Current level: zero
Health and stamina: full
Followers: zero
Skills: zero
*This is...so sad.* I thought to myself as I looked over my stats.
"YOU HAVE A MESSAGE" Carr said
"A message? What is it?" I asked
A small dot on the bottom of the screen appeared.
"CLICK THE NOTIFICATION AND SEE FOR YOURSELF"
I clicked the dot and multiple invitations popped up.
*What the hell are these?* I wondered and clicked on one
The letter: "I INVITE YOU TO HAVE A MATCH AGAINST THE GOD OF WAR. THE MATCH WILL BE UNTIL DEATH"
"What is this?" I asked Carr
"THE GOD OF WAR HAS ASKED YOU FOR A BATTLE TO THE DEATH. DO YOU ACCEPT?"
"Hell no! Have you seen my stats?" I asked
"WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REJECT ALL INVITATIONS THEN?"
"Yes" I said
"Done"
"Can you explain how these battles work?" I asked
"OF COURSE. FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, GODS WERE FREE TO KILL WHOEVER THEY WISHED TO. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAUSED SEVERAL TRAVESTIES AND MANY LOSSES. THEY DECIDED TO SET RULES AND ONLY PERMITTED FIGHTING AMONG GODS IF BOTH PARTIES ACCEPTED. THE RULES HAVE ONLY GOTTEN STRICTER FROM THERE."
"How strict?" I asked
"BATTLES TO THE DEATH MAY ONLY HAPPEN IF BOTH PARTIES AGREE AND IF MORE THAN TEN GODS WHO ARE CLOSE WITH THE OPPONENTS AGREE TO THE MATCH"
"It's obvious that more than ten gods agreed to the match"
"THERE ARE"
I stood from the chair and left the house.
"WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"
*I'm going to see my opponents. Can I see their levels as well? Also, can you hear my thoughts?*
"I CAN HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS. AND YES, YOU CAN SEE THEIR LEVELS"
A number appeared above everyone's heads.
*These numbers...they are high!*
There was a god on level fifty and another on level eighty! Of course there were some on level twenty and level ten but that was still much higher than I was!
"Oh goodness" I mumbled "I need to get working on my levels"
I was walking down the buildings when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned and saw a man who was twice my size. I looked up at his face and asked "Can I help you?"
"You refused my invitation on a battle" he said
I tilted my head in confusion and asked "Yeah. So what?"
"I wanted to know why" he said
I laughed and replied "Dude! Have you seen yourself? I know I wouldn't win against you. You probably have tons of followers"
I looked at his level. Seven hundred
*How in the world?*
"Who are you?" I asked
"My name is Mars. I am the God of War" he said
"Mars? Is that Roman?" I asked
He nodded
"You are very popular then" I continued
"Accept my challenge" he said
I shook my head "No can do. I need to level up first"
"Level up?"
"Gain more followers. I currently have none. Zip. Nada." I said
He nodded and agreed
"By the way, can we watch the challenges?" I asked
"Yes. There is one that is about to begin if you'd like to watch" he said
I nodded "Yes. I want to see what I'm getting myself into"
He nodded "Follow me"
We walked past the stadium and into an arena. In the middle were two gods preparing for the battle. They chose their weapons and stood at opposite sides. "'Scuse my butt" I said as I passed by people "pardon my feet"
Mars and I weaved through the crowd and found some seats.
I sat down and asked Mars "Why do you guys even fight?"
"We fight to get a chance to pursue the opposing sides following. If the god is dead then they won't have a god to follow. Then another god will come in and sweep them off their feet." He said
"Can't we just take their followers by persuading them instead? Make them believe that you are worth their worship." I said
He thought about my idea for a while until he replied "Changing the way humans think is hard. If not, impossible. Much easier to kill off the god"
I sighed "I guess"
"THE MATCH WILL NOW BEGIN." The speaker yelled out
One of the guys threw the sword that he held to the ground and ran towards the other guy.
*Why the hell would he-*
Before I could finish my thought, the guys hand bursted into flames and a sword made from that fire appeared in his hands. The other guy also threw his sword down and in his hands grew a water shield.
I grabbed Mars's shirts and tugged. "You guys can do that?! What the heck?!"
"Yes" he said as he peeled my hands off his shirt "I believe that you can summon weapons as well"
I turned towards him and said "I can?!"
He gave me a side look and said "...yes"
I was excited *I wonder what weapons I can summon…*
I looked back at the two gods who were fighting and asked "By the way, who are those two?"
"The one with fire is Helios. The one with water is Poseidon. Those two have always hated each other"
"But aren't those two extremely popular? What if one dies?" I asked
"One will" he said
"What do you mean?" I asked as I waved away the steam that was emitting from the fight.
As Helios swung his sword at Poseidon's shield, Helios was getting weaker. The sword was less bright, it was glowing a dim light and the shield was getting smaller. Based on the amount of steam that was coming from it, it was losing water.
"Gods were made from the universe. We have been here since before humans and even before dinosaurs. We don't have souls. Therefore we cannot die."
"But I was told-"
"You were told that gods could die, right?" He asked
I nodded "yes"
"That is correct for you. You have a soul. But we do not"
The shield was getting much too small and Helios even got a hit on Poseidon. Poseidon knew that his shield was falling apart and dashed around Helios. Poseidon was quick and shot a stream of water towards Helios. Helios, who was drenched in water, could not summon his fire sword. Poseidon saw a chance and ran towards Helios worth his own water sword.
"What does that mean?" I asked Mars
"It means that us Gods will be able to come back. We don't die forever. But you...you will die permanently. There is no more second chances for you" he said
Poseidon who charged towards Helios was knocked back by a heat wave. Helios, who was steaming up, ran towards the withering man. Poseidon's skin was burning from the heat. His hair even caught on fire. Helios held his sword above Poseidens neck and brought it down. In one swing, Poseidon was dead.
"Poseidon may have died here but in a few month or years, he will be back. If that were you though, you would be permanently dead."
"You...you brought me here knowing...no, hoping, that I would die. All of you knew that I would have no second chance. But...all of you do. I don't but you do" I said
He didn't say anything.
I stood up and left.
*You gods have pissed off the wrong girl*