Chapter 1
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Alex took a sip of his tea as he looked with a bit of doubt at the self-dominated God in front of him. An old man in white robes with a wry smile on his face, he didn't look much like the God people portrayed but he was still in the acceptable range.
"Well my son, I see that you have already accepted the fact that he died." God cut the silence as he poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip, "I don't think I have a choice but to accept it, do I?" Alex said giving a wry smile and let his mind wander a bit about how he lived his life.
Alex lived to be 48 years old and spent more than half of that time logged into the game Global (New World) he dedicated his whole life to the game just so that when he reached his peak and could finally retire his body couldn't take the sleepless nights anymore and the exaggerated mental effort leading him to death.
"I'm pathetic aren't I? I dedicated my whole life to a virtual game instead of trying to build a family or leave some legacy behind." Alex muttered sadly to God who gave him an iconic smile before letting out a laugh, "Well you may think so my son, but in reality I was the one who inserted (New World) into your world." God said revealing a news that surprised Alex and before he could question it God continued.
"You know, lately many worlds are living under constant threat of destruction and although I am the creator there is a limit in which I can interfere in reality without affecting the free will of living beings" God waved his hand in the air and the room in which they were gone and the image of several different worlds were passed through the now invisible walls, "That's why my son I decided to do a test, I created a parallel dimension and connected it to your world through the game to train possible heroes."
Alex opened his mouth in extreme surprise when he heard what God was saying and without thinking he ended up asking directly, "So, I'm one of those hero candidates? And if the game was a separate but existing dimension that means that everything I did in the game was it real?" Alex mumbled his second thought with a bit of fear as he realized that if that was really true he was far from going to heaven in this lifetime.
" Hahaha, calm down my son." God let out an amused laugh when he saw what Alex was thinking and decided to allay his doubts, "To answer your first question, yes, you are indeed a hero candidate. The second question is a bit complicated to explain, think about everything that happened in the game as a big illusion where you can feel, think, act but it's not real so don't worry too much about it." God explained and Alex heaved a huge sigh of relief as he took another sip of tea before returning to questioning God.
"But why me as a candidate? Aren't there more suitable personnel?" Alex asked himself with a little trepidation and heard another big laugh from God, "You know it's that humility of yours that made me choose you as the first candidate, but of course it's not just for that hahaha." God chuckled again and snapped his fingers causing a projection of Alex's memories of the game to appear.
"You know although the (New World) is an illusion, the strength of the enemies I placed is at least 2 levels above the standard in the universe." God explained and the projection showed a video of Alex fighting the world's third strongest Boss in the game, the Angel of Justice Miranda, "You know when I told my trusted subordinate that a human single-handedly defeated her in hand-to-hand combat? almost went looking for you personally to challenge you hahaha." God joked and Alex felt a shiver down his spine at the thought that he would have to face an angel face to face again, the fight against Mirando in the game was one of the hardest battles he has ever had and it took months of preparation and training to face it , he doesn't even want to imagine what would happen if he fought her in real life, all that awaited him was obliteration.
God gave another smile as he saw Pale Alex with his thoughts and decided to try to inflate his new hero's ego a little, "You have received many great titles and achievements as well." Deus joked and mentioned some of Alex's accomplishments separately while showing pictures of the events. "The One Man Legion, Slayer of Gods, The Most Powerful Aura User, The God of War, if I were to name every title of yours I could make a book just summarizing how you got each one." God joked and sat down at the table again.
Alex took his tea with his face a little flushed with shame for having his achievements displayed like that, he was a simple guy and didn't like fame very much, most of these achievements he acquired doing things he liked like challenging strong enemies, training and creating new techniques or improve skill combos, at some point he didn't realize he started to be treated as a great player and several other players started to challenge him and gather around him.
"Don't worry boy, it's good to stay humble, arrogance and pride only lead to ruin." God said in a rather serious tone like a father recalling a few things before quickly changing the subject, "Anyway, I will reincarnate you into a world that is under threat of destruction, hoping that you can save it from its own ruin. "
"What, wait I'm not ready to take on that responsibility!" Alex quickly tried to deny God's offer but the latter just laughed and looked deep into his eyes." You don't have to worry about that, just live your life in a way that you have no regrets, by the way I created a little mental library where all your (New World) memories are, to make sure you don't forget anything." God said and before Alex could question him God shook his hand and instantly Alex felt a tug on his soul before he lost consciousness. "Now, let's see how the boy will do." God muttered after teleporting Alex.