There was a village on the eastern side of the world. That village was apart of a small kingdom.
Inside this small kingdom, there was a certain house. It was an ordinary house, only a bit small.
Inside this house, was a young couple. A crimson haired male with green eyes, and a purple haired female with blue eyes. They were both very young, not even in their 20s. But they were already parents.
The mother was breastfeeding a young baby.
The baby had azure hair and eyes unlike his parents. It was a really beautiful baby, that would make any young mother envious.
However, this baby would sometimes make weird faces. As if he was deep in thought. He also didn't cry when he was born. Instead, he just glared at the person who pulled him from his mother.
This baby was called Gamiko Dragna. But his parents call him Miko for short.
“Miko looks like he's in a good mood recently.”
Said the mother.
“Yeah. He didn't cry or anything when he was born, and would occasionally glare at us. But, he's acting like a normal baby now.”
Said the father.
“I told you he wasn't glaring at you, Leon.”
“No, he was glaring alright. Especially anytime I came close to you, Sasha. Watch.”
Leon touched his wife on her shoulder, and looked at the baby.
“See! He's glaring at me! It's like he's saying, ‘Don't touch my property, you bastard’!”
Sasha looked at Miko, and saw a smiling baby.
“You're just imagining it.”
He wasn't. The baby, Miko was definitely glaring at his father.
And Leon wasn't far off when he said ‘Don't touch my property, you bastard’.
Its more along the lines of, “Don't soil my food source with your dirty hands. These breasts no longer belongs to you alone!”.
If you haven't realize it yet, Miko wasn't a normal baby. He had the mind of a 20-year-old man in his body.
He was Logan Cross.
(I see that you've given up your pride, and is living as an infant.)
A voiced resounded inside his head. It was a voice he knew quite well.
‘I'm currently at a stage where I'll die if I'm not taken care of.’
Miko/Logan answered the voice in his head.
(So you aren't talking advantage of the situation?)
‘Of course I am. I'm a baby. My only concern right now, is if they'll change my diaper before I die from the scent of my own filth. I sleep all day, and if I cry a little I get a nipple in my mouth, and I don't have clean up after myself. Who wouldn't want that?’
(……I see that you've lost you're dignity as a human being.)
‘I'm a baby. I can't even say the word dignity, much less know what it means.’
(Hahahaha!)
Tiamat laughed uncontrollably inside his head.
‘….So, what's this about Tiamat? Forcing me to be reincarnated in a new world, and just leaving me for months on my own?’
Miko’s voice was filled with scorn.
(I left you alone to cool down for a bit. And besides, I didn't leave you alone. I was observing you from a far.)
‘Well, I'm calm now.’
(Liar. You're glaring so much that your father looks like he's going to piss his pants.)
‘That lustful bastard wants to defile my food source. He's lucky I didn't kill him in his sleep.’
(That lustful bastard is your father, and that food source is your mother. At least show them some respect for making you.)
‘Being a parent doesn't automatically earn you respect. I'll respect them when they earn it.’
(……At least let the guy touch his wife. As a man you know he has urges.)
‘He has 2 hands doesn't he?’
(Don't come crying to me, when he brings an army of priests to exorcise the demon out of you.)
‘Get on with it. Why am I here?’
(…..I told you before, I reincarnated you to make this world our's as my Proxy.)
‘And I'm saying, I don't know what you mean!’
When Miko got irritated by Tiamat, it was visible on his face.
Seeing that, his mother-
“Look, now he's really upset. He probably doesn't like the fact that his father is accusing him.”
“Wha?!”
Back to Logan's and Tiamat conversation.
(It means just that. I want you to conquer this world in my stead.)
‘Why would I do something so tiresome like world domination? And for a selfish Goddess like you?’
(Didn't you say that you would burn the world to the ground if you have to, just to punch me just once?)
‘Yeah and I meant it. However, this world was different from what I imagined.’
(Oh? You figured it out?)
‘Well, if you just look at the appearance of my parents and myself, you know that these aren't the feature of normal humans. Not to mention they use strange powers to do daily chores. That's probably magic. Hence, I'm not on earth but an alternate world.’
In the few months that Miko has been alive, he's seen his parents do stuff like creating fire from their palms, summoning water out of nowhere, creating static between their finger tips; just to name a few.
The only explanation he could come up with, was that they're using magic.
(You're as smart as I hoped. That's right, this is a world of magic. Or in your case, fantasy world!)
‘Send me back.’
(Huh?)
‘Send me back to my world. I can just feeling all the unnecessary trouble I'll have in this world.’
(……..And as my Proxy, I want you to conquer this world!)
‘Don't ignore me!”
The irritation in baby Miko’s eyes increased and further frightened his father.
‘Sigh. Just explain what do you mean by Proxy.’
(Ah, I didn’t explain anything did I?)
Tiamat sounded like she had just realized her carelessness.
(A Proxy, or more specifically a God Proxy is a person chosen by a Higher Being to represent them.)
‘Represent them? In what?’
(The War For Supremacy.)
‘Huh?’
(Let me start from the beginning.)
Tiamat paused for a bit and then continued.
(Many millennia ago, a war broke out among all the gods, demons, beasts, and heroes. This war was to determine who would stand on the top of world as the “Supreme Being”. This resulted in the world's destruction 27 times.)
‘Wait. The world was destroyed 27 times?’
(It was recreated every time, so don't worry.)
Tiamat said something really irresponsible.
(Anyway, as you would expect we realized that the war couldn't continue on like that.)
‘And it only took you destroying the world 27 times. You guys are fast learners.’
(Shut up. I'm different from them.)
‘In Babylonian mythology, didn't you go insane and had to be slain by a hero?’
(………..You have a bad personality you know that?)
‘Thank you.’
Tiamat sighed and continue.
(Long story short, we all came up with the idea of having persons from the lower races represent us in the fight for the throne; instead of us directly participating.)
‘And that's what a Proxy is? So basically, you want me to be your substitute and conquer the world for you.’
(Yup.)
‘I don't wanna.’
(Why? If you conquer the world you'll get everything you've ever desired. Like woman, wealth, honor and fame.)
‘You might haven't realized this from the fact that I'm happily sucking on a stranger’s breast, but I don't have any ambitions. I'm satisfied with just being able to sleep all day. I'm already living the dream. Now, will you excuse me while I defend my food source from a lustful invader.’
Miko returned to glaring at his father.
(Hahahaha! You really lack honor and dignity don't you? Well, I'm pretty much the same. I just wanna conquer the world so that I can laze around all day. That's why I chose you who's pretty much the human version of me.)
‘I don't know whether I've been insulted or complimented to be compared to a Goddess like you.’
(Take it any way you wish. But you're going to be my Proxy.)
‘Let's just say that I want to conquer the world for the same reasons as you, how would I do it? This world seems to be filled with things like gods and demons. How can a mere mortal like me conquer such a place?’
(Don't worry about that. I said it earlier didn't I? You're like the human version of me. You're not a human, even though you were born from human parents. You're closer to a higher being.)
‘So, you're saying that I have the power of a god inside me?’
(Close. You still have the power of a human, however you're also able to become something more.)
‘How?’
(Figure that out yourself.)
‘…..You have a bad personality you know that?’
(Thank you.)
The tables had turned.
‘Fine. I'll be you're Proxy but for my own reasons.’
(And what are those reasons?)
‘To kill every God in existence.’
(……….)
‘Just to be clear. I can kill a god with the power of a Proxy, right?'
(That's right. But, the power of Proxies can only increase with training and battles. You won't be strong from the beginning, you'll have to work hard to get stronger.
‘I don't mind. If I can slaughter a god then I'll work as hard as possible.’
(…..You really hate gods.)
‘Don't act like you don't know my reasons.’
(Oh, you figured it out?)
‘What idiot would pick someone to represent them without looking into their past?’
(You have a point. Well, I expect interesting things from you, Miko. If you need anything just ask, I'll answer if I feel like it.)
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‘I’ll do that. So get lose, Selfish Goddess.’
(Then later, Scumbag Human.)
With that, Logan Cross now called Gamiko Dragna, became the Proxy of the Goddess Tiamat.
A year has passed since Miko reincarnated as Tiamat’s Proxy. In that time, he's gathered a lot of information about this new world.
‘First thing first, this world and my old one are somewhat connected. I learned this by listening to my “parents” conversations. There were several occasions where they mentioned the names of Zeus, Thor, King Arthur and other famous gods and heroes. Apparently, this is a world built on mythologies from earth.’
Miko thought this, while he was sitting on his mother's lap.
He has grown quite fond of her in the last year and grew to respect her.
His father was a different case though.
‘Another thing is the Proxies. It seems that they can only be one Proxy per God. However, Proxies were destined to wield unimaginable power. Most of the most influential people in the world are Proxies, that's why they're seen as rulers of the world. ’
Miko who was relaxing outside with his mother, looked in the air and saw light particles floating around him.
‘My guess is that these annoying lights that I see time to time are [Magic Particles]. I noticed that they tend to gather around my parents when they're using magic. The fact that they don't seem to mind it, even when it covers the entire room, must mean that they can't see them. Otherwise they would've mentioned it at least once already.’
He was the only one who can see them. That was probably a characteristic of being a Proxy.
The reason why Miko had to figure all of this out himself, was because he hadn't spoken with Tiamat in the last year.
It wasn't like she refused to talk to him, he was just trying to see how far he could go on his own as an infant.
“Miko, is something wrong? You're making a strange face.”
His mother Sasha looked at Miko worriedly.
“Mama!”
Seeing that, Miko feign ignorance and called for her while giggling like a baby.
“You really are a cute child.”
Sasha rubbed her cheek on his. She didn't see the complex expression on his face.
This baby was a terrify being.
‘Being a baby is good and everything, but I miss being able to move around freely and talking complete sentences without being looked at strangely.’
Miko thought.
Later that day, Miko gestured to his mother that he wanted to hold a book.
She thought that he wanted to play with it, and gave him an old one.
Of course, Miko planned it that way.
The book was actually an encyclopedia on magic. Miko wanted to used it to learn more about magic.
‘Seems like I can instantly understand the language thanks to being a Proxy. This is too convenient.’
He skipped through the book and continued to read it.
His father came in and stared at him in shock, when he saw his one year old son looking like he was understanding the contents of a book.
Of course, he shook his head and thought that he was just overthinking it.
‘According to this, Magic is the process of drawing power from your surroundings. It's made up of mystic particles which can only be seen by a trained eye.’
Magic was the ability to create phenomenons out of nothing, as long mystic particles were present. Magic prowess was determined by talent and lineage. This can be overcome with determination and training, but that has it limits. In the end, talent was dominant.
There were 2 ways to use magic: through spells and raw power. Magic has many forms; depending on the form you practice, it can influence your personality. For example, those who practice demon Magic will start acting like demons.
Two or more race magics can not be learnt unless you have the blood of both race. For example a demon can not learn God magic because they are not gods. While a person who's half demon half God can learn both. Humans are the only race that can learn another race's magic, but it changes their bodies and souls and make them less of a human.
Categories of magic included: elemental, raw, ancient, dimensional, illusionary, pure, tainted, celestial, etc.
After a few hours Miko closed the book. There wasn't a need to reread it, because he's already memorized the important contents.
‘The book didn't mention anything about Proxies, but since my parents has mention them before, their existence is probably common knowledge.’
Miko wobbly stood up on his two short legs and started walking through the small house.
Of course, he couldn't walk for too long.
‘Now then, what should I do? Magic has to be learnt. Unless you possess certain genes, it doesn't come naturally. But this household won't be able to hire a teacher. After all, they're just 17-year-old farmers.’
It seems that you're considered an adult from you're 16 years old, so young parents are quite common in this world.
‘Should I try learning from that book? No, it seems to be quite old. So the system of using magic might have changed since it was published. Have my parents teach me? No, it doesn't look like they're all that great at using magic. They wouldn't be poor if they were.’
Miko's legs got tired and he fell on his butt.
‘I'm out of options. It seems that I'll have to contact Tiamat.’
While Miko was thinking that, he heard footsteps running towards him.
“Miko, we have great news!”
It was his parents. They looked really excited, especially his father who was grinning from ear to ear.
The one who spoke was his mother.
“You're going to be a big brother! I'm having another baby!”
“……….Huh?”
(You seem to be in a bad mood.)
It was near midnight. Baby Miko was laying beside his mother in their bedroom. He was talking with the goddess Tiamat.
‘Of course I am. I just found out that despite my efforts those idiots went and conceive another kid.’
(What, are you upset because you're food source got defiled?)
Tiamat spoke with a mocking tone.
‘That too, but there's another reason. Those two can't afford to raise another kid so soon. My idiot father is barely making enough to support the family as it is. Another kid is impossible.’
(…..That's surprisingly reasonable.)
‘I may be a scumbag, but I'm a logical person. I wouldn't deny someone anything if it didn't affect me negatively. But those idiots are too young to realize what I was doing, now we're going to starve.’
(I don't think it's that drastic though…..)
It's true that his parents were poor, but that doesn't mean that they'll starve to death. Miko knew that as well, but he still expressed it the way he did just because.
‘Forget about my stupid father’s mistake. I'll neuter him later. There's something I want to confirm with you.’
(What is it?)
‘Is magic the only form of power in this world? Can't I learn something else to increase my arsenal?’
( As you've guess, there are other ways to fight without using magic. However, you need to discover those methods yourself.)
‘As I thought.’
Miko had a hunch that magic was only one of the mediums for fighting in this world. He figured that humans, who were bad at magic would surely develop ways to survive. Because that's the type of beings humans were, they adapt to any situation to ensure their survival.
‘Another question.’
(What is it?)
‘I figured out that this world was a world where mythical beings and heroes of legends exist. But I wanted to know, how many mythologies and heroes of legends are here?’
(All of them.)
‘What?’
(All of them. Every god, every hero, every beast of legend are present in this world. Greek mythology, Norse Mythology, Japanese Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, Chinese Mythology, Celtic Mythology, Buddhism, etc. As long as they're associated with some form of myth that is known worldwide, they're inside this world. This includes legendary figures of history whose names went down in history for greatness as well.)
‘…..I know I'll regret asking this, but for example?’
(Arthur Pendragon, Alexander The Great, Gilgamesh, Hercules, Perseus, just to name a few.)
‘Wah! I know all of them! You want me to fight all those famous conquerors?!’
Miko was starting to panic. It's not that he didn't believe he could win, it's just that he had to go to the extreme lengths to do it.
(Calm down. You're not fighting them. You're fighting their Proxies.)
‘Do you know how many gods and heroes are there? Do you expect me to defeat all of them?’
(You don't need to defeat them. You just need to make them recognize you as their superior, and conquer them.)
‘And how do I do that?’
(You'll need to take down all big shots of course. But, you could also conquer their hearts as well.)
‘Don't tell me, this is a setting where I have to go around seducing people, because I don't have time for that.’
(They don't necessarily need to fall for you, they just need to admire you. The quickest way to do that is to become someone worthy of looking up to.)
‘Sounds like a pain. I prefer to be alone you know.’
(….Well, if that's all you wanted to know then goodbye for now.)
With that Tiamat's voice disappeared from Miko's head.
But his head started to hurt instead.
‘Potential financial crisis at home, and now I find out that I'll probably be fighting against some legendary figures…….I really should've been reborn as a panda.’