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The Arcane Savant
Prologue 2: Gods and Gifts

Prologue 2: Gods and Gifts

"I, Aetherius, the Omnificent, The God of Creation and The Divine Artisan, have a something only your mortal soul can fulfill"

"Would you be willing to get reincarnated?"

Roy stands there confused thinking to himself before asking Aetherius

"What kind of help would a god need from me?"

Aetherius takes a deep sigh

"Listen boy, I, even though am The god of creation, can not do many things on my own"

Aetherius starts walking as he explains

"I might have the absolute authority over Creation, but so that no one holds true power to rule over everyone, there were ones who created a system."

Roy follows and asks

"So you mean there are other gods?"

Aetherius ignores the question and continues his explanation

"A system to keep power in check. A system to balance every power in the universe giving birth to us and other powers to counter ours."

Roy asks another question

"So, like they created you and then created another you but bad?"

Aetherius laugh

"Good or Bad is decided by perspective. The ones who created us, The greater gods, also made our siblings."

"Beings to counter our powers. My sibling being, The god of destruction, The Lord of Annihilation, Nemesis."

"and to answer your previous question, Yes there are other gods."

Roy continues asking more questions

"So where will I get reincarnated anyway?"

Aetherius sighs and Roy thinks to himself

"Am I asking too many questions? I haven't even asked what the job is... this is stressful"

Aetherius replies in a calm tone

"On the continent of Rudhi, Born as the son of prince Beth Eldermor of Gresha"

Roy suddenly replies

"Just a prince?"

Aetherius laughs

"He still has a father, we can get rid of him if that is what your need to get the job done?"

A frightened Roy replies

"NO! WHAT?! IT WAS JUST A QUESTION!"

"Even as a god aren't you a little too willing to kill someone?"

"This guy keeps getting more shady by the second."

Aetherius smiles

"What if the job I've been telling you about requires you to kill someone?"

Roy bursts into laughter

"Ohhhh! So that's what it's all about??"

"Let me guess!! You want me to kill a Demon Lord that has been reeking havoc on this Rudhi place huh?"

Aetherius stands there confused and lost for words

"What..? Why would I ask you to do something like that"

"I could just give a new soul the title of a Hero or Demonslayer"

Roy stands there awkwardly

"wha-... that was not it?"

"WHAT THE FUCKK!!? MANNN"

"Now he'll think I'm some kinda weirdo, AHHHH!!! This is so fucking awkward!!"

Aetherius laughs as Roy slowly turns red

"The job is something no soul born in this world can do."

"You are needed to..."

Aetherius's words make Roy petrified, his spine shivers by the horror of what he has been told to do

"WHAT?! HOW- FUCK HOW! WHY WOULD YOU REQUEST TO KILL THE E-"

Just as Roy was about to say the name Aetherius flicks his fingers, filling Roy's throat rendering him speechless

"Those names must not be spoken out loud"

With another flick Roy's throat slowly opens back up as he coughs and gasps for air

"WHAT THE FUCK?! I COULD'VE DIED!! AND FUCK YOU! I'M NOT DOING THAT. IT'S FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE ANYWAY!"

Aetherius gives Roy a blood-curdling smile

"Do you not know you can not die here?"

Scared Roy falls on his knees, sobbing in helplessness

"WHY!? WHY ME?!"

Aetherius gets back to his calm smile with the ever glowing gem behind him

"Because you shall brings us peace"

Aetherius picks Roy up and puts his hand on the Gem

"Here you shall choose the skills to fulfill what is required of you."

After that Aetherius chants a spell altering Roys memories making him forget everything Aetherius just did

Once again ground vanishes and Roy starts falling, but everything stops right before hitting the bottomless ocean

Roy once again fells at peace, everything that happened slowly fades away like a dream.

A sweet melody plays making him feel like he's floating in an endless void, Feeling pure ecstasy.

The feeling slowly fades as Roy opens his eyes and is Greeted with a status screen

WELCOME Roy!

Please choose 1 S Class Skill

Roy thinks to himself while looking at the status screen

"What just happened... I remember him saying something about a job, MANNN! I totally fucked that one up! FUCKK!! he must think I'm such a weirdo.. I really need to do this job to make it up to him...Anyway I should choose the skills quickly, Don't wanna keep such a nice guy waiting"

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Roy looks at the skills in front of him

Please select your skills

-Echelon-(Lvl.1)

You get 5x the normal exp amount from doing tasks.

-Temporal Mastery-(Lvl.1)

When in a life threatening situations Time moves slower.

-Harmony-(Lvl.1)

You are one with the Mana around you. Mana control is as natural as breathing.

"Damn, Man all these skills are so good"

"I don't think It'll be that hard choosing some skills"

"Aw man I need to think about it"

After some time and lots of thinking Roy chooses Harmony

"I hope I made the right choice, Echelon just removes the grinding, While Temporal only activates when I'm in a Life or Death Situation, Which if i train enough I Should be able to just Power through the situations"

After this Roy had to choose some more skills in the end Roy had

S Class Skill(s)

-Harmony-(Lvl.1)

A Class Skill(s)

-Insight-(Lvl.1)

B Class Skill(s)

-Inventory-(Lvl.1)

-Weapon Mastery-(Lvl.1)

C Class Skill(s)

-Royal etiquette-(Lvl.1)

-Chef-(Lvl.1)

-Language Comprehension-(Lvl.1)

D Class Skill(s)

-(None)-

After the Selection Roy Takes a look at all the skills he selected

"Man it was hard picking the skills"

"Well in the end I did finish choosing them"

"Some of them might look questionable but There were no better skills to choose from"

"And I didn't even get to choose any D class skills"

"Well they were low level so I don't care that much about them,.....But still"

Roy's Train of thoughts gets interrupted by another Status screen

~!!Congratulations!!~

You have now obtained the selected skills

You will be moved out of the Gem now

in...

3...

2...

1...

Roy gets the same feeling he got as he got moved into the gem

As Roy opens his eyes and gets up he hears Aetherius Calling him

"Roy.. What impeccable timing this is"

Roy looks behind and sees A group of people walking towards him

The group reaches him and a Brutish looking Black Orc double the size of Roy Puts his Hand Forward

"So you are the human Aetherius bought here for our peace?"

"You look awfully under equipped for such a job"

Roy Shakes his hand in confusion

"Isn't he a lively guy"

The Orc laughs

"Ah! A firm handshake! Just what I like to see from our peace-bringer!"

"Just what I expect from my brother! I should have never doubted you"

The Orc continues to laugh

Roy still disoriented from travelling into the gem asks

"His brother...? You mean.. YOU ARE THE GOD OF DESTRUCTION?!!"

Nemesis laughs

"Do not use such titles for me boy! Nemesis works just fine!"

Roy smiles and thinks to himself

"Well he doesn't seem like someone who'd be called The Lord of Annihilation... I mean he DEFINATELY looks the part but... meh whatever"

Nemesis turns Roy's attention towards the rest of the group

"Let me introduce to the rest of the group now! Knowing Aetherius he probably didn't even mention there were other gods."

Roy laughs

"Oh no no! Aetherius was very nice to me! and he did mention other gods. He even told me about you!"

the crowd turns silent and Nemesis walks towards Aetherius

"What. Did. You. Do. To. That. BOY!"

Aetherius replies in his usual calm demeanor

"He was about to say the unspoken, so i couldn't help myself ."

Nemesis holds back his anger and takes Roy into the crowd to introduce everyone

"CHEER UP!! IS THIS HOW YOU TREAT A GUEST??"

Nemesis takes Roy to everyone one by one

"That Young One right there is Ryuhe, The Voidwalker the youngest of us all, He is the God That controls the fabric of space"

Ryuhe Gives Roy a little smile and nods

Roy awkwardly smiles back and Nemesis continues

"The Little lady Standing aside him is Reisu, The Timeweaver the oldest of all present here, She is the reason why time moves the way it does."

Reisu Smiles and and Gives Ryo A big wave

"HELLOOOO~"

Reisu stops mid sentence and looks at Nemesis

"THE FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME!? WHO YOU CALLING LITTLE YOU FUCKING BRUTE, I CAN FUCK YOU UP RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW YOU BIT-.."

Ryuhe sighs and tries to calm Reisu, With a calm and deep voice Ryuhe Whispers

"Reisu. We have a guest."

Reisu Stands there in a huff

"whatever-"

Nemesis continues introducing the rest

"The Lady with wings is Vita and that handsome man is Mors, The Creator of Life and The Bringer of Death respectfully"

Both Vita and Mors smile

Roy bows a little as Nemesis moves onto the next bunch

"And this bunch of scalies are the Dragons, the Elemental Quintuplets they are Currently in the humanoid form to make it easy for us to talk despite how they look they hold Absolute Control over their elements"

Nemesis Points toward the Tall Male With Scales on his Cheeks and Very Well Built Body

"This big man is Ered, Despite of his looks he's a gentle Giant, The Largest Dragon to ever roam any realm ever, His Element is Earth"

Ered Shakes Roy's hand

"Hello little boy"

The moment Ered holds Roy's hand he could feel the power Ered has

"fuck-... I could not breath from the moment he took a hold of my hand"

Ered smiles and lets go of Roy's hand as Nemesis Continues the introduction

"The Beautiful Lady over there is the Crown Jewel of all Dragons, Fruie she holds the power to control Fire, the Most Destructive After me Ofcourse."

Nemesis laughs

"Now the little one, Worod, Despite his youthful appearance He is the same age as the others, And controls the Water Element

"And now at last, The Shy one of this bunch, Bries, She might Not look like it But There is no one who can overpower her in a one on one match, The moment Match starts she can pull the air out of your lungs and make them collapse."

Roy starts thinking of other ways he could use such powers but gets interrupted by Nemesis

"And that old bastard is my brother, Aetherius, The one who brought you here"

Aetherius gets to Roy and hands him a bracelet

"This is The Divine Chronobrace, forged by us The 10 Great Gods, This Gives you the ability to do what you used to do best in your previous life to the world system."

Roy answers in confusion

"Do in my previous life?"

As the realization hits his eyes light up

"WAIT WHATT!!!? REALLYY?! HOWW"

Roy laughs in joy but stops to ask Aetherius

"Wait-.. If you can make something like that can you not do the job yourself?"

Aetherius smiles and replies

"I must've forgot to tell you. No soul from this world is able to interact with the world system. Even we the Gods can only moderate the System."

Roy with a bright smile answers Aetherius

"Don't worry! I'll complete the job and Bring you all peace!"

Aetherius Laughs and opens Roy's inventory to put the divine chronobrace there

"There you go boy. Ready for the world"

As Roy was about to say something Status Screen Notifications starts popping up

Received the Blessing of Earth Dragon!

Received the Blessing of Fire Dragon!

Received the Blessing of Water Dragon!

Received the Blessing of Wind Dragon!

Received the Blessing of The Voidwalker!

Received the Blessing of The Timeweaver!

Blessed by Vita!

Blessed by Mors!

Blessed by The Divine Artisan!

Blessed by the Lord of Annihilation!

Aetherius smiles and holds Roy's hand

"Vita. Mors. Please guide this boy. "

From the group Vita comes forward and takes Roy's hand and recites a spell

"Soul oh Soul Listen to me"

"Soul oh Soul obey my command"

As Vita continues to chant Mors comes forward and takes Roy's other hand

"With the Authority over Death I command"

Followed by Vita

"With the Authority over the Living I command"

Followed by both casting together

"The Soul to Be Reborn as The Second Child of Beth Eldermor, the first prince of Gresha."

Roy feels great power cruising though his body followed by a feeling of weightlessness

"Not this again, What the fuckkkk-..."

Just as Roy finishes the sentence everything goes dark followed by a bright flash

"the fuck...? where am i..? this man..."

Roy sees a man holding him

"LOOK AT HIM HONEY. HE HAS YOUR BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES"

Roy looks at the man with a smile

"So this is how my new life starts"