I went to where the gate of the God of Tricks was and saw that it was now a carnival and magic show themed instead of books and library. I went to search for the other Gods and found an arch made of writhing blackish flesh with innumerable eyes blinking and moving around. When I came near it all of the eyes locked onto me. It seemed that I had found the Watcher before the others. After thinking a bit I stepped into the void-like portal.

I was floating in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by a black empty expanse. An infinite number of eyes opened all around me. Not two eyes were the same. As I keep looking at them I felt a headache bloom. I clutched my head as I heard something and my headache worsened. Suddenly the sound stopped. "Pardon me, Oh, Emissary of mine, for I had forgotten the fragility of thine."

The voice felt like a chorus sung by all kinds of voices and came from everywhere. I opened my eyes, not even remembering closing them to see that the eyes had vanished and a humanoid figure wearing a robe that looked like a glimpse of space was standing in front of me. I then noticed that the humanoid had only eyes on his grey writhing flesh. When I tried to focus on their features I started to feel a growing headache I stopped.

"So mortal what do you wish as a reward? I have seen that you made some kind of Pact with the Gods of this realm, I will make that Pact but I feel that you should be rewarded more, as I have seen that mortals like that kind of thing." I was a bit flabbergasted by what the Watcher said. I thought about what I could ask of the Elder God, and then I said, " I want a boon of yours and If my knowledge is right you should have some power over Eldrich creatures of your Domain, so I want to be able to call them for summoning."

"Very well, tis easy to grant the request you tell. But caution against those who dwell in the Void, you should do your utmost to avoid. Now fare well, Emissary of mine, for we are out of time." Then for a change, I was in front of the gate. Now the the eyes on the gate had a vacant gaze and didn't focus on anything. That went surprisingly well for what I had thought would be like meeting an Elder God. And from this meeting, it looked like the Watcher was one of the more caring ones.

Then I went on to find the other Gods. I came across what looked like what looked like a bookshelf with the middle part cut out and the golden portal set there. When I entered it I found myself in the middle of a labyrinth of bookshelves. In the middle of the room was a huge clear crystal cube glowing a golden hue.

"I will not be a Patron of yours, I am here to tell you about the purpose of the Otherworlders in this world. The people of this world are very stagnant in research and innovation as they think that their research will become obsolete when the Era progresses. They are open to change but are very set in the knowledge they have already gained and everyone does not wish to gain more. Many wish for more to get set back as they cannot fund themselves as someone walking a well-known Path will be better than them.

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This is where Otherworlders come in, with a perspective that is not of the normal people, you might see something that many have missed and create something that will change how the world sees that thing. I am not setting a high expectation for you to achieve as whatever you do you will leave a mark. Though I caution you, do not tell people of your otherworldly origins as many will think of you as a misaiya or Chaos incarnate that will cause great upheaval.

Our time is up but tell the one who set up this Ritual to set up a meeting with your Patrons for you. Now be on your way, destined Pioneer of a New Age." Then I was in front of the deactivated portal. I got a bit unnerved at almost prophesy the God said. I shook my head and started to look around for other Gods that might interest me.

After some time I arrived at a portal made of grey mist framed with an arch made of daggers, vials, cloaks and masks. Just looking at it I knew this was likely to the portal of the God of Assassination. I went right past it without giving it much thought as I had enough killing in one world. After that, I arrived at an arch made of multiple tools, chains, ores, wooden things and more. The portal was like a shimmering blue flame. I entered it after making it out to be the portal to the God of Crafts, the ArcArtificer.

On the other side, it was a messy workshop. The walls were made of some kind of dark brown wood and the ceiling was also wooden but a bit lighter in colour. The floor was what looked like granite tiles with various patterns engraved in them. The room was illuminated by various types of crystals, torches, candles, braziers, lamps, bulbs and more. It seemed as if someone mashed all the various types of crafting equipment into one room and someone was using them all at the same time with the amount of mess around.

Suddenly I heard, "IT WORKS!" I spin around to see a burly stout hairy man wearing some kind of apron and work clothes cackling madly as an analogue clock with its side open started ticking. Then the man turned around to look at me. I got to see that he had a giant bushy brown beard that went to the middle of his torso and was wearing what can be described as steampunk machinator goggles.

"So lad I will be your Patron! Now get out of here and let me see what goodies from your world you have in this workshop." He roared in a boisterous voice and I was on the dais again. The new state was made of solid granite and depicted the God hunching over a table working on something. I looked around to see where the statue of the Elder God was but didn't find it on the dais. Then I noticed something in the air. When I looked I saw a giant eye staring at me. I guess I found the mark of the Elder God.

I again went out to find the God of Magic and to my surprise, I found a shimmering iridescent portal in an arch of etched crystal. When I entered the portal I came to a blank white room. I got confused about how this relates to magic. Then a shimmering blob appeared before me and said at a frantic speed, "I will be your Patron! I cannot talk much as the Ritual just failed as a connection to a new world was established a moment ago and the energies started changing. I will help complete the Ritual. Now be alert of the changes it might cause and don't panic if the System doesn't work properly."

Then suddenly the world shifted and I reappeared in the Ritual room. I looked to see Emir staring at nothing with wide eyes, muttering, "Yes! No! Yes......."