don't want to know about the respiratory system, you stupid brain, can't you slow down just a minute!?
Calm down, Noriko. You can do this. You can focus. You are Null. Take a deep breath. Open your eyes, you can handle this. I'm looking down, all I can see are my boots on the grass.
Biker boots. Paid 39.99 dollars. A list of where they're sold. Financial records of all the manufacturers. Grass. Poa pratensis, commonly known as Kentucky bluegrass. There are more than 12,000 grass species, about 800 genera that are classified into 12 subfamilies.
No no no. Stop it. Focus focus focus. I have to stop this.
This is just noise, useless junk information. It's all the same to me. I take another deep breath. My eyes shine, discharging excess thought process. It gives me a solution.
It's called the von Restorff effect: when multiple homogeneous stimuli are presented, the stimulus that differs from the rest is more likely to be remembered. In other words, if I isolate the one thing that I can't mistake for anything else an focus on that, I should be able to filter the rest.
 I say out loud.
It's just a name. It means "zero" in German. "You are nothing and will always be nothing", isn't that what my mother said? Focus. Focus everything through my sense of identity. Filter the rest.
Seven billion minds back off. The collective brainpower and experience of an entire planet is at my fingertips now. I wonder if they feel who's the boss now.
I seem to have gained more interest than Cleopatra's Needle, because there's half a dozen people around me. This is still a short distance from the absolutely massive lightning strike that everybody in the state must've seen, but I can understand that from their perspective I'm acting strange.
They probably think I'm high as a kite.
Maybe it's best to avoid attracting too much attention at this point: I'm still new at this. I take my leave and start thinking again, but this time my head feels a little clearer.
I think about Athena. So many implications in the fact that gods are real, I have no clear basis on how to deal with that. She mentioned Zeus, so I have to assume that other gods are real as well; at the very least, the Greek ones are.
Are there any others on Earth? Athena looks human, but not exactly the kind that goes unnoticed. A quick glance at all the photographic records in existence doesn't show a match; I do that by reflex before I realize I can do it. This might prove to be a useful skill. Let's try it out.
I turn around. And sure enough, I face I see is accompanied by an instantaneous background check.
Except one. There's a woman with long black hair and a green office suit staring at me, immobile. She's not even blinking, and I have no idea about who she is.
Something's not right. I walk away, speeding up my pace until I'm out of the park, before I turn again. And there she is again, still staring. Still unknown.
I try not to be paranoid. But she's the only face I can't recognize, and she's following me. Even after I've left the park, sure enough, she's still at the same distance from me. Still staring.
Think. Is she working with Athena? Or against her? The term "vanguard" that she used suggests the existence of an enemy. Should I confront her? I'm not ready for this.
My subconscious provides a suggestion, again. Or at least I think it's subconscious; can I hold two simultaneous trains of thought, now? I'm confused. It's still hard to avoid thinking too much.
So I run away. I need to shake off the adrenaline rush, and I won't do that if I keep overthinking every little thing. I run by familiar buildings that now feel like they belong to a different life.
I stop when I come by a shop window, looking at myself in the reflection.
I see an eighteen year old Asian American girl with a green leather jacket. I see the faint glow coming from my new silver eyes, and my new abilities come bite me in the ass to hammer down how truly unremarkable I am.
A teenage girl like a million others. With the brainpower of a planet. And I smile the same way Athena did when I see my stalker's reflection in the distance.
Lady, if I'm right... and I know I am... you won't like where I'm going now.

Noriko Null was a seemingly ordinary Asian-American teen, until the goddess Athena decided to make her Earth's first line of defense against the impossible.
Now armed only with superhuman intelligence and instant access to all of humanity's knowledge, Noriko will have to solve the world's problems, face the secrets behind her transformation, and fight Greek gods in space in her spare time.
Will the world's smartest girl be able to defeat the all-powerful gods?

When Zhou Wei was arrested, he was still completely bewildered.
This mass surround and capture operation at the airport had been a joint effort between Zheng Tan's Independent Regiment and Madam Dong's General Administration of Harmony. After two hours of surveillance, the operation proceeded smoothly and successfully.
Of course, it had been Wang Ling who had leaked the news that Zhou Wei was fleeing.
There was a large baccarat bar in downtown Songhai city. The boss of this bar was the leader of the Green Gang, Zhou Jie.
Immediately after Zhou Wei had been caught, all the main news media outlets had scrambled to report this incident.
In the bar, Zhou Jie was already completely dumbstruck when he watched the news. After listening to Song Qingshu's suggestion, he had almost immediately gotten in touch with his contacts, and after some coaxing, had found the right connections to help give Zhou Wei a new, foreign identity and to enable him to leave through the green passage.
Zhou Jie had completely never expected that it would still end in failure.
This website novelist Wang Situ… who on earth was he?
On the news, Zhou Wei's face had been pixelated. Seeing him being taken away from the scene by a fat officer who had personally handcuffed him, Zhou Jie could feel his scalp turning numb. 
He was feeling a lot of different emotions: there was anger, and also terror. The Green Gang had operated in Songhai city for so many years, but Zhou Jie had never felt like this, like shrimp being played around with in the palm of someone's hand.
Silently lighting a cigarette, Zhou Jie put a call through to Song Qingshu again. "Brother Song…"
On the other end of the line, Song Qingshu also let out a sigh. "You don't need to say anything. I saw the situation on the news."
"What do we do now?" Zhou Jie was really at a loss.
"My advice now is that you should relocate the Green Gang as soon as possible. Even if it's only for the short term, you should move to the next district rather than stay in Songhai City so that your Green Gang isn't affected by this incident and suffer even larger losses." Song Qingshu rubbed at the skin between his eyebrows, his head aching. "I know you must feel wronged, but we must face the reality… we can't deal with this person for the time being, and it's best that we don't attempt to investigate his true identity."
Zhou Jie nodded as he replied, "I understand, Brother Song."
At the moment, whether it was the Green Gang or Mo Immortal Castle, they were both in the same boat.
Zhou Jie was well aware that the reason why Song Qingshu was still willing to help him was because Mo Immortal Castle was afraid that this Green Gang incident might create ripple effects that would also impact on Mo Immortal Castle's expansion in Songhai city.
Zhou Jie was as clear as a mirror on this point. "Brother Song, don't worry, I'll arrange for our retreat straightaway; I'll withdraw key Green Gang members from Songhai city within two days."
"Mm, do it as soon as possible."
Song Qingshu nodded. "Although we can't immediately take revenge right now, there still remains a slight chance of success. In order to strike back perfectly… we have to learn to win against the gods by half a point[1]! Do you know where the chance for success lies?"
On the other end of the phone, Zhou Jie was silent.
Win against the gods by half a point?
Cupping his chin in his hand, he pondered the question for quite a while. Finally, he suddenly raised his head and replied, "It's Qi Tongwei![2]"
"…"
Song Qingshu pulled a long face. "Of course not!"
Zhou Jie: "This little brother is slow, please tell me, Brother Song."
Song Qingshu: "Then just quickly tell me the whereabouts of the maker of the stone ghost mask… it's already been a few days and you're still being secretive about it? Keeping it to yourself is useless, trust me…"
Zhou Jie: "…" 
... 
This Weibo battle centered around the issue of "groping" eventually ended with Father Wang's victory.
In the end, not only had the opponent been defeated by Father Wang, he had also died with one flick of a finger from Father Wang's most powerful fan.
On May 28th, the fifth Friday after the start of the semester, Wang Ling read the Cultivation News Morning Post from top to bottom.
The first article: Complete victory for the mysterious power from the east behind Wang Situ. What was the real reason behind it? Download the Weibo app to find out… 
The second article: A part-timer has performed an outstanding service for society once again! Experienced Officer Wang personally arrested case suspect Zhou. In an interview, experienced Officer Wang pragmatically said it was all due to the people's efforts! 
The third article: Yesterday, the pursuit and interception efforts by the masses and a group of cats led to the capture of suspect Zhou, wanted nationwide for groping, at Dahuang International Airport. Experts say that this group of people and cats are very likely to be descendents of Chaoyang city inhabitants…[3]
Wang Ling: "…"
... 
When Wang Ling got to school in the morning, the talk today was almost all about that arrest at the airport on Thursday. Because of Father Wang, the groping case had continued to ferment in the last two days, until the entire nation knew about it. 
Nobody knew where Dopey Guo had learned the news, but he started to earnestly spread the gossip around in class. "Do you know, it's rumored that the suspect arrested in the groping case has a powerful background; his brother is the leader of Songhai city's largest underground gang, Green Gang. He has godly connections! Just a little bit further and he would have escaped through the green passage at the airport!"
Super Chen frowned. "Even with such a background he hadn't been able to run, and the local government is keeping a strict eye on this issue. Doesn't this prove that there's an even more powerful person sitting behind Guru Wang Situ?"
Feather Lin: "Why talk about such drivel so early in the morning?! Anyway, I'm more interested in the kind of punishment which that person will receive. Wouldn't he just be detained for a while?"
Lotus Sun shook her head and said, "This incident has caused quite an uproar. This person probably won't get out for several years. Last night, the local government actually gave our Huaguo Water Curtain Group notice and requested that we push out a pepper spray for women, in line with the government's promotion of a nationwide anti-pervert agenda."
Feather Lin abruptly looked a little disappointed. "That's all? I figured that this guy's Tower of Babel would be chopped off!"
Everybody: "…" Too f**king savage!
At this point in the group's discussion, Dopey Guo suddenly interrupted them. "I have a video of the arrest made in the airport yesterday. Those who want it can look for me. It's fifty yuan a copy, a fair bargain!"
After he said this, the whole class was dead silent. Seeing that nobody was paying him any attention, Dopey Guo was a little embarrassed.
However, Master of Dopey was Master of Dopey. He immediately grabbed hold of Little Peanut, who was collecting homework, and tried to dispel his embarrassment. "Classmate Su Xiao, I know you're interested in my video, want to buy it?" 
Little Peanut pulled his neck back and when he struggled free of Dopey Guo's unexpected bearhug, he looked extremely frustrated.
Startled by this expression, Dopey Guo immediately loosened his grip. "I'm just selling a video, you don't have to be so unhappy about it, right?!"
Little Peanut shook his head. "No, I was just thinking, why would I be targeted by someone selling videos…"
Dopey Guo: "…"
Everyone: "…"
[1] "Victory against the gods by half a point" is from the novel A Game of Go with the Gods, in which a Go enthusiast plays a game of Go against a god and defies the god's power to win by the closest of margins — but loses his life in the process.
[2] Qi Tongwei is a tragic villain from the TV series 'In the Name of the People' who became more and more corrupted and ruthless in his ways as the story progressed. Ultimately, when his crimes were exposed, he committed suicide out of remorse.
[3] This refers to an app in China called Chaoyang Qunzhong, which can be translated as "the masses of Chaoyang District," through which users can submit tips on criminal activities. In recent years, the "Chaoyang masses" have become well-known for providing tips that led to several celebrities being charged for drug use or prostitution.


As a cultivation genius who has achieved a new realm every two years since he was a year old, Wang Ling is a near-invincible existence with prowess far beyond his control. But now that he’s sixteen, he faces his greatest battle yet - Senior High School. With one challenge after another popping up, his plans for a low-key high school life seem further and further away...
Wang Ling: I just want to eat my crispy noodle snacks in peace...
Father Wang: If you're careless enough to destroy the country, it’s coming out of your pocket money. 
Wang Ling: It’s not my fault that the backlash from punching me kills you.
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Tags: comedy, school, cultivation, tsundere, popular culture, almighty protagonist, action

Since Saito has fish hands, therefore it was a little bit difficult for him to open it, so instead, he uses his long tongue like a hand and opened it.
"So? What is inside?" asked Prime curiously.
"This!..." said Saito in a total shock.
"What? Is it something really good?"
"Yes! This is the legendary Exionsaga World Map!"
"Huh? It is just a map what so good about it?" said Prime.
'Oh shit! Don't tell me Dragon-sama is not satisfied with our gift, oh no! We don't have any items anymore that are as valuable as the ExionSaga world map, shit! This is getting bad,' the father serpent thought to himself nervously.
"What?! You don't know?! This is the most expensive map in the world and only people from a royal background or maybe a few powerful individual clans or guilds could afford it, but other than that, no one else can. Also, this is not an ordinary world map, but an ancient S-Rank map created by the Creator of this world, and in this entire world, they exist only 100 of this rare Exionsaga world map,"
"What? Creator of this world? So you mean there's God exists in this world?" said Prime curiously.
"That's right, however, we don't know if our God still exists or not, because the last time we heard from our God was 100 million years ago and ever since then until now, we haven't heard or hear anything from our God,"
"I see, perhaps he/she is just not interested in the worldly affair," said Prime.
"Maybe, also our God is an extremely mysterious person who seldom shows him/herself to the world, and only a few powerful individuals were able to visit our God in person. Other than that, those powerful individuals who met with our God, never once talk about it and kept it a secret from the world, therefore ordinary people like us will never know,"
'Hmm, so it seems like what the Black-Purple shadow had told me before was true after all, that there are Half-Gods living in the Mortal Realm,' Prime thought to himself while stroking his chin.
Although everyone thinks that the God of this world is a real god, but the truth is, it is just an ordinary Half-God. Of course, no one knows the truth except for Prime himself, since he got that information from the Black-Purple shadow himself.
"Hmm, I still don't really know much about the value of this map, but what do you think Saito? Is this ExionSaga world map truly as valuable as their lives?" said Prime as he was referring to the three sea serpents.
"Absolutely, even if you kill one million sea serpents and sell their Magic Stones, it is still not enough to buy this ExionSaga world map,"
"Alright, if what you say is true, then I believe you," said Prime and after that, he then looked at the sea serpent family and said:
"Alright, you guys may go,"
"Oh! Thank you so much, Dragon-sama! We will never forget your kindness forever and if you need our help in the future, just let us know," said the serpent father happily. At the same time, the juvenile serpent and the mother serpent also bow respectfully toward Prime as a way of showing their thanks.
"No problem, but before you leave, I still have a question that I want to ask you," said Prime.
"No problem, just ask us anything Dragon-sama, we are more than happy to help you,"
"Very well, Saito told me that this ExionSaga world map is a very rare ancient map, and only people with extremely high social status/background were able to obtain it, so how did you ordinary sea serpents get hold of this Legendary map?
"Err.... well, it's a long story....."
"Go ahead," said Prime as he doesn't mind listening to it.
"Alright, well it happened about 20 years ago when we happened to swim around the ocean and along the way we saw a group of human pirates and demon pirates fighting with each other. Of course, we didn't dare to get involved with them, so we just distance ourselves far away and watch the battle silently,"
"Eventually, the human pirate lost the war, and all their ships were destroyed and sunk to the bottom. Then after the demon pirates left, we then proceeded to loot whatever that was leftover at the bottom of the sea by the human pirate ships wreckage,"
"I see, so then you happened to find this ExionSaga world map from there?" said Saito.
"That's right," replied the father, serpent.
"Interesting, alright, that's good enough for now, you guys may go," said Prime to the serpent family.
"Alright, thank you very much, Dragon-sama! And we shall take our leave now, goodbye!" said the father serpent respectfully, and as for his wife and son, they also bow respectfully to Prime again once more, and after that, the serpent family finally left for good.
Meanwhile, Prime then transformed back into this human form again and went to his Game "Menu" and click on the "Map" setting. Although he can use the Game map from the system, but he can only see places that he has explored already on the map, however, areas that he never been to, will be shown blank or dark on the Game map, meaning he will not know what it is.
Which is why he can't rely on his Game map that much, and the only benefit about his Game map is that he's able to use it as a compass or sees places that he has already explored, but other than that, there not much he can depend on.
"Yo, Saito, hand over that ExionSaga world map to me for a second,"
"Alright here,"
Without delay, Saito then gave the ExionSaga world map to Prime.
"Alright, let's see if this will work," said Prime.
Prime then opened his Game map again, and the moment he opened his game map, suddenly "Ding!" the system spoke and said:
[Would you like to download ExionSaga World Map into your Map tool? Yes or No?]
Without waiting, Prime then pressed the yes button and not long after that.
[ExionSaga World Map downloading, please be patient]
10%, estimate time 10 seconds remaining.
30%, estimate time 7 seconds remaining.
50%....
60%.....
80%....
100%.... ExionSaga World Map download completed.
"Hahaha! It works, woohoo! Lucky me, with this I can go now any places I like without getting lost," said Prime excitingly.
Meanwhile, Saito was not sure why Prime is talking to himself and thinks that Prime is an extremely weird person. Since after all, only Prime could see his Game screen while others can't.
'What a weird guy..... dressed in such weird clothes and can speak Japanese and also a Dragon King, tell me I'm not dreaming,' Saito thought to himself as he doesn't know what is going on anymore, as he just can't figure out what kind of person Prime is.
'Alright, let's see if it is accurate or not,' Prime thought to himself.
"Yo, Saito, come over here for a second,"
"Yes? Dragon-sama what it is?"
"Oh, by the way, you don't have to call me Dragon-sama," said Prime as he doesn't feel comfortable being called Dragon-sama as he's not used to it.
"Then what do I call you?"
"My name is PrimeDragon, but you can just call me Prime is good enough,"
'PrimeDragon? Wtf? Even his name is similar to his race dragon....' Saito thought to himself.
"Alright, Prime-sama,"
"Very good, now can you check where are we located on the map," said Prime as he gave the ExionSaga world map to Saito.
Although he could see his current location on his game map, but he wanted to make sure and see if his game map is truly accurate or not, which is why he asked Saito to check.
Saito then took the map and look at it for a while, and after that, he gave an estimation saying that:
"We are currently located somewhere around here in the northern part of Aegis Ocean," said Saito as he pointed where they are on the map.
The reason why Saito was able to know quite well is because Aegis Ocean is the place where he had lived all his life, so it is only natural for him since it is his home ground.
"Aegis Ocean, huh?" said Prime while looking at his Game map instead of the actual Exionsaga map.
It turns out what Saito said was true after all, although it wasn't as accurate as to what it was shown on his Game map, but close enough.
"Very good, it looks like I can rely on my Game map after all," said Prime satisfyingly.


Long ago, there was a 16-year-old high school student on Earth who is known to be the best MMORPG gamer in history, and broke the world Guinness record for being undefeated for ten years straight.

One day, he was killed by someone who hated him in real life. After his death, he was then reborn as a Microorganism/Bacteria on another planet located in another universe. However, he wasn't powerless as he has his "System" power as well as an "Evolve" ability.

"How is that possible?" Jiang Fei was in shock after seeing Miluya's attributes.
This was not the Angel of Death, Azazel, but Miluya herself. Just overnight, she had advanced from the Level of a small animal to a Level 129 pinnacle High Celestial!
It was impossible to become a Celestial overnight, let alone a pinnacle High Celestial. This would never happen to a player, let alone an NPC!
"And what the hell is The Chosen Maiden?" Jiang Fei muttered to himself. He had never seen such a Race description.
"Who are you?!" The Harpy boss who saw Miluya was also surprised. Before this, there was no powerful aura coming from this girl at all. Now, however, the godly power that she was exuding made the Harpy boss shake with fear.
"Stupid, go away now or I'll hurt you!" Although her strength had increased, the little loli still had the temperament of a child.
"Miluya, don't let him go!" Jiang Fei shouted. If they let this Ancient God go, he would surely inform other Ancient Gods to come as reinforcements. Then, Jiang Fei would definitely get chased around the entire Celestial Realm. It would be extremely difficult for him if he wanted to get near the Central Altar again!
"But...but..." Miluya hesitated for a long time and did not attack.
Miluya had always been very weak. Previously, other than the fact that she was very agile, she only had some harmless magic spells. She could never attack. So, she never did. Now that she had to take the initiative to kill the Harpy boss, she was somewhat hesitant.
"Damned human, go to hell!" When the Harpy boss noticed Miluya's hesitation, he became bolder. He thought that Miluya was being held back by some restrictions and could not attack him. So, he did not escape. Instead, he charged at Jiang Fei!
"You're not allowed to hurt my big brother!" Miluya instantly became anxious when she saw that the Harpy boss had charged toward Jiang Fei.
Swoosh… 
A silver-white light flashed. Miluya's attack did not seem to have any effect.
At that time, the Harpy boss was already in front of Jiang Fei. His claws were about to touch Jiang Fei's nose, and Jiang Fei did not even have time to react!
Whoosh... 
A breeze blew through. The Harpy boss who was right in front of Jiang Fei instantly turned into green smoke and drifted with the wind.
"What the? Was that an instant kill?" Jiang Fei was completely dumbfounded. He did not even see how Miluya launched the attack. This Intermediate Celestial Harpy boss had died just like that!
It took almost a minute for Jiang Fei to register what had happened.
"Miluya, did you do that?" Jiang Fei's eyes were wide open.
"Did I?" Miluya seemed more confused than Jiang Fei.
"How did you..." Jiang Fei was about to ask her how she suddenly became a High Celestial, but Miluya's name disappeared again before he could finish his sentence. Jiang Fei could not see her name and basic information anymore.
"Sigh! It's so annoying, there's a lot of things that I don't understand!" Miluya suddenly began to shake her little head roughly.
"Miluya, what's wrong?" Jiang Fei waited for Miluya to calm down again before he came forward.
"I don't know. It was like this when I got up this morning. A lot of messy information suddenly appeared in my head. It made me feel very uncomfortable!" Miluya pouted. It seemed like she had no idea why this was happening to her.
"What sort of information appeared in your head?" Jiang Fei asked curiously.
"I don't know! A lot of information flashed through, then I forgot everything..." Miluya tilted her head.
"What do you remember, then?" Jiang Fei asked again.
"I remember how to get around the Celestial Realm..." Miluya smiled smugly. The next moment, it seemed like she suddenly thought of something again, then she said to Jiang Fei proudly, "I remember this, too!"
As Miluya's voice fell, she extended her pair of small hands. In the center of her small hands, there was a magic cube that was constantly rolling.
"Captain! Discovered an important data link, requesting to download!" Jiang Fei suddenly heard 0542's voice in his heart.
"Big brother, who's talking?" Jiang Fei did not expect Miluya to be able to hear 0542's voice!
"0542, what do you want to download? What do I need to do?" Jiang Fei knew that 0542 would not do pointless things. If 0542 actually took the initiative to contact him in the game, it was definitely important.
"You don't have to do anything. You just have to authorize it!" 0542 replied.
"Okay! Download it!" Jiang Fei nodded. As 0542 was a smart assistive system, 0542 could not do things that would harm the interests of the captain, so Jiang Fei trusted 0542.
"Big brother, who are you talking to?" As Jiang Fei was ignoring her, Miluya tugged on his sleeve.
"Err, one of my friends!" Jiang Fei replied casually. He did not want to hide it from her on purpose. It was just that it would be really troublesome to explain anything about the real world to these in-game NPCs.
"Oh!" Miluya nodded and did not inquire further. However, the next moment, she looked at Jiang Fei with confusion. Then, she said to Jiang Fei, "Big brother, your friend is a thief. He wants to steal this!"
Miluya pointed to the magic cube in her hand while she spoke.
"This?" Jiang Fei was confused and a little embarrassed at the same time. He was confused as he did not understand why 0542 was interested in this magic cube, and he was embarrassed because 0542's actions were not smooth enough. It was fine if 0542 wanted to steal, but 0542 actually got caught in the act!
"Big brother, if your friend really wants it, I can give it to you!" It seemed like Miluya really cherished the friendship she had with Jiang Fei. With a wave of her small hand, another cube appeared and she handed one of them to Jiang Fei.
"0542, what do you want this for?" Jiang Fei asked as he stared in the magic cube in his hand.
"Captain, I can't explain it to you in a clear manner now. When you return, I'll tell you in detail." 0542 did not immediately give an answer.
Previously, as 0542 was downloading the data sneakily, the process was relatively slow. However, now that the little loli had given Jiang Fei a copy of the magic cube, 0542 could download it openly. So, in just a short time, the magic cube in Jiang Fei's hands disappeared. 0542 also fell quiet after he completed the download.
"Big brother, if there's an opportunity, can you introduce your friend to me in the future? I feel a sense of familiarity with him!" Miluya suddenly said to Jiang Fei.


Average means nothing to our young protagonist! Why be normal when you have the chance to become a real life superman! Follow Jiang Fei as he discovers a mysterious ring that allowed him to play a Hyper Realistic Immersive MMORPG call Dawn Break! As the thin line between game and reality is gradually blurred, Jiang Fei finds himself having to deal with the troubles that follow him everywhere he goes. This is a story revolving around a real-life cheat code! From zero to hero, follow Jiang Fei as his fascinating adventures unfold!

Soon, the employee showed up and unlocked the car from a distance, carrying two packages with visible strain. "Front seat should be fine, I'll be there in a second!" he said, as he opened up the back doors and started loading the two packages.

Raphael sat down in the front passenger seat and soon the employee joined him, both buckling up before the car started softly purring.

"Would you mind?" the employee asked, waving towards the small screen with a map on the dashboard. Raphael nodded and inputted his home address.

Ten minutes later, after a short and uneventful trip Raphael found himself home. He had even convinced the young employee, who turned out to be called Martin, to wait for him in front of a convenience store, so all of the daily chores were finally completed.

After properly storing all of the food - enough vegetables for side dishes and salads for at least 4-5 weeks, as well as a good amount of meat, cheese and eggs - Raphael finally found himself back in his bedroom. He quickly tore apart the packages and got to assembling the chair. 

Most companies had stopped sealing premade goods long ago, so consumers nowadays had gotten used to having to assemble almost every single purchase they made. The Killsteal employee had even thrown in a special discount card at the last moment. Raphael even started suspecting that the shop's boss gave a percentage of each sale to his employees, but in the end it did not really matter to him. 7600 euros might seem like a lot, but compared to the prices of future hardware, it was a drop in the sea to him.

After what felt like an eternity, Raphael sat down in his brand new chair, the Jago v1 in his lap, entirely content. He had set the helmet on even before he started assembling the chair, letting it download and unpack Origo within its internal storage.

"Finally…" Raphael said, as he felt utter bliss. He finally had everything he needed. It was 5PM, so he still had some time before he had to make something for dinner. After walking around so much all day, he was surprisingly not hungry at all.

With a few gentle movements and clicks, the chair reclined backwards, and Raphael was now lying comfortably, as the massage routine started up. 

He placed the helmet on his head and activated it.

-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-

A loading bar had appeared, which steadily climbed its way up to a hundred percent, before a scene slowly unfurled itself around Raphael. Pixels coalesced into a well-lit hall of a church, at the center of which stood a priest. With unhurried steps, he made his way and stood in front of Raphael. 

"Welcome to Origo, traveler. I am Kayro, the Banished One. If you have any questions, please ask them now. If not, you are free to choose your name, position and class. There is also an option to randomize these. May the Gods aid you in your choices." he said, crossing himself in a weird fashion with his right hand. Instead of the typical motion, his hand had gone from his left shoulder towards his right hip, then to his left hip and back up to his right shoulder.

"May they forever aid me." Raphael solemnly replied, mimicking the priest's gesture. He looked around nostalgically.

During his previous life, he had decided to choose one of the frontier lands, which was mainly populated by the unpopular Orc race. Frontier lands demanded less upon the players and offered more freedom, as they were close to the edge of civilization and often required mercenaries to venture into the unknown for resources. This had enabled him to journey far, but it had also offered numerous restraints. Due to the passive bonuses and restrictions of each race, Orcs were inherently best suited towards being played as either an Infernal Paladin or as a Shaman Warrior. Due to the latter being a glass cannon, Raphael had been forced to accept the former, as the only viable way of achieving his goals.

Gazing at the church's stained glass windows, Raphael unhurriedly thought about what path he should take in this life.

The stained glass windows represented the six main classes, which every player would start with. Although each class would have different spells and modifiers, based on the race one chose, they still retained their names. For instance, a Paladin was always a Paladin, but he would be a Sacred Paladin if your chosen race was a Righteous one. Orcs were not a Righteous race, so naturally their Paladin was dubbed as 'Unholy'. Each variety would share a few common spells at the beginning, but as a player leveled up, the spells and skills he or she could learn heavily differed.

Besides the Paladin, there were five other classes. These were the Berserker, Thief, Ranger, Sorcerer and Cleric.

'Paladin is out of the question, as it means having to go either Dwarf or Orc, and neither of those are a fast way to earn money.' Raphael reminded himself. He had had great fun exploring in his previous life, but he had not managed to earn a lot of gold coins, hence he had always depended on selling information for a profit.

Choosing a class was very important, as it could define all of the paths ahead of a player. All classes had a few Basic Upgrades available to all players. 

A Berserker could upgrade into a Knight or a Warrior. Knights were known for leaning towards a balanced build, allowing them to act both as a lighter form of a Tank, and as a damage dealer, depending on what was required. Warriors on the other hand were pure damage dealers, through and through.

Thieves could choose to either become an Assassin or a Rogue. Assassins concentrated on the arts of stealth and murder and were coveted by most guilds. After all, a good Assassin could change the tide of a battle. Rogues, on the other hand, were a versatile class that revolved around their affinity to traps, poison and detection skills.  

A Ranger could choose to either upgrade into a Hunter or a Warden. Hunters excelled at ranged attacks, while Wardens were naturally attuned with nature, and had the ability to tame certain wild animals and monsters.

Sorcerers and Clerics were different, as they had a wider range of choices to make. Sorcerers could only upgrade into the Mage class, but they could also choose to form an affinity to a specific Mana Element. Based on the chosen element, they would gain a better understanding and use of spells connected to it. Similarly, Clerics could only upgrade into a Priest, but based on which Faith they chose, they could also branch out into numerous roles.

Aside from this, all classes could further unlock hidden Class Upgrades, which could either be Unique or available to all.

After cautiously thinking about all of the classes and the options that they offered, Raphael finally made a decision and turned towards Kayro.

"I choose Thief, brother Kayro. A Human Thief, in the Middle Regions."

The priest looked at him calmly, before reaching into his sleeve. His hand emerged, holding a small glass bottle, filled with a white substance.

‖ Emergence Potion ‖
▸ Unknown ◂

"Drink this and you shall find the way." the priest said, his mood having turned somber. He did not seem to be pleased with the choice. "What shall your new name be?"

"I shall be Lefevre…, Jiver Lefevre. May the Gods aid me in my journey." Raphael said, his lips slightly curling up, as he took the potion and unscrewed the topper, downing it in a single gulp. The Emergence Potion was known as one of the most vile-tasting things to have ever been coded in the whole of Origo,

Suddenly, Raphael's head started to spin, as a horrible spell of dizziness took over. Swaying from side to side, his feet buckled and he fell to the floor, knees scraping against the uneven stone floor. He valiantly resisted the urge to retch, one of his hands tightly gripping his mouth. 

"Pray that they do, traveler!" Kayro's voice echoed in the distance, as the hall completely disappeared.

Dazed and with a throbbing heart, Raphael Simon wakes up to find himself given a second chance.

His mistakes, his regrets, the things he never achieved or even thought about trying - all of these are now open to him once again, as he wakes up eleven years younger, at the very beginning of Origo, the VRMMORPG which he immersed himself in for a third of his previous life.

In the depths of a forest filled with vines and undergrowth, near a captivating waterfall is where his story begins anew - the story of Jiver Lefevre.

A Human, a Blacksmith, and a Rogue that threw away his daggers for two sturdy hammers.

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