For the first time since she logged in Hildelith finally got the chance to admire her universe. Man was she stunned. From checking out notifications to rewards to Haero and Zeus she had not been able to look at it. But now she could and it was worth it.
Designing and then seeing it at work were two different things. She'd seen it from the Haif'jin, the Primordial Behemoth, and now her universe.
"Ah. It's deserving of its name," she whispered.
The most obvious thing to catch one's eye here was the golden river, stream, ocean, or whatever one would want to call the flowing liquid or energy in a circular ring. It went from one side to the other creating a large space within it in an eternal loop. An eternal loop which then descended like a spinneret or whisk. Depends on how it was seen.
The golden river was mesmerizing to watch, its waters splashing up and down held in place by the boundaries of the ring around it. Yet it was more of the sight within its locks that could sway any with the beauty held.
The mortal realm was a straight carpet of a crudely interwoven tapestry. Glowing with the light of various stars and a little sun that had formed its solar system within it. Orbiting it were gases and asteroids but no planet yet. Well, just the lifeless rocks. There were countless solar systems but only one solar system was active. She tried counting the number but stopped after fifty. It was too much. While she could poke through and see Hildelith deemed it unnecessary. The inactive solar systems while bright had a padlock mirage over them.
When Hildelith tried tapping them, it kept saying locked making her frown her cute face in unacceptance.
Requirements for unlocking were to grow life in the beginner solar system and have atleast one planet there in the Iron Age. Depending on how many planets she wanted in one solar system of course.
Looking away from within the mortal realm Hildelith inspected the borders of the tapestry tightly interwoven and held by the edge of the ring. With a nod, she moved on to the next one. The spirit realm. Unlike the mortal realm which was a dark space filled with fiery stars and galaxies, the spirit realm was a murky mist of blue.
It was a huge plane that lay just beneath the mortal realms, its mist clouding and rising to seep within the mortal realms. Like a fire burning a pot. The ring bound it in place at the centre keeping the mists from drifting beyond its borders.
Above the mortal realms was another plane of colours. A myriad of them. Both those Hildelith knew and many she had never seen. Just like the spirit realm, the Dream Realm shone its colours on the mortal realms like light beams.
At the very top of the ring was a chain of mountaintops each higher from the edge than the next until the central mountain which was the largest and tallest.
The Divine Realm.
Beneath the plane of mists was another space. Orbs floated and revolved around the other. One such orb burned a bright golden-red flame, another wobbled and shook like liquid, one was a green and brown colour while the last was a brown and cloudy structure.
The Reality of Elements.
A chain of mountains for the divine gods, a realm of mist for the spirits, a river of gold for souls, the mortal realm for well, mortals, a dream realm to hold man's desires and wants, a home for elementals, an Abyss for the Daemon gods
The system had been applied due to this creation since each of the places had its functions which had pushed her to the end faster than the other players. Not that she was aware of that fact yet.
The Star River as was the name of the waters that flowed within the golden ring of water was where souls were thrown. It also served as a memory eraser for the NPCs not that Hildelith was sure if it worked for the players. However, she figured it would mostly wipe their skills and abilities and also racial perks or other things not attached to the soul.
The player's soul in this case is their real self.
The spirit realm was for the dead NPCs that had to wait for reincarnation or for whatever reason couldn't get reborn. Hildelith couldn't have them roaming the mortal plains. The Dream Realm was for the imaginations and wishes of mortals to be forged in but not made access to. This way she could get new and interesting creatures or stories. The Reality of Elements was a world where all elements prospered and grew. It was from this world that any element would be drawn from. The Divine Realm was the seat of power for the Divinities while the Abyss was the same for the Daemons. There were three last positions in the Rings. The third of them was the topmost ring. A space taken and held by The Sol.
The very last one was Abstract Realities. Unlike the other realms and realities in the Ring. This one was not held in place by the ring. No, the rings' ring-endings ran through this reality and out forming the final ring and then curving right back up. The Star River immersed in the Abstract Reality carried with it this power over the Abstract and took it back to the other realities.
Everything was perfect. But the system had warned her back then about missing something crucial. it. Which was why she left the two last spots in the Star Rings. Hopefully, it wasn't something all that important.
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HELEN'S POV
I sighed after creating the last of the remaining four templates. It was hard trying to custom-make my templates. Ideas had to be thrown in and then thrown out when not suitable. Finally, I had finished and while I was delighted at my choices I couldn't help but feel I could have done better. So I went through it all again. I didn't know how long it took but I didn't lose concentration until I was sure of it all.
[Would you like to assign a Template to your Administrators]
[Y/N]
"Yes".
[Would you like to choose an NPC soul or a Player soul]
"NPC" I wasn't quite ready to meet players yet. Besides, the alpha testers had a month before the login which meant my administrators might either have a gestation period of one real-life month or the game A. I would release a slot for another player. Either way, I couldn't wait.
The four orbs condensed just like in Haero's case quivering after I made all the decisions. The timer finally reaching its limit faded away just as the orbs shattered.
From within floated out four babies. None resembling the other in any feature.
The first had no hair. His eyes lacked pupils instead shining with a brightness that resembled the sun, his skin was as dark as the night and his pointy ears wiggled as he sniffed lips parting to showcase cute pointy fangs. Huge starry and brightly glowing wings with less Physicality and more abstract floated from the shoulder blades of his back. Huge for a baby.
This was Ozai, the Cosmic Elf, a Primordial Deity.
The second was Tora an Unmduni, her long and beast-like ears were cute, as were her large round green eyes. Her half-beast form gave her fur, while fangs grew from her little mouth and claws from her fingers. Her white hair was long, unlike babies. While nine furry tails floated behind her. She was a Vulcan, the only Primordial Magi.
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Third and Last were the twins Freyja and Freyr. Both had wings almost similar to that of Ozai that folded around them adorably but with a difference being that both lacked the glittery stars and light within their abstract wings. Freyr's skin was almost human but little scales disrupted such appearance while Freya was more illusionary, Their hairs were both pitch black. A reptilian tail swayed behind Freyr while Freya had none. Red and Blue reptilian eyes locked on me. Their scales ran from the back of their palms to their shoulders and their heels to their hips shimmered. Unlike others, both had six instead of five fingers. Two horns grew from Freyr's head, while their pointed ears wiggled about. A beautiful race of Male and Female Djuns. One a Primordial Spirit and the other a Primordial Demon.
NAME - Ozai
Title - Guardian of the Plains. God of the Cosmos.
RACE - Cosmic Elf
BEING - Administrator/God
LEVEL - 0(0/00)
STATS
Might - 14
Mobility- 21
Physicality- 25
Focus- 20
Abstract - 20.4
[RACIAL TYPE - PRIMORDIAL DEITY]
[RACIAL ABILITY - COSMIC EMBODIMENT]
The user is the manifestation or personification of cosmic forces. As such, they have total control over them (stars, meteors, planets etc.)
[SKILL - COSMIC STORM]
The user creates, shapes, and manipulates storms made from cosmic matter or energy capable of destroying planets and unleashing chaos on a cosmic level.
[SKILL - COSMIC MANIPULATION]
The user creates, shapes, absorbs and manipulates cosmic forces and energies to produce nearly any effect they desire, including the manipulation of energy across space and time.
[RACIAL ABILITY - DIVINE FORCE]
The user has control of anything divine. Can manipulate divine objects and relics that are connected to the gods or even divine power
[SKILL - DIVINE ATTACKS
The user can release and use divine energy in attacks of various shapes, types and intensities, either projected, melee attacks or otherwise.
[SKILL - DIViNE ELEMENTAL MANIPULATION]
The user creates, shapes and manipulates holy elements that are highly effective against their kind.
[PERSONAL PERK - LORD OF ORDER]
As a being forged with light and in the light you are the very presence of order in this universe. Capable of manipulating and infusing said order into everything.
NAME - Tora
Title - Skywalker, Queen of the Heavens.
RACE - Unmduni
BEING - Administrator/God
LEVEL - 3(0/200)
STATS
Might - 10
Mobility - 25
Physicality- 10
Focus - 30
Abstract - 25.6
[RACIAL TYPE - PRIMORDIAL MAGI]
[RACIAL ABILITY - MAGIC PHYSIOLOGY]
User is a pure magical entity of unique or common nature with pure forms of magic with the ability to change or manipulate all forms of magical energy and their own having magical powers, abilities and specific physiology that’s bound to both their magic and nature.
[SKILL - MAGICAL EMPOWERMENT]
User becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when they come in contact with their own and/or somebody else’s magic, possibly unlocking abilities related to the affinity and enhancing the existing powers.
[SKILL - MAGIC ENERGY GENERATION]
The user can generate all kinds of magical energies, the very power that fuels spell-casting and mystical rituals.
[RACIAL ABILITY - MAGICAL ENERGY MANIPULATION]
User can create, shape, absorb or manipulate magical energy; a form of mystical energy that fundamentally fuels and/or manifests all magical phenomena such as spells, practices, rituals, circles and enchanted objects. through this mystic energy users can transmute magic for a variety of effects and purposes,
[SKILL - MAGIC CREATION]
The user possesses the ability to create entirely new forms of magic or the magic itself, including the crafting and design of its rules, limitations, maximum potentials,b taboos, and all other aspects required for the newly created form of magic.
[SKILL - ARCANE SCIENCE]
The user knows everything about magic, the supernatural and everything related to it. As such, they know everything within magic and the deep secrets that lie within, and around it.
[PERSONAL PERK - MAGICAL INFINITY]
The user's magical power and potential increase over time with no limit and can keep gradually increasing, essentially forever. This makes their potential limitless and immeasurable, allowing them to perform any feat in due time.
NAME - Freyja
Title - The Soul Weaver. Lady of the Dead.
RACE - Oragon
BEING - Administrator/God
LEVEL - 3(0/200)
STATS
Might - 10
Mobility- 10
Physicality- 25
Focus - 30
Abstract - 25.6
[RACIAL TYPE - PRIMORDIAL SPIRIT]
This entity is a spiritual being of transcendent/godlike power. Users of this possess incredible power above the class of all manner of spiritual beings, having unimaginable powers and status beyond that of any spirit no matter their nature
[RACIAL ABILITY - ABSOLUTE SPIRITUALITY]
User possess absolute spiritual power and status. They are the ultimate animating force of spiritual power and/or often the source of every other spirit or soul in existence
[SKILL - SOUL CREATION/DESTRUCTION]
User can create souls: a person's essence, their hopes, their dreams, their emotions, their will, and their sense of humanity. They can construct another's sense of self with nothing but their imagination or inevitably allow their creation to develop into their sense of self. On the other hand, they can also permanently destroy/annihilate souls and/or spiritual beings that do not have a body, without affecting the body, which causes the targets to die without the possibility of reincarnation/resurrection.
[SKILL - ABSOLUTE REFLECTION]
User reflects any & all powers and abilities that are used against them without being harmed or affected regardless of their nature, type or level of power, including conceptual powers or even totality/omnipresential attacks and powers of a special nature.
[RACIAL ABILITY - ABSOLUTE INVINCIBILITY]
Are unlimitedly and infinitely invincible and independent in all aspects: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, conceptual, etc
[SKILL - ABSOLUTE COMBAT MASTERY]
Users the pinnacle of combat mastery, excelling in both armed and unarmed combat, enabling them to perform superhuman and supernatural feats far beyond conventional limits. Their mastery extends to a state of harmonized mental, physical and spiritual equilibrium, enabling them to dominate their opponents by their mere presence.
[SKILL - ZENITH]
Users can and will enter the zenith state when endangered a form that has reached the pinnacle of their very being, as users can ascend their condition, powers and abilities to the highest level that allows them to become the absolute and apex version of their very self and form.
[PERSONAL PERK - ETHER MANIPULATION]
The user can create, shape and manipulate ethereal and otherworldly energy from various planes of existence and utilize it
NAME - Freyr
Title -Death Bringer, Guide of The Dead.
RACE - Djun
BEING - Administrator/God
LEVEL - 3(0/200)
STATS
Might - 15
Mobility -20
Physicality - 30
Focus - 25
Abstract - 20.5
[RACIAL TYPE - PRIMORDIAL DESTRUCTION DEMON]
[RACIAL ABILITY - APOCALYPTIC FORCE MANIPULATION]
User has control over the ultimate force that brings the cessation of all existence. Beyond a mere instrument of destruction, this power embodies the essence of the finality itself
[SKILL - CALAMITY HELL
User acclimates a ton of existential crises and discharges them in accumulative numbers, hurling one end-game scenario after another out at a target at the drop of a hat.
[SKILL - CURSE MANIPULATION
User creates, shapes, moves, controls, interacts and changes curses, any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to one or more persons, a place, or an object.
[RACIAL ABILITY - DESTRUCTIVE FORCE MANIPULATION]
The user can create, shape and manipulate destructive forces. The forces behind the causes for anything to be annihilated from reality, user can control these destructive forces to perform powerful feats such as erasing the existence of anything, controlling how something is destroyed, erasing cosmic-sized material
[SKILL - DESTROYER DEITY
When endangered or willed the user can transform into a destroyer deity, a god/goddess of immense power that can destroy anything and everything, even other divine beings. They can destroy planets, star systems and even universes in an instant.
[SKILL - DESTRUCTION EMPOWERMENT]
User becomes stronger, faster, more durable, more powerful, and more efficient. By using destruction user possibly unlocks abilities related to the affinity and enhances the existing powers.
[PERSONAL PERK - ABSOLUTE CONTRACT]
As a Primordial Demon, the user can create and enforce any type of contract/pact with absolutely anything, even with themselves; dictating every condition therein, including qualifiers in the event one or more of the parties would - or even could - somehow break the contract/pact.
[Administrators Complete]
[Reward - Mirror of Nothing]
You have created forces and beings of your universe. 'You are the Universe, as the Universe is you'. All powers and abilities held and controlled by forces within you are ineffective against you. The rate of comprehension and usage of available forces improved by 20%.
A shiver swept through my body. I felt myself glitch back to my Form of Nothing and various subtle sensations settled within me. I could feel it. A connection. Vague but there.
I wasn't the first to completely create all my administrators. While it was saddening to not get the first reward it was still okay for me. For now, though I had only one month IRL to complete my first world. Before the rise of the players.
I gathered my babies to me struggling to hold all four as they each grabbed at me while floating to the Lunar Palace.
Inside I deposited them glad to see Haero and Zeus dozing while cuddling into each other. My in-game divine family was complete. Maybe I'd create a pet for the rest. But for now, my first solar system called for me.
Excitement rattled through my veins.