A white light shrouded the world and the universe itself.
"I've broken through..."
At 63 years of age I've continued to grow in power without purpose; nothing can challenge me, as I have long passed the threshold of power seen as common sense. It seems as if the sword itself has grown with me as a concept.
A set of footsteps approach me on the hill.
"Zenith! Congratulations on your breakthrough."
I look over and see Rin a young girl assigned by the World Government to 'protect' me, I ignored her and walked over towards her seeing a sour look on her face before saying.
"Let's head back to the city."
Her behavior is quite natural considering every day for 3 years she watched me meditate 24/7...
*******
Sigh.....
'I'm home it's been awhile since I slept... Technology has advanced so much in just 3 years of being gone, this new holographic tech is impressive..... Hmm somethings off'
Realizing something wasn't right was easy, I've truly transcended the human body practical bodily needs are useless for me I haven't slept or been hungry for decades now.
"Ah... I must have been poisoned with something strong. What else could explain this? Maybe I broke through prematurely?"
After those thoughts, I immediately blacked out.
*********
"Hmph... I can't believe after being on a 3-year trip this guy ignores his own niece's calls!"
Standing in front of Zenith's door she knew something was off
"Your granddaughter wanted to see you, you know that right? I know you're playing games it's not like anything could harm you... HELLO?? If you're dragging this game out I'll just come in."
'Somethings wrong with him, knowing him he doesn't joke around like this often... After all, he's someone that hardly shows emotions towards things, and by the off chance he's out his guards already told me he hasn't left...'
After those thoughts, the girl twisted the knob of the door noticing it was unlocked she knew something was off, and she then stormed in.
A scream resonated throughout the home.
The guards came rushing and what they saw was enough to make anyone sick.
********
The morning was cloudy, a storm was brewing. It seemed as if all hope has left the world with a shocking revelation.
BREAKING NEWS!!!
"Number one ranker, strongest man of humanity believed to be the reincarnation of the Battle God Azarath..... Yesterday in the afternoon was found to be completely... m-mutilated in his home, his skin was completely missing showing ruptured muscles and most of his internal organs were destroyed as well... As well as his limbs being either broken or detached from the body.."
A small whimper came out from the news anchor's body...
"Authorities are currently reviewing evidence not released to the public if Zenith was trul-"
Gulp
regaining composure the anchor's expression changed to a more serious one
"If he was truly killed, that brutally by something then this could well be a global threat."
Rin stared at the tv playing in front of her and a mixture of feelings brewed up within her. leading to her taking a deep breath.
huuu
"After 3 years of ignoring me, that bastard got what he deserved by dying..."
But she knew those were faulty thoughts because witnessing his power first hand she knew if a man like that could truly die then all hope was lost.
Sigh
"It's gonna be one tough week."
*******
I woke up immediately remembering what happened, my core shattered a slight bit but that's all it took for my body to go into an extreme backlash which shouldn't have led to my death but clearly, something intervened and caused me to die, most likely someone stronger than me after all, nobody within the planet could even touch me.
This brought some extreme thought, I should have been able to sense another aura. With my aura perception alone I can detect every source of aura in the solar system... It's crazy to think about yes, but I had grown to that point of unnecessary power.
It was then I felt extreme pressure, a strange feeling appeared in me...
"Wh-"
I realized it then, pursuing the heights of power I lost many emotions, which lead to me never finding a life partner, or never enjoying anything... But this emotion is one that I haven't felt once in my life; Even so, I knew what it was, fear.
Cold sweat trickled down my forehead, I had an extreme urge to gulp.
Gulp
It was then I heard a soft voice
"Ah! Hello there!"
The strange feeling and pressure were gone, I turned around and looked up, and took a deep breath
huuu
Seeing the figure was almost more surprising than my emotion, all I saw was the shape of light in a humanoid figure, I knew that there was something beyond that light but my perception couldn't perceive that It was then I figured out who killed me.
"You killed me."
"Yes, Zenith I killed you."
At that moment I tensed up
The figure quickly made a hand gesture
"Calm down!!! I didn't have any malice while doing it, and I did it for your benefit...."
Seeing me confused the Figure continued
"Well... let me explain simply, you're too powerful. Soon your power would have gone out of control your body itself was hardly strong enough to hold it in. Your next breakthrough would have destroyed Earth, and the one after that would have exponentially raised your power destroying the universe."
"Hmm, I guess that made sense."
The feeling of indifference shrouded me after his explanation
"I guess it's time for me to explain why you're here instead of in the after-life, it's simple as 'God' I can't just take your life away from you which is what I did to you, so I'll give you another one that may be more entertaining. The power system your old world used was called Aura, this new one is called Mana and may be more suitable for you, with time you'll be able to grow to even higher heights and as a plus people on your level will exist so maybe a slight challenge?"
I nodded
"Okay this is quite uneventful so... Do you have a wish to make before you leave?"
....
'after losing attachments to most things I don't really have any wishes... But there is one thing... Maybe
I thought
"Is it possible for me to keep my current appearance?"
One thing I took pride in was my appearance, I couldn't bare looking like something else. I guess you could call me a narcissist.
God burst out in laughter
"Haahaaahaa"
"Even though I can read through the future, I still couldn't hold in my laughter, I've had sooo many
people who have transmigrated but this is the first time someone asked for something so foolish?
Most people will ask for something like."
"Ahem Ahem"
God adjusted his voice
"I would like to have the sword of the Heavenly Demonic Hero or something like being reunited with their lover... But then again I guess if you had abilities that made people think you were a god you would not care for things like that."
God shifted his hand and a dark purplish glow sprung forth which then coated my body
I immediately felt a change, I regressed back to the appearance that I had when I was 15 years old. And I also noticed my core was gone, as well as the Aura in my body, and a plethora of emotions I haven't felt in a long time returned.
"Since you are such a modest child, I decided to give you another gift, I won't tell you what but it'll be pretty obvious once you wake up in the next world."
It was then my vision went dark and my consciousness slipped.
"Such an amazing child, perhaps after this change he'll find a way to enjoy life and maybe fall in love... After all, unlike Aura, Mana doesn't destroy your body.."
....
"I probably should have told him this new world is far less advanced and more in a medieval setting no? I guess it's more fun figuring out, since he was a hygiene addict in his previous life he will figure something out to be more to terms with the modern times of Earth."
"Ugh! I'm already being spoiled by the future, with this change a whole new amazing timeline of events is already sparking in my head... Maybe I'll retire soon."
*******
"Yes, but Keith you need to understand that channeling Mana in the form of elements to form a sort of manife-"
Suddenly a bloodcurdling scream rang out in the class.
The scream belonged to the student Rei Ven-August