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After eating tons of delicious food and marathoning a few movies, with everyone, the fun night ended. I headed back towards my own room alone. I was too mentally drained for any other 'activities' tonight, so Sif and Natasha were staying in the guest rooms.
I reflected on that recent battle and realized that I needed more abilities for versatility. I wasn't sure how to go about that though.
"System? Is there any way I can get stronger? Or maybe just get new abilities? Maybe a System Shop or something." I asked as I flopped down onto my bed and stared at the ceiling.
[I'm not the type of Gamer System that comes with a shop… but there is a way for you to gain new abilities quickly.]
I sat back up in excitement. "And what would that be!?"
[Trading for them with other gamers.]
Other Gamers? I know they existed, but I've never actually interacted with another one. "And how would I do that?" Was there some kind of Gamer hub that I was unaware of til this point.
[There's no hub. Well…There used to be, but it got destroyed too many times and people got tired of rebuilding it. You wouldn't actually have to do the trade personally. I can interact with other Systems on my own and facilitate any trades you and another Gamer agree on.]
"That sounds pretty cool. You just contact another System and it tells their Gamer that I want to make a trade?"
[Yes. You'd have to know what you want though. Ideally most Gamer's would only trade for something not available in their own universe.]
"Like what?"
[Things like iconic weapons, powerful magic relics, or the occasional Waifu…]
"Wait!? What was that last one!?" I asked with a frown.
[Waifus… Those tend to be pretty popular to trade.]
"So slavery then." I confirmed. Why was I not really surprised? Give some Gamers their own multiverses and unlimited power and of course they start a slave trade of their favorite Waifu's with each other.
[Yeah… A lot of Gamer's don't see other people as anything but NPCs.]
"I'll just trade with another female gamer then." I decided out loud.
[Statistically, the Waifu trade is made up of about 97% of male Gamers.]
"Great, then." Now I just needed to think about what ability I could get that would quickly grant me a huge power up? Seeing Belial turn into a massive giant actually had me getting slightly jealous. "Hmmm, I've got it! System, are there any female gamers in a Naruto multiverse?" I asked. I wanted a Rinnegan! Chakra existed here as well, so I'd be able to use all of its abilities.
[There is exactly one female Gamer currently in her own Naruto multiverse. She's pretty strong, but she hasn't yet reached the peak. She might be willing to trade. It can't hurt to ask at least. I'll let you know when they respond.]
I thanked the System and slumped back down on my bed. I was going to close my eyes and go to sleep when I felt something strange echo above me.
BOOM! CRACK!
"That's weird…" I said as I looked out the window. A thunderstorm had manifested in the skies completely out of nowhere. I left my bedroom and headed back towards my living room to get a better look. To my surprise, Akeno was already there and was looking out the large windows as well. Her back was towards me.
"You alright Akeno?" I called out to her in concern.
Akeno turned to me and grimaced. "This is divine thunder. It's not natural. For a moment I thought it was my father causing it. It's not."
"Do you miss him?" I asked teasingly. I hadn't realized the father daughter combo had reconciled that much yet.
Akeno blushed a bit and then scoffed. "As if. Who would miss that wet blanket? I was just curious about the sudden thunderstorm."
CRACK!
A massive bolt of thunder shot across the sky. My glass windows vibrated from the shockwave. I had no doubt that people who lived closer to that one probably just had all their windows blown out. Was this Thor? No, I still had a copy of Mjolnir in my inventory and it wasn't reacting to any of this lighting at all. It wasn't Thor. Akeno also said this was divine lighting which meant it probably wasn't Storm from the X-men either. Not that I had even met any of the mutants yet.
"This lighting feels angry. But it doesn't feel like proper rage." Akeno said as she looked up. She called forth a small amount of her own divine lighting into her hand. "This is what hatred feels like." When I focused my senses on the lighting in her hand, I could almost feel Akeno's emotions in it. Her own lighting felt furious! "This is the hatred I feel towards my mothers clan!" She explained with loathing. She clenched her fist and her lightning dispersed. "Whoever is causing this storm doesn't feel actual hatred. What they are doing is currently throwing a tantrum…" She finished with a scoff. Akeno turned around and headed back towards her bedroom. The display of power going on outside was impressive, but the reason for it was apparently pathetic.
'A God of Thunder who is fond of throwing tantrums?' I wondered as I too headed back towards my room. Something was telling me that this event wouldn't be a one time thing.
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