5 Birth of Yuzzem

He gestured me to come closer and so I did. Once close enough Mafl asked "What do you want as you followers. Just tell me who you want to rule and I will create them if it is in range of my capabilities. The model of it will be shown in this light and I advise you to choose something which can talk and is intelligent. You don't want to spend all your day trying to explain chicken how to farm or hunt."

I imediately thought about my childhood dream and almost shouted from excitement "Dragons. I want you to create dragons for me. The perfect predators. Those majestic intelligent creatures from tales" but Mafl jumped into my speech "Sorry lad, they already exist in the world I'm sending you in. They were created by another god and not only dragons but wyverns and all those sub-species too and if I create them as well... well lets say that it won't end good for both you and me. Try something else."

So I started to thing about all those races I have known from fantasy books, games and so on and after some debate I have been rejected with humans, dwarfs, elfs, goblins and orcs because they apparently also already existed and creating two same races is as I have seen some sort of taboo. I still haven't tried demons, undead, big insects or beastmen and although there is also a possibility of something completely new I want to stick with something classic that will surely work not some pile of flesh that is not even capable of walking. Speaking of piles of flesh...

I chose undead. "Create for me race of necromancers. You know those guys who create liches, ghouls and skelet..." But Mafl cutted in once again.

"No, no and no. Three resons for that. First is they also already exist, maybe not as a race but as individuals but still. Second is that choosing necromancers is the same as choosing to wear red banner over your head saying Look at me, I've come to destroy you all. And third thing is: Do I look like some god of death to you? Do you see me carying a scythe? Does tis look like a tempa in swamp with menacing red moon above mon? I'm god of nature. Necromancers are out of my field of influence. Choose something that is alive."

"But I can't remember any other race besides beastmen." I complained. But Mafl din't seem concerned with that. He just said to try more or create something completely new and finnally out of nowhere I got idea.

"Ok, I will instruct you and you will create. Did you made any werewolf before? Yes? Fine, create it but instead of wolf use as core creature black panther. Yes and now remove its tail and make his body build little bit like an orc. Nice. Now make his hands like of an orc too. Now with the claws. Please make them like knifes with lengh of but black and make it a bit thicker on sides so it is not as a plate but as an narrowed oval. Nice and please make the edges sharp. Fine and if you could, will you give them ability to hide and unsheath them not the way like with cats as their claws are too wobbly, but by some magic so they are firmly attached. The best way would be that the claws are melted to some kind of bone liquid so they can be regrown"

Mafl looked at me and doubdfully said "I will give them ability to do it this way but that will mean that they will need little bit of mana every time when they change state of one of theirs claw and they will also have to have bones made of the same material as those claws. I suppose it will be something which looks like onyx, but is light and with properties of hard metals if you want it to work. That will need tremendous amout of power to create. I would not be able to give you body of god and domain near the world in which will your race be."

I got an idea "Do I have to have island like you?" Mafl seemed confused but I got my answer "Well it is not requiered but it is standart procedure for gods. Why?"

"What if I go into that world? Like being physically present with my guys and helping them." Mafl froze on spot slowly turned on me and asked "Do you understand that you will be vulnerable in first phases of development of those we created. And while we are talking about them you didn't tell me their name yet."

"I will call them yuzzem. This is name of the race from one of my favorite stories I altered a little because they look almost the same but are more like bear with ape than panther." Mafl just smirked and said." Funny name, you could just named them werepanthers and it could end the same."

I protested "Were-creatures are humans changing into animal. Mine ones have permanent form. They are born, they live and die in this body. It would be wrong terminology if I call them weresomething. Besides they are so robust that they look more like weretiger with black fur than werepanthers who are rather slim."

Mafl backed off because he thought I'm some sort of lore fanatic, but truth is that I was just bluffing and didn't want to change the name I was so proud of choosing.

"Now about the thing that I will go into that world with them. Will it save some power so you could create them?" "Yes, actually it will save so much that you could give them some inborn power and I will have enough to create some artifact with medium strengh. But are you sure you want to do this? The last guy who tried to convert race into worshipping him this way was crucified and now are his followers worshiping only dead god and previous atrempts hadn't high success rate either."

I was determined to not end like the guy Mafl mentioned but also I didn't want to end up like Mafl. Alone and isolated on some floating island without company. "Yes, I'm sure and I'm ready to face consequences. Did you say something about inborn power and an artifact?"

Mafl sighted and asked "What do you want to give them? Walking on water, breathing under water, telekinesis? Don't ask about something stupid like ability to eat metals or vomiting building materials. It will be just a waste."

"Ok, let me think. Hmm. I will be in hostile enviroment in which I might get attacked by every other creature which has some god if I'm disovered. I know what will help me. Give them ability of stealth. I mean like that they can perfectly blend with shadows and can move very silently on every surface and are hard to spot when they don't want to be found out. Their color helps it already so you have easier work."

Mafl seemed displeased with such uncool idea of having race born for hiding and asssasination but he had to put up with it since he promised on his soul.

"Fine done. Now you only need to choose looks of your body and that artefact I promised."

"We will discuss my appearance later. Better to speak about the artifact first. Can it be shotgun with unlimited ammo?" "No and reason is simple. The world I send you in is in medieval age. Bringing shotgun there is the same as your choice of necromancers. Stupid!! Choose something like a meele weapon, magic staff or a bow and add enchants on it."

"Fine, I want machette with enchants making it able to shoot fire, being unbreakable and supersharp." "Man, that is too much. I don't have such amount of power to create godly weapon. Medium artifact, no blades of chaos no mjolnyr. I can give you just the very high durability the rest is too expensive. I need to save some power for creation of your body and don't expect to be super magical since you wasted most of my power on those stupid claws. But why machette? Isn't bastard sword, longsword or katana better?"

"Maybe it gives me little disadvantage in fight against seasoned warriors but machette is more flexible in terms of use. I will be able to use it as a weapon, shovel, axe and on many other things needed for survival. I want this flexibility because I don't know where I will spawn and I don't want to carry longsword through jungle."

"Fine, you win. Again. Those stupid bulletproof reasons and facts of yours."

Mafl seemed tittle bit pissed but got onto the last part of our deal. My body and its look.

I first asked Mafl which races resides in the world I'm sent in and very quickly chose human body with looks slightly better than average. Mafl didn't try to change my mind because he already knew that I will just talk my way out of it and insist on human body.

I was getting ready that Mafl sends me right away after this to his chosen world but he paused for moment and then said "One last thing. What will be your name as a god? I don't think god named Johny will have any respect. Imagine Johny the Defiler or Johny the crusher of souls. Judge for yourself. Isn't it just pathetic and funny at the same time?"

"You're right but what other name should I choose? Something as short as Mafl or some long sentence full of titles?" "Short name will be enough. You will gain titles in time, well if you survive."

"Ok, so what about no, no, no no....maybe...no, no, no, no.....hmmm. I will go with Grimm. I can't think of anything else."

"Isn't it too casual?" Mafl tried to tease me. "Ok then you shall be from now on called Grimm" Mafl ceremonialy announced.

"Now lets transport you and get you out of my sight." "Wait, wait, wait." I interupted. "One last request. Please make yuzzems omnivores because I just realised that purely carnivorous race is impractical one."

"Fine, you will get them omnivorous. Now SHUT UP and let me do my work."

Mafl waved with his hands and I was enveloped by blinding blue light and disappeared.