Gamer Escalation: Conquest

A/N: Finally decided to upload this thing, got a bit carried away with writing so that's why we have a pretty large word count, anyways this is my first time in a long time actually writing so…yay? I'm also an average writer in my opinion so don't expect 10/10 highest quality stuff.

I also don't own anything besides my own character of course

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Chapter 1: New Game?

My eyes fluttered open...to an infinite black void all around me.

Okaaay?...The fuck? What...what happend?

My memory is hazy, I can remember a crash? Was it a car—No it was a plane crash, I think

I remember the plane's engine...exploding? Was it a malfunction?

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There were screams as the masks dropped from their compartments above me, the flight attendants ran to their seats and buckled up, I could hear the roar of the dying engine, hell I could see it outside,

a mess of mangled metal and burning fire licking across the white paint, charring it black.

The plane was listing sharply, it's cabin was creaking, sending metallic groans throughout its length causing everyone to panic further.

I—I was parlyzed in fear? Yes I was...I couldn't stop thinking if this was the end.

I was...

I remember praying? Yeah, definitely was, Praying to god, buddha even. I caught sight of the couple next to me doing the same.

We were over the Atlantic, in the middle of nowhere, close to Greenland, my phobia of water gripped me, This was something straight out of my nightmares...and it was happening. Happening to me!

Oh fuck it was actually happening!

The screams reached a fever pitch as the boeing sharply inclined into a nose dive, my stomach felt like it climbed into my throat. Then everything seemed to slow down as it broke the ocean's surface, a salty spray of water flying every which way. But I couldn't stop the crashes momentum from transferring and launching me into the seat in front of me...head first

And then everything went black

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My memories cleared up significantly at the recollection, I know what happened now

An engine malfunction caused the plane I was on to crash, straight into the Atlantic, and I hit my head right into the seat in front of me with the momentum of a plane crash behind me.

God, what are the damn odds? Plane crash? Really? That's how I go out?

"Well, this vacation could've gone a helluva lot better." My voice was hoarse, and echoed slightly through the infinite inky black

Yeah if this is the afterlife I feel cheated as hell.

But it felt quite comfy actually, floating and a little warm, like I was submerged under warm water...but still floating.

Nothing to do though...

...This is gonna get old, fast.

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Ugh, this is boring as all hell, dunno how much time has passed, but it feels like hours? Times screwed when you have nothing to use as a reference. Thanks infinite abyss!

The infinite abyss didn't respond.

It seems as though the afterlife was a motherfucking scam of planetary proportions...

Fuck you bible you lying cunt. I want my money back

"Can something JUST HAPPEN ALREADY!"

My yell echoed out into the black, with no response of course, why would there be?

"You know I thought I would be more distraught over my death, but honestly I can't seem to care, not that I lived a very happy or eventful life anyways…"

Yeah, my life wasn't anything special, still...I at least hoped there would be something after death.

I don't know how to feel about dying to be honest, my parents both died years ago, only had a single girlfriend and that didn't work out, my job was boring, worked at a fast food joint, which was about as exciting as it sounds, I was also dirt poor...

Yep, my life was shit...

Should I be freaking out? Yes, am I? Not really.

Hell I feel slightly relieved actually...No more responsibility, no more nagging by my boss, no more worrying about food or rent, and I won't have to go to my next court date.

But I might have traded one hell for another...

Something sparked slightly in front of my vision but I could easily been my mind playing tricks on me

...It didn't repeat itself, which means I'm probably losing my mind, or something

And here I thought—

Perk Data restored!

Perk Recovered: [English Language(Master)](Passive)

You have been born into a society that speaks english as such it is your first language, User can understand and speak fluent english.

Allows for full understanding of the English language.

Hold up wha—?

Perk Recovered: [Economist(Apprentice)](Passive)

You have an understanding of economics and economic principles that is much better than the average joe.

Allows for deeper understanding of anything that pertains to economics, economic actions come easier to you.

Perk Recovered: [Firearm Mastery(Novice)](Passive)

You have a history in fighting with and handling firearms.

Firearms do 20% more damage, you receive 10% less damage from any firearms. Allows for handling and intrinsic knowledge on how to use firearms.

Wait wha—?

Perk Recovered: [Spanish Language(Adept)](Passive)

You have been taught some spanish, allowing for average understanding with its speakers.

User can understand 50% of spoken Spanish and 30% of written Spanish

...what?

WHAT?!

When in the hell has this been a thing?! I mean i'm not a hundred percent sure, but this seems like some video game shit.

Perks? I mean it seems to pertain to the stuff I did back when I was alive…

The notifications are plastered on my vision, taking up practically all of it as I read through it.

Mastery...novice, adept, apprentice and master...fuck, that seems like Skyrim.

...Oh

Oh fuck

Was my life just a video game? What the fuck!? Was I just a line of code in some dinky game? I only wanted to go to heaven, maybe even hell but this is such a surreal experience.

Im seriously freaking out, what the actual fuck is going on?

It barely registered to me in the back of my mind that I was hyperventilating.

Was everything I accomplished in life even though it was meager, just a fucking a video game? What do I do? What do I do!?

Perk Added: [Gamers Mind](Passive)

Allows for more logical thinking

Doesn't Suppress emotions

Grants Immunity to psychological status effects and Mind Control.

Helps counteract mental illness

I mentally willed myself to be a bit more calm and think about what was happening

Breath in...breath out

I calmed myself as my heart rate and breathing stabilized a bit, enough to allow me to actually think clearly

Okay so recap...

I died, my life could have been some shitty video game.

I shivered a bit and felt a twinge of existential fear at that thought

But...I won't lie when I say so far it seems interesting

Looking at the notifications that seemed to be glued onto my eyes, my current perks say recovered, so I definitely had them before...maybe it extrapolated my skills from my previous life? That'd make sense.

The gamer's mind seems useful, no mind control and psychological effects, yes please. No idea how I'd get those effects though, and it says it helps counteract mental Illnesses

God, therapists and psychologists would have killed for this thing now that I think about it

Well...I still have a few more perks to check.

Firearms mastery seems slightly broken, can I use that for ALL firearms? If so that's powerful, and that damage reduction, 10% isnt alot but if I know anything it is that percent stacking in video games is the meta

Focusing on the notification It tells me that I'm a novice, which means it's a starter perk, not bad though, my English Language is at Master, which i'm guessing is the highest rank I can get my perks at? Looks like I have a way to go still.

Perk Added: [Gamers Body](Passive)

Allows you to live life like a video game, wounds won't be fatal and death won't occur unless HP is at 0

Users wounds heal rapidly and normally fatal and mortal wounds won't affect the User.

User still affected by the need to eat, drink and sleep

That is...beyond useful, could I survive a stab to the heart? Or maybe a decapitation? I'd rather not test it out of course, I like my head attached to my body thank you very much, I'm guessing pain is still a thing and that'd be a BITCH to deal with, So I should definitely avoid taking damage, I'm not a masochist, but If i'm reading this right, and i'm pretty sure I am, it means that crippling injuries won't really affect me, and neither would Fatal wounds if I still have HP.

And I still need to eat and sleep

...Eating good food is fun so I'm thankful for that at least

Race Data Recovered: [Human(Homo Sapien)]

Humans started evolving on the savannas of Africa almost two million years ago. They are very well rounded and social creatures as well as being extremely adaptable, while not the most gifted in strength or magic they have immense technological potential.

Humans Have no elemental weaknesses.

25% Faster Experience Gain

10% more damage with thrown weapons and more accuracy

Human beings are well rounded? It does make sense actually, along with the adaptability, though I wonder if this is like a traditional game where I could change my race? I'll have to look into it, while I'm fine being a boring old humie, i'd rather get something better, like Incubus if that's a thing, or if there's something else? I'll have to just wait and see.

Reading further gives me pause

…Magic? As In abra cadabra ooga booga my dick is a stick bullshit?

—Sign me the fuck up! I always play as a mage or sorcerer in video games anyways, so fuck yes! This is gonna be amazing. Can't wait to blast some dickheads with my magic, provided I can learn it of course.

Turning my attention I focus on the other parts.

Elemental weaknesses? We never had that back home? I think? But if I change my race could I take on elemental weaknesses?

I ponder a bit

That'd be a pain in the ass but it's likely...and Vampires as well as Incubus would be weak to holy, if that's how it works here since that's how it's done in most games.

No shock to anyone, experience and by extension I'll assume leveling up is a thing, Humans level up faster though that's pretty cool.

And then there's the bit about thrown weapons and more accuracy and damage with them

Didn't I watch a documentary that stated humans one-upped the neanderthals because of thrown spears?

Think I did…

Anyways that's besides the point now considering I have a more important problem here...

—What in the hell am I supposed to do now? Logically I would probably be taken somewhere maybe...Isekai'd? Thats how shit pops off in anime anyhow.

Skill Added: [Observe](Active)

Provides information on the target or yourself.

Stat Data Recovered:

STR – 7

END – 5

DEX – 6

INT – 25

WIS – 15

CHA – 7

LCK – 1

Stats, Okay this is new...I'm Not completely sure which is what, but INT, LCK, STR, WIS are obviously Intelligence, Luck, Strength and Wisdom respectively, at a cursory glance my stats aren't all that impressive but my luck...holy shit, that explains WAY too much—no wonder why my life was so awful

My strength is higher than expected considering I never worked out a day in my life, but my intelligence is pretty damn high.

Gamer System is fully installed

Hello master

Okaaay...there's a female voice inside my head, What the fuck am I supposed to do here? This is...How the hell am I supposed to go about this?

I am technically more than a disembodied voice

Hold up, Was that a sassy tone?

Yes

R-Right, I meant no disrespect, Okay can you start explaining shit? Please? How the hell did this even happen I'm still confused. Also was my whole life a video game? Is the universe a video game or simulation?

You died, and I picked you as my partner and no, this is real life, and it always has been.

I let out a large sigh of relief at the news

"Oh thank fuck, I thought all the bullshit I had to go through was some sort of game...I felt really invalidated ya know?" The relief in my tone was palpable

"...Also you still didn't answer all my questions though, why me? Plenty of other people probably died in the crash, and what the actual hell am I supposed to do now? "

To answer your questions in order, I picked you since you offered the best results, and you'll pick a world to be sent to, but we aren't done with character creation just yet~. And we also have the tutorial to do.

There was a hint of amusement in her? It's? Voice.

—Also character creation? I'm sorry what? This isn't how I thought I'd be spending my death to be honest, and world? As in...I'm ACTUALLY gonna get isekai'd? Alright now i'm genuinely excited considering i'm living the fantasy of weebs and NEETs from across the planet, never thought this would ever happen to me...then again I doubt this has happened to anyone actually...

Yup, you gotta complete character creation then the tutorial to get world options though.

World...options? That means there are more worlds than 1 right? My excitement was bubbling. Maybe this time my life would actually be cool and worth living? If so buh-bye 9-5 jobs! Never wanna see you again!

Again, your right, there are innumerable amounts of universes you could be sent to, but I narrowed down the list significantly based on your interests, and there is the fact that I don't want you to die instantly...that's just bad etiquette.

We'll...alright, but i'm more excited over the whole multiverse stuff, If I could get to level 100? Could I be something like a god? I gave up on my more megalomaniacal dreams a long time ago but…with this? What are the limits? Are there even limits?

Fine, but I do want a name please and i'll give you your answers

At least it has a personality—wait you ARE an it correct? You ARE a female voice inside my head but are you actually a female or…?

I identify as female, and no i'm not a IT thank you very much

Alright then...what should I name you…

Quest Created: What's In a Name?

? wants a name, it would be rude to not oblige and give her one, right?

Objective: Fucking Name Me

Rewards: 100 Exp

?

That...That is beyond cool, and why is there a question mark on rewards? Is that supposed to mean it's hidden? Eh whatever, what should I name her. Something cool, but short and simple.

Humming, I was in thought for a minute coming up with names before I settled on one.

"How bout Lilith?"

Lilith, I like it, sounds badass, thanks!

+5 Affection with Lilith [05/100]

Quest Complete: What's In a Name?

Rewards: 100 Exp

Affection with Lilith

Level Increased to 2!

Huh, That's pretty nice and Affection is very interesting, could I actually romance someone? Multiple people? How would that even work? Is Affection even for romance or is it friendship? Or is it both?

Never mind that though, I already know what i'm gonna do when

I get isekai'd, I'm gonna power-level the shit out of this, you can never have too much power, I wanna be able to curbstomp anything. And with a multiverse to explore? There's too many things that can eat me up without even trying, I have to be careful.

Though, I'm praying that the lovecraft is not real, and neither is SCP, or any other universes with multidimensional murder entities.

That's good, it's never bad to be too cautious

Of course it is Lilith, anyways what's this tutorial shit and character creation?

Right, Here you are

A blue screen appeared in front of me with a bunch of physical readouts and characteristics, along with race, welp...that answers my previous question about changing races.

It is basically a MMO style character customization screen, I was there naked of course, but there are sliders and decisions of everything, from hair color to dick size, which is interesting seeing as no games I've heard of have a customizable schlong size last time I checked.

Thought I would add it for your sake, every guy wants to be well endowed anyways and taking the option from you seemed like a 'dick' move

Was that fucking pun? You really gotta try harder Lilith, anyways the cock customizer aside, I always wanted red eyes when I was a kid, so let's see.

I selected the 'eyes' tab and dear god were there alot of options, there were even more fine tuned options of course such as iris width, pattern, glow, and more

Picking the red eyes and flowery iris pattern I felt...something, in my eyes, it wasn't unpleasant but it felt…weird, like something was moving and restructuring inside my eyeball.

Looking back at the screen I saw my new and improved eyes, grinning at my new eye color, it really helped make me look more badass and actually look pretty nice.

If only ma could see me now!

You look good, master!

I smile a bit at that

+1 CHA

Wait, did changing my eye color increase that stat?

Yes master, but don't worry we'll talk about stats more during the tutorial!

Well, pops always did tell me to do what the ladies asked, now lets see, hair color I could go for the Fate Gilgamesh look, Blonde and red eyes, but that's been done to death to be frank.

You know what...white and somewhat long hair it is!

I felt my new hair lengthen enough to slightly cover my ears, and the hairstyle I picked wasn't bad at all, it was messy, and a little wild which really made the whole look come along.

Hmm...Okay, I distantly look like a real life anime protagonist, not that that's a bad thing, but most anime protagonists are pretty lanky, and not very alpha male looking.

Gonna have to fix that.

Going into the body and facial features I change up my face, making it more symmetrical, sharper jawline, my nose shrinks a bit and becomes stronger, eyebrows become far more symmetrical and I add the ability to grow a beard when I'm older.

I had to experience very little pain for those thank god...who knew changing your body in real time actually hurts a bit? It also was a surreal feeling to sense your body changing in real time, almost indescribable really...Like everything in your body shifting slightly and making you feel just...wrong.

I suppress a grimace at that feeling.

Moving onto my body, I up my muscle mass slightly, broadening up my shoulders and jacking my muscles up a bit, which gave me abs surprisingly.

And it also felt even weirder than any other sensation so far, and I thought sculpting my jawline in real time felt wrong...growing abs and musculature instantly took the cake

+2 Affection with Lilith [7/100]

Okay...what the fuck? Will you stop watching me you perv!?

Nu-uh I have to watch until your done with character creation

Plus im in your head so yeah…

Not helping!

Anyways, with that out of the way I go back to the screen.

If old me was a solid 8 out of 10, new me is a 11 I'll be damned am good looking or what!

You Totally are~

Cease and desist please.

I shook my head, Fuckin' hell when did she become so pervy? Shifting my focus to my height I made a small adjustment, before death I was a solid 5'10 not bad but not quite 6'0 which really was a massive insecurity of mine, but that doesn't matter now does it? Who'll notice If I up my height to let's say 6'2?

And then I felt a raw throbbing pain as my bones shifted and grew

I gritted my teeth and tried to take my mind off the pain but alas, no dice.

Then as soon as it started, the pain stopped as I let out a sigh of relief.

Certainly not the worst pain in my life, but I would rather NEVER do that again.

Looking at my new height though pushed away all that as I let out a low whistle

"Take that dad, i'm not a pipsqueak anymore! I'VE FINALLY ACHIEVED IT! GOODBYE 5'0 CLUB HEL-LO 6'0 CLUB!"

+2 CHA

Oh yeah it's all coming together, but there's still a few more things I gotta fix

Going into the dick section, which embarrasses me to no end since im sure Lilith is still watching like the little voyeur she is, I up my size from 6 inches to a whopping 11.5 inches as well as the girth

I experienced the mildly painful and genuinely alien sensation of my dick growing past what my brain and nervous system remembered its length and girth to be.

Yeah...that felt WEIRD, like my dick was half asleep.

But I'm fine with pain and genuinely alien feelings if it means my body would basically be approaching peak human potential looks wise.

Back to the topic at hand, my manhood isn't monstrous in its proportions, but it is definitely peak human potential.

Oh definitely

"Lilith you...you know what i'm not even surprised anymore, you do you I don't care anymore." I sighed

I swear to god I heard a giggle, why am I stuck with a perv in my mind?

Taking a final look at my new self I laugh a bit as it resonates into the void.

Look, I wasn't actively trying to cop Fate/UBW Gilgamesh's look to be fair, but I have a faint resemblance to him, you have to squint a bit though.

It's probably the red eyes…and the hairstyle.

Still I do seriously look badass, my snow white hair was let down, slightly messy but not too much so, my eyes were frankly amazing...they always say the eyes are the windows to the soul but hot DAMN were they mesmerizing. I looked mighty fine, and the muscles were not a bad touch either.

Shaking my head a bit, I change tabs to the race section. To my surprise a lot of its choices are grayed out, stuff like Succubus or Amazon I understand as I have to be female to choose, but why is stuff like Slime or Dragonkin grayed?

It's because you wouldn't be a good fit for them anyways, and also you would have had to be a similar species to them, last I checked humans are bipedal primates, not lizards or slimes.

Sure, that actually makes sense, but I still do have options, Incubus is on here, so is Orc, Lich, Vampire, Demon, Devil, Geometric? Beatsial, an entire tab on various humanoid aliens and Angel, both flavors actually.

Fallen angels and Pure angels, which immediately caught my eye due to the sheer magical output. Sure Incubus and demons are rather similar to them in raw potential, but both come with serious drawbacks like Incubus requiring 'feeding' aka kinky sex on the daily, and demons being prone to rage and control of higher order demons.

While Incubus might not be bad per se, I like shagging my friends girlfriend six ways till sunday as much as the next guy, I'd rather not have the crippling weakness to holy. Same with demons but i'd prefer to keep myself sane and independent thank you.

Fucking pissed Demon Lords not available right now though...

Looking at demonic stats in-depth I resist the urge to cringe

A +50% weakness to holy, 25% Light, and 15% to solar elements. …That's absolutely devastating

Holy water would probably be overpowered against them, and I really wouldn't want to deal with it considering you can just fill a bottle up and use it as a makeshift holy grenade against demons.

Holy hand grenade of antioch much?

Angels are a good pick, what with the sheer strength without as many drawbacks which makes them a rather attractive choice, besides...angels are rather cool.

Fallen Angels have a lot of capacity, and without the limits of pure Angels, which while not debilitating are annoying as they have a 'corruption' meter when you do sinful or evil acts, and I rather would not deal with that, plus Pure Angels have a similar problem that demons do and that higher-level Angels can control lower-level ones, I like keeping my independence thank you very much.

Pure Angels are still cool, being generally slightly stronger then fallen angels but, just not my cup of tea.

Fallen Angels are objectively better and more versatile as they dont have that inbuilt control mechanism anymore which means I don't need to worry about my boss controlling me and using me as cannon fodder, and I can act as sinful and evil as possible and won't get corrupted like Pure Angels would, plus I personally think I'm usually on the eviler side anyhow.

Quickly I select the Fallen Angel

I mean I don't have wings yet but they should grow, right?

I wonder how it wou—

All of a sudden I felt my new wings ripping out of my back

"GAHHH, FUCK HOLY FUCK!"

God it hurts, It hurts so MUCH, this was a mistake, oh dear lord FUCK!

God, help me! This was such a big mistake!

I thought shifting my height and my bones restructuring themselves would hurt but NOOO, this shit takes the cake!

"FUCK, ARGHH!"

It felt as though something inside of me was stabbing out of my back dozens of times in a few seconds, the pain was hot and searing, and I felt tears in my eyes due to the sheer agony.

Why did I do this! Im regretting this immensely, FUCKING SHIT!

The pain just kept intensifying as I let out a primal and echoing roar into the black void around me, before the pain started to rapidly fade.

"Im...hah...never...hah...doing...hah...that...hah...again" I panted out, My throat felt extremely dry as a dull pain settled over my entire back

I swallowed a bit, mostly to help my dry throat and mostly out of sheer habit.

Why..What the hell did I do to deserve that pain?!

I'm NEVER going through that again...EVER!

"Lilith…" my voice was low and sounded a bit tired

"Why the fuck did you not WARN me about this?!"

I...I forgot?

I let out a deep growl from my throat

"You...forgot?" I asked incredulously

I dont fucking belive it.

I-Im really sorry!

I let out a annoyed sigh, at least she felt remorse judging by her tone

"Never put me through that again...got it?"

I'll try…

I huffed and turned my attention away back to my new wings…

I gave my new wings an experimental flex, which felt extremely bizarre to say the least. For a minute try to imagine a new set of arms on your back covered in soft and fluffy plumage.

Weirdest part was that It just felt natural, like it was part of my body for a good while, which is good since I don't want to really have to acclimate to them.

What really caught my attention was the sheer wingspan of my new limbs, just over nineteen feet at max, quite impressive if I do say so myself.

I grimaced at my left wing which decided to twitch involuntarily, god this is so weird, but the new notification flashing before my eyes diverted my train of thought.

Race: [Fallen Angel(Homo Angelicus Tenebrae)

Cast out from heaven due to the act committing sin, they often encourage humans to do the same. Angels all have a high affinity for white magic, using it comes as naturally as breathing to them.

Takes 50% more damage from the DEM(Demonic) Element, 25% more damage from DRK(Darkness) Element, And 15% from VOI(Void) Element

Racial Trait: [White Magic Mastery(Novice)](Passive)

All white magic (Vitamancy, Luximancy, etc) costs 10% less MP and is 5% more effective. Effects only base spell stats.

Racial Trait: [Wings (Active)]

Fallen Angels have wings which allow them to fly without using spells. No MP is used during flight, instead an amount of SP is used. Can be retracted.

Racial Trait: [Wing Promotion] The stronger an Angel gets, the more wings they grow for a max of 12, each pair grown gives a doubling power up to the angels stat collections HP&SP+INT.

Current Number: 1 Pair

Strength boost: 150 HP & SP Per 1 END point, 200 MP Per 1 INT point

I scowled in annoyance at the screen. I'm gonna take 50% more damage from demons and shit?!

Why the FUCK did I not read into this further!

I already knew the answer though, I was excited and not paying as much attention as I should've and now its biting me in my ass

"Can I reverse race?" I ask with a annoyed tone

Unfortunately you can't

"ARGH, FUCK!" I yelled out in frustration

Breath in...Breath out

I click my tongue in irritation, no use crying over spilt milk after all.

"Well...Might as well roll with it"

This is what I get for being too hasty.

At least I can rest easy knowing that it's probably harder to kill angels than demons, what with them needing some holy water and a few crosses to do 'em in or something.

I was moderately annoyed but I shook it off to focus on the rest of my racial stuff

Wing promotion?

"Are you fucking shitting me right now? What did I say about going through that again?!" I roared at her

Don't worry! There's a pain resistance perk you can get!

I growled a bit but said nothing, paying attention to the the finer details of it

It seems strong but I'd rather not go through that pain EVER AGAIN

You know what? I'll cross that bridge when I get there...

Racial Trait: [Rosetta Stone](Passive)

Fallen Angels come with the ability to understand all Non-Alien Languages intrinsically, allowing them to communicate to any Non-Alien without a language barrier.

Can understand and read all Non-Alien languages and writing.

Inferior Perks Removed: [English Language(Master)](Passive), [Spanish Language(Adept)](Passive)

Racial Trait: [Supernatural Body]

You have been gifted with the body of a Fallen Angel, as such your physical stats have been extrapolated to Fallen Angel standards.

All physical stats have been increased!

STR - 18

END - 16

DEX - 17

(One time occurrence only!)

Oh...ohhh yes

Well, I won't lie when I say Fallen Angels have some nice perks...

God...all of my physical stats got eleven extra points dumped into them!

For Reference, the human average physical stats are around 5 to 7, with prodigal levels being 8 to 11

Once in a blue moon when genetics, mindset and life long training mix...a mundane human can get up to a max of 15 at absolute peak performance.

That's...actually not that high…

I was definitely within the average, I know but...I thought it might've been higher ya know?

Well whatever, I can ogle at my stats later

I have to address the deal of two of my PERKS being removed

They're redundant when you have a literal biologically functioning translation software built into your skull...

Okay well that makes sense, I guess having redundant perks is kinda dumb, but still I liked having english mastery, it was my highest perk, eh it doesn't matter all that much anyways, but whats the whole deal with Non-Alien Langauges exactly?

You can't really understand alien languages unless you have a translator or somehow have psychic magic

I see. Probably don't need to be worried about that right now though, I still have a tutorial to complete...

You still need to finish with your name.

You serious? I mean I probably can't use my old name but...I'm attached to it since it's you know? It IS my name?

Yeah but it's a bit boring and generic

Not gonna argue that since it's true, but...fine I'll change my name...

As soon as I thought that a bar appeared with a keyboard, I can't really type since it's basically plastered to my eyes but it seems to be eye tracking if the jittery cursor is anything to go by.

Your welcome master

I focus on coming up with my new name, but can't really come up with much of anything, Blaze sounds like i'm trying too hard and Ryker just doesn't feel right

What about Isen?

Isen? As In Lord of the Rings Isengard?

Yeah, sifted through your memories a bit, since I am in your head, but I thought it sounds cool and you did name me...so...might as well return the favor!

Actually...thanks Lilith! Isen sounds decent, well...as a last name anyways since i'm gonna keep my given first name because it would just feel weird if I get called something different

I can respect that, plus John Isen doesn't sound bad at all actually.

Yup, with this out of the way can we start the tutorial please?

Yes

As you know, I can make you into a literal video game character, this means stuff like mob drops will be a thing, so will dungeons, party mechanics, classes etcetera etcetera

Yeah I got the memo Lil

Any—Wait Lil? You're already giving me nicknames!?

Is that an issue? If so—

NO, no, not at all! I just wasn't expecting it so soon...Ahem, anyways back to the tutorial

I mentally scoffed, someone gets easily flustered...even though she was just fine with staring at my dic—

I heard that!

Now back on topic

You already have played enough RPGs and video games to know most of the stuff here, but I'll reiterate to clear any confusion

Perks are passive traits, you can get these by doing a action such as learning a few words from a language, or trying to fight with a sword, or anything really

So lets say if I want to get a cooking perk, I'd have to make some food first then get the perk for it?

Correct, any mundane action or combat action could create a perk if you don't have it already of course.

Cool, makes sense

Now we have leveling, there are multiple ways to level, firstly and most commonly, you kill shit dead for EXP.

...Already knew that but you said multiple ways so keep going.

Ok, so the next way is with Level Crystals, which you can gain through loot drops rarely, each level crystal only increases your level by 1 though.

Loot, why am I not surprised? Also those crystals sound like the rare candies from pokemon, which means I bank those when I'm at a much higher level for maximum efficiency.

Correct, EXP needed to level up increases with each level.

I shrug, not really surprised since most games have that type of exp curve so don't really care to be honest.

The final way to level up is by maxing out a class, which I'll touch up on later, but each class you max out gives you 5 Levels, it's a good boost but not very sustainable.

Compared to killing shit and the rare candy style crystals…yeah seems a little weaker but 5 levels each class maxed is a nice bonus.

Next we have skills, these are active which unlike perks can be toggled by you, this includes stuff like special attacks, special moves, magic spells, you get the picture, skills are learnable through practice and leveling perks specifically combat based ones.

For a test I'd like you to cast observe on yourself, just think 'observe' and look at any part of your body, after the tutorial you'll be able to just think 'stats' or 'status' and it'll show you the same thing

I look at my hand or atleast where my hand should be considering the whole infinite blackness thing

'Observe'

John Isen

Title — N/A

Level — 2

Race — Fallen Angel(1 Wing Pair)

Class — N/A

Star Level — 1*

Power Rank — Mortal

HP — [2,400/](2,400) Regen Per Minute)

SP — [2,400/2,400](320 Regen per Minute)

MP — [5,000/5,000](500 Regen Per minute)

STR – 18

END – 16

DEX – 17

INT – 25

WIS – 15

CHA – 10

LCK – 1

Unallocated Points: 10

HP Regen=[ENDx15] Per Minute

SP Regen=[ENDx20] Per Minute

MP Regen=[INTx20] Per Minute

Jesus my HP! And that's...wow that's a lot of stuff...also the hell's star level and power rank?

I'll get to those in a minute, anyways the skill 'observe' is something you should use...always, almost religiously, especially with potential enemies, even allies. I know you've already proven your cautiousness but it doesn't hurt to use it, the Multiverse is beyond dangerous there are conceptual beings that can swallow universes WHOLE

Beings capable of Erasing you as a concept and removing all memory of you ever existing

Beings which are capable of ripping the fabric of reality itself a new one.

Near lovecraftian multidimensional beings, etcetera.

Be careful, don't make me reiterate.

I got a sudden sense of dread from hearing that and my feathers(god that felt weird to think) stood up a bit, she was worried judging by her tone, I knew the multiverse would be dangerous but...I have to be absolutely careful not to fuck up, Its imperative I dont make myself known, atleast while im still weak, that will change when I can survive though.

You're a natural survivor, that's why I chose you master, that and your knowledge and personality.

I hum thoughtfully

That sheds more light on why you picked me. Anyways, what's up with rank and star level?

Star Level denotes promotions, they are basically like prestige ranks but better, each star level increases someone's level cap by 100, but it resets you back to level 1, don't worry though...you will still have everything including stats, each star level allows you to level up 100 times more. Everyone has at least 1 star which means the level cap is 100 right off the bat, the max star level you can get is 5

So a 5 star person would be at what? level 500 technically?

Yes, but it would only show as level 100, though that brings me to the second thing, power rank

Each being is ranked on a scale from mortal to supreme god

The rank ladder goes as follows

Mortals(You)

Demimortals

Ascendant Mortals

Demigods

Minor Gods

Pantheon Gods

Major Gods

Creator Gods

Supreme Gods

(?)

Shit...I not only start at the bottom, I also have to watch out for everything else that's bigger and stronger than me. And what's up with those question marks?

There has been no recorded being in history who has ascended past Supreme God, even supreme gods are very, very rare and old to boot, for example: Yahweh would only be a Creator God, while Beerus would rank as a Major God.

Conceptual beings usually are always supreme gods, such as Death, Infinity, Harmony, and The Blanked

This does not alleviate my worry but…it is helpful at seeing how utterly unimpressive I am...Right now anyways.

That's the spirit! I have no doubt in my mind you'll make even the gods themselves your bitch master!

Thanks for the encouragement, and yeah I probably will but I need time to grind and power level. But keep going with the tutorial. It's been informative so far.

Also...I'm afraid to ask but what's The Blanked?

Out of nowhere I felt a chill go down my spine, my hair stood on end and my heart pounded through my ears, a primal part of my brian yelled at me to curl in on myself and be very still.

...Shit, okay...so addendum to the tutorial; Conceptual Beings;

These are beings born of concepts themselves and thus they embody them, making them usually beyond hard to kill without some sort of memetic agent that removes those concepts from the minds of anything sapient.

The Blanked isn't really a true conceptual being, but it is at the same time…

I still felt that urge to curl up and hide for some reason.

Breathe in...breathe out

Okay...

...I'm still confused. What do you fucking mean exactly?

Fuck, I hate talking about this stuff but…

Lilith sighed

Okay, this is important to your future so, I have to educate you on this

The blanked is a cross between a conceptual and multidimensional entity, almost lovecraftian in nature basically, it embodies the concepts of the Unknown, Unknowable, and Amnesia.

My wings curled completely inwards like a blanket, the surprisingly warm and fluffy down and body heat making me feel a modicum of safety...like a child hiding under his blanket really.

The Blanked is dangerous because if you even know it exists it will wipe you and all memory of you from all reality, nowhere is safe.

I felt a bead of sweat form on my neck

Well...How THE hell am I not wiped yet lil?

My presence is negating it since I am kinda a con— uhhh powerful being myself...yeeeaaah, and the Interdimensional Void is rather far from it, it only knows that something/someone else knows it exists and that's really it, refrain from ever mentioning it though, and NEVER mention it vocally since I wont be able to negate the effect

I narrowed my eyes, mentally shelving away her slip up for later, I had more important things to deal with

Specifically never mention the thing vocally...I can do that at least, I like living my life as much as the next guy especially getting a second chance.

Gives you a bit of perspective.

Anyways, that's really it right now, conceptual entities are bad news and don't tangle with them until you're ready for it, don't even mention it to others or you'll put them at risk.

There's other things like memetic beings, multidimensional entities and different high and lower dimensions but that's for later

Thanks, I can only take so much

God I wish I never asked, fuck…

Good news, the primal fears gone

Bad news...There's a whole other can of worms to deal with.

And when I think my life is just starting to make sense as well…

I palmed my face a bit

Well whatever no use thinking about it right now, continue on with the tutorial!

Right, right, so this brings me to stats, your bog standard stats are Strength, Endurance, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, and Luck

You already know some of that though, but here's what each stat does in depth

Strength increases physical damage per stat point, strength gives bonus damage to melee weapons and unarmed damage, higher strength stat means you'll pass more strength checks such as lifting and effectively using a heavy weapon.

Endurance is a base increase to both Stamina and Health, and measures how long you can fight, but also counts for your endurance checks, when you run out of stamina it'll count your endurance points instead and pass depending on how much you have.

That's pretty neat, so if I run out of stamina let's say running I just need high endurance to keep going?

Yes but the longer you go on for the higher the endurance requirement checks go

Understandable.

Dexterity is a broad stat, a bonus to reaction times, making it easier to dodge, increasing speed with weapons and armor, increases your gun damage as well, plus stuff like flexibility, general agility and speed, it also counts for dexterity checks.

Intelligence is interesting as it's not exactly a flat bonus to IQ, with higher intelligence you'll be able to craft high quality items and gear much easier, analyze information much faster, memorize quicker as well as increase your Mana pool, also counts for intelligence checks

That's...intriguing, could I be able to build say...I dunno a spaceship in my garage with super high INT?

Yes, it would come naturally and instinctively but as you said you need REALLY high intelligence to do it plus you would need the [Shipwright] crafting class

...definitely gonna open up possibilities that's for certain.

Wisdom is a mixed bag of your ability to make choices and proper judgment calls, common sense, willpower, intuition and perception, it is important as it represents knowing your surroundings and perceiving your environment properly, it also counts for wisdom checks.

Charisma counts how you affect people around you and society as a whole, stuff like gaining followers and convincing people become far easier at higher levels, also affects your looks to make you more appealing, counts for charisma checks.

Luck is the more black sheep of the bunch, it doesn't affect too much besides chance encounters, gambling, and finding loot, there are luck checks and yes, it does affect general encounters.

You can get stats by reaching milestone levels (2, 50, 100 etc), finding Stat crystals rarely in loot, or doing mundane things such as pushups for STR and running laps for DEX, though this becomes unsustainable after a high enough level.

Stat Crystals come in 3 variants, Petty, Major, Grand

Petty gives 5 stat points, Major gives 10 and Grand gives 15, each is rarer then the last

Okay, this was definitely informative, especially the tidbit about stat crystals.

Anyways, Back to the rest of the tutorial

Titles are special things you get for completing certain tasks or feats, they are equipable and each gives different bonuses and perks, for example, The Emperor title would give your speeches and words a much higher chance to proc the [Galvanize] effect on your followers, as well as give you a passive bonus to EXP and make armies you lead far more powerful.

Sounds OP, I like it...I like it a lot

Titles are usually quite hard to come by and require you to complete quests, though not always.

Eh, reasonable.

HP, SP, and MP are self explanatory, Health, Stamina, and Mana not much more to say.

Unallocated stat points are points you have not dumped into a stat yet, you get 10 Stat Points per milestone level. Allocate your stat points please master.

Going back to my Stats page I look at all my stats, STR and CHA, do nothing for me right now, neither does WIS, LCK I'd rather not waste points on it this moment even though it's by far my worst stat. DEX would be nice but I could get that running laps and maybe parkouring. Shrugging I split the 10 points evenly between END and INT

John Isen

Title — N/A

Level — 2

Race — Fallen Angel(Wing Pair 1)

Class — N/A

Star Level — 1*

Power Rank — Mortal

HP — [3,150/3,150](315 Regen Per Minute)

SP — [3,150/3,150](420 Regen per Minute)

MP — [6,000/6,000](600 Regen Per minute)

STR – 18

END – 21

DEX – 17

INT – 30

WIS – 15

CHA – 10

LCK – 1

Unallocated Points: 0

HP Regen=[ENDx15] Per Minute

SP Regen=[ENDx20] Per Minute

MP Regen=[INTx20] Per Minute

Thats a nice boost.

Okay, We now have classes, classes are pretty obvious, these will dictate your fighting style and what you use to fight...

Pick a class

[Monk][Fighter][Mage][Marksmen][Thief]

"Mage" I say with no hesitation, as soon as I heard 'magic' I set my mind out to it anyways.

Why am I not surprised...Okay, pick your mage specialization

[Elemental Mage][Illusionist Mage][Druid][Cleric][Summoner] [Dark Mage][Light Mage]

...okay that's a lot of choices.

Illusionist is out, I'm not into illusions, they can be useful in niche circumstances but off the bat? No.

Elemental, that's what? Fire, Ice, Water, Earth, Lighting? Meh...could be useful.

Druid, fuck off...im not a tree hugger.

Cleric, no...just no, I'm not gonna pray for my magic, that's BS.

Summoner is useful as fuck and sounds fun, I distinctly remeber playing Skyrim as a conjurer...it was fun. Probably a good pick, getting summons to do the heavy lifting for me and what not.

Looking to the last two on the list I ask the obvious

"Okay, I'll bite...the fucks a dark mage?"

There's a dichotomy in magic between white magic and black magic, white magic is seen as 'good' and black magic is seen as 'evil' though it's just up to the individual's perspective.

"What exactly is black magic and white magic? I know I have white magic mastery as a thing I got from turning into a Fallen Angel, but it didn't explain it any further." I asked Lilith.

Well...black magic includes stuff like curses and hexes, necromancy, umbramancy, voidmancy, voodoo and debuffs. Stuff that's seen as evil or dark either literally or figuratively.

I cup my chin in thought. "Basically the emo magic tree then?"

...o-o-oh, oh dear...you would've gotten killed if any dark mage heard you.

Lilith's voice was wavering and cracking slightly which caused me to smile a bit in turn.

"Dont care to be honest, seems like some edgelord goth got to name it, seriously 'Dark Mage' come on! " I Growled out the dark mage part

Fuck, I can already hear Linkin Park playing.

...And that caused Lilith to burst out laughing

It was a minute or so before she composed herself

A-a-anyways, that's what dark mages specialize in

Well honestly it doesn't seem evil, Necromancy is fucking FUN! What with controlling undead hordes and all, basically a slightly darker Summoner. Umbramancy is control over shadows and darkness? Right?

Yep

Huh, I mean a bit edgy for my tastes but you could be a fucking powerhouse at night, I mean controlling darkness when its night? That would be nightmarish to fight against.

Voidmancy is pretty self explanatory with controlling the void, while The only example I can recall off the top of my head are the void classes in Destiny.

I'd love to chuck Nova Bombs around! Anyone who played as a warlock in destiny probably would want that power.

Curses, hexes and voodoo seem like goth shit, but I can see how they might be useful, isn't there like a cursed chair that kills anyone who sits on it after a while? I'm pretty sure it's in an occult museum or something.

Also debuffs are rather useful especially when you spam buffs on yourself and debuffs on your enemy, I think I've soloed raid style bosses using that...the same type of bosses that need multiple people to WORK together to beat.

So you wanna pick it?

Lets see what light mage does as well, yeah? Then I'll make an informed decision.

No problem. Light mages specialize in holy magic, vitamancy, defense magic, buff magic, luximancy and cleansing magic.

Basically stuff that seems good or noble

...Oh

OH! This is a no brainer then.

Holy magic, dont know exactly what I can do with it but undead and demons are weak as fuck to it.

Vitamancy is...what? Healing? Control over health or something?

It's basically healing magic

Yeah that on its own is beyond useful, I have a fuckton of respect for healers. Having that up my sleeve would make me automatically rather valuable; it will also probably end up saving my own ass in a pinch.

Defense magic? That's stuff like wards and Barriers? Right?

Don't forget to include curse defense and the buffs tree.

Barriers would be versatile for many reasons, so would curse defense and buffs? What fucking MMO or RPG worth its salt doesn't have buffs? Buffs are ridiculous, especially when you stack em' and spend 30 minutes before a boss fight just buffing.

I mean...I definitely am guilty of that…

Luxmiancy...light magic. I can already tell that this would be very helpful in the long run. Though I can't think of any specific reasons off the top of my head.

Luximancy is one of the offensive branches of White magic.

...huh...neat.

Also the hells cleansing magic?

It dispels curses, hexes and debuffs.

Again, very useful in a lot of situations, especially to counter debuffs. Though it does seem a bit more niche of the bunch.

I am really liking this class specialization, especially the vitamancy, buffs and luximancy bits.

There's also the most important detail...I already have that White Magic perk.

10% Cheaper and 5% more effective as a novice level perk.

What does more effective even mean exactly anyways? Besides damage increase?

Obviously more damage, more healing, better at dispelling curses, higher barrier health...you name it.

My eyes widen and I gape a bit

"...Pick it, lock it in, fucking do it now! That perk is so damn good holy SHIT!"

I thought it would only be a damage buff! Not a across the board thing!

That perks only at novice right now, cannot wait to see the bonuses I get at master.

Got it, [Light Mage] Class locked in

New Class gained! [Light Mage](Class) - LV 01/100

2 INT, 2 WIS, 1 CHA per level

Hold on, why isn't it novice or master or something?

Classes and active skills have levels instead of mastery.

...Interesting

Also stat bonuses, fantastic!

Does this mean the higher level I go the more powerful my spells get?

Yep

I looked down at my hand with a smile

Power is a universal thing...the more you have the better.

Also, I have a feeling you'll enjoy this next gift

"Gift?" I responded questioningly

Spells learned!

[Light Dart](Active) - LV 01/100

Basic Luximancy spell: Cast a dart of light that damages enemies, can be dual casted.

Cost: 500-100 MP

Damage: 20+INT Per Dart

[Gleaming Blast](Active) - LV 01/100

Basic Luximancy spell: A blast of pure light magic, damages, knocks back, slightly disorientates and stuns all who are hit by it for a short while. Cannot be dual casted

Cost: 2000 MP

Damage: 30+INT

Stun Duration: 2-5 Seconds

[Radiant Orbs](Active) - LV 01/100

Basic Luximancy Spell: Cast 4-8 orbs depending if dual casting or not, can launch orbs one by one or all at once in a full barrage.

Cost: 3000-6000 MP

Damage: 50+INT Per Orb

...holy shit.

I looked at my hand in awe as the knowledge of how to cast the spells suddenly forced itself into my brain

I grinned so much that It actually hurt a bit

Recalling the steps that were freshly put into my mind I focus

Pump my mana into my hand, conceptualize the final product…

My hand felt warm as I averted my eyes at the new unbearable brightness

A minute or so passed as I glanced at the final product

A very stretched and glowing rhombus shape, which was outputting a glow, filling the abyss with light, enough for me to see my hand and the rest of my body.

[Light Dart] Has leveled Up! 02/100

I let myself laugh at that

Were not done yet~

What do you mea—

Perk: [White Magic Mastery] has activated!

[Light Dart](Active) - LV 02/100

Basic Luximancy spell: Cast a dart of light that damages enemies, can be dual casted.

Cost: 450-900 MP

Damage: 22+INT Per Dart

[Gleaming Blast](Active) - LV 01/100

Basic Luximancy spell: A blast of pure light magic, damages, knocks back, slightly disorientates and stuns all who are hit by it for a short while. Cannot be dual casted

Cost: 1800 MP

Damage: 31.5+INT

Stun Duration: 2.1-5.25 Seconds

[Radiant Orbs](Active) - LV 01/100

Basic Luximancy Spell: Cast 4-8 orbs depending if dual casting or not, can launch orbs one by one or all at once in a full barrage.

Cost: 2700-5400 MP

Damage: 52.5+INT Per Orb

...White magic mastery...is busted.

And I love it…

I look at the still active light dart, the stretched diamond-like shape hovering quietly in my hand...which glowed ever so slightly brighter

I smiled at that fact

Mentally, I command my Light Dart to dispel which causes it shatters into motes of light that flowed back into me, topping off my MP

Alright, on to my spells, i'm gonna take a few guesses right now, Light Dart is my weak and spammable attack. 52 damage per dart if we factor in my INT stat

More actually, check your stats.

I quickly think 'stats' and lo and behold it appears and consumes my entire field of vision.

John Isen

Title — N/A

Level — 2

Race — Fallen Angel(Wings 2)

Class — [Light Mage] - LV 01/100

Star Level — 1*

Power Rank — Mortal

HP — [3,150/3,150](315 Regen Per Minute)

SP — [3,150/3,150](420 Regen per Minute)

MP — [6,400/6,400](640 Regen Per minute)

STR – 18

END – 21

DEX – 17

INT – 32

WIS – 17

CHA – 11

LCK – 1

Unallocated Points: 0

HP Regen=[ENDx15] Per Minute

SP Regen=[ENDx20] Per Minute

MP Regen=[INTx20] Per Minute

Looks like my class is already affecting my stats in good ways. So apparently my weakest spell does 54 damage I want to say that's good but I only have myself to compare.

Next up, the one i'm personally excited for...Gleaming Blast, 63.5 damage per hit with my INT with a 2.1-5.25 second stun.

Definitely my favorite already, stun locks are overpowered in video games, you can just cheese entire boss fights with them, can't wait to actually test this puppy out, though it's a damn shame I can only cast 3 in a row right now. Biggest downside? The time the stun is in effect isn't set in stone, but a stun is a stun...so ill take it.

And the final one, Radiant Orbs, which I think is my heavy hitter spell.

84.5 per single orb is rather broken considering I can summon 4 if I'm not dual wielding which mental math shows does 338 damage per 4 orbs, by far my most devastating attack. I can only get two non dual cast ones off and a single dual cast one, the dual cast one does a total of 676 damage provided all of them hit. It is rather expensive MP wise but I can see why.

2 full 8 orb barrages can kill me. Which is damn scary. But I'll probably just stick to my lighter attacks considering I have to conserve MP.

Well you can get critical hits by the way

...I can?

Crits do 3 times the damage or more depending on what you hit.

...fuck, thats...damn I mean...it makes sense, but it's moderately frightening.

There are natural crit spots like the head, Solar plexus, neck, groin.

But also you can get a crit for stabbing through a major organ, taking off a limb, gouging out eyes etcetera.

I shuddered slightly at the thought of me getting my arms or legs ripped off. "Good to know…"

Well I can use it to my advantage now that I know where to aim as much as possible.

Alright, that's the end of the tutorial, there are more advanced things specifically crafting classes, vehicle combat, warfare, empire building, you get the picture—

"Hold up...Did you just say empire building?" I asked, my curiosity piqued

I—yes?

I'm hesitant to ask...but...Could I build my own empire?

Of course

I smirked, oh this is amazing, always did wanna try my hand at global domination, it was just a pipe dream of a 15 year old me, but still…I used to fantasize about this shit! Imagine how easy life would be!

I have to ask this...Can I conquer universes?

Absolutely master

Hold the phone, I can ACTUALLY do that? My eyes widened in disbelief

I see no reason you couldn't so long as you don't piss off a few gods you should be fine

You know what always pissed me off about earth? It's the fact that it was so chaotic all the damn time, always did wonder how conquering the world would feel and to live the easy life with the world kneeling at my feet, but I was just a 15 year old kid back in the day who thought I could make a difference in the world before life bitchslapped me...but now?

I have the potential

Quest Created: Back to spawn

Earth needs to be conquered, prove to everyone who told you that you wouldn't amount to anything in life that they were wrong by conquering your original Earth

Objective: Conquer your home earth

Bonus Objectives:

?

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Rewards:

?

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Quest Created: Emperor of all things

Conquer the entire multiverse, every universe and every atom, every planet and every star, every galaxy and every grain of dust in all of existence shall belong to you, forever and always.

Objective: Conquer Absolutely everything in the multiverse

Bonus objectives:

x100 Unknown Bonus objectives

Rewards: Special Title [Eternal God-Emperor]

100,000x Unknown Rewards

Hold on what the fuck? Did I just get the main questline started?

Yup~!

Well...Shit

Ah well the amount of rewards seem extremely high anyways so at least it's appealing to my greed.

Plus that title; Eternal-God Emperor? It has a rather good ring to it...

Now here are the rewards for completing the tutorial

Title Earned: [Nascent Conquer]

All followers do 2% extra damage in everything, Conquered people have lower chance of rebellions, conquered people are more productive and happier under you, all starship and fightercraft damage increased by 1%, Ground soldiers take 2% less damage and fight harder, ground Armor and mechanized infantry are 1% faster.

Okay, so spaceships are gonna be a thing and that excites the sci-fi nerd in me. The rest is quite interesting as well, the title boosts might not be high but it would probably be noticeable.

I equip the title, since I really have no other titles and plus if I know anything it's that percent stacking is meta as shit.

OST Unlocked: Together to the stars (United Empire Theme) - Endless Space 2

Star Wars: Sepratist Droid March

Star Wars: The Old Republic Revan's Theme

...OST?

Im sorry...What?

It's music...that I play in the background?

Okay I know that, I mean I'm not complaining but laying it on a bit thick with the whole conquest style music don't you think?

Pssh nonsense! Darth Revan's theme is badass

Not arguing but—You know what never mind I don't care anymore just isekai me already.

As soon as I said that, several text boxes flew up into my vision, each box had a basic map, a screen with what I was pretty sure was resource distribution and amount, damn even specific resources were listed, population density, hell even fucking tech level was included, there were charts, graphs, economic power of each world, extremely detailed information on everything I could ever ask for.

The graphs and economic parts appealed to the economist in me, the charts and population dynamics of each universe were thrown up for me to see.

Here are your choices: DxD, My Hero Academia, The Expanse, Mass Effect(Pre-1), RWBY, Battlestar Galactica(Pre Cylon Attack), Star Trek, SCPverse

Ah fuck, I immediately see a problem with this list

Specifically SCP

I really hoped at least SCP didn't actually exist, what with the cannon being questionable and how many SCPs contradict each other.

SCP

Resource Density: Earth Standard/Varies

Resource Distribution: Earth Standard/Varies

Threat: [WARNING] THREAT LEVEL IS MAXIMUM

Population density: Varies/7.6 Billion

Tech Level: High/Varies

Economic power: Possible post scarcity using SCP Anomalies

"Afraid to ask but what does threat level mean exactly?"

How hard it would be to survive initially

Noooope~

Thats a HARD fuck no buddy, I dont wanna deal with eldritch horrors, nor do I wanna deal with the fucking foundation finding me, containing me in a dinky cell, chaining me up and making me a D-Class then feeding me to 682 for 'testing' nor do I wanna deal with memetic kill agent bullshit.

Fuck that.

Logically as soon as I start getting power and levels either the Foundation, G.O.C, Serpent's Hand, or any other anomalous organization will try to find me and kill me, research and contain me or try to recruit me.

I technically would qualify as a SCP and I don't want to get locked up and used as a lab rat. I love SCP stories I really do, but I would definitely never go there considering it's basically scientific creepypasta.

While many SCPs would be useful, off the top of my head SCP-2000 can rebuild all of humanity from extinction, including every individual and memories to boot, SCP-1689 is a potato sack that leads to a dimension of potatoes and could feed an entire planet infinite potatoes, SCP-294 is a anomalous coffee machine that can make anything into a drink, And I mean ANYTHING from Gatorade to antimatter, which I can think of hundreds of reasons why it'd be useful in a economy.

SCP-500 can cure anything and everything, SCP-963 is an indestructible phylactery that gives you immortality, and that's the list of really benign and beneficial ones I can think of right now.

Then you got budget slender man SCP-096 who can hunt you down and kill you even at the bottom of the marania trench, the pedophile SCP-106 who can literally phase through anything to kill you, peanut boy SCP-173 which kills you if your not looking at it, SCP-682 the fucking angry unkillable dino croc who could probably survive getting yeeted into the nearest star and come back stronger and angrier, SCP-343 which is supposed to be god? SCP-055 which makes everyone forget anything about it—

[SCP-055s Anti-memetic agent has been blocked by Lilith]

The blood red text flew up into the front of my vision as I flinched back a bit in surprise.

….what the actual fuck?!

How in the holy fuck can it even reach me here?!

I don't know master, Were in the Interdimensional Void, between universes so that might be the cause

She sounded unsure…I should probably stop thinking about SCPs, there's probably one with a insta-kill when I think about it or something.

This is what I get for not brushing up on my SCPs more often

I sigh

Next on the list?

Battlestar Galactica

Resource Density: Extremely High/Galactic

Resource Distribution: Unbalanced

Threat Level: Low

Population Density: Approx 50 Billion Humans(Cyrannus)+? Cylon Population

Tech Level: Medium Spacefaring

Economic Power: Powerful Interstellar

The amount of resources immediately catches my eye, BSG already has...what I think is a rather high amount, sure they only have a single galaxy...currently, but if that 'Extremely High' tag is anything to go by, it doesn't matter if I only have access to a single galaxy right off the bat.

Focusing on that tab I pull up the resource numbers in more detail

"Mmm...Titanium, Aluminum, and Platinum group metals seem really high"...there's also the universe specific resource; Tylium, which is what both the Cylons and Colonials use to power/Fuel their FTL drives, and it's actually quite rare, only 1.6% across the entire galaxy.

Opening up the maps I see all 12 colonies, from Caprica to Aquaria and I'm not surprised Kobol isn't on there since it was abandoned a long time ago.

Huh, I notice a tab I've been ignoring, map modes.

Changing Map modes from regular to Resource Distribution, I don't find it at all surprising the BSG version of the milky way is sitting on a veritable goldmine of ores and valuable silicates.

Observing it further I notice something...The sheer mineral cornucopia that is Cyrannus.

I try my best not to gape

I mean this is beyond absurd! No single star system can have THIS much in the way of resources.

Sure it's TECHNICALLY a quaternary star system but still...this...this is insane!

Hell, there's enough resources in this single system to feed an entire civilization for over ten thousand years of intensive mining including the two thousand years the colonials have been there!

...I want it, I want this solar system badly.

If I know anything it's that having abundant resources is imperative to build a successful empire, I've played enough 4x strategy and RTS games to know this.

Taking a closer look I see that the region in and around Cyrannus is running a bit low on Tylium though...that's a problem considering how unbalanced the resource distribution is in this iteration of the Milky Way..the next largest deposit of Tylium and by extension ores is pretty far out from Cyrannus, and towards the galactic core.

I have to admit, the resources alone are tempting, let it be known to all greed is my sin, but there's the teensy issue of the Cylon attack that completely wipes out the colonies from around a fifty billion population to just over fifty Thousand.

If i'm going to head there I have to prevent that attack. I'm gonna need that manpower eventually and fifty billion is a very big number, but small peanuts compared to other verses.

Unless...I dont need to prevent the attack but convince the Cylons to not nuke the colonies into a radioactive dust bowl.

Master, That is actually quite possible, the colonies worship greek gods or some derivative of them, while there are monotheistic cults they are purged with extreme prejudice.

Probably due to the actions of The Soldiers Of The One...

The Cylons are monotheistic and thus believe in angels

I nodded along with her train of thought.

...Seeing as i'm an angel or technically a fallen one I have a pretty good shot to convince them not to do that.

If your lucky they'll worship you

I think I'll like that...

Quest Created: Deus Ex Machina

Objective: Convince the Cylons your the real deal, and call them off from committing genocide on the Colonies of Kobol.

Rewards: [Machine Whisperer] Title

Loyalty, worship and devotion of the Cylons

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Another one for the book eh?

I like that title though, I wonder what exactly it does?

Anyways, Christian machines worshipping me aside, I'm more concerned about the possibility of Local Gods in BSG.

Mostly about the lords of Kobol or the One True God, and if they exist or not.

I don't think we ever got a solid answer really. Unless my memory is hazy and I missed something…

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Lil, this is the part where you correct me.

Don't look at me, I'm not sure either

Lilith you are absolutely amazing in your usefulness you sentient Wikipedia.

Shut it

I shrugged and went back to brainstorming.

Damn, If floating in an infinite black void isn't good for focusing your thought I don't know what is.

...If there are gods in BSG then it's right out, my criteria being that if I HAVE to go to a verse with gods, I have to know a lot or as much as possible about them.

Bullshit, When the hell did you make that rule?

Just now, don't complain...Knowings half the battle anyways

On the chance BSG does have gods, then I just won't know that much about them, I never went super in depth into Greek Mythology...only occasionally for my highschool classes, nor did I ever read the bible...never was a religious guy.

...I don't like unknowns...especially god level ones.

Next up, is the fixation with Earth...aka the 13th Colony, which I can use to my advantage if done right.

If I can somehow make it seem I'm from earth, with the evidence to back it up, I could very easily become a massive influence in the colonies and gain lots of political clout.

Which I could use for an eventual takeover of the colonies and cylons a la order 66 style.

If I go to star wars I'm taking palpatine's spot as chancellor I swear.

Quest Created: Tribes Of Man

Objective: Find a way to take over the 12 Colonies Of Kobol

Bonus Objectives: Take Over the colonies peacefully, ?

Rewards: [Uniter Of Humanity] Title

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Bonus Rewards: [Envy Of the Unwashed Masses](Empire Passive Effect)

The People who aren't in your empire envy those who are, and would do nearly anything to live in your utopia.

Much higher chances of defections to your side on the battlefield, terrorisim and rebellion chances are significantly decreased, immigration significantly increases, and the best and brightest minds of other empires always try to go to your empire.

Okay...change of plans, Hit BSG ASAP, that perk alone would make this well worth it...and dear god that would be amazing to have in the future if I ever hit certain places in the future.

But the question remains, How the actual hell am I gonna go about convincing them I'm from Earth? Cylons are easy because of the wings and magic...But I need a hefty amount of evidence to convince the colonies.

I'd imagine I would have to fabricate something akin to a first contact scenario, in which they meet me as the leader of my future empire.

Which means I need ships, and an actual empire to be leading...

Goddammit all to hell, I need to hit up another sci-fi verse with Earth in it first and take that over.

...Fuck

Anyways, BSG is a good start that perk and those titles are just the carrot dangling in front of me, I have to admit it's unbelievably tempting but right now it's a plan B in case the other verses don't work out.

I need to do a peaceful takeover...and that will be challenging, no if's and's or but's about it.

Sorry Battlestar Galactica, I truly did enjoy binge watching you with the boys.

Lil how many more options do I have?

You got;

DxD, My Hero Academia,The Expanse, Mass Effect(Pre-1), RWBY

And for fucks sake pick one already, your not a pureblooded tactician you overcautious bellend

Hold on! Didn't you tell me to be cautious?!

Yeah but at the rate we're going we're gonna be in the interdimensional void for a while

Ugh, fine you hypocritically impatient woman! I'll just go through the ones I'm actually interested in.

Fucking Finally!

Suck my dick

If I had a body I would

And...that is not the correct thing for a voice in my head to say

Fuck you

"Hmm you could...if you had a body" I bit back snarkily

ARGHH!

Heh, annoying her is funny.

Anyhow, Next up we have RWBY

RWBY

Resource Density: Medium/Planetary

Resource Distribution: slightly Unbalanced

Threat Level: Medium

Population Density: Approx ~250 Million Human+Faunus

Tech Level: High Planetary

Economic Power: Moderate Planetary

Finally a change of pace.

RWBY is interesting seeing as vast swaths of the planet are uninhabitable thanks to shadow monster animal things that sense negative emotions and hate your guts.

Yeah, this planet is a ball o' fun for the whole family.

That's besides the point though, seeing as Remnant is basically a deathworld with some magic and supernatural elements it's pretty interesting.

Though I have no doubts that as soon as I appear someone will somehow realize I have magic and I'll be dragged into Ozpin and Salems little shadow war kicking and screaming.

Maybe while firing off Gleaming Blasts and Radiant orbs as well…

Anyhow, there's the main cast, which I'm not really worried about, with how absolutely OP magic is in Remnant and how quick I could hopefully power level. I would have to fight in the big leagues, with the maidens and either Oz, Salem or both at the same time as a third party.

Knowing you oh almighty wannabe Interdimensional khan, it's probably both at the same time.

Now that's uncalled for, Lil im not gonna be a wannabe

This Just in: Local Multiversal Khan gets yeeted into a star by local gods! More news at five!

Knowing my shit luck, yeah that's bound to happen eventually.

Though there are other...personal reasons why I want to go to Remnant...Yangs hot as fuck...no use lying, Weiss is best girl, again no use in lying...and Blakes a catgirl. Now that I think about it—

—Remnant is full of hot chicks, Look at Neo, Winter, Glynda even Cinder for christs sake!

Quest Created: Taste The Rainbow!

Objective: Fuck/Romance all the main girls in RWBY

(Including the evil ones)

[0/31?]

Rewards: [Harem Lord]

Love, support and companionship of 31(?) girls

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"You've gotta be shitting me" I mutter while staring at my new notification

...I have no words

None at all…

Seriously? A fucking HAREM!? The fuck do I look like? A harem anime protag?

Yes

No! I don't!

I was only saying Remnant was full of hot chicks...don't get me wrong I'd still stick my dick in em, but a quest for 31 girls?! Really?

Well, why not? When you have basically infinite potential for power and a multiverse to explore and take over why not indulge in your more...carnal pleasures

You can literally do anything, be anything, don't be one of those boring people

I mean...fuck...how am I gonna even start? I barely even dated a single chick...FUCK im still a virgin for gods sake!

You'll learn, don't worry

I rubbed my temples and willed myself to relax

Okay, so harems, I shouldn't be surprised but I genuinely am.

Alright, think...harems can work out, emperors and kings basically all have had harems in the past…so I shouldn't be too worried

You also kinda need a harem if you're gonna be seen as an actual leader, what emperor, king, khan, warlord or other powerful male ruler has not had a harem before?

I sighed "Good point I guess"

My life keeps getting weirder and weirder...

Anyways back on topic…

Silver eyes...something I'm admittedly interested in and worried about. Mostly Ruby's Silver eyes to be fair, If I got into a fight with her I'd need to end shit quick before she can kill or petrify me with a glare.

Plus magic would really stand out on remnant, unlike other worlds and draw lots of unneeded attention.

I'd have to lay low for a bit

Remnant is also confirmed to have not one, but two gods. While they fucked off to bum fuck nowhere, there is no guarantee that they won't come and kick my shit in four ways till friday.

Quick Question Lil, What ranks would Salem, Oz and the brother gods be?

Salem would easily be at the peak of Demigod, Ozpin would be either max demimortal, or halfway ascendant mortal

Brother gods are harder to pin down, but both would be Pantheon gods at least, possibly major gods at max

I pinched the bridge of my nose and sighed deeply

One Universe, One universe where I don't have to worry about getting suplexed into the local blackhole by the gods of said universe.

For fucks sake.

Shaking my head a bit, I focus my vision onto the map tab which is showing me a super detailed topographic version of remnant, dozens of small cities smaller than Argus, and hundreds of towns and villages across the planet, with of course the 5 main population centers of Vale, Atlas, Vacuo, Mistral and Menagerie.

Well, This is definitely before the fall of Beacon. So I have that going for myself. Metaknowledge and what not.

Changing to my rapidly growing favorite map mode of resource distribution, I see the list of materials, which in of itself isn't anything special, slightly higher amounts of stuff like iron and silver, but platinum group metals are extremely rare, rarer than Earth standard actually…

Platinum Group metals are all extremely important for starships, so Remnant would be a crappy shipyard world, but it's got other stuff.

Namely, Dust and Aura, but mainly Dust

Looking at its distribution and amount it's actually even more common than iron.

Apparently it doesn't work in space and looking at how many ScFi verses I have here, that would be detrimental, but If I could find a work around for that, stuff like Hardlight Dust would be amazing for shields, Gravity Dust would be good for artificial gravity, and possibly anti-grav sublight engines.

This all hinges on if I can get the darn stuff to work in space though

Wow look at me mom, i'm already planning out stuff for spaceships…

I sigh sadly…

Logan would enjoy this stuff

Wonder how he's doing…

I shake my head, no use crying over it now

Fuck...the boys are probably at my funeral or something…

Wonder how they're doing...down one...

Don't worry master, you'll see them again eventually!

Thanks Lilith...

I turn my attention back to the map of Remnant, I have things to be doing now...I can reminisce later

...Looking at one of the maps, specifically a structural one, I see its mantle, inner core and core.

A lot of Dust is located near the top of the mantle, in massive deposits, kilometers upon kilometers of the crap, and good news? They're all untouched. Leave it to Remnant to ignore important technology such as aerodynamics and decent mining tech.

Then there's the nifty thing called Aura.

Aura would be, hands down amazing for frontline troops, If a bog standard army grunt can be as capable as a huntsman in battle you get an almost unstoppable army, on ground anyway.

I want Aura, and semblances...but mainly Aura.

Having an army of superhumans is a fun idea.

Knowing me it might backfire...somehow.

Still RWBY is a very good Plan B, in between this and BSG they both have very good merits as backups.

Okay, Lil, what's on the list still?

Here;

DxD, My Hero Academia, The Expanse, Mass Effect(Pre-1)

Ah...MHA, I genuinely loved My hero academia, but...planetary level, rather low tech, and probably not worth the risk as a starter world considering how much I would stand out, people only have one quirk, I have magic and wings, The wings if I have to I could maybe pass off as a quirk...maybe...again I can retract them but it hinges if im seen with them or not.

Magic, unless it's a single branch like my light magic...then not a chance I could come up with an excuse for it, plus the people there are pretty strong...

Don't need to run into All for one, Or All Might ESPECIALLY All Might...or really anyone with a quirk for that matter, they're unpredictable and extremely common.

Aren't there lie detector quirks? If so i'm royally fucked.

But this world does have its uses...

One For All would be a useful power to have, I would need to make All Might give it up to me unless I can steal it.

Don't want to piss of All Might and have the symbol of peace hunt me down though...

Actually please pull up MHA statistics Lil.

My Hero Academia

Resource Density: Earth Standard/Low

Resource Distribution: Earth Standard/Unbalanced

Threat Level: Medium Low

Population Density: Approx ~10 Billion

Tech Level: Medium Planetary

Economic Power:High/Earth Standard

Yeah, Like I thought it was not worth the effort.

Good thing is that it has some rather cute chicks, students at U.A and fully fledged heros

I sigh in exasperation, I really am thinking with my dick aren't I?

Fuck, There are plenty of girls in MHA

...I really did like Uraraka, She was kinda cute…

You mean Fuckable right?

...Oh dear god here we go again

I know I hit the nail on the head...

I sighed in anoyance "Fuck off please" I dont wanna deal with this shit...

I know you, you little horndog, i've seen your memories

"Lilith, For fucks sake she's what? Like? 15?! 16?!" I try to plead my case

Oh Come on, what? Are you afraid that the Interdimensional void is gonna label you a Pedo? Send the Interdimensional FBI after you? You're not even that old! Plus you were thinking about fucking U.A students anyways you hypocrite!

"I-Im not…fine...FINE, you know what fuck it, shes hella thicc and I would totally fuck her into a goddamn coma, I said it, there you goddamn happy?"

Ladies and gentlemen...we got him.

"Why do I bother?" I sighed dejectedly

Because you love me?~

You know what? Fine, you win...i'm done.

Yes! Victory! Lilith 1 John 0~

How the hell can she go from snarky to playful that fast?...you know what it doesn't matter I have to get back on topic.

Removing those two options leaves me with DxD, The Expanse, and Mass Effect

It's between 2 Scifi Verses and 1 Anime verse

I tap my chin a little

So, we have; DxD, The Expanse, and Mass Effect.

Each of these verses have massive merits, and each of them are really good options.

Okay, so 3 universes left, each with their own merits and my two back ups of RWBY and BSG.

Technically 5 verses but what the hell...I can choose later

First and foremost the one with the most pros—

—The Expanse

The Expanse

Resource Density: Sol System/High

Resource Distribution: Sol Standard/Balanced

Threat Level: Very Low

Population Density: Approx 35.1~ Billion

Tech Level: Low Spacefaring

Economic Power: High Solar

I genuinely enjoyed the expanse as it always had me on the ends of my seats when watching the show, while the books were also amazing in their own right.

James Holden and Co. are actual badasses and I love them

Especially Amos.

Fuckin' Love Amos man.

The adventures they and the Rocinante go through are absolutely phenomenal, from the Canterburys destruction and them getting scooped up by the MCRN Donnager...to the CQB battle with them and The Donnager and the subsequent destruction of the aforementioned ship.

That entire thing sparks the whole show

The entire solar system in the expanse is basically a powder keg waiting to blow up

Earth and Mars are in a state of cold war, with both powers stepping on the Belters who mine the immense resource wealth of the asteroid belt and do all the hard, back breaking labor for meager gains and are looked down upon along with getting treated like actual human trash most of the time.

Air is a luxury and water is more valuable than gold to the Belters

Water is arguably worth dying for to the Belters

The Canterbury was hauling Water Ice it mined from Saturn's rings to ship to Ceres station where a whole 6 Million Belters live and work

...The hub of Belter society

The survivors of the Canterbury blame Mars for the attack since the offending ships used stealth tech

Mars is the only other known power with stealth tech

It's a logical conclusion to be fair

Now what do you get when you cross a destroyed ice hauler bound for a place where water is worth dying for, survivors testimony of the 'attacker' along with a beleaguered and angry people who have basically been treated like filth for YEARS?

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A political shitstorm is putting it lightly

When the Canterbury got fucked by Mars 'supposedly' the Belters basically went up in arms about the whole thing

Simply put...It was seen as Mars declaring war on the Belt in all but name.

Can anyone see how that would cause MASSIVE issues?

I can!

Lilith pipes up cheerfully

I roll my eyes with a upwards twitch of my lips

Anyways...

...Ceres later experienced water shortages and deaths because of it and a bunch of riots happened yada yada whatever.

The important thing is that an already fragile peace is made even more delicate due to that situation.

And that's not even mentioning the conspiracies and shit slowly popping off in the background

Which brings me to the Protomolecule; A alien tool that's designed to use/infect/Hijack biological matter to add to its mass for a predetermined job; AkA building a massive Wormhole Ring at the edge of a Solar System to allow for FTL travel to other solar systems

And now we get to the main reasons I want to come to this amazing politically charged shitshow of a universe

The Ring Builders and their technology

The Protomolecule

And access to 1300 systems and possibly an entire galaxy

Sure, there's also Humanity and the Sol System, which does interest me but not to the same extent as the ring builders and by extension their technology

The Protomolecule is capable of near impossible feats when it comes to newtonian physics

Such as...violating SEVERAL laws of physics with Eros

If I could harness it, It would become an invaluable tool, especially the ability to make Rings of my own.

We also have a little over 1300 entire solar systems and a potential galaxy and even maybe more than that

I'm not exactly sure, but I think it was stated somewhere in the books that the Ring Builders were just starting to dick around with intergalactic travel, or at the very least have a presence slightly beyond the Milky Way

And I also distinctly read that a MCRN fleet had found a Ring Builder shipyard in one of the systems

That's GONNA be mine ASAP

We also have whatever destroyed the Ring Builder empire which is somehow connected to the Rings themselves

I think Its implied that they're Extra Dimensional Beings with the ability to 'shut down consciousness'

Basically make people black out or go unconscious

While that might not seem powerful it would be absolutely devastating to a Hive Mind

...Which The Ring Builders were...I think

I don't need to explain how unhealthy that would be to a Hive Mind.

Damn…they managed to pull a horrendous matchup, holy shit.

They found the EXACT perfect counter to themselves

It got so bad the Builders had to destroy entire Solar Systems in a effort to stop them

...Didn't work of course because what Sci-Fi would this be without the cliché 'Dead Hypercivilization' but hey...A+ for effort I guess.

I do have a pretty big goal for going to the expanse now after all

Quest Created: The Builders

Objectives: Find Out what exactly happened to the Ring Builders and If they are still around, learn how to use and reverse engineer their almost physics defying technology, and explore the galaxy they left behind

Rewards: Builder Technology

Protomolecule Technology and Forging

Precursor Shipbuilding Techniques

Ring Building

Knowledge on how to create Non-Euclidean Exo Dimensional spaces.

[Xenoarcheologist] Perk

25x Unknown Rewards

Quest Created: The Expanse and the Crown

Objectives: Unite all of humanity and Forge the beginnings of a Galaxy spanning empire, Gain the worship of a eventual galactic empire, And become a official God-Emperor

Rewards: A future galactic empire at your beck and call

Worship of a empire and galaxy eventually

[God-Emperor] Title

Eventually 300~ Billion Solar systems worth of material

50x Unknown Rewards

Aaand there it is! My quests! Oh how I'm excited to eventually finish you!

...The Builders quest is gonna be my focus first, arguably much easier and probably will make the second quest easier in the long term

Plus, I do fancy myself some archeology

Was it because of those late night documentaries when you were a kid?

Exactly that, yes

The second questline is harder for sure but it says specifically 'beginnings'

Oh…and I think I figured out how I'm gonna convince the 12 Colonies of Kobol Im from Earth and conquer them without a fuss

I am so, SO tempted to giggle like a little bitch right now

But that's unbefitting a future emperor...

And, I do love the sound of God-Emperor Isen

Just...rolls off the tongue

Damn, that's great...that and the sheer amount of rewards

The Expanse is arguably one of the best sci-fi's in existence

The first two episodes had me hooked with the Newtonian Space Battles, considering you can't accelerate too fast or too much or you'll turn the crew into a red paste on the walls.

No shields either you just have some metal and wires to protect you from vacuum...fun.

The Donnager battle was one of my favorites though by far

Though I always thought it was a bit of a waste for the poor battleship to go out like that…

It had a lot of firepower for a sci-fi ship that adheres to the laws of physics.

A thought crossed my mind...fleeting really

What If I stole it?

Quest Created: Grand Theft Donnager

Objectives: Steal the MCRN Donnager before it self-destructs, ?,?

Bonus Objectives: ?, ?

Rewards: The MCRN Donnager(Donnager Class Battleship)(Uncommon Vehicle)

Newtonian Railgun Technology

Epstein Drive Technology

Fusion Technology

25 Levels

25x Assorted Stat Crystals(Grand)

[Captain] Perk

Did I say that out loud?

Yes

Ah, well then…

…shit

Look, how the actual hell will I steal a martian battleship?

Let alone get on it

That's a problem and a half right there.

And...Hold on...the quest actually shows me the full rewards

That's a surprise...

I focus my attention onto the screen showing the quest and double check my eyes roving about the screen plastered to my vision

Yup, no question marks besides for objectives

I lick my lips and stare at it further

The rewards are actually shown rather than just question marks…

...why is that exactly?

Because this is one of the easiest quests for you to complete and its probable that this is soonest one you will finish

Plus you wouldn't even know what to do them nor what even half the rewards some of the quests you have are

And surprises are fun!

That...That makes no sense whatsoever...but okay, whatever.

I rub my temples in annoyance

Anyways the rewards are all interesting, especially the 25 Levels, Crystals and Perk

Doing some quick math with the crystals reveals…

I almost drool a bit

...That's a lot of stats...

I shake my head a bit and refocus my train of thought

Back on topic, How the actual hell am I supposed to get in the Donnager?

Well...If I think about it there are 3 or actually 4 ways I could get on

And all of these hinge on the hope that I arrive before cannon starts

Aka; When the Canterbury blows up after investigating a distress signal

Option 1; I join the doomed ship for its mining mission to Saturn and try to get myself aboard the Knight Shuttle and get onboard the Donnager with the future Rocinante crew

Arguably the most fanboyish option but one I wont take for many reasons

Least of which is my presence gunking up cannon and getting a main character killed somehow

I want cannon to happen here as unobstructed as possible until the Ring gets created/opened

The amount of shit the Roci's crew deals with is unreal and I would rather not deal with it

Not my problem, not yet anyways

Even if im basically sacrificing Eros Station and all quarter million souls onboard it

Even If I let Earth and Mars duke it out and let thousands die in a war

I HAVE to let cannon happen here and get the ring open

1300 Solar Systems or the lives of people who would die anyways without some drastic change to cannon which risks the ring not opening at all

Its a easy choice

That's some cold calculating your doing

I shrug

Its a easy choice like I said, I would have made it even before I died

With the Rings open I can complete both of my main quests without much issue

Okay...Option 2; I join the MCRN

This is also full of problems

I could very easily not get a position on the Donnager and get stuck on the ass end of the solar system on a dinky MCRN patrol ship

And what if I dont appear on Mars?

What then?

What if I'm on Earth? Some undocumented fuck on a overpopulated planet with no hope of getting to the Donnager in time

Yeah fuck that I have to be ludicrously lucky for that to work

Option 3; I join the attacking ships

This might be the best option but...how? How do I go about this? Do I just knock on the door and say I saw the ad or something?

Hell no

Plus In the event I join up with the attackers, the Donnager fucking KILLED a good chunk of their ships in the fight

The reason this is the best option due to the chaos that would be happening as they boarded

It's a very exploitable window of opportunity.

If I was on a boarding team I could very easily see what I could do about the Donnagers self destruction

Best option of the 3 but I have no idea how to execute

Damn

And Option 4; Completely depends on how long until cannon starts

If it's a while I could enter the battle as a third party...

...And clock both sides in the face

Completely dependent on how far back I am though…

Two of these require immense luck to work

One runs the risk of fucking up cannon massively...which I dont want here for a plethora of reasons

And another I have no idea how to even start with

...Great

It's still unbelievably tempting to pick The Expanse as my starting universe, I really, REALLY want to

Do you want to?

I do...I really do, but a gut feeling is telling me not yet

I don a frown and sigh in annoyance

Well, whatever, I'm coming here as soon as physically possible, due to those three quests and how there are very few cons and no godlike entities...I think…roaming around

Alright then, If you say so

Here's the last 2

DxD, Mass Effect(Pre-1)

...The last two options

An ecchi harem anime filled with ridiculously overpowered supernatural beings and magic or a SciFi space opera taking place in a doomed galaxy about to meet catastrophe.

God, never thought I would have to pick between an ecchi harem anime and a story driven space opera video game.

What has my life come to...

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A/N: This chapter took ages to get just right, hopefully subsequent chapters shouldn't take as long as this one. I'd also like to shout out Etherdir(read his stuff its good) and Zedeff for helping me out with this and giving me much needed criticism. I would also like to thank the boys on the Shiro discord for helping me out with certain things, You guys are great!