Chapter 2: God Of Creation.
Around 6 in the morning, my alarm sounded. After washing my face with water and woke myself up. I went to the home gym and worked my muscles a bit.
This isn't really a morning routine and more like a habit and maintenance.
Anyways, after about an hour of exercise, I went to the kitchen and made a simple breakfast; scrambled eggs, bacon, toast and coffee.
At around 7:40, I hopped into my computer in the gaming room and played some LoL (League of Legends). Though I raged quit after one game since I couldn't be bothered with this stupid and ego-boosted teamates. It's like I'm playing f_cking in Gold!
I switched to Warzone but also quit after 2 games. But this time it's not because of teammates since I played solo but a bug!
Feeling helpless, I ended the gaming session. I looked at the time, there's still about three and a half hours before the big event this noon.
I was bored and still agitated about such a bad gaming session, I did what any man would do in my situation – train my skills and become better! Yes, this should be it...
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After taking a shower and dressing up, I got out of the house and drove towards the cathedral.
The world has one unified god, the God of Creation. As his name suggests, he is the creator of the world and the things within it. He is the overseer!
Although I am not religious, I am certainly not an atheist either. My mentality is that if it's real then it's real, if it's not then it's not. Simple as that.
[Ring~]
While I was driving, I got a call. I took my phone and saw that it was from my Dad.
"Hello, Dad~"
"Son, just wanted to let you know that me and your mother and aunt (second wife) landed safely. We're on our way to your grandfather's house. How about you? How have you been?"
"How many chicks have you got? Although, you got enough stamina, don't just horde girls. They're a pain to deal with especially if they're too many. I mean look at me, I only got your mother and your aunt but I– Owww!"
Dad's voice suddenly got cut off and a woman's voice sounded from the other side.
"Hello dear, just ignore your father's words, okay? Sigh~ He really acts like a man-child."
"Haha~ Don't worry Mom, remember to take care of yourselves out there. Also say hi to aunt and grandpa for me!"
"En, you take care too. Make sure you eat and sleep properly. Don't go overboard with training! Anyways, your aunt is right here, but she's busy with something~"
I then heard my father's cries and plea for forgiveness in the background.
"Okay, dear we would need to hang up, we're near your grandfather's. Love you~"
"En, love you too Mom, you all stay safe as always!"
Just right after I hung up the phone, I arrived at the cathedral.
All I can say is, it's packed!
There's so many people that it was like the sea. I also couldn't find a parking spot near the cathedral so I just decided to watch at a cafe. Though it's a bit far, it's no problem viewing the event from here. It had a customer's only parking space and a special VIP service.
The normal tables were already long been occupied by people who had the same idea as me. The VIP rooms were slowly getting occupied, I was fortunate enough to get a room. I literally got the second to the last room before everything got booked!
There was still 30 minutes left before it hits 12, so I ordered food and ate my lunch then browsed the heated discussion in the internet as the clock ticked closer and closer to noon.
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[Ding~]
[Dong~]
The cathedral's bells rang, signifying that it was now peak noon.
The people all turned quiet, anticipating what would happen next.
About 30 seconds later, seven church officials came out and lined up at the front of the cathedral and before anybody in the audience could react, bright light suddenly descended from the sky to the top of the cathedral.
It was the very definition of Divine Rays as it was still visible despite the sun literally at its zenith.
An illusory figure then began to form in the sky in the image of a man. The man looked normal just like any city person. He was incredibly handsome; shoulder-length slightly curly hair, chiseled jaw and a muscular physique, he's just like a Vogue model. He sported casual clothes such as a pair of black jeans and a white t-shirt.
Is he supposed to be 'God'?
People started to doubt if they were being trolled or not but it was impossible for the image to be from a projector as it was in the sky itself. Not that there's even a projector capable of doing that. And would the church set up a worldwide troll such as this one?
It was at this time that the man spoke.
"Cough~ Greetings everyone! I would like to start with an introduction. I am what you call the God of Creation!"
"Though I didn't really create this trash of a world– eherm anyways, I am sure you are all skeptical about this event, no? So, let me get straight to the point. I've gathered you all today because of an announcement. Don't worry even the church officials don't know of it yet, so don't feel left out hehe~"
"I'm sure you're all familiar with the circle of life, right? You get born, you live, you die, right? Now, I'm also sure that you've got some understanding of this concept being applied to planets, right?"
"Basically, another planet has just reached its end and the mana from it has nowhere to go. Now, normally we would just let it disperse in the universe but you guys are so poor that we felt pity..."
The man shook his head and then crossed his arms on his chest making his muscles bulge.
"I cannot stress enough how poor your Earth is. Not only can it not develop mana because of its shitty core, but you're also too behind technologically. You're first in being the worst version of Earth! Even the second place is at least several hundred years ahead of you in technology."
Did we just get roasted? The people around the world unanimously thought.
"Hence, the Association came to a unanimous agreement to use the mana from the dead Earth and bring it here. I will also help you improve your core so that your Earth can sustain the mana and create more."
Then the man suddenly lost his playfulness and his voice turned cold and solemn, making everyone feel a shiver from the depths of their souls. The man showed a bright smile.
"Of course, we are not doing this for free. We're also not kind enough to help you transition when the mana comes because… that would make things fun!"
"Yes, fun! You don't need to do anything special in return, just give us fun and entertainment!"
The man's eerie coldness then suddenly disappeared and he reverted back to his playful self as if he never changed in the first place.
"The mana integration and core improvement is done, I've also filled you guys in enough. Exactly, 10 seconds from now, the transition will start to take effect so I suggest everyone to brace yourselves."
"Alright, I wish everyone good luck! I look forward to your progress~"
And with that, the man vanished. The Divine Rays also started fading.
What was that? Everyone thought. All-sorts of thoughts began to brew in everyone's mind though it was immediately cut short by screams. There were screams everywhere!
Four out of the seven church officials right in front of the cathedral dropped to the ground and started squirming in pain. Their skin began to rupture and blood flowed from the cracks. They looked horrible. The same happened to many others within the sea of people.
After a minute of intense gut-wrenching screams, they stopped and slowly stood up from the ground.
The boyfriend of a girl who was among those who just started screaming and experiencing such horror, couldn't help but ask if she was okay when he saw her stand up.
The girl suddenly raised her bowed head and a crimson gleam shot out from her eyes.
With a scream, she pounced on her boyfriend and started scratching and biting him. The guy's flesh was forcefully ripped out from its place and chunks of meat were sent flying to the surrounding crowd.
This same series of events happened all over the world at the same time.
The transition has officially started!