Blinking his eyes, Ken felt clean again. It was as if he’d come out of a shower. Looking around him he was confused to find himself in a endless white space. Appearing from out of nowhere a small screen appeared in front of him
Hello Mortal Soul - Ken,
Due to unmonitored circumstances, your underworld has collapsed due to there being an error on the reincarnation path. These massive amounts of death have left your underworld unprepared and the circumstances came to be. We feel as if an explanation would assist in your process.
Due to the massive amounts of death your people decided bringing children into the world was not a good idea, understandable. However because of that, souls awaiting reincarnation were backlogged. This prevented old souls from leaving the underworld and with the influx of over 3/4 of life on the planet rushing into the underworld souls were stuck with nowhere else to go.
We have of course since then fixed the error but the issue now lies with you. You have been moved into a new realm as penance for the error in the celestial plan. As secondary compensation for no longer being able to reenter the reincarnation cycle ever we have decided to give you one wish. Afterwards you will be moved to your new realm. Please ask any questions you need.
Reading was weird, seeing as he hadn’t had the time to do it in so long, he was a little rusty. Reading it several time gave him a plethora of questions that he didn’t know where to start.
“What will happen to all the souls stuck in the underworld?”
The will be given a chance to reincarnate again once the realm is reset.
“Reset?”
Yes. A reset with a different species but very similar.
‘So life will continue, just with another species. Did aliens have souls? Confusing but okay.’ He realized, he wouldn’t see his friends and family ever again but he was oddly okay with that. They would be reincarnated and forget about him and continue their existence. Now he was thinking about that second bit of info.
“Why will I not able to reincarnate ever again?” he asked.
Your soul is not native to this realm, so should your soul reach the reincarnation stream here it would be immediately destroyed.
“I don’t suppose immortality is a thing?” He blurted out.
Immortality is possible via various methods.
“Really? What methods?”
Alchemical Potions, Apotheosis, Ascension, Becoming a Spirit, Biological Engineering, Cultivation, Cybernetic Ascension, Magical Mana Infusion, Nanotechnology, Pacts with Higher Beings, Becoming a demigod, Soul phylactery, Soul forms etc.
Hearing the list Ken began asking all about the different forms of immortality. The screen just popped up with simple explanations for each one in front of him.
Alchemical Potions - Using rare magical plants and items to craft a potion that can grant immortality.
Difficulty Extremely Difficult (Requires training, wealth, artifacts of power, luck, and aptitude)
Chances of Success .3115%
Apotheosis - The process of gathering believers to worship you until you become a god.
Difficulty - Almost Impossible (Requires Charisma, Worship, Feats of Glory, Strength, Manipulation, Armies, Artifacts of power, Spark of Divinity Etc.)
Chances of Success 10^1000000000000000 to 1
Ascension - Discovering a source of creation or power then wielding it. Doing so transforms you into a Higher Being.
Difficulty - Extremely almost Impossible (Cannot Reveal Requirements)
Chances of Success 10^10000000000000000000000000 to 1
Becoming a Spirit - Move your Spirit into the spirit Realm and stay there forever.
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Difficulty -Very Difficult then very easy (Requires meditation, path to spirit realm, spirit roots, and a spirit guide)
Chances of Success 40%
Biological Engineering - Tinker with the base code of life and stop yourself from aging.
Difficulty - Very Very Challenging (Requires Genetic Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Engineering and Physics Genius, Wealth,
Chances of Success .0041% Chance
Cultivation- Gather the energies of the cosmos into your body and slowly shed your mortal form. Beware as the Heavens do not take kindly to those that try to brake the chains of fate.
Difficulty - Extremely Challenging (Requires Meditation, Luck, artifacts of power, wealth, Techniques, Discipline)
Chances of Success 20%
Cybernetic Ascension - Empower yourself with technology until you discover a way to store yourself forever in the network.
Difficulty - Extremely Unlikely
Chances of Success .0001 %
Magical - Create the magical spell for immortality
Difficulty - Extremely Challenging (Requires Meditation, Magical Genius, Luck, artifacts of power, training in multiple fields of magic)
Chances of success - .01%
Mana Infusion - Absorb Magic into yourself and turn into a being of pure Mana
Difficulty Extremely Challenging ( Requires Meditation, Magical Genius, Luck, artifacts of power, training in multiple fields of magic)
Chances of success - 1%
Nanotechnology - Utilize technology to maintain your body to peak performance. Forever.
Difficulty - Extremely Unlikely (Requires Technological genius, advanced technological factories, and neural link technology.)
Chances of Success .09%
Pacts with Higher Beings - Curry favor with Higher Beings, good or bad doesn’t matter so long as you do their bidding. Or entertain them what will you be? You’ll never know
Difficulty - Difficult (Requires Ritual calling a higher being to you, then pledge yourself to their cause)
Chances of Success - 5%
Becoming a demigod - Take the blood of a Higher Being or God into you. Beware some who take offense at such an action
Difficulty - Hard/impossible ( Requires Draw or find blood from a higher being, then do a ritual binding their blood to you)
Chances of Success - (10 - 100%) This is determined depending on who you try to appeal to
Soul phylactery - Transfer your soul into a container. As your body dies, your phylactery can be used to bring you back. Or bing you to the service of another.
Difficulty - Relatively Challenging (Requires, Magical Genius Necromancy, Soul magic, Wealth, Followers)
Chances of Success 1%
Soul forms- Empower your soul so that in death, you can remain in the realm. However, reapers will come for you as you no longer belong in the land of the living.
Difficulty - Difficult (Requires a soul shard, formed by removing the spirit from a soul and forging it into pure energy.
Chances of Success - .094%
Of all the options it seemed like Cultivation fit him best. From further descriptions it made it seem perfect for him actually.
Long periods of time with out social interactions. Check.
With progress the ability to survive with out food. Check.
Power to defy those who would attack or control him. Check.
Freedom. Check.
Lastly Immortality. Double Check.
Seeing as all the other options would probably end in failure, servitude, or less than himself. Freedom and power would be his wish, but not without a journey. Considering his last few years had taught him a lot about hardship, he knew he wouldn’t be able to handle the temptations of power if he didn’t earn it.
So he asked more and more questions on cultivation and realized that being a cultivator was not enough, he needed techniques, resources and most importantly power. Time didn’t seem to matter as he kept asking more and more, learning about qi, the dantian core, the spirit, yin and yang, five elements, pill concocting, weapon forging , and the heavenly tribulations.
As Ken became more and more knowledgeable he formed his wish in his mind. It wasn’t perfect but he felt it was the best he could do.
“I wish to be the greatest cultivator, pill alchemist, weapon forger, and formation master in a new world!”
Wish Received….
Granted.