Forceful Change
While being bored scrolling through fanfictions and CYOA the room started to tilt alarmingly and as my hearing dulled I could faintly feel my heart trying to escape my chest as pure panic set in. My last thought as darkness took me as I tried to scramble, to move at all, for help was if this was how it ended?
Waking up in a dull gray void on an amazingly comfortable lazy chair was not the next thing I expected, nor was a 70' screen in front of me either. Feelingly fairly panicked still I got up and looked around better, putting my hand to my heart to try to stop the rapid beating in case what followed was an actual heart attack.
"Welcome and congratulations on winning the random asspull award! In other words you will be the asspull that saves a part of another multiverse." A voice rang out from seemingly everywhere causes me to jump hard enough that I bit my tongue. Eyes wide with a hand now holding my mouth my mind blanked even more as a ringing in my ears started and things started to tilt again.
"Now none of that, we can't have you passing out or worse dying before anything happens. Calm down and have a seat." The voice now said from the television instead of everywhere and as if having been injected with pure calm things slowed down and doing as the voice said I sat down.
"So mister or miss voice, now that you magically drugged me and kidnapped me can I ask a few questions before we move on please?" I say in a even voice, because damn was that some good shit. Thankfully the voice seemed to have fixed my tongue too, maybe they didn't want to hear me stumble through the words with a hurt tongue?
"Eh, why not? Go ahead and ask a few questions before we go on. No question will be too much but not all will be answered, if any at all." The voice cheerfully called out as the screen switched to what looked like Ordis from Warframe.
Idly wondering if that was a good sign or not before in the end deciding it wouldn't actually effect anything I started my questions. "Let us get these out of the way quick... Did I die? Do I have any choices? If so what are those choices? Where am I going? And is it possible to munchkin the ever loving hell out of whatever is going to happen? Oh yeah, is it possible for me to have this calm thing happen whenever I want?"
"Well in order, nope! You are a clone that is still tied to the original so once you die or if you win and want to move on you will combine back to said original. The original is currently suffering from what amounts to an onset of his illness kicking his ass, no worries he will live and be no worse but it won't be a fun next few days." The Voice, TV my mind idly decided for short, chimes in as the Ordis look alike flashes and moves in various ways.
"Next up is choices, the answer is some. I have done what you could say hard locked a few options but others, and what you do once there, is entirely up to you. You can view the choices after we are done with this. Following that is if you can munchkin, which the answer is oh hell yes. I expect you to eventually be able to lolstomp quite a few genuine Gods." TV says in that still cheerful voice, which only hasn't freaked me out because of that good shit. Really I need some of this forever.
"And the last.. Kinda? There are ways to have this happen either for eternity or just whenever you want but that is for you to find out. Now then moving on we what is going on. Welcome to the amazingly over done Worm CYOA!" TV raises it's voice a few decimals before the actual TV switches to the Worm CYOA. My first thought? Fucking thank everything it's version 1! But after that thought my next was oh shit because of some things that seemed locked in already.
"As you can see some choices have been taken and can't be removed. The end goal is, well nothing honestly. That part of a single multiverse means fuck all to me. I just want to see what happens when things are thrown around for entertainment. See the problem with getting so powerful is that eventually you get bored, well unless you remove that from yourself." TV drones on as my eyes can't look away from the CYOA's first locked choice, Endbringer.
"But that would mean a part of me wasn't perfect, which just isn't true so it has to stay. So how would one deal with being so bored? Well knowing the future of pretty much everything and being able to travel to what to you might as well be infinite versions of different multiverses you can do what I do. Grab someone, sometimes at random other times not quite so random, and toss them into different situations while forcefully blunting the ability to see that particular future outside of genuine threats to myself. "It finishes with a flourish, as if being vastly proud of thinking up such a thing.
There was silence as I simply kept looking at the CYOA. Knowing there was no way out I mimed having a mouse and keyboard, and they appear silently in front of me on a table that went amazingly well with the Lazy Boy.
So, I have to be an Endbringer. Just fuck all the ducks already it seemed. "How angry and prone to fights will I be as a Endbringer? Because usually I'm pretty laid back, sure getting annoyed isn't difficult but actual anger?" I ask aloud while scrolling through the rest of the options and viciously clicking on World Breaker. TV did after all say it expected me to lolstomp Gods so...
"Oh my very much. Any time you are attacked you will feel a horrible anger and need to attack back. If you don't fight at least once every few months, as in something that can interest a Endbringer, you will gradually feel your mood worsen. It will continue until very much like a drug you simply can't stand it anymore and have to attack something or someone. Now granted you can get around this by destroying things, but you need to destroy a lot for what a single fight would fix. " TV the insane Ordis replies before going on, still with that motherfucking cheerful tone. "You will have a ton more pride, and I have taken the liberty to tweak your mindset some more. You won't be satisfied doing nothing for long, morals aren't quite so set so it's infinitely easier to do something you otherwise would never seriously even contemplate, you will also need to be active and to have some sort of challenge. The final thing I did was, as you have hardly seen a lot of gore in real life, made it so you won't faint or throw up at the sight of it. No need to thank me, and there isn't any way to change this as is and no hints for the future. " It finished as I let out a sigh. Well damn that wasn't good but at least some day I might become normal if it spoke the truth.
So what else to pick with my eighteen points. Glancing at the hard locked Endbringer I finally notice at the end it also has a number in feet which is 12. Guess that is how large I will be, which honestly isn't nearly as bad as it could be and is in fact nice, I move on to the rest. Hmmm, wait new question.
"So of course I am picking World Breaker and that means double strength in everything picked, does that include Endbringer things? Such as durability?" I ask hopefully, because holy shit would that be a massive plus. Yes, I am already trying to munchkin this shit for all it's worth.
"Huh, you know it wasn't going to but as you actually asked and it could with the wording on the CYOA.. Eh why not? Sure, you are now double everything for what a Endbringer normally has." TV says with a very literal vocal shrug that has my eyes nearly crossing in trying to understand how I can see and feel a vocal shrug.
"Th.. Thanks." I manage to say while trying to recover from that. Ugh, extra dimensional magical bullshit is something I will definitely have to get use to. With a head shake I try to move on. So powers, what to choose? "TV can I please get Windows Notepad or something like it on here to help keep track of everything? It would really suck if there was a mistake somewhere because I forgot to use a point." I risk asking as at least for now TV has been quite talkative and helpful.
TV says nothing this time though what I asked for shows up. Well now time to really get to work here. Kaleilodescope is sadly crossed out so none of that. For now. After all Worm does have access to other universes so with the right tweaks one way or another I should be able to get around. Now being twice as everything as an Endbringer kind of means some things won't be needed, such as Alexandria. Saving points and using them somewhere else is always important, more so when a CYOA comes the fuck to life...
First choice is Eidolon because it allows for you to also have Legend and so on without costing other points along with a shit ton of others. This CYOA isn't shard based, so they not only shouldn't get weaker as time goes on but might even have more powers in the end than a Entity. Or it could only have what powers Eidolon at his max would, which is still quite a few so no worries.
Right that is one point spent, 17 more to go as the two Endbringer complications are hard locked. Sibling rivalry and destructive impulse, fuck a few more ducks is my only thought when seeing that before shrugging as nothing can be done. Next up is Emperor of Man as galactic psychic might is something you want along with that type of technology without having to use up a spot in Eidolon. This sadly doesn't give you a chance to assume a human form as the Emperor has it has been crossed out, damn. Still, if things remain on par I am now twice as powerful as the motherfucking God Emperor of Mankind. Yeah that alone should be able to solo most beings I could come across with relative ease.
Okay so 16 points left, what to pick? Inspired Inventor because Eidolon is listed at 10 which might mean can't go to 12, and with that mixed with the Emps should mean dimensional traveling is in the bag along with an eventual change of body. See while Emps might be able to create technology better than even the golden age that doesn't say how far it would go and Inspired literally says there isn't a limit to what you can do, so hell yes you are getting that just to be sure. Besides that still leaves you with 15 points, which now you honestly don't need as Endbringer along with World Breaker means everything is far stronger to start out so hell more charges with Inspired Inventor and Eidolon.
Now at 15 points and decide on Shaper as it can make biomass from nothing. Really that is the main reason outside of possibly using it for a new body in the future, though using it on others for company or to help create super soldier minions would also be handy. I plan to wreck this shit, so following that and not really needing to keep a hold of points I also select the other two on this list that are Power Manipulation and Psychokinetic. You do this for a few reasons, one of which is as stated you don't really need to hoard points at any time and PM means said minions from Shaper can now do some interesting things and can provide even further boosting for the powers that are gotten here. Psychokinetic will be used to enhance everything else basically, need some material that isn't biomass? Done. To stay hidden without using the Warp or a power from Eidolon? No problem. How about just destroying a large area with a metaphysical fart? Yep, honestly that one is pretty damn broken just like everything else here.
Tilting your head back and forth you try and decide what to do next. Ignoring friends as you won't be making them do this crazy shit you skip on down, there are Endbringer cults you can use if you must after all so it's not like you won't have people with you if you want to. There is also the whole Shaper thing if company is also wanted so again no worries there.
Now we get to the bottom and still have 12 points. First off you hit Blank because while even Contessa can't Path you that doesn't mean Zion can't if he tries so that is kind of important. It will probably help in the future if it ends up working on more than just shards as divination is pretty common in most settings. 10 points to go and now you hit select on Invictus because not only will you be needing that to not become a raving fucking lunatic but it goes with the Emps perfectly.
Okay 10 to go and again you ignore those that are crossed out, which are Unbound Form, Alien Nature, Manpower, Cloak & Dagger, Inspiration and finally First Impressions, and hit up Additional Core five times because while one will always be with the actual body the other five will be hidden in different locations for safety in case the unlikely event occurs and your body is utterly destroyed. Sucks so many things are locked but as you are an Endbringer it kind of makes sense, really what annoys you the most is not having Alien Nature or Unbound unlocked. Still, nothing can be done once again so you move on.
Damn 5 left already.. Well fuck it why not, you think with a mental shrug as you hit Shattered limiter. Look this is Worm and possibly beyond there is no reason at all to leave things to chance. With that I can literally do nothing but jerk off for a year and grow massively in power so why wouldn't I take it?
With 4 remaining you grab two cases of Super powers for a total of 20 vials, as even with Power Manipulation and everything there is a chance this would give out something otherwise not possible. Also, mixing that with PM kinda means once all are given you can mix and match to your heart's content, and telling someone to swallow it all with a wink as a giant abomination tickles you're funny bone.
The final two, whatever should you do you think to yourself sarcastically. Going back over everything you then select Alexandria anyways because you might only be capable of flight when using a slot for Eidolon, and really there isn't anything else to use things for and you do the same with Legend in the end. Yes you could add more cores but that is the only thing and with six already, five of which are hidden and once you have access to other planets or universes they will be hidden there, means it is damn near impossible to kill you as is. Might as well save slots with Eidolon while gaining even more powers. Because of Shattered Limiter, World Breaker and Endbringer they should all be at the very least twice as powerful if twice even that or more.
With everything done you reread it all three times before hitting the large red Done at the bottom. Instantly there is a ding sound like one would expect a microwave to give out when the food is ready as the world tilts and TV laughs. "Have fun and give me entertainment. Hopefully you will last far longer than that last idiot who wanted a challenge and chose Skitter."
As the thought of actually choosing that stupid ass option when it was possible not to penetrated my thoughts everything went dark as I opened my eyes in a new world. Taking the time to realize I don't seem to need to breath, which is an interesting experience all on it's on, I glance around before freezing. The reason why is simple, far away is a blue gem with the sun rising behind it. Earth.. It has to be, slowly glancing down and about it is confirmed that currently my 12 foot tall ass is on the damn moon.
With a few blinks, and an idle thought that I have eyelids, I glance around in a bit of worry in case Ziz decides to make a sudden showing. After a few seconds of nothing I ease up and take stock of my situations and wonder what the hell I should do first. There wasn't really anything for a finish, just dealing with life with these complications and Zion about. Sure the Endbringers are a problem but as long as I don't kill them new ones I don't know about shouldn't pop up, and honestly with the choices I did they shouldn't be beyond me in any way shape or form.
Taking stock of my Eidolon slots I find that there are 12 slots, with Inspired Inventor having 22. Well at least it is more than double is the one thought for that and with a shrug I dump 10 of Inspired into dimensional travel, another ten into general biology and the last two on what amounts to neural interfaces. The next will be the same until it seems to be enough to really get things going and then cybernetics and robotics. The final thing will be along the lines of some type of mental transference, or soul moving or whatever the fuck it can be called because one way or another I will be able to interact fully without being a 12 foot tall monstrosity.
I say monstrosity as I use Shaper to make some very shiny and reflective bio matter, which is pretty much made up of perfectly clear eyes. Maneuvering it so the Sun helps light me up I take true stock of my appearance. Yeah, this is about right for a small Endbringer and considering I used an image of this before in a thread just adds to it all.
What stares back at you is a bold grayish green/blue hideous monster with huge teeth pointed teeth, glowing eyes, faces growing out of my body, two extra arms randomly placed that are different in sizes and have different number of "fingers" from the main hands and of course they all have claws. Also, pretty damn obese with some type of growths once in a while, sure was a picture of beauty eh?
Just ever fucking wonderful. At least the faces don't seem to be making any sounds which actually is a plus when I remember what that post also had.. Huh, I'll take every minor thing as a big improvement at this time. And so with a non-soundable sigh, space and all that, I turn my gaze back on the Earth to wonder what the shit should be done first.
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AN: Yeah, a Worm CYOA, but it has been kicking around recently so I thought why not?
Choices: 18 points total.
World Breaker (12 points)
Sibiling Rivalry (+4 points)
Destuctive Impulse (+2)
EndBringer
Alexandria - 1
Eidolon - 1
Legend - 1
Emporer of Man - 1
Shaper - 1
Inspired Inventor - 1
Psychokinetic - 1
Power Manipulator - 1
Shattered Limitor - 1
Blank - 1
Inictus - 1
Super Powered Bottles - (Twice) - 2
Cores - (Five) - 5
You can find the CYOA at this location. imgur a / CaVa4
Here is a link to the image I used for how I now look, sorry for having to copy/paste it then removing the spaces but for this site this is the best way to do it. cdn . pbrd . co /images / GLlxLRI . jpg
