Chapter 243: Prep
Chapter 243: Prep
~Jack POV~
After I told Pyrrha she decided to stay the night at my place I sent a call to Ren and Nora to come to visit since we're back.
We both placed our distance from each other coming to terms with tomorrow going to either change our lives or nothing will happen when I reveal to them the truth.
But more so I spent the last few hours reading and staring at possibly the last Quest I will ever receive if this Quest is to go by.
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Final Boss Quest: Brother Gods
Description: The end has come as [THE GAMER] decided to take this time to finally secure peace for all in Remnant by defeating the Brother Gods… Or become their next 'experiment' to try on…
Objective: Kill the Brother Gods once and for all… or serve them…
Rewards: Getting to live.
Failure: The End for you and everyone in this Universe.
P.S. From Gaia: You have come far but this comes the final chance my vassal I'll respect your choice as it is Man's choice to bring ruin or peace… I'll leave this fate of this world in your capable hands.
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I could only frown when I saw this request along with a message from Gaia herself this time around trusting me with her life and the lives of everyone in this universe.
Really giving me the ultimate last-hope kind of response here.
But I can't exactly blame her either since this kind of thing is too worrisome to not put this off or shrug it off.
Gods huh?
I'm really facing off against the creators of this universe this time around.
And to think I was just a normal student before I got myself into this mess with someone's intervention.
But I don't regret being pulled in here because of the bonds and experience I have with everyone here to truly appreciate the life I was trusted here.
If it means I have to fight the Brother Gods to keep them safe I would do so in a heartbeat if it meant they could be safe.
That's how far I would go for them.
But the Gods aren't going to be pushovers though as I have very lack of knowledge about them other than what I know from the show along with their personalities to work with here.
The Gods are two immensely powerful beings that created Remnant.
They are two brothers, the older being the God of Light and the younger being the God of Darkness. The God of Light created forces of life, while the God of Darkness created agents of death, including the Creatures of Grimm.
However, when Salem confronted the Gods to bring her beloved, Ozma, back to life and was denied, she traveled to different Kingdoms across the world, claiming she stole immortality from the Gods and that if they helped her, they could do the same, when in reality she simply wanted to remove her curse, or at the very least make the Gods suffer for what they did.
Salem led an army of avaricious Humans to the Domain of Light where they were confronted by the two brothers. The army launched a barrage of magic at them.
However, the God of Darkness simply harnessed it and used it to wipe out every Human on the planet. After Salem regenerated, both brothers expressed disappointment in their "failed experiment" being a remnant of what it once was before leaving, with the God of Darkness shattering the Moon as he left.
Tch.
Failed experiment.
That's something a human would say to us if they were in our shoes or better yet not bothering messing around in our world as they are only meant to observe us not toy around.
As Humanity, and now the Faunus, reemerge, this time without magic or the guidance of the Gods, the God of Light brought Ozma's soul back through reincarnation and gave him the task of reuniting Humanity.
He also created the four Relics as a means to summon them back. If Humanity has redeemed itself, the Gods will make them whole again and restore magic amongst them. Otherwise, they will wipe them out for good, along with the planet itself.
That was a threat if I ever heard one.
And one I won't take kindly just waiting for the chance to happen.
Nu-uh.
This is the end of the world kind of scenario that I wouldn't rather want to wait but face head-on.
Both are wise and powerful beings who believe in balance and maintaining order, though the two were originally at war with each other, creating and destroying whatever they wished. They eventually came to an agreement and created mankind together to mark the start of their deal.
However, they clearly were not as wise or intelligent as mankind believed as Salem found they could be manipulated into turning against each other and they didn't seem to realize the chaos and folly that would happen by cursing the grief-stricken and vindictive Salem with immortality.
The God of Light is shown to be humble, and soft-spoken yet strict and temperamental. He believes in upholding the balance and will not break said balance under any condition, despite sympathizing with Salem. He is also shown to be passive, not wanting to fight his brother and wanting to resolve things peacefully.
The God of Darkness is a destructive and spiteful being who enjoys destruction and darkness, though longs to be worshiped and praised like his brother even after their agreement was made. He is shown to be a bit gullible as he was fooled by Salem's word and even broke his deal with his brother simply because he believed someone was worshiping him, but he quickly corrected his mistake afterward.
The two both expressed disappointment when Salem manipulated mankind into rebelling against them and simply let Remnant fall into the hands of Humanity.
Despite their differences, the two brothers are quite loyal to one another, as the God of Light wished for no more conflict between them, and the God of Darkness arrived swiftly at his brother's side during Salem's rebellion.
I have to take that into consideration separating both of them would be ideal and dealing with one of them fast before the other could do something about it.
And for better or worst I do recall them being able to fuse.
I can't allow that to happen.
The Gods are nigh-omnipotent entities of immense power and knowledge. The two created Remnant and Humanity together as well as their own individual creations. The two together are basically invincible and have no actual weaknesses besides being fallible and manipulated by certain people.
The God of Light possesses immense creation and light-based powers, responsible for creating life, animals, and the elements. He can use powerful waves of light to incinerate others. He is also capable of erasing others, as shown when he erased Ozma after his brother resurrected him.
He also can grant immortality as he did with Salem, resurrect the dead, and can cause one's soul to reincarnate every time they die, as he did with Ozma. He also created the four Relics, which are the manifestations of the four gifts to Humanity, and each Relic is immensely powerful on its own.
The God of Darkness possesses immense destruction and darkness-based powers, destroying and erasing his brother's creations and twisting them into nightmarish versions of themselves. He is responsible for creating the Grimm and the pools they spawn from, allowing him to command and control them as well.
He can use dark energy for powerful blasts and waves which can destroy anything they hit or shield others from his brother's powers, shown when he destroyed all of mankind and blasted a hole in the moon. He is also capable of resurrecting the dead, as he did with Ozma.
Both Gods are able to manipulate matter and energy, are able to interact with entities through multiple planes of existence, including the afterlife, and are able to use their abilities with pinpoint precision. The God of Darkness was able to wipe out all of Humanity without harming any other form of life on a global scale.
Those are the enemies I have to kill…
But they are not that unbeatable even with their omnipotent power they aren't omnipresent which leads me to have a major advantage in the fight ahead and the downfall of them.
It's something they don't have.
The power to see into the future is something I have with Ascalon allowing me to see into the future of the Universe by tapping into its power rather easily.
And deception meaning tricking them would be quite easy as well if they are led, to believe my words.
I really want to take care of them instantly, but I won't be able to because of how close the end I'm nearing that if I don't win…
No.
If I don't then I will train.
Train all my skills to the MAX level they could become.
And seeing into the future I foresaw this event happening in different ways but… time and preparation are key.
Then I want to at least feel like I'm at my best revealing my secret to those close to me to ensure I have a sense of relief that if I were to fail at least I did so without any regrets doing so performing at my best.
Just a safety measure for myself wanting to tell them the truth, I guess…
Sigh…
Looking up at my room ceiling I could always go ahead and be done with it but at the same time, I want to do so on my best because I'm not sure how the encounter would go down between me and an actual god.
Even just thinking about the idea is absurd to me even now.
And yet I know I have to do this on my own because there is no one as powerful or strong as me on the planet to even test or be considered a threat to them.
Not so long as I wield Ascalon those Gods would try to strike me down with everything they have to kill me off and do so with everything they got in the process.
I need backup plans out of the wazoo to win.
Prep time and weapons to contend.
But I won't give them the chance to even have that when I go all in attacking them with everything I got.
Everything that the universe powers I can tap into to give them an actual challenge and possible end to them once and for all.
Those Gods that I told Pyrrha to act too human and interfere with this world with wonderful and horrible people that I'm determined to do my best in protecting and securing a better future for them in the process.
What the Brother Gods don't have is the capacity to think ahead of situations or unknowns because they think they are the strongest there are in this Universe.
Despite having the ability to go to different planes of reality they show their arrogance watching this world or waiting for us to call them to show how good we are like little kids waiting to be appraised for our effort in order to return Magic in this world.
Clearly, they never had seen how scary humans can be.
How self-destructive we could be given the power to do as we see fit like me having Ascalon that no sane person would give up such power to reshape the Universe similar to the Infinity Stones in Marvel.
Well, Brother Gods…
You got yourself a Universal Challenger and I will slay you down where you stand.
It may not be now but soon…
Soon in the future, I will cut you down.
After all, using Ascalon even I can't tell how strong I began anymore when I tapped into the power of the Universe anymore as even my own [THE GAMER] ability can't register any more than what it can show me.
Status.
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Name: Jack Nights
Class: The Gamer
Race: Human
Title: Hero of Remnant
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VIT: ????
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WIS: ????
LUCK: ????
Stat Points: ?????
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If there is anything gaining the powers of the Universe it would be, I have surpassed mortal man at the very least.
All there is to do now is wait for me to confess everything to my team of my first life.
Maybe they won't care or maybe they will…
Hahaha…
Despite being the most powerful I can be…
What I fear most is my self-esteem of how my friends will see me…
Truly my own human emotions can be quite a drag but if I want to start fighting then I will do so without any regrets.
And seeing into the future I know of an inevitable breakup with Yang, Weiss, and Blake in the future because of what I plan to do in the future train all my abilities but in return, I will have to neglect them in the process…
I foresaw that I break up with Yang having nightmares of me killing Raven along with guilt for not including her…
Weiss and Blake are too busy with their modern jobs and goals to help secure peace for themselves while I neglect them as well because of the preparations for the Gods.
And in all honestly, I don't blame them…
Time changes people for better or worse.
Things happen for the years ahead but I also see them return to me accepting it but never how because…
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Well…
I guess I'm afraid if knew how I would ruin the chance so I didn't see how but with faith and hope they return then I will wait.
When those years preparing against the Brother Gods are done, I promise to treat them when the time comes.
Sigh…
Growing up is going to be a pain…
But then again change just comes with being grown up right?
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A/N: Hello folks and before you rage on my choice why I said breakups I'm trying to be more reasonable here. It's like as time goes on the time you spent with people changes like life does always moving.
Like say you have been best friends with someone in school but as time goes on you see each other less and not before long never meet again losing your best friend over time.
That's what's going to happen to the MC over a big-time skip over 3 years and knows they will return but won't act on it if it changes the future as his still human despite all the power he wields and still has flaws.
Just showing his human side to explain why he does so even if it doesn't matter to anyone else it matters to the MC showing concern over nothing like any other person to help his mind.