I felt compelled to close my eyes, and when I opened them, there was a God in front of me, with a capital G. I don’t know how I knew they were a God. But all my instincts were screaming, “Worship them,” and I couldn’t breathe. I fell to my knees, but before I could say anything the God spoke, “Get up, I have no use for you if you can’t look even me in the eye.”
I found myself stood up, looking into their eyes. “Much better, now, we can talk, Reincarnator.”
I managed to summon the willpower to speak, “Wh-what do you want?”
“To make you ascend.”
“What? Ascend?”
“Never mind that, I think some introductions are in order. I am அமைப்பு, but you can call me Amaippu, the Great System of this world. As a show of friendship, I will turn off my Presence.”
Suddenly, I could breathe again. “Thank you,” I panted.
“You are welcome, Reincarnator.”
“My name is Kaitlen, not reincarnator.”
“Ok then, Kaitlen, do you know why you’re here?”
“Not one clue.”
“You’re here because we Gods are few and far between, and creation hasn’t stopped, and we have spread too thin as it is already.”
“And I’m here. Why?”
"In short, we need more Gods."
"The Gods want me to become a God?"
"Well, I want you to join us. When the Parliament decided to make the Reincarnators, we also agreed not to track your ascension. This way, we can’t interfere with your journeys. But as I have found you anyway, and my faction needs more supporters, so I am willing to break the spirit of the agreement and grant you a boon in return for your support in Parliament if you ascend. In your words, I want to sponsor you."
"Two questions, what does your faction support, and what will this boon be?"
"You wouldn't understand; explaining the Parliament's politics to a mortal is like explaining Earth's politics to an ant. As for your boon, I can either give you a Legendary boon for this life, or a permanent Epic, Soul boon."
"And what are these boons going to be?"
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"I can't tell you that, and before you ask why, it is just the way of things. Gods require a certain amount of trust."
"Okay, I'll have to take your word for it. I'll take your deal on the condition that I can back out if your values differ too much from my views. And I'll pick the permanent boon."
"Deal"
YOU HAVE BEEN GRANTED THE EPIC SOUL BOON [System Activation]
[System Activation] You have full access to your world's system at birth. In worlds where this is normal, you gain one truly random skill or ability.
"Is that all?"
"What is it with you mortals? Haven't you ever heard the saying, don't look a gift horse in the mouth?"
"I don't know; I was expecting something a bit more powerful, like double RP or something."
"Trust me; this is better in the long run than that."
"I'm sorry, thank you for the ability."
"You are most welcome, just don't forget our arrangement. Oh, and before I go, I'll fix that error you made"
YOU HAVE BEEN GRANTED [Endurance II]
When I finished reading the message, Amaippu was gone, and time resumed. I had tons of messages to read, but I checked on my family first. I ran out of my room to see if Amaippu had done anything to them. After some quick reconnaissance and excuses for running in the house, I returned to my room, relieved and read the notifications I had waiting for me.
FOR REACHING 6, YOU HAVE UNLOCKED YOUR STATISTICS
Intelligence 137
Charisma 98
Wisdom 83
Magic 46
Agility 30
Strength 26
Constitution 76
Perception 73
Luck 123
EMERGENCY ACTIVATION DUE TO [System Activation]
YOU MAY NOW PICK YOUR CLASS. CAUTION, THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHOICE OF YOUR LIFE.
CLASSES AVAILABLE TO YOU:
[Novice Healer], Common, Available to all.
[Novice Craftsman], Common, Available to all.
[Novice Scribe], Common, Available to all.
[Novice Labourer], Common, Available to all.
[Novice Fighter], Common, Available to all.
[Novice Artist], Common, Available to all.
I had already decided to pick Healer, as saving lives seems to be the best way to earn RP and Mum told me that not many chose Healer, so I would never be short of work.
YOU HAVE CHOSEN HEALER. YOU HAVE LEARNED THE SKILL [Diagnosis], AND THE ABILITY [First Aid I].
[Diagnosis] Spend Mana to learn what is wrong with your patient; the worse the injury, the more mana it takes to diagnose.
[First Aid I] If you have a diagnosis, you instinctively know how to help your patient up to a basic level.
FOR NEGOTIATING WITH A HIGHER POWER, YOU HAVE EARNED THE ABILITY [Negotiator V]
[Negotiator V] Your charisma is more effective when negotiating a deal.
YOU HAVE BEEN BORN WITH THE SKILL [Move]
[Move] You may spend extra stamina to boost your effective Strength and Agility while moving.
That was all the notifications I had for now, so I left my room to greet my family properly.
"Happy awakening Kaitlen!!" they all shouted as I entered the kitchen. With all of today’s excitement, I had already forgotten it was my birthday.