John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
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"Ha... did I fall asleep, how lame I can't believe I waste all that time on sleeping, have I become weak."
[No your body is at the best it has ever been since the day you have been born]
"Am I still half asleep or something?"
[No you are fully awake]
"The hell was that voice?"
[My name is Gabriel, the right hand of God itself]
"The right hand of God, haha... Ok, stop joking around who the hell are you?"
[The right hand of God]
"Hahaha... could it be that I have played so many games I started to mix fantasy with reality."
[No, I am very much real, I now exist within your subconscious space]
"Ok now this is very concerning, what the hell do you want, are you after my life."
[No that would be problematic if you are to die here.]
"Yeah... Ok, what do you want with me show yourself I will have you know I am poor, hungry, and broke beyond belief, are you here to kill me?"
[Why is that the first thing that comes to your head?]
"The hell are you what do you want, where the hell are you even hiding?"
[I'm the voice in your head]
"The voice in my head, ok maybe I'm going insane."
[No after carefully analyzing your body, I can say no traces of mental trauma, or physical damage to the head has been detected, although your physical condition is very poor, I suggest losing the excess weight]
"Are you calling me fat, well maybe I am, but that's just mean."
[Now creating a daily mission]
[Daily mission created]
________
[The start of a healthy lifestyle]
. Do 10 push-up
. Do 10 pull-up
. Do 10 Sit-ups
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[Rewards]
. 10 exp
. 5 Sp
. Stats board manifestation
________
[Punishment]
. Your right leg will shrink by 3 inches for 24 hours
________
Time limit: [20 minutes]
Normally when I hear the voice in my head speak, I was certain I was mixing fantasy with reality, but what was even worse was the fact that a blue transparent screen suddenly pop up before me.
It was like something straight out of a video game, no it was if reality for me became a video game, because before I was of course the detail for the daily mission, that this mysterious voice in my head suddenly created.
"W-W-What the hellll is this?"
Yes, that was all I could say, as I fall to my ass in pure shock, but when I fall I felt something beneath me poke at my back.
"Haaa?"
But when I look behind me there was a series of branches it was as if I fell on top of a small growing tree, but when I look behind me, my previous prediction was right the small tree was growing out of the floorboard itself.
Instantly my shock increased, first a mysterious voice in my head, then a mysterious blue transparent screen, now this.
But what was even more shocking was the fact that my entire room suddenly transforms into a grand garden, they were so many different varieties of plants some that I have never seen before well not like I was a plant expert or anything, but the fact remains, and the only question I could ask at that time was.
"What the fuck happened to my room?"
I needed answers, at this point and time there were a lot of questions popping up into my mind, who was a Gabriel, where did it come from, what was that transparent blue screen, and overall what happen to my room.
And as if the timing was just right, Gabriel was the one to speak up.
[Are you ready to listen now?]
At this point and moment, the shock coursing through my entire being was so great, that I couldn't even speak, it was clear that this voice with the name Gabriel knows what was happening, she was the one that could explain everything to me.
So I nod my head as if to say please do, and so she did, as she began to explain everything that transpired last night in the shortest possible time.
--5 minutes later--
"So let me get this straight, that weird wooden cup is the holy grail?"
[Affirmative]
"And, the three vile of water, was the highest purest form of holy water made from the very essence of God Almighty."
[Affirmative]
"And that mysterious but awful great tasting red substance, that I mistake for the red cool-aid mix, was... was... the blood of Jesus Christ himself."
[Affirmative. After the host consumes the blood of Jesus Christ Aka the blood of salvation, the supernatural properties of the blood mix with yours, causing you to become the second and the only current son of God]
"..."
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"Good lord... what have I gotten myself into."
[So have you accepted your reality?]
"Do I have a choice?"
[No what is done is done, this process cannot be reversed]
"Why the hell is the blood of Jesus Christ doing in a claw machine."
[No idea]
"Not even you know haaa... just great... what the hell am I supposed to do now."
[Complete the daily mission and every other mission after that]
"Hey, hey I'm still processing this shit."
[I know but the mission must be completed or the punishment could be severe]
"I'm not done yet, all you explain to me so far is that I consumed the blood of Jesus Christ, does that mean I also have all his miraculous powers."
[Negative]
"What, so all those stories about Jesus being a man of wonders and miracles were a lie."
[Negative]
"I see, so what does it mean for me since I consume the blood of Jesus Christ?"
[Jesus Christ's original power from birth was called "Gods favor" it is the ability to pull power from God directly, so that is why he was capable of doing many things]
"Haaa... I see, so I don't have any of his powers?"
[Nope not in the slightest, your "Almighty One" is different from Jesus Christ's "Gods favor" if Jesus Christ's power was to borrow, then your power is to take]
"Almighty one, what the hell is that?"
[The power of the Almighty one is the power to surpass all other existence, but not for free, to take full advantage of the power of "The Almighty One" you must do a mission to level up, and every ten levels, you will be rewarded with Omni ability or a Meta ability]
"Level up."
[Yes the power of "The Almighty One" basically turns your reality into that of a game, doing mission grants you "exp" and after you accumulated enough "exp" by doing missions or killing enemies, you can level up, and every time you level up a random stat goes up by two, but since you level up you will gain 5 "SP" each promotion, which are stat points, you can use your stats points to increase physical or spiritual stats]
"I see, so what's my level cap."
[There is none]
"How can they not be any level cap."
[By some coincidence the first default skill you unlock is a passive one called "Absolute limit denial" which is the ability to deny limits]
"Isn't that just too overpowered?"
[...]
"Sigh... all of this is just too hard to believe."
[But the evidence is clearly around you, your rebirth caused this garden to grow]
"Rebirth, I'm still alive lady, although how did this happen?"
[When you fall unconscious it was because of the blood of Christ, it completely rebuilds your body with the remaining life force it had, in the process, it was so much it caused everything dead to be resurrected]
"What that's insane, and you mean my body was rebuilt, but I still have my chubby body."
[Yes the blood of Jesus changes only the interior of your body and also your soul, and causes minor physical changes similar to that of the previous Jesus Christ]
"Really?"
[Yes look at your hands]
And when I heard those words I look at my hands and almost panicked again because in the center of both my left and right palm they were two holes, big enough to put your finger through it.
"What the hell is this?"
[Those holes are signs that you are the son of God, they represent your death and rebirth, and in a case like this you can be considered the reincarnation of Jesus Christ since his will now flow through you, and as the savior of humanity it is your responsibility to save this world from peril, as the Anti Christ will soon be resurrected and all that this world have will fall to his hands, and everything will be destroyed]
But the answer Gabriel got from Laplace was completely different than what she intended for it to be.
"Hell to the fucking no, I ain't no savor lady, that's too much work, I didn't ask to be Christ's incarnation."
[...]
"I will admit that all of this is crazy, and I will be lying if I said I didn't want to use the power of " The Almighty One" for my selfish desire, but there is no way in hell that I'm following the footstep of a man I didn't meet, it's clear that humanity, as it is, will be better off with the manual reset."
[Do you even hear yourself]
"Loud and clear lady."
[Dont you have something you want to protect]
"Gramps is the only person I care about."
[Good, if you don't kill the Anti Christ they will be no future for you or your grandfather]
"And when will this Anti-Christ be resurrected?"
[6 years from now, the destination and time are unknown but exactly 1 year from now, the first trumpet will be blown, and that is when everything will go south]
"I see, well with the power of infinite leveling and my devotion to gaming I shall get enough power to protect grandpa, the world not so much, that way too much work, and with the great amount of military weapon humanity has, I'm sure they will manage."
[You are a very selfish existence]
"Well I didn't ask for any of this, but I'm glad it was me, after all, I did win the blood of Christ in the claw game fair and square, so technically speaking I could do what I want this power, you have no right to judge me, I say it before and will say it again, I'm no savor, the world is cruel, the world is unfair, the strong prey on the weak, that's how it always has been and that how it will always be."
[This is why human beings are such selfish creatures]
"Well not my problem, so tell me Gabriel, how much time till the mission is over."
[3 minutes 14 seconds remaining]
"Shit, I wasted so much time talking to you."
I then began to start doing my mission, honestly, I hate physical exercise, but for some reason, well for obvious reason I feel a lot stronger, so I started doing the easiest thing first which was the sit-up.
Of course, I use the chair in my room as leverage, and then the push-ups, yea from when I was young I had no problem ever doing a push up much less pull-ups despite my weight I could have done all these basic things with ease.
I just dislike them, since I lack stamina, for some reason I was born stronger than others from birth as well not by such a large margin but above average.
So after I did all of those tiring exercises, the notification from before came before me as it said.
[Daily mission complete]
[Now gifting rewards to the host]
[Status manifestation function has been activated]
[10 exp gain]
[10/10 exp mark has been fulfilled]
[The condition for leveling up has been met]
[You have now reached level 2]
[2 stat points have been given to the luck stat]
[You have 5 remaining stats points left]
[Does the host wish to see his stats]
[Yes/No]
I watch the same window appears before me once more, I wasted no time as pressed the yes button, and right after another blue window appeared before me.
"I presume this is my status board, Gabriel."
[Yes it is]
"Ok let's see what we have here."
With that said I began to analyze my stats and to be honest, I was left bewildered, and even more shocked, because this was just too overpowered for the start of a game character such as myself.
[Status board]
Name: Laplace
[HP: 5'789/1000] +10 every second
[MP: 1/1]
Lvl: 2
Age: 16
Race: Transcendent human
Str: 23
Spd: 4
Stm: 2
Int: 12
Vit: 996
Lck: 13 > 2
________
[Passive ability]
[Absolute limit denial], [Self-healing]
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[Active ability]
[Omnipresence], [Healing touch]
Upon seeing these insane stats I now possess, I back up in surprise, for the starting stat and the ability of myself was just too high and too overpowered, of course, I question Gabriel about my current situation.
"Gabriel what up with these stats, no the bigger question is, what are normal stats supposed to look like?"
[An average human should have stats around 5, an average athlete would have stats around 20]
"What, then why are my vitality so abnormal?"
[Jesus Christ's blood could have healed others and himself, he was most famous for always healing the blind, making the cripple walk, making the deaf hear, along with many other things, when your stats reach a level of that caliber it will have a mind of it own]
"I see so that why my Vitality stats is beyond normal, but the question remains, you claim to be the right hand of God, and you also stated that you don't know the reason why the blood of Jesus Christ was in the claw machine, to begin with, you were also responsible for giving me detail about these powers I now hold but how were you, born did God send you?"
[No, remember when I say that Jesus Christ borrowed power from God, and you take it, well that what I mean, unlike the previous Christ who borrowed power that was not his originally, you do the opposite, you forcefully take power from God himself, and with the power and level of usurpation you possess, you also stole me his right hand and converted me Into "The Almighty One" you need me to create a mission, and also to gain new abilities so you can become stronger, I become a prisoner of your power]
"That makes sense I guess, sigh, I just want to play games all day, I didn't want to make my life a game, well what done is done I guess, might as well make the most of it, now Gabriel can you please tell me how this Omnipresence work."
[Omnipresent is the ability to be everywhere and nowhere]
"Now that's amazing does that mean I can time travel with this ability."
[Pretty much, with this ability you can exist everywhere, know everything, see every outcome, you can even travel before the dawn of creation came to be, but the problem with this ability is the fact that your mental state won't hold up, all that information with your human brain can either delete your mind or completely ignore it, meaning you won't be able to comprehend a damn thing because what you will see is incomprehensible]
"I see, so for the safety of my fragile mind it's best to only use this ability when I want to know something and get somewhere, am I right?"
[Yes my suggestion to you is to practice using this ability with a limited range, for example, in the house you are in]
"Ok then, so how do you activate it."
[All abilities you are going to get should come naturally, my advice is to imagine it, what does Omnipresence mean to you, how do you picture it being used]
"How do I picture Omnipresence being used ha."
[Yes]
"Let's give it a try then."
From there I began to close my eyes as I began to use "Zone" probability and certainty.
"I know this entire house with my eyes close, so it was only natural I'm capable of making a mental map of this entire house from scratch within my mental space, now with that said I began to imagine that my ability omnipresence was an invisible blanket and once my ability cover the entire house something amazing happens."
I could hear and see everything that was covered by my invisible blanket.
"This ramen shop is so underrated."
Spoke a man who was chugging down a giant bowl of ramen.
--Squeak--
I could even hear the rats running around the back.
"Mommy I'm hungry, I want another bowl."
"This is the last one ok... my God you can eat."
Even the people on the television I could hear and see.
"Now more on the Pendragon family."
"Hey loan me 20 DC John."
"Sorry man my money is already planned, maybe next time."
"Ha... sigh cool man."
"Thanks for understanding I only have enough to get by."
"Yeah, I know we cool bro, brothers for life."
"Hahaha... ×2
Even the slightest whisper between two regulars that were known to be best friends from a very young age didn't escape my view, nor my ears, it was as if I was right beside them but yet not at the same time.
I could see everything, I could hear everything, I could smell everything, I could feel everything, at this point and time I understand everything that was happening in this small and humble shop called home.
In a way, I felt like I was invading everyone's privacy, even those on phones and communicators, I could hear and see their conversation over calling and messages over their messaging platform as clear as day, there was nothing I could not see.
I even began hearing the conversation of my gramps and Shizu were having in the back, in a way I wish I didn't.
"Hey Shizu, I heard you are moving from the lesser district soon, is that true?"
"Yeah my mother got is getting married soon, Monday coming, I will officially be called Shizu Akata."
"I see that good, to hear, I'm guessing this is your last day on the job then?"
"No not really I still want to be independent instead of relying on the money my parents make, this restaurant has been my favorite spot to dine for as long as I can remember."
"I see, well that's good to hear, but you know Shizu I don't plan on staying in this business for long either."
"Haaa... Why?"
"It's... about Laplace at the rate of how things are going, I won't be able to pay off the loan I owe for this school year and other school years, even if we do overtime so I'm forced to return to my previous occupation."
"What." ×2
This was the only word that escape both my and Shizu's mouths?
Honestly, I was surprised.
"I see so grandpa has been lying to me the entire time, it does make sense why would one of the top schools in the world give someone who is only devoted to playing games a random scholarship out of nowhere, and I'm a lesser at that."
"Sigh I swear the old demon, could hide some very serious and important news from me, why didn't he just tell me to begin with."
"I see so it would be better to stop working by this evening is what you're saying."
"Yes... I plan to leave for Russia, next week Monday bright and early."
"A pity, so what about Laplace and the restaurant, what will become of the two?"
"Well, I already met and talk to an old friend of mine, he said that he would take care and nurture him for me till I come back, I should be back in the next nine months give or take if anything I'm still wondering how I'm going to tell him the news."
"And as for the restaurant my oldest son is coming to house sit for me."
At this news my eyes widen, honestly, grandpa was the only family I have, I know he had 2 sons and 5 daughters, and the youngest son Dante my father died in an accident when he was in the army.
If anything I don't know anything about my uncle and aunts, much less anyone from my mom's side, honestly when I bring up the topic, it's when the true demon in his soul manifests as a monster that gives off the illusion of instant death, even the before him pause as to signify his rage.
The first time I witness this side of him, was when I was five, it was as if a demon-possessed him, the dark sclera would become even darker, so much so his red pupil disappear, his teeth became sharper it was if he had the teeth of a great white shark in the body of a man, and overall his entire skin turn red with black veins surrounding his entire body, even his voice becomes distorted.
From that day onward I never brought up the topic of my mom before my grandfather again.
Just thinking about it, brings back traumatic memories I rather not think about, so I just continue to listen to the conversation without them noticing that I'm actually there.
"I see, hahaha... well if you ever need a new waitress again please don't be afraid to call me, I prefer to work in a place like this with such a calm and peaceful atmosphere."
"Sure no problem."
With those words I deactivated omnipresence, honestly, I felt like crap, but still, this is why I told him I didn't want to go to school in the first place, but he insisted.
Honestly, I just want to play games all day every day, even now I want to play games, but at the same time, I want to help grandpa in any way possible to help him pay off that loan.
"Hey, Gabriel."
[Yes Laplace]
"With the power of "The Almighty One" what the quickest way to make money, I can't become a teacher or anything grand with my omnipresence since this world values education, and the last name for jobs as grand as that, robbing a bank is out of the question, and anything too complicated is out of the book."
[Their a lot of different ways you can get money using the power you were gifted with, but if you want to make a quick and insane amount of money then you have to participate in the Asura tournament]
"Asura tournament, what the hell is that?"
[The Asura tournament is far older than Jesus Christ himself, since ancient times, many martial art families would hold tournaments at any given time to decide bets, rivalry, and even trials, among themselves, to be honest, the tournament is akin to a death sentence since humans aren't the only ones to participate in it]
"Wait what, they are more than one race in the world."
[Of course, they are, this is the lesser world also known as the human plane, they exist multiple planes full of different races, such as the visitor who represent alien life from different star systems from each plane, we also have the giants, the demons, the devils, the angels, the dragonkin, the elf's, the beastmen, the dwarves, the hybrids, the merman, the dryads, the undead, the ancient one, the elementalist, the divine, and finally the fallen varieties]
When I heard the news my jaw dropped to the ground in shock, I have lived in this place all my life, and I have not seen a single hot elf babe, dragon babe, or a sexy mera-babe, now I'm been told that not only am I, Jesus fucking Christ, but all these awsome races also exist in such a modern time.
"Why have I not seen another race then?"
[It's simple only those of the "A" class family and higher would even know about the existence of the other planes and races, as you said before you are nothing but a mere lesser class, of course, you wouldn't know]
"I see, and how much can you make in this life and death tournament."
[Just participating in a single match, could get you 2,000,000 D.C with ease, but winning them could quadruple that, or maybe ten times the participation amount]
"Well it's decided then, this is a fighting game combine with the survival genre, maybe a horror as well."
"Tell me, Gabriel as I am now with omnipresence do I stand a chance."
[Aginst the Divine and fallen varieties, hell even the ancient ones or Elementalist then no, against any other race maybe, it depends, to be honest, omnipresence is overpowered, but seeing and being is all you can do if you fight a divine your good as dead I heard they even have some with absolute manipulation ability]
"Scary but I hate losing a game, so let's begin grinding, do you have a mission for me?"
[Now scanning area to make a random mission possible]
[Scan complete]
[The mission "Friends with a psychopath" has been triggered]
"Wait say what now?"
To be continued.
Next time: Does he not feel pain.