Chapter 4: Awakening

"What the fuck is going on?" Nova opened his eyes to find himself in an endless void of black, but somehow, he could still see as far as his eyes would allow him to. He awoke on the ground, laying on the floor, or at least that was what it should've been. The 'floor' felt almost completely weightless, it felt as if he was laying on a cloud, floating in midair. In front of his laying form, was a bright screen that was semitransparent, but solid enough that he could easily read the words on it. It began with,

[Congratulations!]

You Defeated: Legion King Sin!

He was able to quickly connect two and two together and figure out what this message board meant by congratulating him, thinking aloud "I guess the Devil that I was feuding with was named Legion King Sin, but that doesn't explain where I am, or what I am doing here." Nova looked around the empty space, attempting to find any answers to his numerous questions, but there was nothing, just a seemingly infinite blackness that surrounded him on all sides. "I guess the first step in figuring out what is happening would be to take a detailed look at this alert screen thingy." With that decided, he slowly raised his hand and tapped on the Pink screen with his right index finger and once he did something surprising occurred. Suddenly, a ton of different screens appeared with a bunch of information on each of the different screens, far too much to consume at once. "Ok, we are going to have to go one at a time, and completely analyze all this info. Let's begin with this one."

*Kill Completion Rewards*: Essence of Animus | Race 'Awakened One' | +1,000,000 Exp | +100 Attribute Points | + 100 System Points | +10,000 Avatar Crystals | + $100,000 Augmented Gold Coins | 100 Skill Points

Due to you reaching max Level would you like to Prestige?

Y/N

"Um, yes?"

[Congratulations!]

You have reached I (First) Prestige! Your level has been reset.

"Wait what? What do you mean my level is reset!?"

[Would you like to know what Prestige does?]

The message suddenly popped up on a screen directly in front of Nova's face and it was clearly whatever this entity was responding to the comments that he was making, but he suppressed his shock and continued his search through the screens. "Absolutely."

Prestige- Once you reach your current maximum level, you have the option to Prestige. This allows the player to increase their limits and far surpass their previous strength.

Prestige I

*Attributes Increase by 2 Every Level (Previously 1)

*Additional 10 EX (extra) Attribute Points each Level (Previously 5)

*Mana Increases By 50 Every Level (Previously 25)

*Increase Maximum Level Cap from 100 to 250

*Unlocks Skill Alchemy

*Increase Accessory Slots by One

*Unlock EXBase System Skills

Prestige II

?

Something about the Prestiging message made everything suddenly settle in for the man, and he thought, "all this stuff is directly related to me specifically, so there is no way this is just some random message board that applies to everyone that sees it. It was able to instantly reset my ability and I could physically feel the strength leaving my body. This has to be something like a personal ability of mine and its allowing me to make changes in my body like this is some kind of game or something. I have no clue what brought this thing on, but if the first message I received had anything to do with it, then this happened because I killed the Devil, or Sin rather. Either way, I may as well go through this System thing with the mindset that I'm upgrading myself like I'm in a game." After taking a deep breath of the surrounding air, Nova looked at the screen in front of him and said, "Prestiging is definitely worth it. I guess I'll be able to level up and get stronger as time goes on. I'll have to remember that 250 is the next mark to aim for, but what is Skill Alchemy?"

Skill Alchemy- With this System mechanic, the player can combine similar skills and abilities together to create something new or empower something that was already strong.

"Understood." Nova began to think deeply about the uses of this system mechanic. "I don't know exactly how the skill system works, but as time continues, I'm sure I'll be able to put this mechanic to use more and more. Next bit that needs an explanation would be the EX-Base System Skills."

EX Skills- Stands for Extra Skills is an ability that a Skill gains after a certain requirement is reached (most often the skill reaching Max Level).

Base System Skills- Skills that you, the player, are granted when you Awaken the System.

*Observe- Skill that allows the user to see the 'Status' of another object or person with some limitations (Most often Level is too high)

*EX Observe- Skill that allows the user to see status of all things with almost no limitations. The only Status value that can be hidden is a person's Attributes (Via Ability or Skill).

*Skill Creation- Allows for the player to create new Skills by repeatedly doing certain actions, some Skills take more repeated actions than others.

*EX Skill Creation- Every Skill that can be created using the System, can be created by doing the action once.

*Title Power- Titles that give the player active skills are permanent. However, passive ability Titles must be equipped to achieve the desired effect.

*EX Title Power- All Abilities and Skills granted by Titles are permanent with no limits to passive gains or active skills.

*Race Power- The maximum number of races that can be utilized at once is One, the user must switch Races to achieve desired effects.

*EX Race Power- There is no Limit to the number of Races that can be in use at a given time. All powers granted by a Race is permanent.

"This really is just like a game." he thought. "I guess that completely explains the prestige aspect of this 'System' entity, but now I gotta move onto the other things that I acquired from killing Sin." Nova then turned his attention to the other numerous screens that appeared before him, staring deeply at the floating screen and analyzing the words and their meanings to draw conclusions. "Kill completion rewards is self-explanatory, it's the various rewards I get for killing the Devil, or Sin since, it seems, that is its real name, but what the fuck is an Essence or an 'Awakened One.'"

Creation Essence- This is the core of a Creations power. Every essence is a piece of it origins whole that gives life, energy, and power to all the living, and sometimes non-living, things that the Essence domains over. Absorbing this Essence allows the user to gain ability's, skills, and power from numerous different Creations.

Race: 'Awakened One'- The One who surpassed all odds and fought back against the terrifying beings that plagued their world, the chosen being that will carry the many Essential Creations to salvation. This is your true reward for slaying the Legion King Sin and surpassing all that was thought possible for a being of your stature.

"Wow that's actually kinda deep, but it's a still quite a bit confusing to say, 'the chosen bring' and it really only presents more questions than answers. What is an Essential Creation, what does it mean to carry them to salvation? It's just more stuff that I'll have to try to figure out later, but the rest, I guess, is my true reward for overcoming Sin. And this Creation Essence will allow me to gain some new abilities, or powers from… what form of Creation exactly? The Devils world?" Looking at the screen questionably, he tapped on the Essence of Animus.

Would you like to absorb Essence of Animus?

Y/N

"Yes please."

Nova absorbed the Essence of Animus. New Powers have been obtained:

*The Devils Step*- (Skill) An instantaneous, short range teleportation Skill that moves silently moves the user. Typically used for stealthy takedowns. Costs: 100mp, Cooldown 120sec.

*Devil's Domain*- (Ability) All of those weaker than you shall fall. Absorb the Essence of those whose health falls less than 50% of your own. This essence temporarily boosts all Attributes by 5% and heals 20% of the HP absorbed and 5% of the Mana.

*Beast Tamer*- (Mechanic) Build your own team of loyal pets, and partners to fight alongside you in battle. Grow stronger with each and every one of them to someday become the strongest. *Now Unlocked Beast Tamer Menu*

Nova's eyes widened slightly as he read the new powers he obtained, "this explains a lot, Sin used this short-range teleportation skill Devils Step very often, he seemed to be able to use it way more often than a 120sec cooldown, and I'll have to figure out how to do that later, Devil's Domain is kinda OP, especially when Sin uses it specifically. Because every time it appeared, the Devil was seemingly surrounded by weak, fodder enemy's that it could easily absorb for more health. This Beast Tamer thing seems to be the most interesting though. I should check it out some more later." He thought over some more potential skill and attack combinations he could use with his newfound abilities before continuing to the next lot of rewards. "The rest seems fairly simple and straight forward so let's do the rest in bulk."

Experience- Points that allow the player to Level up, further increasing their Strength

Attribute Points- Points that the player adds to their attributes STR (Physical Damage), END (Physical Defense), VIT(Health), DEX (Both Attack and Evasion Speed), INT (Strategic Ability, Mana Pool, Mana Regen), LUK (Critical Hits, Random Events, Avatar Roles etc.) to increase their own power.

System Points- Points used to unlock, upgrade, or change certain parts of the system to better assist the player.

Avatar Crystals- ? {You have yet to unlock this system mechanic}

Currency: Augmented Gold Coins (AUG)- Form of currency that can be used in various parts of the system, example being buying items and equipment in the Shop.

Augmented Silver Coins (AUS)- Form of currency that can be used in various parts of the system, example being buying items and equipment in the Shop.

Augmented Bronze Coins (AUB)- Form of currency that can be used in various parts of the system, example being buying items and equipment in the Shop.

Skill Points- Points that can be used to buy, upgrade, and enhance Skills and Abilities.

"Yeah, the rest of this stuff makes sense, except for the whole Avatar system. We'll be able to find what that's all about later so let's just shelve that into the back of the mind for now. But now that we completely understand this section let's move on to the rest." The next section was. simply put, a lot of titles.

*New Titles Acquired*: Mentally Untouchable, Beast Master, Unbreakable, Berserker, The One Last Standing, Unkillable, Unshaken by Agony, Immovable by Flame, Speed Demon, Mana Expert, Mana Flow Master, Sixth Sense Master, Limitless Potential, King Slayer, Beast Slayer, Savior of Earth, Awakened, Killer Instinct, Bare Knuckle Master, Weapon Crafter, Improvised Weapon Mastery, Body Strengthening Master, Natural Evader, Martial Prodigy, Intellectual Prodigy, Master Mind, Adonis!

"Goddamn that's a lot of shit to read through. However, it's a necessary evil that I must face if I want to completely understand my potential as a warrior! From what I understand about this system Titles grant skills and abilities every time you unlock one right?" Suddenly another screen popped up with the definition of a Title.

Titles: A name, or phrase, which defines who the player is at any given point in time. They are given after fulfilling certain conditions, some conditions are known others are not. These Titles grant Power to the player via Abilities, Skills, and Equipment.

"Thank you, system," he starts sarcastically, "I'm pretty sure I already knew all of that. But thanks for the specifics anyway."

[You're Welcome!]

Nova looked at the screen with widened eyes, surprised that this, now confirmed, entity responded to his outburst. "So, you can understand me. I guess that's not the craziest thing that's happened over the past couple of days. With that being said though, I hope we can get along for the foreseeable future, System."

[ Let's Get Along ]

Nova smiled a bit at the systems response. "Right. Let's get down to business. Can you show me all the Titles that I have acquired and exactly the 'Powers' that they give me?" And so Nova began reading all the effects that his new Titles granted him.

Mentally Untouchable- When it comes to the strength and power of your mental you are completely unmatched. Nothing in existence can rattle your mental state and as such it is impossible for even the most deadly or overwhelming ailments to affect your perfectly even state of mind; Obtained Skill: *Mental Fortitude* (Lvl: 1)- When active, +30% INT for 120sec: Cost 100mp

Beast Master- You have proven more than powerful enough to not only destroy beasts that are your enemies, but also intimidate them into submission. You know the ins and outs of the animalistic beings that surpass all animals and have become beasts, giving you the ability to tame, strengthen, and ally yourself with these powerful creatures. You have truly mastered the art of the Beast. *MAX Beast Tamer Proficiency*

"I don't really understand exactly what this means as of right now, but I'm sure I'll figure it out later."

Unbreakable- Even when beaten down and attacked relentlessly you will not fall. No force can break your will to fight. + 2 END and +2 VIT on Level Up; *Unbreakable*- +50% END when HP falls below 10%

Berserker- Enkindled Rage fills your body when angered. Fueling your body with incredible, but uncontrollable strength. Obtain Skill *Berserker Mode* (Lvl: 1) - When active mana quickly drains over time 100mp/10sec ; All Mana Cost Are Nulled; +50% STR, +50; -50, -50% VIT, this mode ends when you run out of Mana, or your opponent is dead.

"These two are more than likely because of what happened after I got hit with the Behemoths massive fire ball. The wild, and inexplainable, sudden rage I felt after getting hit by that beast's attack is what pushed me over the edge and allowed me to enter Berserker Mode. And being 'unbreakable' is probably what allowed me to live as long as I did. It would be safe to assume that I had some of these abilities before I even unlocked this 'System.' But what exactly did they come from?"

The Last One Standing- One who overcomes all odds, and destroys enemies that far outclasses themselves in power. +1 to STR on Level Up. *Last One Standing*- You are the Last one standing. +25% Exp Gain when defeating enemies' higher level than yourself.

Unkillable- You cannot die, no you will not die. Refusing the satisfaction your enemies desire to kill you, you surpass them in battle. *Unkillable*-+50% STR and +50% DEX when HP falls below 10%

"This 'Unkillable' title is what allowed me to fuck up Sin so bad in the end. This title stacks heavily with Berserker Mode, it creates a deadly combo that makes me much stronger than I am without it."

Unshaken by Agony- With immense pain and agony, coursing through your veins, you persevere through it all to achieve wonderful things. *Pain Nullification*

Immovable by Flame- Through the Fire and the Flames of hell itself, you push forward without fail. *MAX Fire Resistance*

"Seems like getting cut up and burnt to a crisp had its advantages. At least I don't have to experience anything that painful anymore."

Speed Demon- With feet like lightning, you shoot passed your opponents with speed unmatched by any. Around you all things turn to blur; +2 DEX on Level Up. Obtain Skill *Speed Demon* (Lvl 1)- When active, +50% DEX for 60sec; Cost 100mp.

Mana Expert- Knowledgeable in all thing's mana, your understanding of the substance far exceeds all others; + 3 INT on Level Up. *MAX Mana Regeneration*- Slowly regain Mana from the surrounding air; +10% Base Mana/10sec.

Mana Flow Master- The movement of Mana through one's body is no mystery to you. You can expertly control every point of mana and how to use it to strengthen every party of your body. *MAX Mana Proficiency*- -50% to all Mana costs. Obtain Skill *Mana Manipulation* (Lvl: 1)- Convert Mana points into Attributes, temporarily boosting your stats 50mp/ 1ap.

"I'm fast as fuck boy. This is a nice skill to have if I ever must get out of a tough situation, or if I need rush a person down. It might've even been a skill I subconsciously utilized when I ran from Sin the first time. I guess the energy that I kept feeling fill my body as I ran from Sin on my second life and fought with him on the third was Mana. I don't exactly know how I became an expert, or a master, with the stuff but I'll take it without question."

Sixth Sense Master- You can see everything. There is nothing that can escape your ever-expanding vision. *MAX Mana Sight*- You can see and sense the formulation of mana around you, increasing your insight into how mana works; +1 INT on Level Up.

"I remember this feeling. It was nothing like I ever felt before. I could see everything, but without using my eyes. On top of that, it didn't look normal, everything was grey except for the glowy stuff that was inside of the mobs and covering Sin and his demon."

Limitless Potential- You have broken through your humane potential, becoming far more than anyone could even dream of becoming. +1 to All Attributes on Level Up. +5 EX Attribute Points on Level Up. *Life After Death*-?

"Wait. When I was biding my time, attempting to make class go by faster, did I accidentally break through some limit that I had as a human? That is highly improbable, but everything that I have experienced since that day has been exactly that. Life after death is most definitely the reason, I was able to come back to life after I died to the beast, but why is it a bunch of question marks? Maybe it has something to do with how I unlocked it? There is no way to find out now, so I won't let it bug me."

King Slayer- You have killed a being that rules overall. You decided to pick up your sword in rebellion and slay the one that oppressed you. Now that the king is slain, you reign Supreme. +1 to all Attributes on Level Up. *Kingly Aura*- When at Max HP, +30% to all Attributes; All allies gain +25% to all Attributes. Skill Obtained *Reign Supreme* (Lvl: 1)- Execute a domain where you reign over all that it encompasses +30% STR, +30 to you and all allies; Applies debuff to enemies in domain -30% STR, -30% VIT.

"I killed a king."

Beast Slayer- Killer of Behemoths and Goliaths alike, you exert your dominance over all beasts. *Beast Slayer*- +50% Damage to all unintelligent life. Skill Obtained *Behemoth Slash* (Lvl: 1)- Vicious bladed attack that deals monstrous damage to beasts as well as all foes alike; Cost 15mp; +50% damage to all unintelligent life.

"I killed a beast."

Savior of Earth- You have saved the Earth from its imminent destruction. You are a true hero, one who rose above all others. +1 to all Attributes on Level Up. Obtained Accessory(s) 'Gaia's Motherly Embrace', 'Earth-Chan's Thank You!'. Obtained Skill *Will of Humanity* (Lvl: MAX)- All of Humanity's will to survive, thrive, and conquered is reaffirmed within you. Restore 75% of your HP plus a slow HP regeneration of 50hp/10sec for 200ec; Cost 50% mp.

"I saved earth. I knew that, but why is Earth-chan giving me a thank you present. Wasn't that just a meme that someone made up to get people to be greener?"

Killer Instinct- You have honed your senses and abilities far beyond that of others, and because of this you can decimate your enemies with terrifying accuracy. +2 to STR on Level Up. *Killer Instinct*- +50% STR, +50 when Blood lusting, or determined to kill an enemy. Obtained Skill *Deadly Strike* (Lvl: 1)- Aiming for the kill, this is a deadly bladed skill that attacks the weak spot of the enemy; Cost 30mp; High Chance to Critical Hit, High Chance to Insta-Kill.

Bare Knuckle Master- When it comes to punching and kicking with no weapons, you are unmatched. Your ability to strike foes with powerful punches is masterful. +3 STR on Level Up; Obtained Equipment 'Killer Gauntlets'; Obtained Skill: *5 Knuckle Shuffle* (Lvl: 1)- A barrage of 5 extremely fast punches that leaves the enemy completely stunned; Cost 30mp; High Chance to Leave Opponent Stunned.

"I am apparently very good at beating ass. Good to know. Deadly Strike seems strong especially because of that high chance of Insta-kill. I wonder how it works in practice. If I stab someone in the ankle will Insta-kill still activate? Will it just not work at all, or will the chance of it working be lower because it's not a traditionally fatal attack? It should be interesting to test it out. I cannot believe that 5-knuckle shuffle is an actual skill. It's a fucking wrestling move for God sakes."

Weapon Crafter- A brilliant crafter of all things made to inflict pain. +30% proficiency when weapon crafting.

"I never made anything, or at least I don't think I did, but I'll take it."

Improvised Weapon Master- When the going gets tough, grab a random object, and turn it into a killing machine. You are a true master when it comes to turning everyday objects into masterful tools of murder. +50% damage with all improvised weapons.

"I got this for using Behemoth fangs as weapons. A very intelligent move if I do day so myself."

Master of Body Strengthening- When it comes to turning normal delicate skin into an impenetrable defense, or a normal fist into a bomb of monstrous proportions, you have no equal. *MAX Body Strengthening Proficiency*- Decrease cost of all Body strengthening techniques by 50%. *Peak Performance*(Lvl: 1)- Force Mana throughout every cell of your body, strengthening yourself to the absolute limit, wasting no extra mana on anything. +50% STR, +50% END, +50 DEX; Cost 500mp/30sec

Natural Evader- The ability to dodge, evade, and avoid incoming attacks runs through your veins, and as naturally as you breath you can dodge bullets. +2 points to DEX on Level Up; Skill Obtained *Natural Evade* (Lvl: 1)- Enter trans like state of near perfect body and mind synchrony. Your body immediately moves at the thought of an evasion, allowing you to evade all incoming attacks; Cost 250mp/30sec

Martial Prodigy- You are a master of fighting. With every punch thrown you naturally pick up every ability you see and can easily see-through you opponents' attacks. +3 to STR, +2 END, +1 DEX, +2 VIT on Level Up. Obtained Skill *Foresight* (Lvl: 1)- By focusing in on your opponents, applying mane to you brain and eyes, you can easily see through and predict your enemy's attack's; Cost 100mp/10sec

"All of these skills are very useful, and I could probably stack them on top of each other for an even greater effect. Natural Evade is like something out of dragon ball, but Ultra Instinct is someone's body moving automatically, and this skill lets me dodge an attack by simply thinking. So, if it's an attack I don't see or notice, I will still be vulnerable, I gotta remember that. Foresight was the skill I used to dodge the Devil's attack in our 1 on 1 at the start of the battle, and when the Behemoth and Sin were tag teaming me during the fight. It seems kinda overpowered, but I guess if you aren't fast enough to dodge then it would be pointless."

Intellectual Prodigy- Your brain works in wonderous ways. It's an ability to deduce, analyze, and collect knowledge is outstanding. There is no concept you cannot grasp, no subject you cannot understand, and no thing you cannot figure out. +5 Attribute points to INT on Level up. *Intellectual Prodigy*- Instantly learn the contents of any book, scroll, or any other forms of writings or diagrams. If it can be learned, you do so instantly.

Master Mind- Plans and Foresight come as naturally as you breathe. Any plan, or idea you come up with will almost always end in success simply because you are just that intelligent. People often say that Hindsight is 2020, I say Nova's sight is. +5 EX Attribute Points on Level Up.

"I am clearly smart as fuck. Photographic memory, master mind, genius level intellect. Although, I did average a C in my classes this semester."

Awakened One- You have conquered the leader of the beings that threatened your people's existence. Your reward for such exquisite bravery is to awaken from your former slumber and realize the power that has always been meant for your taking; Unlock the 'Meta-Mundus' aka the System.

" Wait you have a name? And it's Meta-Mundus?" Nova asked this question mostly to himself, but surprisingly enough the system quickly replied to his question.

[Yes! Meta-Mundus is called called Meta-Mundus! You may refer to Meta-Mundus as the System!]

" Well, if you have a name, I'd much rather refer to you by it. If that's ok with you of course."

[Of course! Call Meta-Mundus what you like!]

" Ok then. Since your name is Meta-Mundus, and that's kinda long, and it feels a little too impersonal for me, how about I call you Meta instead?"

[Thank you for calling Meta by my name! Meta would love to be called Meta by you Nova!]

" No problem. It would feel weird to treat you like some tool since you are clearly a very conscious entity. And plus, we'll be working together from now on, so your more than that! You'll be like a partner in crime or a trusted friend, or something along those lines." At the declaration Meta didn't respond for a moment, and Nova started to get a tad bit nervous and began wondering if he said something wrong or hurtful to his new partner. "Meta? Are you okay buddy?" Suddenly, a new message appeared in front of him.

*New Title Acquired*: Friend of Meta-Mundus- In the short time you have known each other, you have acknowledged Meta's existence and above even that you called them your 'Partner.' You and Meta have now become far more than just master and tool, you are now Partners in Crime, Friends. *Meta's Favor*- You have deepened your relationship with Meta, gaining favorability with them. +50% Exp gain from completing quests and defeating enemies. +5 Attribute Points (AP) to LUK on Level Up; +5 Attribute Points on Level Up for all Attributes; +10 EX Attribute Points on Level Up.

"Wow Meta! You just gave me some crazy buffs! All this for just being cool with you? Are you sure you want to just upgrade me this quickly?"

[If it was Meta's choice, Meta would make you Max Everything! But that is beyond Meta's Power]

"Really? So, you aren't the ability itself?" Nova began to think, coming up with an explanation for why Meta, who is supposedly his ability, cannot just grant him whatever skills he wanted. "I guess you aren't exactly in complete control of all aspects of this 'System' ability. You would be something more like a moderator, or an intermediary, to the 'System.'"

[Yes. Meta believes that your deduction is most likely! Meta hopes that this fact doesn't mitigate your Partnership with them.]

"What? Are you crazy? Off course not. It's me and you against the world lil homie. We are partners for life, aint nothin gonna change that. Now let's get this last title out of the way and then we can figure out our next steps."

[Yes Sir!]

Adonis- There is only one way to describe you, Perfect. From head to toe, you are so perfect that it should be impossible for such a being to exist. All of those who see you can't help but be attracted to your perfect figure. +1 to all Attributes on Level Up. +5 to EX Attribute Points on Level Up.

"You gotta be kidding me. Why is this a title? And why does it have such great effects!? Whatever I guess, complaining about it now won't help any."

[You are Beautiful!]

"Heh, thanks Meta. I appreciate the compliment, but what exactly do we check out now? Is there a way for me to check my own Attributes and overall Stats and stuff?"

[Of Course! Right away Partner!]

Name: Nova Pollux

Age: 18

Race: Awakened One, Human

Titles: Awakened, Savior of Earth, King Slayer etc.

LVL: 0 (0.0%)

HP: 1000/1000

MP: 500/500

Attributes:

STR; 0

END; 0

DEX; 0

VIT; 0

INT; 0

LUK; 0

EX AP: 200

SY: 100

SP: 100

$Money$: 100,000 AUG

Nova was stuck with his eyes glued to the screen. "This is a lot to take in, it's so similar to a classic MMO's mechanics it's kinda crazy! This is seriously like that one manhwa I read. Never thought it might happen to me though, guess it's just my luck." After collecting himself from the shock of seeing his ability take shape, he analyzed the information displayed to gain a complete understanding of his stats. "AP stands for Attribute Points, SY is System Points, and SP would then be Skill Points. Everything else seems self-explanatory, the only thing I am kinda confused about is why all my attributes are 0. Shouldn't I start with base stats?" He looked puzzled for a moment, before his question was answered by a likely source.

[Yes! Normally you would start with whatever you were previous to Awakening, however you have already reached Prestige 1! So, you may allocate your 100 base points however you wish!]

"Oh, that's handy! Thanks for the heads up, Meta! Now the question is, how do I wanna do this?" Nova thought deeply yet again, recalling his natural fighting style, and how he goes about, or would like to go about, destroying his opponents. "Ok, after much thought I believe I have decided." Bringing his finger across the screen, he allocated the attributes to the best of his ability. Trying his best to match his visionary fighting style, that he imagined. His new status looked like this.

Name: Nova Pollux

Age: 18

Race: Awakened One, Human

Titles: Awakened, Savior of Earth, King Slayer etc.

LVL: 0 (0.0%)

HP: 1000/1000

MP: 500/500

Attributes:

STR; 40

END; 30

DEX; 40

VIT; 35

INT; 40

LUK; 15

EX AP: 0

SY: 100

SP: 100

[Perfect Job!]

"Thanks. Couldn't have said it better myself." Nova mentally patted himself on the back for his magnificent work on Attribute allocation. He then turned his attention to the final Points that needed to be put to use. "Now we are finally in the last stretch. Meta, can you show me to the place where I can use my System points?"

[Most Definitely!]

Appearing after the command, was a new screen that had multiple different system mechanics on it. The Shop, Weapon and Armor Crafting stations, Item Crafting, Skill Alchemy, and finally Beast Tamer. Nova looked through the menu curiously. He then decided to rely on his trusty friend for assistance instead of figuring it out himself. "Hey Meta, do you think you could explain exactly what I am looking at?"

[This is the System Upgrade Menu, where you can use your System Points to upgrade various parts of the system. Each Mechanic has a level to it, each upgrade will Level Up the mechanic, subsequently providing it with new, or improved aspects. Each one has a different Max Level, but each will allow you to gain an EX-ability after they reach the MAX!]

"Thank you for the energetic explanation as always. But based on what you said, I think I am going to wait until I understand each mechanic better before I approach this one again. So, let's go to the Skill Point usage menu."

[Understood!]

[This menu shows you all your current skills and their Levels. All Skills can be leveled up through usage alone, but this can be by passed by using Skill Points to forcefully Level them Up.]

Skills:

*Foresight* (Lvl: 1)- By focusing in on your opponents, applying mane to you brain and eyes, you are able to easily see through and predict your enemy's attack's; Cost 100mp/10sec

*Natural Evade* (Lvl: 1)- Enter trans like state of near perfect body and mind synchrony. Your body immediately moves at the thought of an evasion, allowing you to evade all incoming attacks; Cost 250mp/30sec

*Peak Performance* (Lvl: 1)- Force Mana throughout every cell of your body, strengthening yourself to the absolute limit, wasting no extra mana on anything. +50% STR, +50% END, +50 DEX; Cost 500mp/30sec

*5 Knuckle Shuffle* (Lvl: 1)- A barrage of 5 extremely fast punches that leaves the enemy completely stunned; Cost 30mp; High Chance to Leave Opponent Stunned.

*Deadly Strike* (Lvl: 1)- Aiming for the kill, this is a deadly bladed skill that attacks the weak spot of the enemy; Cost 30mp; High Chance to Critical Hit, High Chance to Insta-Kill

*Will of Humanity* (Lvl: MAX)- All of Humanity's will to survive, thrive, and conquered is reaffirmed within you. Restore 75% of your HP plus a slow HP regeneration of 50hp/10sec for 200ec; Cost 50% mp.

*Behemoth Slash* (Lvl: 1)- Vicious bladed attack that deals monstrous damage to beasts as well as all foes alike; Cost 15mp; +50% damage to all unintelligent life.

*Reign Supreme* (Lvl: 1)- Execute a domain where you reign over all that it encompasses +30% STR, +30 to you and all allies; Applies debuff to enemies in domain -30% STR, -30% VIT.

*Mana Manipulation* (Lvl: 1)- Convert Mana points into Attributes, temporarily boosting your stats 50mp/ 1ap.

*Speed Demon* (Lvl: 1)- With feet like lightning, you shoot passed your opponents with speed unmatched by any. Around you all things turn to blur: +50% DEX for 60sec; Cost 100mp.

*Mental Fortitude* (Lvl: 1)-When it comes to the strength and power of your mental you are completely unmatched. Nothing in existence can rattle your mental state and as such it is impossible for even the most deadly or overwhelming ailments to affect your perfectly even state of mind; +30% INT for 120sec: Cost 100mp

*Berserker Mode* - When active, mana quickly drains over time 100mp/10sec; All Mana Cost Are Nulled; +50% STR, +50; -50, -50% VIT, this mode ends when you run out of Mana, or your opponent is dead.

*The Devils Step*- An instantaneous, short range teleportation Skill that moves silently moves the user. Typically used for stealthy takedowns. Costs: 100mp, Cooldown 120sec.

Abilities:

*Life After Death*-?

*Meta's Favor*- You have deepened your relationship with Meta, gaining favorability with them. +50% Exp gain from completing quests and defeating enemies.

*Intellectual Prodigy*- Instantly learn the contents of any book, scroll, or any other forms of writings or diagrams. If it can be learned, you do so instantly.

*MAX Body Strengthening Proficiency*- Decrease cost of all Body strengthening techniques by 50%.

*Killer Instinct*- +50% STR, +50 when Blood lusting, or determined to kill an enemy.

*Beast Slayer*- +50% Damage to all unintelligent life.

*MAX Mana Proficiency*- -50% to all Mana costs.

*MAX Mana Regeneration*- Slowly regain Mana from the surrounding air; +10% Base Mana/10sec.

*Pain Nullification*

*MAX Fire Resistance*

*Unkillable*- +50% STR and +50% DEX when HP falls below 10%

*Last One Standing*- You are the Last one standing. +25% Exp Gain when defeating enemies' higher level than yourself.

*Unbreakable*- +50% END when HP falls below 10%

*Kingly Aura*- When at Max HP, +25% to all Attributes; All allies gain +25% to all Attributes.

*Devil's Domain*- All those weaker than you shall fall. Absorb the Essence of those whose health falls less than 50% of your own. This essence temporarily boosts all Attributes by 5% and heals 20% of the HP absorbed and 5% of the Mana.

"Thanks for the quick explanation, but again it doesn't seem worth it to spend all these points now. Especially since I'm LVL 0, I'll be able to easily grow with these skills, and level them up naturally as time goes on. Is there anything else that we can do right now?"

[Last thing on the House Keeping List would be to Equip the new Items you received!]

"Oh yeah! I almost completely forgot about that. Can you show me to the equipment section please?"

[Sure Partner! This is where you'll be manually equipping new armor, weapons, and accessories! There are 5 different armor types that you can equip at one time. Those armor types are Helmet, Chest Piece, Chausses (or Pants Piece), Gauntlets, and Boots, respectively. As of right now you can also equip a maximum of two accessories! Weapons can also be placed in each of your hands and therefore 2 can be active at a time. However, I'll tell you a secret. You can tell Meta to switch weapons and armor at any time, so you can easily quick change on the fly. Lastly, you have the ability to change your appearance independently from the armor that you are wearing. Try it out!]

Helmet: None

Chest Piece: None

Chausses: None

Gauntlets: None

Boots: None

Weapons:

Right Hand; None

Left Hand; None

Accessories: None

"Alright then, let's try this shit out. What equipment do I currently have in my inventory Meta?"

Inventory:

'Satanael' (Lvl: 1)- ?

'Killer Gauntlets'- Gauntlets built from the ground up with the scales of an ancient dragon; used to utterly decimate its foes with a burning strife. +30% STR, +10 END; When a weapon is not equipped +30% damage to all foes.

'Gaia's Motherly Embrace'- Mother earth opened her arms and embraced you warmly in her bountiful bosom. This warm embrace takes physical form in this beautiful pendant made from her own bounty. Heal 50hp/30sec; -20% Cost of all healing skill; +25% INT, +30% VIT, +25% LUK.

'Earth-Chan's Thank You!'- The Lovable Waifu that represents the love of earth thanks you for protecting her. She left you with a letter to take with you on your journey. It reads "I can't believe you would risk your Life like that BAKA! The way you fought so hard, you were so brave, and strong, and…. Cool. B-B-B-But it's not like I watched your fight or anything! I didn't care at all if you lived! But I am glad that you did. But don't get the wrong idea BAKA! It's not like after you showed me how strong, brave, cute, cool, and determined you are that I fell in love with you or whatever! I just wanted to say thanks. For… you know… saving my life or whatever. So, take these rings, don't get the wrong idea, I don't want to m-m-marry you or anything like that! Baka, it's just a simple goodbye gift! I guess you really will be gone after all. I'm… I am really gonna miss you Nova. Please stay safe for me, and come back one day, even if it's just to visit for a little while. I…I… I HATE YOU! Nova no BAKA! -Love Earth-chan." - +50% VIT, +40% DEX, 30% STR, +20% LUK, +10% INT; When Equipped grants Skill *Earth-Chans Confession*- Earth-Chan finally builds up the courage to tell you her true feelings, from her nervousness about your response comes powerful natural disasters. You can control these feelings to bring destruction to those in your path. Wave 25mp, Flood 50mp, Tsunami 100mp; Ground Shake 25mp, Magnitude 50mp, Earthquake 100mp; Breeze 25mp, Gust 50mp, Tornado 100mp; Spark 25mp, Flame 50mp, Wildfire 100mp; Hurricane 1000mp; Eruption 1000mp; Mass Erosion 1000mp; Suffocation Smoke Screen 1000mp; Firenado 1000mp.

Nova reeled back slightly as he read and saw the first piece of equipment that was given to him, "Holy fucking shit! I got Sin's sword! But I can't see the description at all and it's the only piece of equipment with a level attached to it. What does all that mean?" After taking a moment to think about it, he decided to ask Meta about it since there was no way he could figure it out completely on his own. "Hey Meta, what's so different about this Satanael weapon? Do you know why I can't read its description and stuff?"

[Yes! You can't read the description for this item in particular since you have yet to reach the requirement for using it! This is the same reason that you are unable to read the description of Life After Death! Also, Satanael has a Level marker by it because it is a weapon that Level's up along the same way you do, meaning it more than likely has its own stats as well!]

"Interesting, Do you know what the requirement for using this weapon or Life After Death is?"

[Meta has no idea! Meta is sorry that Meta cannot be more helpful]

"It's no problem, Meta, I promise. We'll just have to figure out the requirements for all of these items and stuff together!"

[Yep! Thank you partner!]

"No problem, now let's finish reading off the descriptions of the rest of these weapons and then figure out where the fuck we are in this void."

[Yessir!]

While reading the descriptions, a single tear formed in Nova's right eye, and it slowly fell as he continued reading his new accessories description. "Earth-chan." Was all he could mutter at that moment. Intense emotion washed over him as his emotions erupted from the depths of his soul. "Earth-chan! I promise I won't let these amazing abilities that you have given me go to waste. I will put on your ring, and never take it off as long as I live! I promise that I will see you again. Wait for me! WAIT FOR MEEEEEEEE!" Tears poured down his face after his emotional declaration of faith and love, but as soon as they came, they left as if on command it was as if he had never been crying at all.

[Umm. Partner. Are you feeling alright?]

"Of course, Meta, I am perfectly fine. I just needed to that out of my system. Now that it is out, I'll be fine." He said with a grin. "Now, back to the task at hand, lets equipped all this stuff and then try to find our way out of this joint." Nova went piece by piece equipping the equipment that he had gathered from the various Titles that he earned, taking extra time on the rings that he got from his beloved. Meta, of course, offered to do it for him, but he informed him on the importance of doing it himself the first time, he needed to get the full experience after all. His new and improved armory looked like this.

Helmet: None

Chest Piece: None

Chausses: None

Gauntlets: 'Killer Gauntlets'

Boots: None

Weapons:

Right Hand; None

Left Hand; None

Accessories:

Neck; 'Gaia's Motherly Embrace'

Left Hand; 'Earth-Chan's Thank You!'

"Woah these gauntlets are big and clunky. They feel weightless but they don't really fit my tastes. And most importantly, I can't see my goddamn Ring's underneath these stupid things. Do you think you could take care of that for me Meta?" In an instant the Gauntlets were gone, and his rings glowed radiantly on his left-hand ring and index fingers. "That's more like it, thanks lil homie." After completing his final step in the house cleaning, power check-up, he took his focus off the multiple screens in front of his face and looked around the empty space. "So, where do we go from here Meta?" Suddenly, a new screen popped up in front of Nova's face yet again, but this time it was a bit nerve wrecking.

WARNING: Two indescribably strong entities approaching!

Chapter 5: Awakened One

"What the fuck does that mean!?" The black void that previously surrounded Nova, no longer did so on all sides. Two massive pillars of light, one a dark and sinister blue the other a deep shimmering Gold, appeared and smit themselves into the 'floor'. The two glowing lights quickly faded into nothingness, as if they were never there, and two incredibly powerful looking individuals walked out from them.

"It would seem we have another member" said the 'man' with a deep, smooth, voice that could seduce any person into a sense of submission.

"So, it would seem. This boy looks mightily unimpressive, as most boys do. Makes me wonder how he arrived here in the first place" this one's voice boomed loudly. Her voice screamed with power and ferocity, yet it was still somehow sultry, and (Y.N) couldn't help but want to hear more. He was quickly snapped back to reality as the woman pointed at him with a strong arm and shouted, "You! Come!"

"What?" Nova looked at the woman with a confused expression.

"Did I not make myself clear? Allow me to reattempt the exchange," the woman then cleared her throat a bit before speaking again. "Come to me, boy! I wish to conversate with you from a shorter distance than we are currently. I will not repeat myself any further!" With strong posture, and a noble expression, she exerted her request less like a request, but much more as a demand. Nova had no choice but to listen to her commanding voice as he slowly got up from the floor and walked up to the now apparent, man and woman. The first thing he noticed about her was her enthralling beauty. The noble woman had flawless caramel skin that glowed even in the endless darkness and eyes that were sharp like that of an eagle, but they were also deep and vibrant grey that boasted immense strength and tranquility. Her nose sat perfectly in the center of her face without any blemishes or any signs of imperfection, and Her lips were soft and puffy, coated with natural light brownish-pink skin. To top off all that seamless perfection, was an expression of natural nobility. Her hair was a forest of perfectly formed golden brown locks, that got closer to a golden color as it went down the length of her back. Two strands stood guard, perfectly hovering beside her elegant face and those Golden dreads were tied back in a ponytail with a golden bracer, and these same types of golden accessories were placed through her hair as barrettes.

After ogling at her beauty for a half a second too long, he noticed her incredibly imposing stature, saying that she was tall would be an extreme understatement. She was absolutely massive, and to Nova's quick calculations, she had to be at least 8ft (2.5m) in height. It was scary that he didn't even notice how tall she was, simply because her beauty overtook him so easily. However, not only was she tall, across her body were perfectly hardened muscles that screamed 'warrior,' she was toned to the absolute maximum, even a master sculptured couldn't even capture half of the muscular physique of this Queen. Sitting atop her chest were two very well-endowed breasts, covered by a protective breastplate, but even this armor could not stop her mammary from spilling out. Adorning her majestic form was golden armory that was covered in jewels of varying sizes, mostly green of color and the aforementioned breastplate stopped just short of her abdomen, showing off her chiseled torso. Covering the pelvic region was a short skirt that was plated with golden armor. Her legs were thick and muscular, and looked far more powerful than any animal on earth and attached to her feet were boots of the highest quality. They snaked their way up her knees, flaring off into wings that seemed to boast intense speed. The golden plates of the boots were held together by a strong leather type substance. The same type of armor covered her arms in the forms of two gauntlets with golden plated faces, elegantly designed. Holding these gauntlets together was that same deep brown leather, that snaked its way up to her middle finger, holding itself in place. On her back, was three distinct types of weapons securely fastened, ready for battle at any time.

The most notable of which were two massive, identical, curved blades, called Khopeshes, that were crossing diagonally in a downward angle. This left only their handles visible above her shoulders. The two Khopesh blades were in place behind a long double headed axe of gold. The head of the axe reached just below the nape of her neck, and the handle reached down to her lower back at the tailbone. The head of the axe was large spanning almost across her entire shoulder width. On both sides of the waistline of her skirt were two sheaths that held serrated, curved 'daggers' with intricate designs across them. Nova Used the term 'Daggers' lightly since they were more the size of short swords than anything else. Also on her waist was a magnificent bow of gold and white. It was draped over her the back of her skirt, folded up completely directly below her tail bone. The final weapon she had on her back was a large, rounded shield of black and golden color. The shield was in the shape of a flower petal blooming in lacey fashion. Each 'petal' of the blooming shield was different plate of gold, underneath each was an incredibly strong black base made of material that was completely unknown to Nova. She had the immense aura of someone that was above all, a true Queen.

Nova stood at a short distance away from the two, eyes glued to the Woman's form, before he suddenly came to his senses, and began a quick introduction. "Umm, hi. I am Nova Pollux, it's very nice to meet you." He bowed slightly to the Queen before him, feeling that a handshake might be a little rude to someone of such high stature, then slowly raising his head to reach the eyes of the one he was speaking to, though another voice responded in her stead.

"It's very nice to meet you too. Always good when a new face comes around" that same deep, sultry voice that he heard earlier met his ears instantly calming any nerves that he may have had. The man that responded to him had an intense aura of 'cool' that flew off him in waves. While not as tall as the Queen he stood next to, he still had an imposing figure, six foot eight (80 inches, 203cm) if Nova had to guess. Atop his head was a black, spear tipped hat with extremely intracity designs carved into it. Flaring off the top was a leathery feather that gently flowed side to side in the void where there was no wind. The man tipped his hat downward just barely covering his eyes and across his neck was a bandana with the same designs as his hat that hugged his face snuggly, covering most of the bottom of his face.

Underneath the hat flowed long, curly, dirty blonde hair that reached max length in the center of his back. He wore a long black trench coat that reached all the way down to his knees, but the sleeves stopped just short of his forearm. The inside of the long coat was a bright blue that brought up the collar of the jacket covering the back of his neck. Underneath the long coat was a black shirt with a very deep V in the center, showing off his muscular physique, on tan skin. Belted across his chest was multiple black and blue gun holsters, with bullets lining the exterior of the belt. In each holster held a different type of weapon. A very larger Magnum Revolver black in color with tons of blue veins covering it, and dual inversely colored M1911 style pistols with blades on the ends like bayonets. They were all of black and blue coloring with stylish designs along the barrels and handles. The weapons that were under his coat seemed like guns Nova knew, but they all seemed that they packed a much stronger punch than the ones that he was aware of. Aligning his waist was a similar belt, with the same design, with two massive desert eagle style guns in each holster at the hip. Blades of assorted sizes, shapes, colors, and designs littered the interior of his jacket and waist.

His pants were much the same as his coat as they were black in color with blue accents littering them. His boots connected seamlessly with the pants and were black with bladed tips, and a sharp ever spinning spur on the back. Covering his hands were thick black gloves that went up to his wrists. Sharp throwing knives that were tied together like a bracelet decorated his wrists. On his back was a large sword that exuded icy energy. Even though it was sheathed, the sword's intricate blue designs glowed brightly through its wrapping pulsating as if attempting to show its power. And strapped right next to the beating sword, was another black and blue weapon. This one looked more like a blade than a gun, but it was definitely a Semi-Auto Shotgun, of similar design to the rest of his weapons. After the man's quick greeting, he raised his hat to reveal his majestic eyes. There was no white in his sclera, only pitch-black coloring with sharp blue veins running through them. His irises were a deep blue with a bright red pupil that glowed in the center of them. Simply looking into his eyes could make anyone's blood run cold, but Nova was more curious than afraid.

After taking in his full majestic form, the man began introducing himself and his partner. "I apologized for the late introduction., my name is Kaizerin Von Viber-Dominus, you may simply call me whatever you wish, I really don't care. I am fully aware that my name can be quite a mouthful for some of the other members." He cracked a large grin at his last statement as if he was referring to someone specific, but the tall woman next to him showed no reaction to his antics. "This Lady next to me is- "

"Don't belittle me with your shallow introductions undead! I can introduce myself!" After roughly cutting off the 'undead', she turned to face Nova, looking deeply into his eyes. "I will now reveal my name to you, so listen well. I am ShaShanka, Warrior Queen of all the Amazon! You may address me as Shiva boy."

Nova stood still, taking in their introductions. "I knew she was a Queen" was what he thought as a he began his response. "As I said before it is nice to meet you both, Kaizer, and Queen Shiva." At being called Queen, Shiva found herself exciting slightly. Not understanding exactly why, she chose to file the information into the back of her mind and continue to the conversation at hand. "I don't know exactly why I have the pleasure of meeting with a badass and an extraordinary powerful woman, but I am sure you two have some kind of explanation for me." As soon as the words left his mouth the mood shifted slightly. Kaizer tipped his hat down covering his face yet again, and slowly shook his head back and forth.

"Ugh, not again. Shiva, you know he means no harm by what he sai-"Shiva yet him off yet again and began to speak.

"I am aware he knows not of what he has done!" Shiva turned her attention to you, her piercing eagle glare stared deeply into your soul as she began to explain. "Boy, what you have just done is considered a high crime and is punishable by death in my home world. You are lucky that you have my fancy, or I would have cut you down where you stand. Be thankful I am feeling this merciful." Shiva's glare let up slightly and turned into a harsh gaze instead, but the man standing next to her seemed relieved yet confused and slightly irritated at her outburst.

Kaizer then spread is arms out wide and yelled, "really? That's it? You damn near cut my head off when I said that shit, and he gets let off with a warning? That's Bullshit! Why, Is it because you have a little crush on the fucker?" In an instant, before Nova could even register what was happening, Shiva's blades were no longer strapped securely on her back. Instead, they were now pressed up tightly against Kaizer's neck threatening to draw blood, or quite possibly end his life.

"You will hold your tongue! The only thing the Amazon value is strength, and strength alone! Implying that I have even an ounce of attraction to this boy outside of his strength in battle is treacherous, and as Queen, I should put you to death for saying such heresy!" Kaizer looked completely unbothered by his current situation, acting as if his life was never in any danger.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I understand. Queen Shiva." Kaizer put extra emphasis on the Queen, part of his apology, mockingly replicating the way Nova said the same thing earlier.

Nova watched the scene unfold anxiously as thoughts of confusion ran ramped inside his brain. "What the fuck is wrong with these people?" At the thought he realized he wouldn't get anywhere without asking so he loudly cleared his throat to get both of their attentions. "Excuse me, Shiva, would you mine explaining to me exactly what I did wrong? I didn't mean any disrespect towards you or your people, I was attempting to do the opposite. After all, I can clearly see you hold strength far above my own."

Hearing the boy complimenting her strength brought an incredibly warm feeling to the center of her chest, but she tried her best to ignore the comment and instead focused on addressing his question. "Of course, I will explain. How will one learn from their mistakes, if they have yet to learn that a mistake has been made after all." Looking warmly into Nova's eyes she began explaining the culture of her planet. "On my home world, males, like yourself, are considered subservient, weak, and serve no more than to act as a means to create and nurture children. The term that you said that was treacherous was the word 'Woman.' The Amazon value strength over all else, so when a weak boy uses a term with such power as the word Woman, it is an act of high treason to all of our people. You may refer to me only as an Amazon, or Amazonian. The terms Woman, and Girl hold far too much power for you to wield. However, as I said before, I will forgive you just this once because… I am feeling merciful. No other reason than that." With her explanation complete, she withdrew her blades from Kaizer's neck, and put them back to their previous positions on her back.

"I understand what I said was culturally insensitive, and I apologize for what I said. I am thankful that you'll allow us to move pass that moment of ignorance." Nova, trying to be as polite as possible, bowed his head slightly yet again as he apologized. As he raised his head back to its original position, yet again, he asked the same question that was on his mind earlier. "However, the question still remains. What am I doing here? Why are you guys here? And where the fuck are we?"

At Nova's comments, Kaizer turned to look at the Queen. "Would you like to do the honors? Or should I?" Shiva contemplated his question for a second, then she came to her conclusion.

"Very well, I will explain your current dilemma, however, it will take quite some time and I do not wish to stand here any longer." After her statement, she pointed her arm in the direction directly behind herself and with an open palm facing upwardly, she made a raising motion, beckoning something to come out from the ground. What happened next surprised Nova greatly. Rising from the floor of black nothingness was a massive throne, far too large to fit anyone but the Queen herself. The throne was covered in animal furs that Nova could not recognize, although they appeared to be the heads of the beasts from the Amazon's home world. Shiva took one quick step forward and sat down elegantly onto her beastly throne, her back pressing perfectly straight against the back of the seat, and Shiva's arms snaking along the arms of the chair. The entire movement exemplifying her Queenly aura even further. "Now where shall we begin."

Following her actions, Kaizer began doing something similar. Starting by saying, "My bad for cutting you off, but I'm tryna take a seat as well. Standing in this empty void of a room is starting to grow a tad tiresome for me." With an echoing snap of his fingers, an icy wind of black and blue began forming a twister of color and as soon as the raging twister dissipated, in its place was another throne. This one was much smaller, however was much more imposing. It had skulls of humanoid creatures at the ends of each arm, with the skulls having long fangs and seemed to be alive even as skeletons. The rest of the seat was black with blue spikes decorating the edges and having large fan of black swords with blood drooling down each standing blade decorating its back. Kaizer plopped down into his seat, his long coat floating in the air as he did so, and he quickly slouched down into a comfortable position with his head placed on top of his fist, leaning against the arm of the throne. "Now, you can start the explanation."

Nova stared at the duo with an expression of confusion on his face, wondering what exactly they did to make seats suddenly appear like that. So, he chose to speak before Shiva began her talks, "um, before we start, do you think you could tell me exactly how you both just spawned in thrones into this empty void?" Nova sheepishly asked the question to the two powerful entities, hoping to receive some enlightenment on the topic.

"Of course, your new here. I had already completely forgot, my apologies" Kaizer began "The reason we can do this is simple. It is a perk of coming to this place. We will go more into details later, but essentially this is a room that you can control and as such you can place whatever you want in it, controlling the entire space freely. The only reason Shiva and I can create objects in your space is because you are allowing us to, but obviously you just don't know how to stop us from doing it. Also, because these simple chairs are a much smaller addition than, let's say, changing the entire environment of the room, it is much easier to do. Placing objects, and changing the scenery is well within your abilities, although it may take time to get the hang of it."

A sudden look of understanding found its way across Nova's face as he exclaimed, "I get it. I guess I'll try my best to summon a seat of some kind." Nova begam trying to think of a way to create a chair out of thin air, but his mind was coming up with no solutions. "Damn, I wish Meta could share some insight on what the fuck is going on right now. I guess he can't though since I can't really just start randomly talking aloud to nobody."

[Meta is still here! And can help Nova with his current problem!]

*New Mechanic Unlocked*- Base Builder!

*Base Builder*- Having a location to call home is essential to living a healthy and fulfilling life. Now that you have Awakened, you can now call this place Home! The infinite void where you now reside is known as the Void Between Worlds. This place inhabits the infinite space in between the multiple worlds. Customize this infinite void, or your room, how you see fit, this void is now your oyster!

Meta's voice suddenly appeared in Nova's mind in the form of the message and the descriptions of the Base Builder suddenly made its way into his brain as information that he already knew, similar to the feeling of recalling a memory that you already knew existed in your mind. "Meta, you are the biggest clutchest thing to ever exist and I am ever grateful for your existence. Now, can you help me out really quick and spawn me in a super comfy seat really fast?"

[Of course! Super Comfy Seat coming right up!]

Kaizer continued talking after seeing (YN), stand still for half a second. "Don't worry about it kid. It took me an exceptionally long time before I figured out how this whole room system works. Heck, it took me what felt like months to create a simple bar stool, so don't beat yourself up if you don't get it first try." Suddenly in a poof of Pink light, a chair appeared and sitting right in front of Nova was his gaming chair that he was so used to sitting in for what felt like days at a time.

Kaizer's jaw immediately dropped and even Shiva looked slightly surprised at the new members sudden ability. "Oh, hell yeah, my beautiful gaming chair is back! I mean it's no throne, but it'll definitely do for now" Nova said as he jumped into the spiny chair, swirling around in a circle as he slowly slid away from the two surprised onlookers. "Hey Meta, do you think we could change the environment of this place too?"

[What would you like me to change it to Nova?]

"I'm thinking something bright, unlike this dreary infinite blackness. Let's do something like the Sky from the day the Earth changed."

[On It!]

In an instant, the entire vibe of the room changed from a dreary black, to an energetic sky blue, and the entire room transformed to the gorgeous, endless, infinite sky that he was greeted with on that fateful morning. The sky was as high as could be, even the floor had change and now it looked as if they were floating in a never-ending sea of air, and high in the corner of the infinite dome was the Sun, beaming happily on Nova as he sat in his comfortable chair. "This is super fucking dope Meta! Wonderful job Partner! Hey while were already messing with the System stuff, how about we try to use a skill? How do I do it?"

[It is amazingly easy! All you must do is say the name of the skill you wish to utilize! Or you can think of the skill you wish to use, and Meta will feel your intention to use the Skill and do it automatically!]

"That second way sounds kinda complicated, but I'm sure it's not. However, let's try to use the skill normally first." Nova then mentally prepped himself for the activation of his new skill before looking at the two stunned Awakened individuals in front of him and thinking. "Well here goes nothing. Observe!" As soon as he said it, a ton of information suddenly popped into his head like a picture, and that picture quickly dissolved into detailed information that was absorbed into his mind like a sponge, giving him fully detailed explanations with stats and background of the people in front of him, starting with Shiva.

Name: ShaShanka, Warrior Queen of the Amazon, Shiva

Age: 785

Race: Awakened Amazon, Queen Shiva

Titles: Awakened, Savior of the Amazon, Queen of All, Master of Spirits, Woman of Legend, Born Warrior, King Slayer etc.

LVL: ?

HP: ?/?

MP: ?/?

Attributes:

STR; ?

END; ?

DEX; ?

VIT; ?

INT; ?

LUK; ?

[Would you like to See her Equipment?]

Y/N

"Yes"

ShaShanka, Warrior Queen of the Amazon:

'Spirit of Sekhmet'- Sekhmet used to be revered as the strongest Amazon to ever live. In ancient times when the war between the Demon Beasts and the Amazon was reaching its height, the Amazon were losing horrendously. Day after day, thousands of strong warriors lost their lives in a losing battle with the Beasts, until one day a girl was born. At only Five years of age, she awakened to her magical power. She became the Warrior Queen of the Amazon at only 16 years of age. She led her people into battle turning the tides of war in an instant. They fought hard battles, losing more and more lives in each one. The war felt never ending, with each battle becoming deadlier than the last. Sekhmet decided that she had enough of this never-ending war, so she took the fight straight to the Demon Beast lair. In a one-on-one battle with the King of the Demon Beasts, Tyrannus, Sekhmet fought valiantly with unimaginable bravery to protect her fellow woman. In the mist of battle, she managed to conquer Tyrannus, killing him once and for all, freeing her people from the endless war and terror. The cost of her victory was unfortunately her life. Her Spirit, however, lived forever as the most sacred and powerful artifact to the Amazonians. Twin Khopesh blades that were far too powerful for any single woman to wield.

'Sprit of Freyja'- After the end of the War against the Demon Beasts, dubbed the War of the Huntresses, Chaos reigned throughout the world. The Beasts that were once controlled and organized by a single powerful leader were now running chaotically throughout the world of the Amazon. In this chaos, since the death of Sekhmet, the Amazon were left leaderless, and they slowly split off amongst the world no longer bound by a single goal. In this new world of chaos, a new Warrior was recognized by her strength in culling packs of Demon Beasts by her lonesome. The savage way she went about destroying her enemies brought her fame, and followers. She boasted a ferocious and fierce attitude that was far above all the Amazon before her. Her massive fame and following, gave birth to the Tribe of the Valkyrie, and she became the First Warrior Queen of the Valkyrie. After her death, her Spirit materialized into a fierce Battle Axe, perfectly matching her attitude, which became the identifiable artifact of the Clan.

'Spirit of Athena'- In the mist of the Chaos after the war, most Amazon warriors had no were to go, and were left to their lonesome to fight to survive. One Woman took it upon herself to go around protecting the Amazonians and boys alike, forming a close bond with all the Woman she came across. She soon became famous for her strength and desire to protect those weaker than herself. Her name was Athena, and her following soon became the Clan Athens. Athena died doing exactly what she was born to do, protecting her Clans people from a horde of incredibly strong Demon Beasts. Amidst her death, her Spirit formed quickly in the mist of battle, forming into an exceptionally strong shield that allowed the rest of the Athena clan to survive the onslaught. The Spirit of Athena then became the most precious artifact of the Athena Clan and is only awarded to the Warrior Queen of their Clan.

'Spirit of Bastet'- In the era of Clans, peace was an afterthought. In the beginning, there were tons of minor clans, most of which did not grow extraordinarily strong on their own. This lead to them being assimilated into much bigger and stronger clans. However, among those fighting for power, there was one incredibly strong Woman who was fighting for peace. Her name was Bastet. She was strong, so strong in fact that she never needed to attack in order to win a battle. Wherever there was a battle to be fought between two major Clans, she would show up and stop the fighting with brute defense. The Warrior Queens of that era couldn't hold a candle to her strength, even with their immensely powerful Spirits. Bastet single handedly enforced an era of lasting peace while she was alive, and in death she turned into unwearable, indestructible armor that was put in the same relic chamber with Sekhmet's Spirit.

'Spirits of Artemis and Apollo'- After Tyrannus was defeated, a miracle birth occurred during the awe-inspiring celebration that lasted for 3 years. Sometime during the party, two Amazon Women bed one another in the excitement of it all. This is not an unusual occurrence among the Amazon, however what became of this congregation was miraculous. Both women became pregnant with a child. Such a thing had never occurred in the history of the Amazon. As the miracle children grew in their mothers' wombs, the excitement grew amongst the Amazon. It was such a marvelous phenomenon that at the birthing of the children, there was a large gathering of Amazon Warriors ready to view the birthing. One mother birthed a boy, the other a girl. The boy cried loudly, however the girl remained completely silent. Even though she was a newborn, she crawled over to her twin brother and held him in her arms, and he instantly stopped crying. As they grew together, the children were inseparable to the point that it was causing problems within the household. Artemis wouldn't do her training if Apollo wasn't right there with her, and Apollo wouldn't do what was required of him as a boy unless his sister was with him. This led to Apollo, and Artemis doing everything together, whether it be training, or cleaning. It was soon found that both Artemis and Apollo were gifted with incredible strength, especially Apollo being that he was a male. However, their powers only showed when they were together, if they were apart, they were as weak as babes. When they reached adulthood the various powerful Woman of various Clans, and Tribes, went out of their way to attempt multiple kidnappings on Apollo, seeing as he was by far the most powerful male to ever be born at this time. To protect her brother, she killed all who tried taking what she saw as her chosen boy. These actions of defiance against the natural order, seeing as Artemis was not a Warrior Queen, led to the twins' becoming traitors to the Amazon. Thousands of Warriors came to kill Artemis and claim Apollo as their bride. However, after a seemingly endless battle with thousands of Warriors dead, Artemis and Apollo could no longer defend against the onslaught of opponents. Artemis decided that she rather die together with her beloved, than let any other Woman take him from her. With that decision made, Artemis and Apollo fell on the same blade, leaving the world the same way they came into it. In each other's arms. After their deaths, there Spirits fused together, creating Artemis the bow, and Apollo the arrow, each one useless without the other. The thousands of warriors that were there were so touched by the exchange that they dropped their weapons and bonded deeply over the deaths of the two lovers. This became the founding event that formed the Huntress Clan, the only of the Clans that has both a Warrior Queen and King.

'Spirits of Isis'- Isis was one of the two twin daughters of Sekhmet born just before the first Warrior Queen went to battle with Tyrannus and died for the victory. The two girls births were a large reason as to why Sekhmet decided to end the war in the first place and Sekhmet decided that if she were to die and fail, that her two daughters would be the ones to rise up in her stead. It was because of this that the daughters Isis and Osiris, instantly became the new favorite to rule over the Amazon after Sekhmet's demise, however, not all agreed to this decision, most believed that the Warrior Queen was a once in an existence and possessed strength that would never be matched in power. They believed that her daughters would be average in strength, maybe a bit stronger, but nowhere near as strong as their mother. It was with that reasoning that the unified Amazon became separated, and all of them roamed the world to find a new path with new strength. The ones that stayed however, became the care takers and Warriors that would train and nurture the twins into Warrior Queens. The children's power quickly became apparent, Isis and Osiris both grew stronger and stronger by the day. On their own they were extremely strong in their own right, but together, by adulthood, they quite easily riveled the strength of their mother. They eat slept and fought together, unifying their followers creating the Amun-Ra Clan. With their powers combined, they ruled over their Clan creating an era of peace unseen in Amazonian times. However, this peace did not last forever. As time moved on, the people of the Clan began to question who the two sisters would become the Warrior Queen of the Amun-Ra clan. The other Clans had begun establishing their presence, laying down turf in the name of their Warrior Queens, and it was long since time they had done the same. Having two Queens was out of the question, after all, the Queen absolutely needed to be the strongest Woman in the Clan. The talking began and infighting began amongst the Warriors. Two factions formed, one for Isis and the other for Osiris. However, it was clear who was favored to be Queen. Isis's faction was much larger than Osiris's. It was this fact that plagued her sleep every night she lay in bed next to her twin. Eventual the anxiety of her impended second place got to her, and she demanded her sister to battle her for the title. Isis, seeing no reason for battle, refused her sisters request. After all she loved her way too much. She couldn't even look angry in the direction of her sister; how would she be able to attack her? It was then that Isis told Osiris that the title of Warrior Queen belonged to her. Osiris nor her people were satisfied by that response. But what could Osiris do? She loved her sister more than anyone else in the world, but she needed some way to prove that she was worthy of becoming Warrior Queen, she had to prove it to herself, and her people. So, she called all of the Elite Huntresses to the battle arena, and as they gathered around, she told them what she was going to do. She announced to the Warriors that she would wield both blades of her mother's Spirit. Isis protested, saying that it was impossible for them to accomplish, but it was too late. Osiris had her mind set on proving that she was the strongest. As she grabbed both blades, everything seemed to be going ok at first. Before a power uncontrollably shot through her veins, overriding her body's function. Isis called for her sister to let go, but she couldn't. In a last-ditch effort to save the one she loved the most, she jumped on top of the back of Osiris, trying as hard as she could to absorb the excess energy that was killing her sister. However, her efforts were in vain as Osiris's body began rapidly folding in on itself until it was forced into her Spiritual form. The onlookers couldn't see what Osiris turned into that day; all they knew was that the instant Osiris Spirit was released into the open-air Isis absorbed it into her own body. After the unbelievable event that they had witnessed, Isis grabbed both blades of her mother's Spirit and proclaimed loudly that she was the Warrior Queen of the Amun-Ra Clan, not as Isis, not as Osiris, but as Ra. By day Ra was quiet and was often seen talking and smiling to herself. She refused to take a lover, and said she was perfectly fine by herself. However, as she laid on her death bed preparing to become a Spirit to be wielded by another strong individual in the Clan, she spoke softly to her retainer letting her know the truth of her ailment. She said "I am not Ra. In the womb I met my lover, and in life we slept together. The day I thought I lost her, was the day that I unified with her. I'm not Isis nor am I Osiris, we are one in the same." And with that her body dematerialized into a golden shimmering form. Leaving two elegant daggers in their place. The Spirits of Isis.

Name: Kaizerin Von Viber-Dominus Alucard, Kaizer

Age: ?

Race: Awakened Ancient One, Awakened Superior Alpha, Master Demon Hunter, King of the Depths

Titles: Awakened, Savior of Transylvania, Ancient One, Superior Alpha Werewolf, Master Demon Hunter, Master of the Blade, Legendary Gunman, Demon King, Slayer of the Ancient Ones, King Slayer etc.

LVL: ?

HP: ?/?

MP: ?/?

Attributes:

STR; ?

END; ?

DEX; ?

VIT; ?

INT; ?

LUK; ?

Kaizerin Von Viber-Dominus Alucard:

'King of Hearts'- The Last of the Ancient Vampires was known by the name, King of Hearts. He ruled over the demons of Transylvania with an icy grasp on all their hearts. It was said that he could instantly kill all beings simply by looking at them. Unknown to most, it was actually his special ability to control, in mass, demons, beasts, and hunters' hearts as easily as he breathed. Even after death his heart made of a demonic energy, fueled by the need to conquer, continued beating. The Blade 'King of Hearts' was created from this Ancient One's Demonic Icy Heart. Using the Vampires own corpse as a shell, and its heart as a power source, this blade instantly became the strongest sword in all of Transylvania. However, because of the way the blade was created it still breathes with the life of the King. The Ancient One, in his now bladed form, can easily act of his own will, controlling any of its users not strong enough to overpower the voice of the Demon to silence.

'The Last of Them'- The Ancient Superior Alpha Werewolves, were beasts of unknown and immense power. It was said that one of these humanoid beasts could easily kill all beings known in Transylvania except for the Ancient Ones who were their natural enemies. These beasts were known to fight mainly with their bodies, using their immense strength and magical ability to decimate anyone in their path. However, the leader of Superior wolves wielded a monstrous weapon of untold power. The name of that weapon was 'The Last of Them.' It was the single most treasured weapon of these beings. This immaculately powerful weapon can only be wielded by one of their own simply because it is far too strong for any other being to wield it. The appearance of the weapon was similar to a Benelli-M3 tactical semi shotgun, except it had veins running down the barrel. It didn't shoot bullets the way a normal weapon would, instead it shot pure mana that would condense and explode like a grenade every shot. The exterior of the weapon was much harder, and surprisingly, sharp as well. It was created with the dual purpose of being both a sword and gun to completely support the Werewolf style of rush down combat. Reloading is not necessary, as if you have mana left you can still shoot it.

'Kratos and Ares'- Kratos and Ares were the supposed Gods of War, bloodlust and destruction that was worshipped by some human and demon cults a like. These Cults sacrificed people in mass to resurrect these 'Gods' so that they could wreak havoc on the world. The Demons Kratos and Ares were subsequently killed and turned into weapons by a very well-known Demon hunter. These two complimentary weapons were modeled like Desert Eagle's except these were much, much, much heavier. The weapons were compacted with molten mana, created by with the demon's organs, and were rapidly compressed until it was impossible to do so anymore. The rounds that these Deagle's take is custom made bullets made from highly powerful reaction between, vampire and werewolf blood that is catalyzed by super-heated inferno spells that have been compressed down to the size of a bullet. And yet the spell still holds the same power, and because it goes off in a much smaller space, it is exponentially stronger than usual. Kratos, the Deagle, shoots absolute zero ice bullets thanks to the King of frost Dragon Leviathan's mana glands being used effectively as bullet casing. The bullets of this weapon will freeze anything on contact, while also simultaneously shattering the ice that it creates. The effect of this combination makes it look as if the bullet creates an explosion of ice, which leaves a gaping hole, with ice surrounding it, in whatever thing it is shot through. That gun's twin, the Deagle Ares, shoots infernal white hot flame bullets due to the Chaos Flame Dragon's scales that were made of super charged legend tier mana crystals. Opposite to its brother Kratos, Ares bullets incinerate anything that they come into contact with leaving white hot, flaming holes in their targets. Oh yeah, if the bullet ever stops moving, getting lodged into something like a body or its deflected into the ground, the built-up pressure from the inside of the bullet causes a large explosion. This explosion sends molten, flaming. Shrapnel and toxic blood in all directions. If this happens inside somethings body, then they can kiss their life goodbye.

'Leon and Kennedy'- These weapons were named lovingly after two friends of Kaizer's died to a pack of Lycan that were out looking for his scent. They were the first people of his age that he met and accepted him even though they knew not of what he was. In their honor, he built these weapons from scratch using every piece of hardened demon parts he could pump full of mana. They looked remarkably similar to the M1911 Nova had in his world, except Kaizer's was originally an amalgamation of Demon parts of various fleshy reds and blacks. He then went back and tracked down every last one of the animals that slaughtered his friends. And with Leon he mercilessly pelted their faces with hot imp horns, and with Kennedy he exploded heart after heart of until no Lycan of that pack were left alive. These weapons have been through many upgrades since that time. Now they are a much more streamline black color with icy blue mana veins pumping through them. The bullet size and strength has been increased tremendously since its first conception. He also added sharp dagger like knives that he can use for close combat and fire off at any time if necessary. However, one thing has not changed at all since its first use and that is the fact that to this day, they are still Kaizer's go to weapon of choice.

'Metropolis Prime'- This weapon started out as a horrible experiment that Kaizer got the idea of in a dream. Essentially, he dreamed about a chambered gun, which could charge its bullets before they were fired. Not pump full of mana and then shoot the gun. Actively charging the bullets to rapidly increase its power and release the trigger whenever you felt it necessary. During the process of trying to make this dream a reality, he almost died more times than he could count, however he finally did it. In the style of a Smith & Wesson Model 460, Kaizer essentially created a revolver styled chambered railgun. Throughout the interior and exterior of the weapon are more mana veins that any other weapon he owns. The trigger mechanism begins rapidly spinning the chamber, with electric magic creating a polarized effect on either side of the projectile inside. This makes the bullet float in the chamber and with no friction, the bullets velocity increases exponentially. This same concept is executed in, not only the chamber, but also the barrel of the gun. The projectiles that Kaizer designed to put into the chamber was a thought un-meltable metal substance called inferniuim. This metal burns insanely hot, so hot in fact that even a few ingots of it are used to fuel entire cities for centuries. However, vie mana smithing of this ore, Kaizer can turn these natural ore deposits into pellet shaped objects. And when the chamber begins spinning and the mana starts flowing into these Inferniuim pellets they begin rapidly heating up even hotter than before, until they eventually reach their melting point, it is at this time when a cataclysmic reaction occurs. The instant this molten inferno comes into contact with oxygen, a power far beyond an atomic level reaction occurs desolating everything that the vaporizing explosion touches. So, naturally Kaizer tried his best to figure out how to control when the ore meets oxygen, and his solution was simple. Using the same Leviathan mana glands, he used on Kratos, he coated the pellets in that same material. The ice mana glands were per ice mana, not ice, so they had no oxygen in them at all. The chamber and barrel were already a vacuum when the chamber began spinning at those absurdly high speeds. The last step he needed to complete was the 'when' of the explosion, and that was the easiest part. He put a wrote out the spell Brittle on each of the pellet's exterior, so the instant they contacted anything solid, the casing would shatter exposing the super charged inferniuim to all the oxygen it needed to blow some shit sky high. The longer it was charged, the more charged, and super-heated, the inferniuim became the stronger the explosion. Because of its destructive, world altering, power Kaizerin dubbed it 'Metropolis Prime.' Naming it after the founding demon hunter that changed the course of his life, and many others, forever. His name was Metropolis Vergil Prime.

'Dante's Inferno'- The Ancient One. Not an Ancient One, The Ancient One. He was the King of all the Ancient Vampires that held untold power. His strength was unimaginable, and he ruled over his domain with his aura alone. A cold, somehow less that absolute zero, exuded from his from at will. All things that came into contact with the full force of this chill would be frozen and dead in an instant. No matter if you were an Ancient, or a human. They say that the 9th Circle of hell burns the hottest, but they are wrong. For Dante's Inferno was not an inferno of blazing heats, but one of the freezing colds. After his death, his natural aura of hell freezing power was left in his favorite clothing. A speared tipped hat with a living quill swaying in the nonexistent wind, a black mask that can conceal anything it wishes, and a long black trench coat with a slick blue interior.

Nova's face didn't show his shock at the power of the two individuals in front of him. "They are so fucking Overpowered! I didn't even get to see the effects of the equipment they were using, but I know for a fact that they were ridiculously strong. I thought that with EX Observe I could see anybody's attributes and they couldn't hide it from me, but I guess there are still more exceptions to the rule than I originally thought. Also, they're old as fuck! Kaizer is somehow a fucking vampire with the last name Alucard, but he didn't introduce himself with that name. I guess he wanted to hide it or something. Either way he has like every traditionally over-powered race in every form of fiction! He somehow has the races, Master Demon Hunter and King of the Depths which is confusing, because they sound more like titles than anything. The same thing happened with Shiva; Queen Shiva is a race, but it looks like a title. Also, she is old as fuck as well! Nowhere near as old as Kaizer who's age borderline infinite is, but still, she is mad old and what's up with all her equipment being peoples Spirits? It seems kinda weird that she is literally wearing people. The last confusing thing is why the fuck are they called Awakened Amazon, and Awakened Ancient One? If that was the format, shouldn't I be an Awakened Human instead of Awakened One, and a human? So many questions, so little answers." Nova forcefully removed himself from his mind because there was no use thinking about questions he couldn't answer on his own. He began staring at the two other Awakened 'people' that were in front of him. Their faces were in a state of intense shock.

The surprised look on Kaizer's face doubled in intensity, and the same went for Shiva as well, the instant the void turned into a sky. The fact that this new member somehow instantly, not only summoned a chair, but also changed the atmosphere into something so detailed and beautiful left them both speechless. "Well, this is quite an impressive feat for a newcomer like yourself. I can't say I'm not surprised." Kaizer exclaimed with a grin on his face. "What do you think Shiva?"

Shiva's mouth was slightly agape, but she quickly shook the look from her face as her attention was brought back to the human in front of her. "While I do agree with you Undead, I am not nearly as surprised as you are. I figured there would be a reason I found this boy so intriguing in the first place." Shiva spoke eloquently, as she always had attempting to save face.

The vampire dismissed her statement with a small wave, "yeah, sure, but we can discuss this matter later, why don't you explain the current situation to Nova as you were before."

"I need not you to demand such simple tasks of me Undead. I was about to explain the situation to him momentarily." Shiva gathered herself yet again and looked back into the windows to Nova's soul. "Now boy, most of the information I am about to relay to you will be overwhelming at first, but take it all in stride, and everything will make sense soon. Are you prepared?"

"Yes!" Nova steeled himself in preparation for the exposition dump he was about to receive. With his mind now peeked, and his attention fully on Shiva's beautiful grey eyes she began speaking.

"Listen closely. You are here for one reason, and one reason only. That reason is that you defeated, and killed, the King of a Legion. I am sure you went through a terribly similar situation as the rest of us, so I'll keep this part brief. Everything in your world was completely normal up until a certain point, correct?" Nova shook his head in affirmation, and Shiva continued speaking after his gesture. "The sudden change in your World was caused by the atrocities known to us as the Stygian-Animus. They are an entity that goes back as far as the creation of life itself and the only thing that the Animus exists to do is consume. The Animus spreads itself around Creations like a disease and in doing so it infects everything it connects to with its presence, and as soon as that world is infected a Legion invades the Creation. Its job is simple, to eradicate any and all life on the World it is spawned in and absorb the Essence of that Creation, making it apart of itself. Immediately following the consumption of that Creational Essence, it will move to the next world, repeating its atrocious actions and it will continue doing so until all of Creation, all of the Worlds, all of the Essence is a part of its whole." Shiva stopped for a moment to allow the information to sink into the boy's mind, but all the while Nova's mind was moving quickly to make sense of what she was speaking of.

"So, it seems that the words Creation and World are interchangeable, at least to Shiva, and they represent the various existences of different Creations that exist in the greater reality. Not planets specifically but the entire 'universe' that the singular Creation exists in, so my original Creation would be Earth and the universe that surrounds it, Shiva's would be the Amazon, and Kaizer's would be Transylvania if his descriptions are anything to go by. Then, from my understanding of the description the System gave me, the Essence of each of these Creations/Worlds is the power that fuels it and makes it unique from all the others." As Nova finished his thought, Shiva began speaking once more, content with the time she gave the boy to think through and process the information that she presented to him.

Shive lightly cleared her throat before she continued with, "all life that the Stygian-Animus devours becomes one with the whole, and the strongest being that it devours, becomes another Legion King. Removing any form of self from that being, the newly formed King will now do the same thing as the others, devour even more Worlds and Consume their Essence until there is none left. All of this happens on repeat unless a being is strong enough to fight back and conquer the Animus that is attempting to consume their world, the way they do so is to kill The Legion King. The rewards for completing such a noble quest are not only guaranteeing your Creation's safety, but also gaining strength unimaginable, and ascending far beyond that of a normal warrior. You become a Supreme War Spirit, and that is what we are. It is the Amazon way for the strong to protect the weak, and it is our job as the strong to do the same. We as the Warrior Spirits, must go from World to World, Creation to Creation, protecting those that are unable to do so themselves." Before Nova could even respond to what Shiva had told him, the intensity of the conversation was suddenly ruined as Kaizer interrupted.

"Shiva, you did a phenomenal job explaining the situation to the newbie, however you messed up on a particularly important point. We are not the Supreme blah blah something Spirits. We are not Spirits at all. We are the High Council. The beings that go far beyond the strength of normal entities and stand high above the rest to bring order to the Creations. As the High Council, it is our job to destroy all of those who threaten life on different Worlds and protect those that are unable to protect themselves." Shiva did not like Kaizer's interjection one bit and a massive aura of gold suddenly appeared around her, making the air around them impossibly heavy. She gripped her blades in each hand as she rose from her throne to tower over the icy vampire and glaring daggers into his blackened eyes all the while.

"I have told you, repeatedly, that we are the Warrior Spirits, not some imaginary High Council nonsense that you created in that empty, dead, rotting skull of yours. Maybe I'll help you out a bit by removing that useless piece of junk you call a head from your neck!" In response to Shiva's threat, Kaizer stood from his throne and the air surrounding them suddenly dropped far below freezing. The demonic werewolf then reached for his back, gripping tightly to the handle of the icy blade that was pulsating with icy blue energy, fully prepped for a fight.

"I have told you the same thing multiple times! I've had enough of your Amazonian cultural practices getting in the way of us executing proper order in the greater Creations! It is true we must protect, but we will not be doing so under the guise of stupid, outdated, religious Spirits! We will do so as the High Council! A group of individuals, not Spiritual Gods! But it is no matter, we can easily settle this issue here and now." The instant Kaizer pulled his blade from his sheath the entire area surrounding them froze and, in that instant, Nova's body shut down. The Awakened One could just barely handle the immense pressure from Shiva unleashing her presence, but with the freezing of Kaizer's blade added into the mix he was beginning to lose consciousness. He needed to stop this as soon as possible or he would be meeting his end far sooner than he originally thought.

Nova began pouring copious amounts of Mana into his throat, while simultaneously prepping a skill for use. "Reign Supreme" The instant he activated the skill he could feel the immense pressure lighten slightly and the two angered individuals felt it as well, but before they even had a chance to question what had happened, a voice suddenly boomed in anger. "ENOUGH!" Nova's voice boomed for what felt like an eternity across the vast open sky and immediately following his booming voice Nova shouted, "you two are acting obnoxious! Now is not the time to be squabbling over basic shit like the name of a people who killed Legion Kings! You both already acknowledge that the purpose of our existence is to save people, which should be more than enough!" After the new addition finished with his quick lecture the two Awakened beings quickly realized their mistakes and lightened their grips on the immensely powerful weapons that threatened his life by simply existing. "Now please continue the explanation without all the bullshit bickering." The two previously battle-ready warriors were frozen in their battle stances for a moment, stunned at the person who got in between their bout. Shiva was the first to recover, as she put away both of her weapons, and after clearing her throat as she often does, she began apologizing for her illogical actions.

"I apologize Nova, my actions were most unwomanly of me; I lost myself in anger at the disrespect of my, no, our calling. You are correct, it is truly not disrespect, after all, we all have the same purpose and that is to protect those that do not have the ability do so themselves. Please forgive my outburst." Shiva apologized swiftly, and nobly with her head bowed ever so slightly towards the boy. He could tell she was terribly sorry because not only was she, the Queen, bowing her head, she also said 'unwomanly' so she had to be serious.

"No, no, you really don't have to go that far. I just would much rather not have to sit through the cataclysm that would be your battle. Also, I don't like when people fight each other over simple misunderstandings like this, this is really one of those scenarios that could be resolved if you both just talked it out." Kaizer's ears perked up slightly at Nova's last comment.

"Excuse my asking, but what exactly do you mean by 'misunderstanding'?' Kaizer asked curiously.

"Well from what I have gathered from my short conversation with the both of you, mainly Shiva, and from what I know about the Amazonians from my world's fiction," also of course the descriptions of Shiva's equipment, but he did not say that out loud for obvious reasons, "Shiva does not mean Spirits as God or religious entity. I believe, and of course correct me if I am wrong, that the Spirits that she is referring to are Amazon of strength that have passed on but are strong enough to continue to leave their mark on the world. For example, if a strong warrior were to die on the battlefield, her Spirit may stay behind as a specter, or take physical form as a weapon or something like that" he said as he looked between both Kaizer and Shiva, ensuring that he didn't accidently say anything insensitive towards the Queen's culture again. "Point being, that Spirits aren't Gods or anything of the like, they are very much rooted in reality. They were people that existed at some point in time and were just strong enough to carry on after death in some way. Essentially, they are just strong souls." After Nova completed his explanation, Shiva and Kaizer looked at his wide eyed in surprise yet again.

After quickly recovering from the shock of having their century long dispute seemingly settled by this mysterious human, Kaizer spoke to the Amazonian and asked, "hey Shiva, is what he said true? Are Spirits just strong souls with physical forms?" Kaizen asked the question without taking his eyes off the human and Shiva swiftly responded in much the same way.

"Yes, what the boy says is true. I don't know what you may have thought I was referring to when I referred to the Great Spirits of my world." The Queen of the Amazon responded while admiring Nova's form.

"We did not talk about this topic very often, but every time you talked about the damn things you spoke with great reverence. As though these were God's that needed to be worshipped or something like that. So, when you spoke about us becoming Supreme War Spirits, I thought you were putting yourself on that level of godhood. As though you wanted to be worshipped for your deeds throughout the worlds, but I guess I may have assumed a bit too much."

The Queen looked appalled by the assumptions that Kaizer had about her and she quickly replied with an assertive, "absolutely not. I don't know what you think of me as a Queen, but I expect nothing of the sort from those I protect. For it is my duty not only as an Amazonian Queen, but also as a Woman with the power to protect. Also, who doesn't speak in reverence when discussing their great ancestors who have fallen? If you disrespect the dead, you are lower than the scum of Animus." After quickly talking out their problems, they soon relaxed back into their thrones exhausted by the exchange.

Kaizer began yet again "I can't believe that it really was just a misunderstanding" he exclaimed as he put his hands to his face in exasperation, and with a heavy sigh, Kaizer leaned back in his throne, relaxing into its embrace.

Shiva remained much the same, posture still perfect and Queenly as she sat upon her throne, arms resting on the sides of the glorified chair. "I'll have to agree with you Kaizerin, but the much larger question would be how did you know such a thing?" The two of them turned their heads, staring holes into Nova's eyes.

The Awakened One remained completely calm on the exterior as he responded with a slight sheepish expression. "Well, uhm. I am kind of a genius, so it was kinda a mix of intuition and previous knowledge. Then I just let my ability to deduce information do the rest of the heavy lifting. Overall, it's really not that impressive, honestly." Nova went with what he honestly thought was the truth, even though he didn't give the full information, and luckily it seemed to be a good enough explanation because Shiva and Kaizer's glares let up significantly. But after a moment of calm, Shiva's face scrunched up again in a confused look as she began formulating yet another issue of discussion in her mind, quickly vocalizing it to the group.

"Well now that this issue has been resolved, that leaves us with another question. What is it exactly called when someone achieves the borderline unachievable, and kills the King of a Legion, saving their world? If it is neither of ours then it is more than likely none of the others either, especially not Zion's, that idiotic child could never come up with anything decent" she said with her fingers placed on the bridge of her nose in slight exhaustion at the topic.

Kaizer then chuckled slightly at Shiva's comment, adding, "your definitely not wrong. What did he say again? Angels or something like that? He really was quite the naïve one when he first arrived, but I think he's matured quite a bit over time. That's not even the worst one I've heard though, have you met Godiva yet?"

Shiva smirked slightly at the name that Kaizerin had brought up, "yes, I have had the pleasure of meeting that gorgeous woman. I've also had the pleasure of doing battle with her as well, it was quite the exuberating experience" the Queen included with a reminiscent smile. "She is an amazing woman in her own right, but I do dislike the way she identifies us as Conquerors rather than protectors. That rather undermines our importance in the grand scheme of Creation, although I do not blame her much, as she has had quite the… unusual background."

After staring at the duo as they spoke for a moment, Nova quickly chimed back in responding with the answer to the question that he had known for quite some time now. "Well, I'm almost a hundred percent sure that it is neither of those things" he began with, getting the duo's attentions. "I'm pretty confident that when someone Kills a Legion King and ascends to this level of power, we are given the name of Awakened. So, technically the process of actually ascending to this level of power is actually called Awakening." Both Shiva and Kaizer's eyes lit up in surprise yet again and Kaizer managed to quickly recover from his surprise and began questioning Nova on his knowledge of this topic.

"How do you know of that word?" Kaizer asked, bringing all of the attention back onto Nova.

Being underneath the duo's intense stares once more, Nova began explaining with a hint of nervousness in his tone. "Well, it was a part of my ability in a way. Firstly, when I first woke up here, my ability told me that my reward for killing the legion King Sin was becoming an/the Awakened One, and since we all have done similar things, as Shiva said earlier, I assumed that we were all Awakened. Also, using this ability I can peer a little bit into other people's strengths and details of themselves, but I haven't quite figured everything about the ability yet. Why is it such a surprise that I would know of that name?" Instead of their stares lessening slightly, they only intensified and the shock within them only grew, but once the Amazon recovered, Shiva quickly responded to Nova's question.

"The reasoning is simply Nova. When we all first 'Awakened,' as you said, a prophesy was put into our heads." Kaizer continued where Shiva left off.

"This prophesy was delivered in pieces and parts to each of us, although individually it made little to no sense, but together it became much clearer. The first piece of the prophesy was the one I received, and it simply stated, 'The Awakened One will lead you to Unity,' it was extremely confusing at first, but over time, we received the rest of the parts to the whole story through everyone else that arrived here. Essentially, what we learned was that at the beginning of time itself, all of Creation was unified and because of it there was one singular massive Essence that governed it all. This 'Essence' governed over all of these worlds, keeping everything in order, and it we only know it by the name, The One. They led each and every piece of Creation into prosperity and kept everything in order with its incredible strength, wisdom, intellect, and power. The One was truly the system that held everything together. All worlds were connected to each other through gates, portals, bridges, and any other form of transportation imaginable. This order changed once the StyGian was born. Not much was told to us about this entity, all we know is that it was born at some point, and it subsequently fought The One and infected it like a virus. They fought for eons, but the StyGian became increasingly powerful as the battle went on, even if The One managed to defeat it, the StyGian would simply reform itself and attack yet again. Eventually The One realized that its loss was inevitable, so it sacrificed itself in order to keep the worlds safe. With The One's remaining power, it split apart all of the worlds, destroying all forms of transportation and knowledge of every world from each other."

The sudden revelation brought numerous questions to Nova's mind, but he opted to continue listening in order to receive all the facts and drawing his own conclusions before questioning the man before him." The One's decision kept Creation safe from being conquered by the StyGian for a while, or at least it seems that way. However, the StyGian was somehow able to consume what was left of The One, becoming the StyGian-Animus that plagues the Worlds to this day. The Awakened One is the one that is supposed to lead us into battle against the StyGian-Animus killing it once and for all and unifying Creation once again, possibly forming into the Unified Essence again or something like that. But until the Awakened One shows up, we must bide our time getting more powerful, and also protect the various Worlds that don't have the means to do so themselves which in turn prevents the Animus from becoming too strong." As the Vampire finished up his explanation, both of the Awakened duo's eyes fell back on the human, waiting for confirmation on whether or not he was the being that they had been waiting so long on.

Shiva looked at the Awakened One questioningly and asked what she had been wondering ever since Nova explained how he knew of the word Awakened. "According to what you said earlier, you are the Awakened One are you not?"

Nova began getting nervous at the looks of expectation that the Queen was giving him, "I honestly don't know, I mean everything that I've learned so far points to that conclusion being true, but I just don't think I'm that dood. I'm kind of just some guy, I was just barely able to kill the Legion King Sin and I don't even know if I would've been able to do it without a bunch of prep time. I was just a completely normal college student up until now, and even before the sky turned red and turned the Earth into a living hell, I was probably a below average Human being. Hell, I never even killed anything before I killed the Devil, plus I hadn't really trained or even so much as exercised before I fought the damn thing. I'm really nothing special, so if you're asking whether or not I'm the guy your looking for, I'm probably not. Sorry to disappoint." As Nova looked to face the impressive Awakened duo he expected to see the looks of disappointment on their faces, but instead he was greeted with somehow even more shock than previously. "What? What did I say?"

Kaizer responded to the man, still in shock at what he was hearing. "Well, there are a few things that you said that are exceptionally shocking and the first of which is that you are from the World Earth. The Earth is a Creation known for one thing and one thing only, its knowledge. The Earth is a compendium of knowledge that circulates the only thing known about the other Worlds, and because of it, it is the single World, of all the numerous Worlds in existence, which knows and has cataloged information about other Creations. It is unknown whether or not the humans on earth get information about other worlds via inspiration, or if they simply create new Worlds with their mental abilities. Either way, because of their great encyclopedic knowledge, they are known to be-"

"Exceptionally weak." Shiva cut Kaizen off suddenly, continuing where he left off with an incredibly sharp tone. "The humans of Earth, or as we know them Deus~Humanus, are, by far, the weakest beings of all the Worlds. So weak in fact, that the only reason we never paid any attention to the World in the first place was because the StyGian-Animus seeks powerful Essence, and The Earth has none at all. So, we naturally assumed that the Earth needed no protection since the Animus would never go to a Creation with no power whatsoever, after all, who would want to do anything with such a pathetic Essence anyway." Nova was beginning to feel horribly inferior; the simple fact that he came from a world so pathetic that they wouldn't have even been thought of as worth conquering, but as his head began to fall yet again, Shiva spoke up again continuing her explanation. "But you somehow came from that world known only for its knowledge and killed a Legion King. You came from a world with no power whatsoever and established yourself as the strongest by facing off with an enemy that you had no business meeting, let alone killing! Not only that, but according to your relaying of your experience, it was the first of the Animus that you killed. Is that correct?"

"Yeah. Why is that so important?" Nova asked, clearly very confused on the sudden change in Shiva's tone.

"It is not just important, but it is also incredibly impressive" Shiva seductively uttered as she licked her lips. "Nova, you wouldn't know this because we have yet to tell you, but you must have been assuming that the first and only Animus that we killed was the King, but you would be incredibly wrong in your assumption my dear~" Shiva's tone changed dramatically from how she was before. Instead of her normally Queenly 'I'm superior to you' aura that she normally gave off, she was now being absurdly sexy. The way she pronounced each and every syllable slowly with her lips and tongue hanging heavily on each word was enthralling. It was like she was whispering, but her voice still carried across the empty, sky lit room, reaching Nova's ear and giving it a blissful sensation. The Queen's body language changed as well, she bent over slightly showing off her large breasts, and her legs were now seductively crossed bringing an intense amount of attention to her thick exposed thighs. As she began to speak yet again, she motioned him over with a single finger while seductively saying "come to me and I'll tell you why what you did was so special~" Seeing where the Amazon was going with this, Kaizer quickly interrupted the exchange, loudly clearing his throat and talking over Shiva.

"Basically, the reason as to why it is so impressive is because neither one of us, nor any of the other Awakened killed the Legion King as our first Animus kill. The reason that fact is so important is because the first Animus that you kill is the one that grants you your new ability. The stronger the first Animus you kill- "

"The stronger your ability is cutie!" The Queen lit up in exuberant fashion, wearing an intense, brightly glowing smile as she began her rant on how special the boy before her was. "I knew you were different the first time I laid eyes on you, although, I can't lie to you, the first time I saw your form I broke my code as an Amazon. I couldn't help but be attracted to your perfection and because of it I was forced to me lie to Kaizerin earlier when I said I had zero attraction to you. You are the most stunning boy I have ever had the pleasure of laying my eyes upon, and even though I saw how brightly your Spirit flowed from within, I still didn't sense much strength from you. After your display of power when we were bickering like children over things that had no purpose, I had gained a tad bit of respect for your ability. For the thing I respect far more than power is bravery, the ability to stand against great odds and prove your strength in the face of an obstacle that is seemingly impossible to overcome, and in that moment, I thought to myself that maybe you might be the one to finally bed me. However, that was simply my eyes talking, truly that was not nearly enough strength or bravery to satisfy my need for a powerful bride."

The Queen took a moment to catch her breath before continuing with, "I thought that your beauty and brilliant Spirit would compensate for your lack of power, but you were truly brave; attempting to stop two people much stronger than yourself which made me ever more attracted to you. But now I know you came from a world with no power, and somehow-someway accomplished the impossible in killing a Legion King, as your fist kill no less. You showed extreme bravery and courage fighting that monstrosity knowing you were at a disadvantage, and you came out on the other side infinitely stronger than you were before!"

As she continued raving about Nova's perfection, she was practically drooling by her closing remarks, and because of it Shiva had to take a pause for a second to swallow all of the saliva that was accumulating in her mouth. "I mean this from the depths of my Spirit. Not only as an Amazon, but as a girl who grew to become the strongest Woman in the history of the Amazon. I have never even come close to meeting anyone anywhere near as perfect as you, and it is with a happy heart that I declare that you have had my Spirit in the palm of your hands since I first laid my eyes upon you." Shiva got up from her Queenly throne and walked forward before eventually reaching Nova's feet and she then elegantly bent down to one knee with one hand over her heart and the other in a clenched fist planted on the ground. "I love and adore you more than I have loved anything in my life up to this point and with all of my heart, Soul, Spirit, and Womanhood I ask of you this question." The Queen then raised her head, simultaneously grabbing onto both of Nova's hands and placing them delicately into her own. "Will you Awakened One, no, Nova Pollux be my bride?"

"…..huh?"

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