Odin found himself lying down on a black stone shrine. The whole place was dimly lit, just enough for a person to see. It was overflowing with dark energy, enough to destroy a city if mishandled.
Ding!
You have been summoned by the dark priests! You are now the patron god of the Dark Dwarf Shrine[/td2]
Ding!
You are now aligned with darkness! Due to becoming a corrupt god, your resistance to darkness rises by 10%! Your resistance to light decreases by 10%!
“…Great. First I almost get killed by a slime, and now I’m a patron of those cheeky dwarves. Dark dwarves at that. Darn. I’d rather die than live like this.”
Odin looked around the room, trying to get himself a bit more oriented. There was a hallway leading somewhere outside. He could confirm this, thanks to the occasional wind. A candle lit in the middle of the room provided some light for him.
Odin heard some sounds come from the hallway. Someone was coming. Well, not just one guy. Whoever it was, he had company. Odin decided against hiding from them. He knew too little about this world. Even if he had to risk dying… there was really no choice. As the group came closer to the room, he could start making out their conversation.
“I’m telling you, you probably just saw an illusion. The gods disappeared a hundred years ago, you know” - ???
“No! You have to believe me! He took the form of a young boy, but it was him! His eyepatch and the spear proves it!” - ???
“Are you seriously calling that toothpick a spear?” - ???
2 people entered the room. They were both clad in a black cloak, decorated with gold thread. Whoever these 2 were, they obviously weren’t commoners.
The one on the right stared at Odin in shock. The other just grinned.
“Ah, you’re finally awake.”
The man on the right regained his senses.
“WeedKiller! What the hell have you done?! Summoning an SSSS-rank monster like that!” The person pointed at Odin, and Odin could see the man’s eyes were filled with hatred and fear.
“Shut up, Valthorn. I saw this guy get owned by a level 0 slime. I’m not going to believe you when you say he’s a SSSS-rank.”
The two people argued like that for several minutes. The man on the right eventually gave up, and left. The one on the left kept staring at Odin, grinning like an idiot. It left Odin with an unsettling feeling.
“I guess I can start talking by now… here’s a question. Who are you?” Odin asked. He had an idea of who the man was, but he didn’t want to jump to conclusions.
“Ah. I didn’t introduce myself yet, huh. I am WeedKiller, a dark priest. As for why I don’t hate you…”
“mm. You don’t need to tell me that. From your strange name and carelessness, I can see that you are an adventurer.”
Hearing that, the man burst into a fit of laughter. This guy really reminded Odin of Loki. It left a bitter taste in his mouth. After the man calmed down, Odin began questioning him.
“Why did you summon me?”
The man frowned. Did Odin just touch a sensitive subject?
The man opened his mouth, thought against it, and closed it. And then the man took a seat. That’s when he started to explaining everything.
“As you might know, the world used to be inhabited with multiple gods, from different myths. Hindu gods, Greek gods, Nordic gods, Angels, Demons, you name it, this world had it.
The world was also divided into 2 parts. One side was aligned with darkness, and the other was aligned with light. Now, these two sides sought to destroy each other. The gods and monsters from various myths began taking sides. Most gods from myths aligned with light. Most monsters, went with darkness. It was basically monsters vs gods.
Although the gods were strong, we held our own with massive numbers of monsters. Damned things would bear 5 children every day. Anyways, all was fine until everything that came from Nordic mythology disappeared. At first, when you look at it, it didn't seem like much. A few gods disappeared in exchange for monsters associated with them. But here's the thing. 30% of the monsters in our army came from Nordic mythology. Now why did those goddamned developers have to erase them... Our forces were severely weakened. We couldn’t fight against the gods anymore. We started to get pushed back. So I began searching for a god that could help us. Namely, you.” - WeedKiller
The man grinned again, and Odin was confused. Why summon him, when he couldn’t even defeat a slime? There had to be some benefit hidden somewhere… The man answered Odin’s question before he could even ask it.
“We summoned you because of 3 reasons. First off, you are a god. Gods grant their worshippers power. Right now, we only have weak gods on our side. They only give minor buffs like ‘Tailoring skill +1’. We don’t really need that in war, unless we’re trying to make peace with dresses. You, on the other hand, give us a huge buff, called [Valor of the Fallen]. The skill lets a priest reincarnate up to 5 comrades as vikings, for a period of 1 hour. Of course, the skill has a huge cooldown of 1 week, but it’s still super OP.
The second reason is because of your weapon. While you were unconscious, I tried using it. Damn toothpick can punch holes through just about anything. Of course, it’s not very usable. But if we make it stronger… fufufufufu (Dark laugh)
fu… The last reason I summoned you was, simply, no choice. I had no choice. There were no gods I could summon. In order to summon a god, you have to meet one of these 2 conditions: A god has to be aligned to your side, or he must be fallen. You were the only fallen god in the list, and all the other gods already took sides, so… yea.” - WeedKiller
“So how are you planning to make me stronger? I can’t even defeat a level 0 monster, you know.” - Odin
The man’s ideas were good, but it wouldn’t do him any good if Odin didn’t get stronger. If he tried to take on quests, the NPCs would be able to see his name, which would mean that he'd be exposed.
“Well, I thought I might take you to the library or something… Reading books give you experience, you know? Let me take a look at your stats. I can judge how much experience you can gain from reading based on your intelligence.” - WeedKiller
“Alright. Show stats, WeedKiller.” - Odin
NameOdinAlignmentDarknessLevel1ProfessionDark God of WisdomRaceDark GodGenderMaleTitleSpear-wielding spirit of BattleFame0Infamy-400-Health80Mana30Strength8Agility8Endurance8Stamina8Intelligence500Wisdom1000Leadership2000Charm10-Magical ResistancesFire0%Water1%Wind2%Earth0.5%Light0%Darkness-20%
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* Due to title, you have exceptionally high wisdom, intelligence, and leadership.* Due to race, you gain +10 charm, and have relatively high stats compared to humans.* You have been cursed by your former worshippers! They believe you betrayed them when they needed you most. They have all become vengeful spirits after death, and cursed you for your deeds. Your resistance to darkness will permanently stay at -30%.* You have recently awoken from your slumber. Your stats (physical) will be lowered by 20%.* You have recently awoken from your slumber. Your mana pool can stay at 1% of its original strength. You may restore yourself to your former glory by drinking from Mimir’s well.* You are hated by every organism in this world.* You are able to patronise temples IF a player summons you. However, you will only count as a minor god, having lost most of your powers.
“Holy… Your infamy is super high! Wait wait wait. Oh god… why does your intelligence have to be super high?! With your intelligence at 500, you can only gain 0.0001% exp from reading one book. We’re screwed. You’d have to read the whole library just for 1 level.” - WeedKiller
Author’s note: In the game, 10000 infamy equals -1 infamy. So Odin right now has 4,000,000 infamy.
Odin didn’t care. As long as he got stronger, he was willing to read a library.
“Take me to the library. I will read.”
Thankfully, only the priests were able to identify Odin in the city, as priests could see the name tags of gods. So as long as he didn’t stumble into a priest, Odin was safe from being recognised. WeedKiller dropped Odin at the library the next morning, and went back to the temple. He promised to pick up Odin when it became time for the library to close— meaning Odin had about 12 hours.
Odin strolled in from the main entrance, and walked up to the librarian.
“Excuse me, I am unable to read. Is there a place where I could learn how?”
This world had a different language set compared to what Odin was familiar with, meaning as of now, he was illiterate.
“You can go to the children’s section. They have books that teach you the alphabets. The children’s section is located to your left.”
Odin found a book that had the letters ‘A, B, C’. Hopefully this was it. Odin pulled it out, and almost dropped it. The book was heavy! He lifted it again, groaning in pain. Were these books made out of lead or something? Odin slowly walked towards the table. Halfway there, he collapsed.
Ding!
You have exhausted yourself! You will be able to move again in thirty minutes.
Ding!
Due to rigorous training, you have gotten stronger! (STRENGTH+1)
Odin couldn’t do anything except watch people walk around with truckloads of books in their hands. When he didn’t pay attention, a baby came by him, took the book, and walked away with it.
“Nooo….”
Odin could barely make a sound due to exhaustion.
30 minutes later, Odin could move again. He immediately jumped up, and ran towards the ABC book. He couldn’t afford to have his book stolen again. The book was 50 meters away from where he was. He was confident that he could reach the book in time. But…
Ding!
You have exhausted yourself! You will be able to move again in 45 minutes.
Ding!
Due to rigorous training, you have gotten stronger! (STAMINA+1)
This continued for about a week, and by then, he finally got hold of the book of ABC. It was time to start learning.
Odin mastered the ABCs in about 10 seconds. Due to his ridiculously high Intelligence, (a court magician’s intelligence would be about 300.) he stormed through the children’s section.
Ding!
You learned: The Human Language! (Basic)
New Skill Unlocked!
LinguisticsBeginner Level 1, 0%You are able to read, write, and speak the language you have learned!
Current Languages:
Human Language (2% mastered)
Runes (100% mastered)
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