Ke'an is lying down on System's back in deep meditation when an epiphany hits him and he opens his eyes. He flips around and looks at System's scales. His eyes open wide as he views the unfathomable universes contained within them. Sparking inside of her are trillions of tiny stars, nebulae and worlds. He recalls how not once has he seen her use any diagrams, inscription or incantations when she summoned food or water for him.
Ke'an slides down off of her not really sure how long he had been meditating. He walks around System's massive body up to her face. He looks into her large and tired eyes which also sparked with tiny stars. Her breathing is staggered and sickly wet. He touches her cheek feeling the hard glassy scale beneath his hand.
"Are you ready to try again?" System says as another portal opens up and drops a stick of chalk into Ke'an free hand.
"I am ready but I am not going to need this." Ke'an says with a long breath. "You could have just told me what I was doing wrong, you know."
"I was enjoying the company…" System says as she closes her eyes. "These past few months have been fun… please proceed."
Ke'an focus his magic into her preforming magic without a circle in that moment being one with the universe and System. Ke'an for a moment lost himself to the in a dreamlike trance as his magic mixed with reality itself. Ke'an has to trust his mind into an abyss of power so grand that he is but a speck of dust in a raging storm. His soul is being stretched well beyond what should break it and yet he is strong. Ke'an feels an endless moment which he bears witness to all things and the veil of causality is lifted revealing the dream. Through it all in the infinite moment, where mortals should crumble, Ke'an claimed his existence and with it came power.
In a burst of light and energy, System's body rapidly disintegrates into fine specks of blackened light. The energy swirls around Ke'an as he watches System vanish. He feels System's great power to rewrite reality surges into him faster and faster. His soul is permeated with power and violated with divinity now his right to bear. No pain is comparable to having once soul remade so completely.
"New Administrator Login detected… analyzing…" A disembodied voice says in Ke'an's head. "You do not meet the requirements to access Administrator privileges. You have obtained an [Administrator Core]. Your body will be remade from available [Administrator Core]… analyzing… purge of unqualified material will commence now."
What starts as a numbing pain deep inside of him becomes blinding hot. Blood and bile flows from his skin and every available orifice as if his body is rejecting its own organs. He tries to scream out in pain as he keels over to the ground. He throws up what he thought was his lunch, but is in actually his blood, teeth and his own tongue. His body is grinding itself apart removing bone and flesh in equal measure.
His body is being replaced to match his new soul which rejects his weak human form. The remaining magic left behind by System's disintegrating body is being used as the new building material for a new body. Every minute is full of unending agony as flesh and muscle melt away only to be replaced and regrown. Hours creep by as Ke'an screams himself hoarse until the pain finally stops and he passes out in a pile of his former body.
"Purge of unqualified material successful… analyzing. Welcome Administrator Login Successful." The cold disembodied voice continues.
"New Administrator profile created." A voice rings in Ke'an's head. "Administrator-75,353,147,861 has replaced Administrator-13. Administrator-75,353,147,861 will be redesignated to Administrator-13."
The voice is inhuman, robotic and cold. Ke'an opens his eyes and sees he is laying in a mound gore. He quickly stands up and checks himself over to make sure he is alive and whole. He runs his hands up and his naked form frantically checking around his body with his eyes. He hops out of the pile of what used to be his body on the floor. He is unsure how he survived the ordeal, but as far as he can tell his new form is also human although he no longer has his long hair. He sees his long platinum hair in the pile along with his former skull.
"How am I still alive?" He says as he takes a few bloody footsteps away. "Nothing like that happens when we take powers."
"Administrator level insufficient, error… restricting Administrator privilege. Analyzing…" the disembodied voice says.
"Who is there?" Ke'an says looking around the blank room.
"Dimensional stability decreasing, analyzing…" the voice continues. "Dimensional collapse imminent. Sending request to Administrator-01 to stabilize dimensional space…"
"What are you talking about?" Ke'an yells.
"Request denied… sending request to administrator-02… request denied. Sending request administrator-03… request denied. Sending request to administrator-04… request denied. Sending request to…"
The voice continue to send out requests faster and faster to other administrators as Ke'an looks around confused. Now that system is dead the only way to leave the Reality Crusible has also vanished and Ke'an can not find a way to leave. After a while he decided to eat some of the leftover food while he thought of a plan to get out of the all white room. He was still covered in blood and other excrement so he didn't want to put on any of his spare clothing. As he ate the disembodied voice finally came to a stop.
"...Sending request to Administrator-73,254,752… request approved. Dimensional collapse postponed. Analyzing… Performing New Administrator Welcome."
Suddenly a window appears in front of Ke'an which causes him to flinch. This one, unlike the teleportation windows, is dim and follows Ke'an's line of sight. Ke'an trys to touch the window and finds that his hands can not directly touch it. Words start appearing across the window.
Job Promotion Congratulation Letter
Ke'an Dagra Strome
Administrator-13
Infinity Inc.
Everywhere
Subject: Promotion Congratulation Letter
We are pleased and honored to inform you with respect that you have been promoted from [human] (LVL 15) to Administrator-13 (Level 1) in the organization. I congratulate you on behalf of the company for this achievement. As your post grows in the company your responsibility towards your work will also increase. You have achieved this promotion within the span of 20 year(s) because of your hard work and dedication. As we continue to grow we expect greater behavior and results from you and your future.
Sincerely yours,
Administrator-01 Home
Head Administrator
Infinity Inc.
"What is this?" Ke'an states. "Did I just get a promotion?"
"Error… Administrator-13 does not meet the minimum level to stabilize local reality." The disembodied voice states. "You do not meet qualifications to receive title: Administrator. Administrative authority has been revoked. Ability to change or alter physical and spiritual reality has been severely reduced."
Another window pops up into Ke'an view.
You have defeated Administrator-13 System Lock.
You have absorbed Administrator Core, you do not qualify to use this item.
You have been forcefully evolved into Administrator-75,353,147,861.
Congratulations you have been promoted to Administrator!
You have been reassigned to Administrator-13.
Your reality is unstable! Administrator-73,254,752 has accepted a request to stabilize your physical reality! To prevent your reality from breaking down please level up.
You have been bequeathed the following items; unrefined reality domain, world engine and reality crucible.
Items from System Lock's inventory has been successfully stored in your inventory
"Error detected… Administrator-13 does not meet the minimum requirements to utilize item [Unrefined Reality Domain]. To prevent further destabilization of dimensional space the [Unrefined Reality Domain] will be sealed please level up to access this item. Error detected Administrator-13 does not meet minimum requirements to utilize items, world engine and reality crucible. World engine and reality crucible capability will be reduced to the current level of Administrator. Current Administrator has been deemed unfit to stabilize dimensional space. Sending requests to eliminate and replace Administrator-13. Begin vote."
"I haven't understood most of this but I think I am Administrator-13!" Ke'an yells. "Do not eliminate! Do not eliminate me!"
Ke'an waits in for several minutes in silence for some type of response. The voice in his head suddenly talking about eliminating him put him on edge. As the silence continued he began to think that maybe he would not be eliminated after all. He was worried that there may be some kind of vote going on behind the scenes that he is just not privy to. After a few more minutes pass the voice returns.
"Request to eliminate Administrator-13… rejected." The voice says.
Ke'an lets out a woohoo seeing that he won't be killed.
"Administrator-13 will be demoted to Apprentice Administrator. Reality will be stabilized by Infinity Inc. for five years. Administrator-13 will be required to retrain in Tutorial Beta. Administrator-13 will be required to reach Administrator level 5 or their native reality will be deleted. Initiating Tutorial Beta."
"Wait, I have to do what with what!" Ke'an asks.