Xavier [ II ]

 Xavier stared at the expensive chandelier on the clean white ceiling for several minutes with a bored expression on his face. 

Today, April 27 2024 is actually his birthday, nevertheless there is no one to celebrate with him and this is majorly because he had no real friends. 

He only had business and political relationships but these are mainly built using his character hack and character control and he is well aware that even if he makes a friend using character hack, their emotions wouldn't be genuine, it would be akin to making a doll say thank you in order to feel appreciated. 

After getting accustomed to his supernatural skills, his view on fellow humans transformed and he only viewed them as puppets he could control anytime he wanted. 

One time he even controlled one of the world's hidden trillionaire boss that controls the government from the shadow just to cure his little boredom. 

But he never derived pleasure from any of this; he did derive pleasure from controlling others and using legal means to attain their wealth in the first two years but after that everything became bland as heck. 

All humans are weak characters and are between level 0 - level 3 which are very very easy to hack and control. The strongest humans he ever controlled were the two war generals and the hidden trillionaire boss who were level 5 characters. 

About two years ago, Xavier invested a staggering seven hundred billion dollars into acquiring a subclass from the system. To his delight, he obtained a magic subclass, only to be met with the harsh reality that its powers were unusable in a world devoid of mana. 

This revelation deepened his frustration and made his boredom worse, leaving him yearning for a reality that transcended the mundane limitations of this boring world.

Nevertheless Xavier has made numerous efforts to change this boring reality. 

.... 

DING! 

The usual notification sound of the system drew Xavier's attention immediately and he tilted his head towards the blue system tab that appeared. 

[ Your inquiry to the system creator has been reviewed ] 

[ Inquiry: World exchange has been reviewed, details in next tab ] 

Xavier eyes widened as a smile crept on his face. 

Two years ago after obtaining the mage subclass and discovering he couldn't use it on this world as earth was a basic world without mana, he decided to make an inquiry just like he did for the subclass. 

He requested a chance to be reborn and planned to sacrificed anything the system requested as long as it gave him what he wanted. 

[ An offer has appeared ] 

A tab opened with the glowing icon of an envelope displayed on it. 

Xavier did not waste time and immediately clicked the envelope. 

However immediately after clicking it, darkness engulfed him, dragging him into a portal that appeared beneath him in an instant. 

"A portal?.."

Before Xavier could understand what was happening around him, he found himself in a strange dark place that stretches wide and seems to never end. 

'Where am I?' he pondered calmly as he tilted his head slowly around him and his eyes fell on a throne standing several meters away from him. 

The throne was dark and engulfed in a dark smoky mass which appears to be alive because of how it moved. His thought that the smoky mass was alive was confirmed when he saw a pair of glowing red eyes fixed at him. 

FEAR! 

This was the only word that explained his reaction as his body began shivering, something about that red eyes sent a chill he has never felt before. 

"Are you ready to sacrifice?" 

A sinister voice thundered across the darkness, coming from the smoky mass which Xavier still couldn't identify. 

'Sacrifice? It's the creator!' Xavier connected dots together and arrived at a conclusion. 

"Are you ready to sacrifice?" The voice asked again, this time carrying an hint of irritation in it. 

"Yes," Xavier replied. 

"What are you willing to sacrifice for your cause?" 

'What am I willing to sacrifice, now that I think about it..' 

He fell into deep thoughts. 

He had thought the exchange would be through the system and was prepared to exchange all his wealth for his cause. 

But now he was standing before a being that could either be a god or a devil, a being with whom earthly money holds no value. 

What could he offer?

'I can't offer my life,' 

'I can't offer my soul, or my spirit,' 

'Now that I think of it, I really have nothing to offer,' 

'But I can't give up on my cause,' he concluded. 

He summoned courage and looked at the two deadly red eyes. 

"What does a being like you desire? I might be able to fulfill that desire for a chance to be reborn," he stated with boldness. 

Gods and devils wants fame and recognition among human just like influencer seeks more followers on Instagram and TikTok. 

He believes that with his power to control others, he could give them a shout-out in the human world and raise the number of worshipers. 

CHUCKLE 

The being chuckled as he found Xavier really funny.. (Let's just call it phantom)

"A mortal like you can't fulfill my smallest desire but having the boldness to ask such a question makes me wonder, what is your job?" Phantom asked with curiosity towards Xavier.

However his question made Xavier confused for a second. 

'I thought he was the creator and should know about my job already, why is he still asking? Could it be that he isn't?' he pondered. 

'Or maybe he's trying to confirm,' he concluded. 

"Author," he replied. 

Following his answer was silence in the dark space. 

"Author? So you are that mortal who requested a job that wasn't on the list and had to make the system download new resources, 

You have been the talk of some higher being for a while now. 

Someone who has a power similar to that of the creator, interesting." 

From its speech, Xavier deducted that Phantom actually wasn't the creator but rather someone who works for the creator. 

"About your question earlier," Phantom started, drawing Xavier full attention. 

"I want you to sacrifice your Author class," he revealed.

"What!!"