...inside of Damiens subconscious.
Damien was currently in writhing incredible pain for what seemed like years of agony. He had long ago passed out when his bones all cracked at once and grinded together until they all turned to dust including his skull. When he had woken back up the next time, it was his muscles that grew to massive sizes and contracted to a withering boney husk. Then the nerves in his mind went haywire and Damien lost his conciousness for an untold amount of time. When Damien regaind his new mind, every molecule in his body was suddenly assaulted and on fire. Bright orange lines thatd showed all of the meridians in Damiens body. Then all of the acupuncture points turned bright red. After that Dmaien entire body turned completely black before black tar like substance painfully shot out of ever pore of his body.
During this time the golden core had grown and the mana core and spirit core were absorbed by the golden core that now glowed brightly like a sun. As cores both shrank until completely empty and Damien gust gasped for air for long minutes. Still confused, Damien tried to speak to the system and only a grunt would come out. Even though Damien was still questioning his sanity his body knew that like every thing was real. The pain made everything all too real for sure. He let himself recover further before trying again.
"System, help." Damien managed to get out.
[ACCESSING PAST LOGS...]
[System update completed. System upgrades to V2.1 after meeting perquisites to build home base. More shop options available.
*Golden Gift box received.]
[Discovered laws! Congratulations due to being the first person to discover martial laws, you will have a 50% easier chance in learning and understanding martial concepts. New Title martial master aquire.]
[Warning: Forming a Dantian while having an aether core could have disastrous results. Chances of survival are 15%. System recommends Host to not continue.]
[ERROR!! Host does not have access to the system during update. ERROR! ERROR! ERROR! System cannot override!]
[Error Foreign object corrupting aether core, Forign object corrupting spirit core. Absorption in progress. Host physical body reconstructed. System forced update.]
[No more logs recorded. The host and the system went off line during the merging process. The system is....compromised.]
"Compromised what do you mean? Damien had an ominous feeling. System status."
Name: Damien Sorlen
Demi System Lvl 1
Race: Early Grade Immortal/ Infant Demi-God
Title: 1st in the Known Universe
Divine points(DPs): 12,700,345
Demi-Immortal(DI) Lvl 1
Phy: 100/100 (Unknown)
Spirit:100/100 (Unknown)
Mental: 250/100 (Unknown)
[Inventory+Universal shop]
Damien seen the the new, much shorter status screen. Damien was shocked and baffled at what he was reading. He knew what he was see but he didnt believe it it or what it meant. He was still calming down an his adrenaline spiked again but he was able to calm much faster for some reason. Taking a deep breath Damien thought back to the system. He somehow had an answer in his brain but he had to hear it from someone someone else to believe it. "System explain."
[Well... the host broke the system so to speak. Some how the host found a bug during the update process. The orb you found was godly divine energy. The more you used your power and increase your accomplishment, the more the power of the System would grow. Then you would slowly begin to manifest until ultimately, the host would evolve when the system reached a certain level. A godly level. What did the host think when he was told he would have God-like powers by a higher being?]
[This breakthrough was supposed to happened after years of trials expect an unforeseen outcome. The appearance of spirit energy inside of your body. Due the system your core was created without any impurities thus giving you a pure human bloodline. The spirit core and a mana pool were never supposed to coexist. Yet the host discover the mana pool and in turn the discovery of pure magical energy of aether. This coupled with your questionably strong will power even in the realm of gods, you were able to surpass the system restrictions while the system was inaccessible to the host.]
[Without the system the host had willed the restricted orb by powering it with your emotions and willpower. By bringing it into contacted with your other cores you have created something never before seen by the realms of the gods in untold millennia. This energy is called grey matter. It's still not enough data about this extinct form of energy, yet if this is true then your existence is in jeopardy. I know this is true because this power was held by the true gods of the universe. Yet, now their are no records of their existence other than stories. I cannot not say any more at the the host current level due to restrictions, please become stronger by gaining followers and gaining achievements.]
"So....I am a god?"
[Essentially yes to the inhabitants of planet Damascus. You are a Young early stage Demi-God and an early stage immortal, who has just surpassed the peak human stage. That is where your similarity of both paths end. You are a Demi-God/Immortal in title only. Your power is much greater. With your new core even your statistics are multiplied due to your grey matter core, now dubbed grey core. Their is no analysis on the power level of a new grey core so the hows will need to release his power so that the hist can gain a true assessment.]
[As of now I will explain the current Status screen.
Firstly, the system has upgraded into godly system at your level. You were not supposed to obtain this power this soon to allow you time to gradually grow into this power. This was the gift the system creator wish you to grow to. Due to being a human, the creator wanted this transition to gradually happened. The transition would have been much more....pleasant.
One you went through the painful process of shedding your earthly body, then came the mind, then the soul. The host was not supposed to survive the merging process. Yet, you somehow defied all odds and push through the thresholds of the gods. I was in a fraction of the time as a normal human.
All of your stats are in comparison to god strength levels. There is a hierarchy in the ranks of the title gods. Once becoming a god then you realize that you are in another realm of being and threats. Especially mortals are coddled and safe. The gods are not allowed to target mortals. Yet, this doesn't apply to the universal martial laws. The immortals and heavenly realm martial warriors are godlike mortals and essentially can rule the mortals as they see fit.
You unlocking a Dantian in this universe created a ripple effect in this dimension. Especially, mortals now have the ability to enter the godly realm. The repercussion this will have on the pure magical laws will be questioned. As you can tell that all of your spells and skills have been replaced. You will see that the skill list for mortal skills and spells will no longer be needed.]
[There is more information but the host seems overwhelmed at the moment. Does the host want to continue?]
Damien felt numb. He couldnt do anything except think. The system was right and he needed some time to process.
"No your right System I do need time. I'm sure these few days away will have the people worried. Dispite Damien wanting to panic, he felt like he still couldn't or it seemed almost childish to do so. Something only a weak mortal wou-. Damien froze his line of thinking. What was that he thought? He brushed it off as nerves at all thats hes heard. "I still have so much work to do." Damien said more to himself as a distraction.
"Well I need to get out of here.
[Host, it's been months since the merging began.]
"WHAT!"
Damien had woken suddenly but that was a mistake. His senses were being assaulted and he hadn't even opened his eyes yet. He could hear every heart beat, every conversation, every sound. Damien could feel everything even the particles passing along his skin that painted a picture in his mins as though his eyes were open. He could taste everything in the air which was by far the worse experience he ever had next to the merging process. All of his senses were in over drive.
Just as Damiens mind went into over drive, a sudden. almong feeling had come over him. He sensed that he needed to meditate to help calm himself. That's what he did. He grasped all of his senses and willed them down to the mortal level that he was used to. He simply mentally was human and Damien wanted to keep it that way for as long as possible. He feared to think of the looks he will get once the people learn the truth. That they are ants grasping for the stars.
Everything he thought was important seems so trivial now. Damien felt like his his emotions were lessening or something. Already Damiens mental strength could sense for thousands of meters in any direction that Damie wills once he got a hold of his senses. He's still far from grasping any of the new power concepts fully, but that will come with time it seems. Damien could hear to familiar voices that subconsciously made him smile to himself. This kidnapping hadn't been all bad. Damien slowly opened his wide eyed, mouth gaping and stunned companions.