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"I'm going too."
Vlad touched the crystal, as his mind was quickly teleported somewhere else.
It was a place he didn't recognize, but that was eerily similar to what Chris had seen too.
A world where two skies, one of darkness and one of light, endlessly collided.
And the presence of this Realm's deities slowly began to manifest.
Vlad saw in disbelief as a gigantic jaw emerged within the black sky, smiling viciously at him. It began drooling, as if he were nothing but a snack.
[The {Evil God of Hunger and Excess} drools while seeing your delicious soul…]
[He can't wait to feast!]
"S-So this is what he meant with that…"
But that wasn't all; although this gigantic jaw covered most of the black skies, several other forms emerged.
This time, they were more like prying eyes; six of them spread across the darkness. One was purple with large eyelashes, another was gold, one of them was completely white, and one was gray.
There was one noticeable, crimson eye blazing with flames and looking rather furious at him. Vlad was left without words.
This entire scene wasn't something he could have ever imagined!
"To think that changing Classes would create such a… cutscene?" he wondered. "If even…"
[The {Evil Goddess of Obsession and Pleasure} glances at you with interest. She knows you lust after her precious, divinely cursed.]
[She thinks that if you truly love her beautiful divinely cursed, then you will surely take her patronage.]
[The {Evil God of Desire and Materialism} notices your amazing ability over craftsmanship and the creation of precious items.]
[He would love to become your patron, as long as you can give him precious offerings every now and then.]
[The {Evil Goddess of Hatred and Bloodshed} admires your battle abilities and the blood you've spilled!]
[She says you would be a good vessel of her endless rage.]
[The {Evil God of Stagnation and Apathy} yawns…]
"Hahhh… S-So the same ones that visited Chris came to me as well?" Vlad thought, swallowing saliva, he was very nervous. "But there are others too… Who are these guys? Wait a second…!"
[The {Evil God of Arrogance and Superiority} thinks you might be enough to carry his might, barely.]
[The {Evil Goddess of Sorrow and Poverty} weeps.]
"T-They're all here…?"
Vlad looked across the darkness.
Yes, they were all here.
Everyone gathered just for him.
The Seven Evil Gods of Obscuritas.
The sources of malice and the kings of every Sin.
"Hahh…"
He couldn't help but smile at the ridiculous situation he was thrown into.
He might be in an even worse situation than Chris, being favored by every damn god.
But why?
"Is it because of stopping the Unending Crimson?" he wondered. "And then… right, that battle."
The battle against his brother too, and the powers he possessed, there were messages of something, or someone popping up from time to time.
He could still remember that title, yes, how couldn't he? It just happened an hour ago…
The Desecrated Shadow King.
"Was that also a being from outside?"
That meant he had not fought and won against one, but two…
And if what happened with Chris would be the same with him, then if he rejects their offers, they'll get angry and try to kill him or something.
This is a Mind Realm, according to the game, so it shouldn't be possible for them to deal direct damage to his character.
Even then, he wasn't so sure…
"Right, he did say the Silver Moon Goddess appeared," he thought. "Maybe it'll be the same for me?"
He looked into the skies, trying to search for her or someone else other than these wicked, evil gods.
And then…
FLASH!
A crimson glow emerged, resembling a small ruby that rapidly grew larger until it took the shape of a moon.
A crimson moon.
[The {Goddess of the Crimson Moon} glances at you from afar, afraid to enrage the Evil Gods that have gathered here for you.]
Unlike before, where Chris saw the evil gods mock the goddess of the silver moon, this time they didn't even care.
"A moon goddess…"
Vlad knew that, unlike the Evil Gods, the Moon Goddesses weren't "evil" in their nature and weren't cursed beings.
They granted actual divine protections without weird drawbacks and had motherly, protective natures instead of the predatory and selfish minds of the evil gods.
"Let's see what they can offer."
Ding!
[Congratulations! Several Deities of your Realm are interested in offering you special Class Rank ups and Subclasses!]
[What do you want to do first?]
[Rank Up Main Class]
[Choose Subclass.]
"Seeing how Chris got attacked after only choosing a Main Class and had to hurriedly pick the Subclass, I'll look at both lists at the same time to choose them both in quick succession and get out of here."
Ding!
[Available Main Class Rank Up Options]:
[Abyssal Vampire Prince of Gluttony: ★★★] [Sponsored by the {Evil God of Hunger and Excess}]
[Prideful Vampire Prince of Demise: ★★] [Sponsored by the {Evil God of Arrogance and Superiority}]
[Envious Vampire Prince of Deceit: ★★] [Sponsored by the {Evil Goddess of Sorrow and Poverty}]
[Evil Vampire Prince of Mischief: ★★] [Sponsored by the {Evil Goddess of Obsession and Pleasure}]
[Treasure Hunting Vampire Prince: ★★] [Sponsored by the {Evil God of Desire and Materialism}]
[Warmongering Vampire Prince of Bloodshed: ★★] [Sponsored by the {Evil Goddess of Hatred and Bloodshed}]
[Slumbering Vampire Prince: ★★] [Sponsored by the {Evil God of Stagnation and Apathy}]
[Arcane Vampire Prince of the Crimson Moon: ★★] [Sponsored by the {Goddess of the Crimson Moon}]
[Seventh Vampire Prince Magic Knight: ★★]
[…]
"So that's all the classes. Damn it, Gluttony really went out of his way to give me a three-star class?! That's a whole rank I'll be skipping!"
Vlad was dumbfounded; this could accelerate his growth tremendously as he would get a stat boost equal to two ranks up instead of one, more skill slots, and also stronger skills and unique abilities.
However, he was honestly creeped out by the giant jaws smiling at him, constantly wanting to eat him. This might be a game, but it was very realistic within its own world. Interacting with Gluttony wasn't just talking with some random NPC; it was a powerful being within the game world.
This meant that Gluttony might be fattening him up for whatever thing he wants to do, although literally eating him and then killing his avatar… was within the possibilities that Vlad thought about.
"I'm definitely not picking it… Nor the rest! I'll just go for the Crimson Moon Goddess one."
He didn't want to make any more weird contracts with those evil gods, much less get cursed, so he went for the safest option. He still had yet to know much about the Moon Goddess, but that they were opposed to the Evil Gods or discriminated against by them was enough of an excuse to receive their patronage instead of the seven assholes.
"Now, the Subclass, what can I pick?"
He took a look at Available Subclasses this time; there were a lot of them, first, he was shown all the sponsored ones from the gods, then the rest he had unlocked normally.
Ding!
[Available Subclass Options]:
[Alchemical Forgemaster of Gluttony: ★★] [Sponsored by the {Evil God of Hunger and Excess}]
[Prideful Craftsman of Weapons: ★] [Sponsored by the {Evil God of Arrogance and Superiority}]
[Envious Blacksmith: ★] [Sponsored by the {Evil Goddess of Sorrow and Poverty}]
[Sexual Massage Expert: ★] [Sponsored by the {Evil Goddess of Obsession and Pleasure}]
[Multi-Faced Merchant: ★] [Sponsored by the {Evil God of Desire and Materialism}]
[Blood Alchemist: ★] [Sponsored by the {Evil Goddess of Hatred and Bloodshed}]
[Dream Alchemist: ★] [Sponsored by the {Evil God of Stagnation and Apathy}]
[Priest of the Blood Moon: ★] [Sponsored by the {Goddess of the Crimson Moon}]
[Craftsman: ★]
[Alchemist: ★]
[Merchant: ★]
[Farmer: ★]
[…]
"Huh… Farmer?"
Although the Crimson Moon Goddess option seemed like the most logical right now, Vlad remembered that his country barely had any farmlands, and they were in serious need of some of that.
Although he had also considered picking the Priest of the Blood Moon, which might give him some Divine-related Skills, this Subclass might also carry more responsibilities than he would want.
It wasn't simply a slightly modified Rank Up, but an outright priest!
Becoming a member of a religion wasn't within his plans at the moment, so he didn't really want to participate in such a thing.
"I think she's getting a bit ahead of herself with that request; I'll pick Farmer instead."
He was already good at crafting, using alchemy, sewing, and inscribing magic circles; why need a class for something he was already good at?
Instead, obtain something you have no idea how to do, so you can learn about it quicker!
"Farmer it is for now… Might change it later."
As Vlad selected both Class Rank Up and Subclass, and the Gods quickly began roaring angrily, while the giant jaws of Gluttony quickly changed their creepy grin into an angry expression, suddenly…
RUMBLE!
"Hm?!"
The skies shook out of nowhere, the darkness and the light of the mind realm was split apart.
Suddenly, the eyes of the seven gods and the crimson moon glanced at something emerging.
It started as red, orange, and yellow jewels, which quickly started growing everywhere, exploding into flames.
The flames spread everywhere, distorting space itself and breaking it apart. The skies started shattering.
The gods panicked as their presence continued to spread out everywhere.
The jaws of Gluttony began to grow smaller.
[The {Evil God of Hunger and Excess} detects the presence of an uninvited guest!]
The many eyes of the other gods became smaller too, gathering together to resist the immense aura coming from this entity.
[The {Evil Goddess of Obsession and Pleasure} is shocked.]
[The {Evil God of Desire and Materialism} desires the beautiful jewels but knows they're dangerous to touch.]
[The {Evil Goddess of Hatred and Bloodshed} angrily roars at the invader.]
[The {Evil God of Stagnation and Apathy} is suddenly awakened from its nap, scared.]
[The {Evil God of Arrogance and Superiority} can't believe this!]
[The {Evil Goddess of Sorrow and Poverty} shivers and screams in fear.]
"T-This is…!"
Vlad took a step back; he was supposed to be already gone from this place, yet even after choosing the class rank up and his subclass, he had yet to leave.
And this thing, this entity, made of crystals and burning flames, an endless sea of crimson, spread out everywhere, distorting and eating everything, burning it.
Until its mass gathered, it resembled several bodies at once, without faces or proper shapes, barely humanoid.
[The {Unending Crimson} says that you should have at least invited them to this!]
[They were not aware of such an interesting meeting between the little ones of this Realm.]
It was them!
The being that brought so much chaos to Elderbridge, that killed so many, that monster.
Vlad couldn't believe it.
Did that thing come here to give him a Class?!
But he had already chosen them!
"H-He's calling the gods "little ones"?!"
BOOOM!
But that wasn't all; the skies shattered once more, and as a part of the manifestation of the Unending Crimson exploded into pieces, another force emerged.
One of pure shadows, black fog that spread everywhere, encompassing everything, and turning it into deep blacks' soot, decaying things as it moved.
If it weren't for the few, purple-colored lights resembling stars within this black cloud of shadows, Vlad wouldn't have even recognized what it was.
The purple stars aligned to take the shape of a tall person, wearing heavy armor, encompassed, and made of darkness and curses of the abyss itself.
It glared at Vlad with its crimson eye.
[The {Desecrated Shadow King} is glancing at you.]
"No way…"
The being that had given the cursed powers to his brother and his brother's mother was also here. A master of curses, darkness, shadows, and decay.
Unlike the abstract Unending Crimson, the Desecrated Shadow King held a strong title.
He was a King, he was Shadows, and he was… Desecrated.
Yet, it was not over yet.
SPLAAASH!
A tsunami of green ooze suddenly emerged from the huge cracks left behind by the two Outer Ones as a gigantic sea of emerald-colored acid poured down, beginning to melt the "floor" of the Mind Realm.
Everything started to fall apart and decay, to be burned, or to melt into nothing. The gods quickly started to disappear one after another, no longer capable of withstanding these beings' presences.
The third sealed the deal.
Yet the Crimson Moon remained, watching, worried.
[The {Goddess of the Crimson Moon} says she will not run away.]
"Hah, thanks…"
And there was also another that stayed.
[The {Evil God of Hunger and Excess} will not give up his prey!]
"Bastard… At least he's not a coward."
And as the emerald sea of ooze and acid gathered together, suddenly it took the shape of something.
Vlad noticed millions of big eyeballs floating through it all—long tentacles—but it took another shape; a small body appeared amidst its endless slimy form.
That of a beautiful woman with wide curves, a large chest, a beautiful face, and long, emerald hair, her eyes resembled exploding stars.
[The {Maiden of the Emerald Sea} smiles at your presence.]
"Ugh…!"
And Vlad felt his mind spinning, nauseous, as if he were about to puke.
[You're before the presence of three {Outer Ones}!]
[Their Existences distort Space and Time; your Mind is slowly being Eroded by merely glimpsing at their forms.]
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