1 Void
It felt empty yet full of darkness, walls of reality collapsing on themselves as nothing remained but the void. What was the void you ask? Nothingness perceived by something, Something that was not meant to be there.
He was not meant to find himself in such a situation, he felt calm and at peace like the sensation before falling asleep, and yet, he could not fall asleep.
He observed the void and asked himself, 'Is this really what awaits us all after death? How pointless...'
There was no time or space yet his thoughts made him feel a sensation of time passing by, which made the situation unbearable. At first, he was consumed by emotions yet in due time, he only found peace.
An unknown amount of time passed, He who was in the void, had become consumed by his own thoughts. He had created a world of his own in his mind and due to the infinite silence, he had been absorbed into it like a lucid dream.
He dreamt of clear skies, beautiful maidens, and of people, events, memories...
With nothing to awake him, he would forever dream and eventually forget everything. But that was not going to happen.
Something disturbed him, something appeared in the void. Something bizarre awakened him.
It looked like a ball that disappeared in his chest, he tried looking for it but could not find it.
'What was that?' He asked himself.
And then, a screen appeared in front of him in the void.
It was red and some words were written on it.
"Hello, Nameless Spirit.
I am the Systems created by the Demon God.
You have been chosen by the Demon God to become one of the Conquerer Spirits.
The Demon God shall offer you great power and you shall conquer worlds for him. The more worlds you conquer, the greater powers he shall bestow upon you. I shall be the medium in which you shall communicate, his mere presence will annihilate your soul as you are so this way was created.
Will you accept? Or reject?"
He was shocked, he thought, 'I can get out of here? At last! A Demon God though... I need to learn more...Why me?'
The system seemed to have heard him as it answered as words appeared on the screen.
"You have a great affinity for darkness and thus shall be a great vessel of power, a true instrument of destruction."
He was intrigued, 'You can read my thoughts, so tell me, what happens if I reject? Also, what are you not telling me about this deal?'
"I will simply choose the 2nd best spirit if you reject. There are no hidden parts in this deal. You will have your free will, but, with this deal, you may trade worlds for power. Depending on the worlds you conquer and deliver to the Demon God to eat, you will receive varying amounts of power on top of what you have; At the moment, you have nothing."
He took a moment to think, in the end, he came to a conclusion, 'Anything is better than rotting here for all eternity. Besides, it doesn't sound that bad.'
'I accept.'
"Great. Then let the process begin."
He felt something within him take root, like a seed, it filled him with a sense of power.
"You can only communicate with the system in the void, if you enter worlds, the system may not enter with you. However, the connection shall remain; You may use the connection to leave worlds and enter the void and by this means, travel anywhere in the multiverse.
This ability is a core part of what being a Conqueror spirit is.
First, tell me your name."
He thought about it a little, 'I need a name worthy of a conquerer.'
Then he replied, 'My name is Leviathan.' He then realized it would sound silly if it called him Leviathan every time so he continued, 'Call me Levi for short.'
"Conqueror Spirit Named 'Leviathan' has been Registered. Nickname: Levi.
Gift of immortality has been granted; If you were to perish, you shall revive here with all your merit and power gone which means you will have to start from zero. Tread Carefully."
The words changed soon after. Levi was elated with the news.
"Levi, the Demon God has assigned 5 worlds to be conquered by his spirits. Choose one, the other 4 shall be chosen by the other spirits."
He was taken aback, 'But I can't conquer worlds as I am. I don't have any power!'
The system answered instantly.
"Don't worry, you shall be lent more than enough power for your 1st world, but remember, you only have 10 years. Consider this a gift from the Demon God. Once you deliver this world, the lent power shall be taken back and you shall receive merit and may use it to get your own permanent power. The 1st time, the merit will be halved due to the lending of power."
"The worlds are ranked from F to SSS in difficulty, the higher the difficulty the greater the merit and thus reward of power, choose wisely."
Levi began reading them.
-"Alasia-112
Difficulty: Rank C
Merit: 4000 Points."
-"Star of 983
Difficulty: Rank B
Merit: 48k Points."
-"Alasia-1
Difficulty: Rank A
Merit: 970k Points."
-"Marvel-Earth-199999
Difficulty: Rank S
Merit: 1.3M Points."
-"Immortal Astral Continent
Difficulty: Rank SS
Merit: 94.3M Points."
He was very surprised as he read the last 2, 'Wait... Isn't that MCU and the other one is from ISSTH?'
He didn't know what to think, 'This means that fictional worlds are real, wow... But what should I do? On one hand, there is the world of Alasia-112 which I have no clue of, it will be the safe choice but... The last two I know stuff about...'
He asked the system, 'Can I choose which time I may enter these worlds?'
The system answered.
"Unfortunately not, the time will depend on the struggle between the Demon God and God of that universe. Rest assured that the demon god will try to send you in the best time possible."
Levi felt conflicted, in the end, he came to a decision.
'I can't go to Immortal Astral Continent, it is way too dangerous. Cultivation worlds are a big No... At least until I am confident in it. However, I think I can manage to conquer MCU if I receive good power. I just need to manipulate some events and get my hands on some tech or maybe... The infinity stones. I know the most about MCU in the list and going to the unknown is not wise. Besides, the system said that It will lend me enough power for the 1st time. MCU It is.'
'I choose Marvel-Earth-199999.'
"Affirmative. Please Wait..."
Levi suddenly felt something within him change, as if his being was being forced into something, like a vessel or a body!
"The Demon God approves of your boldness and courage, he has granted you a Viltrumite Body. This Body is 25 years of age in perfect physical condition. Please proceed with character creation and design it."
Levi was excited, 'This is great! It is entirely possible! I just need to play my cards right.'
He then felt the process of going into the body stop and a very detailed character creation menu appeared in front of him; He began working.
'Let's go a little crazy...'
A while later, he was finished. The result was a white-haired blue-eyed very handsome young man. He was 6' 2"(187cm) with a perfect body.
Levi was satisfied.
"Are you finished?"
'Yes.' He replied.
A moment later, the sensation of entering a body returned.
The system continued, "Please remember, you have 10 years to succeed. If you have not conquered the planet by then, it is considered a failure, and you shall be returned here and be punished. The punishment shall be 100 years of isolation. Before we contacted you, you spent 1 year in the void."
Levi felt a little nervous reading that.
"If you die and fail, you shall restart but this time, without punishment but also without any gifts. You must conquer a world without any power being lent to you if you wish to remain a conqueror spirit."
Levi asked as he felt he didn't have much time left, 'I have a question, are there any limits? Do you need the world to be intact or is it okay if it becomes a wasteland?'
The system answered.
"You are free to do whatever you wish to. The Demon God wants the planet, whatever else is a bonus.
Before you go, these are the bonuses you can receive.
For each infinity stone you deliver, you may get 1 million merit points.
For each living human soul on the planet, you may get 0.0001 merit points.
The quest is a success if you eliminate all the protectors of the world and gain control over the world. I shall contact you when the conditions are fulfilled."
Levi gulped as he gathered his determination to do whatever was necessary to get as many points as possible. He was excited beyond belief, after getting so bored in the void, he was going on such an adventure with superpowers in a fictional world to conquer it.
The countdown began.
"10...
9...
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3...
2...
1...
Good Luck."
And he lost consciousness.
